Paul Corbould () is a British

special effects supervisor A special effects supervisor, also referred to as a special effects director, special effects coordinator or SFX supervisor, is an individual who works on a commercial, theater, television or film set creating special effects. They are generally ...

best known for his work on major

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films such as '' Children of Men'' (2006), '' Captain America: The First Avenger'' (2011), '' Thor: The Dark World'' (2013), and most recently ''

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'' (2014). He is a brother of

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-winning special effect supervisors

Chris Corbould Christopher Charles Corbould, (; born 1958) is a British special effects coordinator best known for his work on major blockbuster films and the action scenes on 15 ''James Bond'' films since The Spy Who Loved Me. He has also worked extensivel ...

and

Neil Corbould Neil Corbould (; born 24 December 1962) is a British special effects supervisor best known for his work on major blockbuster films such as ''Gladiator'', ''Saving Private Ryan'', '' Rogue One: A Star Wars Story'' and '' Black Hawk Down''. He is ...

. For his work in ''Guardians of the Galaxy'', he achieved critical success and received his first Best Visual Effects nomination at the

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which he shared with

Stephane Ceretti Stéphane Ceretti (born 24 September 1973) is a French visual effects supervisor. Career He began his career first as an animator then as a VFX supervisor at BUF Compagnie in Paris. He moved to London, UK in 2008 where he worked at Moving P ...

, Jonathan Fawkner and Nicolas Aithadi. He was nominated at the

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in same category with Stephane, Jonathan and Nicolas.

Special effects filmography

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