Michael Lloyd is a special effects artist who was nominated at the

58th Academy Awards The 58th Academy Awards ceremony, organized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), took place on March 24, 1986, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles beginning at 6:00 p.m. PST / 9:00 p.m. EST. Durin ...

in the category of Best Visual Effects for his work on the film ''

Return to Oz ''Return to Oz'' is a 1985 dark fantasy film released by Walt Disney Pictures, co-written and directed by Walter Murch. It stars Nicol Williamson, Jean Marsh, Piper Laurie, and Fairuza Balk as Dorothy Gale in her first screen role. The film is ...

''. He shared his nomination with Zoran Perisic,

Will Vinton William Gale Vinton (November 17, 1947 – October 4, 2018) was an American animator and filmmaker. Vinton was best known for his Claymation work, alongside creating iconic characters such as The California Raisins. He won an Oscar for his wor ...

, and

Ian Wingrove Ian Wingrove (15 March 1944 – 30 December 2023) was an English-American special and visual effects artist. He was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Visual Effects for the film ''Return to Oz''. Wingrove was born in the sout ...

Selected filmography

* '' Raiders of the Lost Ark'' (1981) * '' Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend'' (1985) * ''

'' (1985) * '' Superman IV: The Quest for Peace'' (1987) * '' Dick Tracy'' (1990) * '' Independence Day'' (1996) * '' The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring'' (2001) * '' The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers'' (2002) * '' The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe'' (2005) * ''

Avatar Avatar (, ; ), is a concept within Hinduism that in Sanskrit literally means "descent". It signifies the material appearance or incarnation of a powerful deity, goddess or spirit on Earth. The relative verb to "alight, to make one's appeara ...

'' (2009)

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