| Bill George | |
|---|---|
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| 2 Nominations / 1 Win | |
| Role | Visual Effects |
| Born | 1955 |
| San Diego, California, USA | |
Bill George is an American visual effects artist. During his teens, Bill George was a dedicated and talented model maker. He used to forage through the dumpsters outside the Van Nuys, Los Angeles facility of Industrial Light & Magic, hoping to find souvenirs. In 1979, he began his career, building miniatures for Greg Jein in Los Angeles. In 1981, he joined Industrial Light & Magic. Over the years he has worked in a variety of capacities. He has been a model shop supervisor, art director, matte painter and visual effects supervisor. Some career highlights include miniature construction and design on Blade Runner, art direction and design for five Star Trek feature films, directing over thirty television commercials at ILM and overseeing model construction on Ghostbusters II and Alive.
Wins[]
- 60th Academy Awards, 1987
- Best Visual Effects — Innerspace (shared with Dennis Muren, Harley Jessup, Kenneth Smith)
Nominations[]
- 60th Academy Awards, 1987
- Best Visual Effects — Innerspace (shared with Dennis Muren, Harley Jessup and Kenneth Smith)
- 77th Academy Awards, 2004
- Best Visual Effects — Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (shared with Roger Guyett, Tim Burke and Jon Richardson)