| John Knoll | |
|---|---|
 Knoll at the 79th Academy Awards | |
| 6 Nominations / 1 Win | |
| Role | Visual Effects |
| Born | 1962 |
| Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA | |
John Knoll is an American visual effects supervisor at Industrial Light & Magic (ILM). One of the original creators of Adobe Photoshop (along with his brother, Thomas Knoll), he is best known for his work as Visual Effects Supervisor on the 'Star Wars' prequels and the 1997 special editions of the original trilogy. He also served as ILM's visual effects supervisor for "Star Trek Generations" and "Star Trek: First Contact", as well as the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series.
Wins[]
- 79th Academy Awards, 2006
- Best Visual Effects — Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (shared with Hal Hickel, Charles Gibson and Allen Hall)
Nominations[]
- 72nd Academy Awards, 1999
- Best Visual Effects — Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (shared with Dennis Muren, Scott Squires and Rob Coleman)
- 75th Academy Awards, 2002
- Best Visual Effects — Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the clones (shared with Rob Coleman, Pablo Helman and Ben Snow)
- 76th Academy Awards, 2003
- Best Visual Effects — Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (shared with Hal Hickel, Charles Gibson and Terry Frazee)
- 79th Academy Awards, 2006
- Best Visual Effects — Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (shared with Hal Hickel, Charles Gibson and Allen Hall)
- 80th Academy Awards, 2007
- Best Visual Effects — Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (shared with Hal Hickel, Charles Gibson and John Frazier)
- 89th Academy Awards, 2016
- Best Visual Effects — Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (shared with Moehn Leo, Hal Hickel, Neil Corbould)
Videos[]
"Pirates of the Caribbean Dead Man's Chest" winning the Oscar® for Visual Effects
Best Visual Effect 2006