John Nelson (born July 21, 1953) is an American

visual effects supervisor In the context of film and television production, a visual effects supervisor is responsible for achieving the creative aims of the director or producers through the use of visual effects. While it is a creative role, most supervisors possess a st ...

. He has won two

Academy Awards The Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international film industry. The awards are regarded by many as the most prestigious, significant awards in the entertainment ind ...

for Best Visual Effects, for his work on the film ''Gladiator'' (2000) and ''

Blade Runner 2049 ''Blade Runner 2049'' is a 2017 American neo-noir science fiction film directed by Denis Villeneuve and written by Hampton Fancher and Michael Green. A sequel to the 1982 film ''Blade Runner'', the film stars Ryan Gosling and Harrison Ford, w ...

'' (2017). He has also been nominated for ''

I, Robot ''I, Robot'' is a fixup (compilation) novel of science fiction short stories or essays by American writer Isaac Asimov. The stories originally appeared in the American magazines ''Super Science Stories'' and '' Astounding Science Fiction'' be ...

'' (2004) and ''

Iron Man Iron Man is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was co-created by writer and editor Stan Lee, developed by scripter Larry Lieber, and designed by artists Don Heck and Jack Kirby. The charact ...

'' (2008). He also won the 2018 British Academy of Film and Television Arts for the Special Visual Effects in ''

'' After graduating with high distinction from the

University of Michigan , mottoeng = "Arts, Knowledge, Truth" , former_names = Catholepistemiad, or University of Michigania (1817–1821) , budget = $10.3 billion (2021) , endowment = $17 billion (2021)As o ...

in 1976, he worked as a cameraman, technical director and a director at the pioneering computer animation and commercial production company Robert Abel and Associates, where he won two Clio awards and earned six additional Clio nominations. Early in his career while at ILM, Nelson modeled, animated, lit and composited several shots for '' Terminator 2: Judgment Day'' (1991), including the iconic scene in which the shotgunned head of the chrome terminator splits open and reseals. He is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the Visual Effects Society, the International Cinematographers Guild and the Directors Guild of America.

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Full Nelson Inc. website for Visual Effects Supervisor John Nelson"Bladerunner 2049 wins the 2018 Oscar for Visual EffectsBladerunner 2049 wins the 2018 British Academy of Film and Television Arts award for the special visual effects in "Bladerunner 2049"BAFTA interview with John Nelson on the visual effects process in "Bladerunner 2049"
1953 births Living people Visual effects supervisors Best Visual Effects Academy Award winners Best Visual Effects BAFTA Award winners Artists from Detroit University of Michigan alumni {{US-film-bio-stub