John Bruno (special effects)

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Occupation Visual effects artist Years active 1971-present		Name John Bruno Role Director

Awards Academy Award for Best Visual Effects Nominations Satellite Award for Best Visual Effects, BAFTA Award for Best Special Visual Effects Movies Virus, James Cameron's Deepsea, Ghosts of the Abyss, T2 3‑D:Battle Across Ti Similar Andrew Wight, Chuck Pfarrer, Marshall Bell, Dennis Skotak, Joanna Pacula

John Bruno is a special effects and story director. He is the director of the 1999 film Virus.

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Oscar history

All 6 films were in the category of Best Visual Effects

1984 Academy Awards-Nominated for Ghostbusters, nomination shared with Richard Edlund, Chuck Gaspar and Mark Vargo. Lost to Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

1986 Academy Awards-Nominated for Poltergeist II: The Other Side, nomination shared with Richard Edlund, William Neil and Garry Waller. Lost to Aliens.

1989 Academy Awards-The Abyss. Shared with Dennis Muren, Dennis Skotak and Hoyt Yeatman. Won.

1992 Academy Awards-Nominated for Batman Returns, nomination shared with Craig Barron, Michael Fink and Dennis Skotak. Lost to Death Becomes Her.

1993 Academy Awards-Nominated for Cliffhanger, nomination shared with Pamela Easley, Neil Krepela and John Richardson. Lost to Jurassic Park.

1994 Academy Awards-Nominated for True Lies, nomination shared with Thomas L. Fisher, Patrick McClung and Jacques Stroweis. Lost to Forrest Gump.

References

John Bruno (special effects) Wikipedia

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