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John Richardson
JohnRichardson
6 Nominations / 1 Win
Role Visual Effects
Born 1946
England, UK
 

John Richardson is an award winning visual effects supervisor. He won the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects at the 1987 ceremony, for his work on the film Aliens. He has been nominated for an Academy Award 6 times. Notable films he has worked on include The Omen, A Bride Too Far, Willow, Far and Away, and all of the Harry Potter films.

Wins

59th Academy Awards, 1986
Best Visual EffectsAliens (shared with Robert Skotak, Stan Winston and Suzanne Benson)

Nominations

59th Academy Awards, 1986
Best Visual EffectsAliens (shared with Robert Skotak, Stan Winston and Suzanne Benson)
66th Academy Awards, 1993
Best Visual EffectsCliffhanger (shared with Neil Krepela, John Bruno and Pamela Easley)
70th Academy Awards, 1997
Best Visual EffectsStarship Troopers (shared with Phil Tippett, Scott E. Anderson and Alec Gillis)
77th Academy Awards, 2004
Best Visual EffectsHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (shared with Roger Guyett, Tim Burke and Bill George)
83rd Academy Awards, 2010
Best Visual EffectsHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (shared with Tim Burke, Christian Manz and Nicolas Aithadi)
84th Academy Awards, 2011
Best Visual EffectsHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (shared with Tim Burke, David Vickery and Greg Butler)


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