Brian Van't Hul is a visual effects artist. He won the Academy Award during the

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for the film ''

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'' in the category of Best Visual Effects. He shared his win with Joe Letteri, Christian Rivers and Richard Taylor. Van't Hul now works at Laika Studios where he helped make films like ''

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'' and ''

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''.

Selected filmography

*''

'' (2005) *''

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'' (2004) *'' The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King'' (2003) *'' Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World'' (2003) *'' The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers'' (2002) *'' The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring'' (2001) *'' Forrest Gump'' (1994)

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* Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Best Visual Effects Academy Award winners Best Visual Effects BAFTA Award winners Special effects people {{film-artist-stub