Matt Aitken (special effects artist)

Matt Aitken is a special effects artist.

Matt Aitken
Occupation	Visual effects artist
Years active	1995-present

He was nominated at the 82nd Academy Awards for his work on the film District 9. His nomination was shared with Robert Habros, Dan Kaufman, and Peter Muyzers.^[1] In 2020, he received his second Academy Award nomination for Best Visual Effects on 2019 film, Avengers: Endgame, at the 92nd Academy Awards. His nomination was shared with Dan DeLeeuw, Russell Earl, and Dan Sudick.

Selected filmography

Year	Title	Distributor
1996	The Frighteners	Universal Pictures
1997	Contact	Warner Bros. Pictures
2001	The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring	New Line Cinema
2002	The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2003	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2004	I, Robot	20th Century Fox
2005	King Kong	Universal Pictures
2006	X-Men: The Last Stand	20th Century Fox
2007	Bridge to Terabithia	Buena Vista Pictures
2009	Avatar	20th Century Fox
2009	District 9	Sony Pictures
2011	The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn	Paramount Pictures
2012	The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey	Warner Bros. Pictures
2013	The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
2013	Iron Man 3	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
2014	The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies	Warner Bros. Pictures
2016	Independence Day: Resurgence	20th Century Fox
2019	Avengers: Endgame	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result
2003	Visual Effects Society Awards	Best Models and Miniatures in a Motion Picture	The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers	Won
2006		Outstanding Created Environment in a Live Action Motion Picture	King Kong "New York dawn attack" scene	Won
2010	Academy Awards	Best Visual Effects	District 9	Nominated
	Saturn Awards	Best Special Effects		Nominated
	British Academy Film Awards	Best Special Visual Effects		Nominated
	Gold Derby Awards	Visual Effects		Nominated
2011	Visual Effects Society Awards	Outstanding Visual Effects in a Special Venue Project	King Kong: 360 3-D	Won
2012	Saturn Awards	Best Special Effects	The Adventures of Tintin	Nominated
	Visual Effects Society Awards	Outstanding Virtual Cinematography in an Animated Feature Motion Picture		Nominated
		Outstanding Created Environment in an Animated Feature Motion Picture		Nominated
2013		Outstanding Virtual Cinematography in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture	The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey	Won
	Hollywood Post Alliance Awards	Outstanding Visual Effects – Feature Film	Iron Man 3	Nominated
2015			The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies	Won
2018	Hollywood Professional Association Awards		Avengers: Infinity War	Won
2019	Visual Effects Society Awards	Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature		Won
	Saturn Awards	Best Special Effects	Avengers: Endgame	Won
	Satellite Awards	Best Visual Effects		Nominated
	Hollywood Professional Association Awards	Outstanding Visual Effects – Feature Film		Nominated
	Seattle Film Critics Society Awards	Best Visual Effects		Nominated
2020	Academy Awards	Best Visual Effects		Nominated
	British Academy Film Awards	Best Special Visual Effects		Nominated
	Visual Effects Society Awards	Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature		Nominated
	Gold Derby Awards	Visual Effects		Won
		Visual Effects of the Decade		Nominated
	Hollywood Critics Association Film Awards	Best Visual Effects		Won
2022	Satellite Awards	Best Visual Effects	Eternals	Nominated
	Gold Derby Awards	Visual Effects		Nominated
	Hollywood Critics Association Film Awards	Best Visual Effects		Nominated
2023	Hollywood Professional Association Awards	Outstanding Visual Effects – Feature Film	Transformers: Rise of the Beasts	Nominated
2024	Satellite Awards	Best Visual Effects		Nominated