Thaine Morris is an American

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and visual effects artist. He was nominated for an

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in the category Best Visual Effects for the film ''

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''. Morris was hired as a

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, after he graduated from college.

Selected filmography

* ''

'' (1988; co-nominated with

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Al DiSarro Al DiSarro (1951-January 13, 2011) was a visual effects artist who was nominated for an Academy Award in the category of Best Visual Effects during the 61st Academy Awards. He was nominated for the film ''Die Hard''. The nomination was shared w ...

and

Brent Boates Brent Boates is an American storyboard and visual effects artist. He was nominated at the 61st Academy Awards in the category Best Visual Effects for his work on the film ''Die Hard''. His nomination was shared with Al DiSarro, Richard Edlund ...

)

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