← Back to explore

Gerd Nefzer

Visual Effects

Born July 5, 1965 · Schwäbisch Hall, Germany

Also known as Gerd Feuchter

IMDb

Biography

Gerd Nefzer is a German special effects artist. He won an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects for his work as a special effects supervisor on Blade Runner 2049. He shared the award with John Nelson, Paul Lambert and Richard R. Hoover. In 2022, Nefzer won his second Academy Award for his work on Dune. He shared this Award with Paul Lambert, Tristan Myles and Brian Connor. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gerd Nefzer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Awards & recognition

  • Academy Award — Best Visual Effects · 2025
  • Academy Award — Best Visual Effects · 2022
  • Academy Award — Best Visual Effects · 2018
  • Academy Award — Best Visual Effects · 2022 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Visual Effects · nominated

Filmography19 titles

Dune: Part Two

2024Special Effects Supervisor

Dune: Part One

2021Special Effects Supervisor

John Wick: Chapter 4

2023Special Effects Supervisor

Blade Runner 2049

2017Special Effects Supervisor

Captain America: Civil War

2016Special Effects Coordinator

Bridge of Spies

2015Special Effects Coordinator, Special Effects Supervisor

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2

2015Special Effects Supervisor

Resident Evil

2002Special Effects Coordinator, Special Effects Supervisor

Hanna

2011Special Effects Supervisor

Pandorum

2009Special Effects Supervisor

The Phoenician Scheme

2025Special Effects Supervisor

Red Sparrow

2018Special Effects Supervisor

Flightplan

2005Special Effects Supervisor

Buffalo Soldiers

2001Special Effects Supervisor

The Girl in the Spider's Web

2018Special Effects Supervisor

Anatomy

2000Special Effects

The Three Musketeers

2011Special Effects Supervisor

Æon Flux

2005Special Effects Supervisor

A Good Day to Die Hard

2013Special Effects Supervisor