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Bruce Nicholson

Bruce Nicholson

Actor, Visual Effects, Director

Born January 1, 1948

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Bruce Nicholson (born 1948) is a visual effects artist who has won 2 Academy Awards for The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), and also nominated for Poltergeist (1982). Nicholson was born and raised in Los Angeles, CA and entered the film business in 1974 after attending film school at UCLA and Sherwood Oaks Film School. He was hired at ILM to work on the original Star Wars (1977) after working at a small optical effects facility, Ray Mercer & Co. He remained at ILM for 19 years, and then went on to work for Sony Imageworks, Digital Domain, Rhythm & Hues, and Tippett Studios as a Compositor and Visual Effects Supervisor on nearly 50 films. He has taught Visual Effects at Academy of Art University, and is actively engaged in independent filmmaking. Nicholson is married to the Set Decorator Gretchen Scharfenberg.

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The Thunder Road: Making 'Explorers' Feature Film2026Self - Interviewee

Apparitions: The Visual Effects of Ghost Documentary2007Self

Apparitions: The Visual Effects of Ghost Documentary2007Self

The Comebacks Poster

The Comebacks Feature Film2007Armed Guard #1

Special Effects: Anything Can Happen Poster

Special Effects: Anything Can Happen Documentary1996Self

Sci-Fi Buzz Poster

Sci-Fi Buzz TV Series1992Self - Special Effects Supervisor

The 54th Annual Academy Awards Poster

The 54th Annual Academy Awards TV Special1982Self - Winner

The 53rd Annual Academy Awards Poster

The 53rd Annual Academy Awards TV Special1981Self - Winner

Visual Effects

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Type

Year

Elysium Feature Film2013

Iron Man 3 Poster

Iron Man 3 Feature Film2013

Battleship Poster

Battleship Feature Film2012

Real Steel Poster

Real Steel Feature Film2011

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 Poster

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 Feature Film2011

Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore Poster

Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore Feature Film2010

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse Poster

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse Feature Film2010

The Twilight Saga: New Moon Poster

The Twilight Saga: New Moon Feature Film2009

Australia Poster

Australia Feature Film2008

Speed Racer Poster

Speed Racer Feature Film2008

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor Poster

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor Feature Film2008

I Am Legend Poster

I Am Legend Feature Film2007

Spider-Man 3 Poster

Spider-Man 3 Feature Film2007

Charlotte's Web Poster

Charlotte's Web Feature Film2006

My Super Ex-Girlfriend Poster

My Super Ex-Girlfriend Feature Film2006

Æon Flux Poster

Æon Flux Feature Film2005

Constantine Poster

Constantine Feature Film2005

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Poster

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Feature Film2005

The Day After Tomorrow Poster

The Day After Tomorrow Feature Film2004

The Matrix Reloaded Poster

The Matrix Reloaded Feature Film2003

The Matrix Revolutions Poster

The Matrix Revolutions Feature Film2003

Rose Red Poster

Rose Red Mini-Series2002

Reindeer Games Poster

Reindeer Games Feature Film2000

Armageddon Poster

Armageddon Feature Film1998

Special Effects: Anything Can Happen Poster

Special Effects: Anything Can Happen Documentary1996

Village of the Damned Poster

Village of the Damned Feature Film1995

In the Mouth of Madness Poster

In the Mouth of Madness Feature Film1994

The Meteor Man Poster

The Meteor Man Feature Film1993

Memoirs of an Invisible Man Poster

Memoirs of an Invisible Man Feature Film1992

Ghost Feature Film1990

Always Feature Film1989

Field of Dreams Poster

Field of Dreams Feature Film1989

Willow Feature Film1988

*batteries not included Poster

*batteries not included Feature Film1987

Howard the Duck Poster

Howard the Duck Feature Film1986

Enemy Mine Poster

Enemy Mine Feature Film1985

Explorers Poster

Explorers Feature Film1985

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Poster

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Feature Film1984

Starman Feature Film1984

The NeverEnding Story Poster

The NeverEnding Story Feature Film1984

Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi Poster

Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi Feature Film1983

Poltergeist Poster

Poltergeist Feature Film1982

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan Poster

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan Feature Film1982

Dragonslayer Poster

Dragonslayer Feature Film1981

Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark Poster

Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark Feature Film1981

Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back Poster

Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back Feature Film1980

Battlestar Galactica Poster

Battlestar Galactica Feature Film1978

Close Encounters of the Third Kind Poster

Close Encounters of the Third Kind Feature Film1977

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope Poster

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope Feature Film1977

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A Dancer's Journey Through the Holy Land Short Film2016

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