Dan Oliver is an Australian special effects supervisor. He worked on various feature films, including '' X-Men Origins: Wolverine'' (2009), ''

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'' (2013), '' Mad Max: Fury Road'' (2015) and ''

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'' (

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) Dan Oliver was nominated at the

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for his work on the film ''Mad Max: Fury Road'' in the category of Best Visual Effects. His nomination was shared with

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, Andy Williams and Tom Wood. He was also nominated at the

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for his work on the film ''

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''. His nomination was shared with

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and Sean Noel Walker.

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