
Biography
Eric Saindon (born December 5, 1970) is an American visual effects supervisor for movies, including Avatar: The Way of Water, The Green Knight, Pete's Dragon, The Hobbit trilogy (2012–2014), Avatar, Alita: Battle Angel, Night at the Museum, and X-Men: The Last Stand, and has worked on others such as King Kong, I, Robot, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. Over 10 Academy Awards have been given to movies he has been a part of, with 3 Oscar and BAFTA nominations himself. He lives in Wellington, New Zealand. Description above from the Wikipedia article Eric Saindon, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Visual Effects · 2023
- Academy Award — Best Visual Effects · 2023 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Visual Effects · 2014 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Visual Effects · 2013 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Visual Effects · nominated
Filmography15 titles

Avatar: Fire and Ash

Avatar: The Way of Water

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

Avatar

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

Alita: Battle Angel

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

A Ghost Story

Fire and Water: Making the Avatar Films

The Green Knight

Pete's Dragon

X-Men: The Last Stand

Star Trek: Insurrection

Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer

Supernova