The Directors of Visual Effects Oscar Winning Films, 1977-2024

James Cameron, directing "Titanic" (1997) updated 3/4/25 for the 97th Academy Awards, with Denis Villeneuve snagging another VFX Oscar. I've compiled a list of the directors of Academy Award-winning films for the visual effects trophy. Do with this as you will. For me, when looking at this list of nearly fifty years of visual effects Oscar wins, I think one can see trends of the types of films…