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Stan Winston
Stan Winston
Winston at the 66th Academy Awards
10 Nominations / 4 Wins
Role Make-Up Artist, Visual Effects Creator
Born April 7, 1946
Arlington, Virginia
Died June 15, 2008
Malibu, California
 

Stanley Winston was an Academy Award-winning American television and film special makeup effects creator. He was best known for his work in the Terminator series, the first three Jurassic Park films, Aliens, the first two Predator films, Iron Man and Edward Scissorhands. He won four Academy Awards for his work. He was a frequent collaborator with director James Cameron and has owned several visual effects studios, including his own Stan Winston Digital.

Wins[]

59th Academy Awards, 1986
Best Visual EffectsAliens (shared with Robert Skotak, John Richardson and Suzanne Benson)
64th Academy Awards, 1991
Best MakeupTerminator 2: Judgement Day (shared with Jeff Dawn)
Best Visual EffectsTerminator 2: Judgement Day (shared with Dennis Muren, Gene Warren Jr. and Robert Skotak)
66th Academy Awards, 1993
Best Visual EffectsJurassic Park (shared with Dennis Muren, Phil Tippett and Michael Lantieri)

Nominations[]

54th Academy Awards, 1981
Best MakeupHeartbeeps
59th Academy Awards, 1986
Best Visual EffectsAliens (shared with Robert Skotak, John Richardson and Suzanne Benson)
60th Academy Awards, 1987
Best Visual EffectsPredator (shared with Joel Hynek, Robert M. Greenberg and Richard Greenberg)
63rd Academy Awards, 1990
Best MakeupEdward Scissorhands (shared with Ve Neill)
64th Academy Awards, 1991
Best MakeupTerminator 2: Judgement Day (shared with Jeff Dawn)
Best Visual EffectsTerminator 2: Judgement Day (shared with Dennis Muren, Gene Warren, Jr. and Robert Skotak)
65th Academy Awards, 1992
Best MakeupBatman Returns (shared with Ve Neill and Ronnie Specter)
66th Academy Awards, 1993
Best Visual EffectsJurassic Park (shared with Dennis Muren, Phil Tippett and Michael Lantieri)
70th Academy Awards, 1997
Best Visual EffectsThe Lost World: Jurassic Park (shared with Dennis Muren, Randal M. Dutra and Michael Lantieri)
74th Academy Awards, 2001
Best Visual EffectsA.I. Artificial Intelligence

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