Ian Hunter (visual effects supervisor)

Ian Hunter is a visual effects artist. He won two Academy Awards for Best Visual Effects for the 2014 film, Interstellar, at the 87th Academy Awards in 2015 and for the 2018 film, First Man, at the 91st Academy Awards in 2019.^[1][2]

Ian Hunter
Hunter at the 2023 WonderCon
Occupation	Visual effects artist
Years active	1982–present

Awards

Year	Organisation	Work	Category/award	Result	Ref.
2019	91st Academy Awards	First Man	Best Visual Effects	Won	[3]
2015	87th Academy Awards	Interstellar	Best Visual Effects	Won	[1]
2015	68th British Academy Film Awards	Interstellar	Best Special Visual Effects	Won	[4]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref(s)
1982	Blade Runner	Visual effects supervisor		[5]
1992	Batman Returns			[6]
1997	Alien Resurrection	Miniature consultant
1998	Godzilla	Flatiron and Chrysler modeler	With Matthew Gratzner and Shannon Blake Gans
2000	Pitch Black	Miniature effects supervisor		[6]
2005	War of the Worlds	Visual effects supervisor		[6]
2008	The Dark Knight	Visual effects supervisor		[6]
2009	2012	Visual effects supervisor
2010	Inception	Visual effects		[5]
2013	Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters	Visual effects supervisor
2013	Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters	Visual effects supervisor
2014	Interstellar	Visual effects
2014	Kaiju Fury!	Director, writer, and editor
2010	Resident Evil: Afterlife	Visual effects supervisor
2018	First Man	Visual effects

References

1. Pedersen, Erik (February 22, 2015). "'Interstellar' Wins Oscar For Visual Effects". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
2. Wigler, Josh (February 22, 2015). "Oscars 2015: See The Full Winners List". MTV. Archived from the original on February 23, 2015. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
3. Boucher, Geoff; Grobar, Matt (February 24, 2019). "'First Man' Wins Oscar For Visual Effects". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
4. "2015 Film Special Visual Effects – BAFTA Awards". bafta.org. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
5. "How to Build Miniatures: Kaiju Monster Rehearsal". Stan Winston School of Character Arts. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
6. Frei, Vincent (February 23, 2015). "INTERSTELLAR: Ian Hunter - Miniature VFX Supervisor & Co-founder - New Deal Studios". The Art of VFX. Retrieved November 30, 2021.

External links

• Ian Hunter at IMDb