
Biography
Douglas Hunt Trumbull was an American film director and visual effects supervisor, who pioneered innovative methods in special effects. He created scenes for 2001: A Space Odyssey, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Blade Runner and The Tree of Life, and directed the movies Silent Running and Brainstorm.
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Awards & recognition
- Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame · 2010
- Time Machine Award · 1997
- Progress Medal (SMPTE)
- Academy Award — Best Visual Effects · 1983 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Visual Effects · 1980 · nominated
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- Academy Award — Best Visual Effects · 1978 · nominated
Filmography19 titles

Chesley Bonestell: A Brush with the Future

Splice Here: A Projected Odyssey

2001: A Space Odyssey

Blade Runner

Jodorowsky's Dune

Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner

Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

The Andromeda Strain

The Real History of Science Fiction

The Tree of Life

In Search of Tomorrow

Star Trek: The Motion Picture

Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind

Silent Running

Brainstorm

The Alien Perspective

The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot

Candy