Stan Winston
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Born April 7, 1946 · Arlington, Virginia, USA
Died June 15, 2008
Also known as Stanley Winston
Biography
Stanley Winston (April 7, 1946 – June 15, 2008) was an American visual effects supervisor, makeup artist, and film director. He was best known for his work in the Terminator series, the Jurassic Park series, Aliens, the Predator series, Iron Man, Edward Scissorhands, Avatar and Enthiran. He won four Academy Awards for his work. Winston, a frequent collaborator with director James Cameron, owned several effects studios, including Stan Winston Digital. The established areas of expertise for Winston were in makeup, puppets and practical effects, but he had recently expanded his studio to encompass digital effects as well.
Awards & recognition
- Time Machine Award · 2003
- Academy Award — Best Visual Effects · 1994
- BAFTA Award — Best Special Visual Effects · 1993
- Academy Award — Best Makeup and Hairstyling · 1992
- Academy Award — Best Visual Effects · 1992
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- BAFTA Award — Best Special Visual Effects · 1991
- Academy Award — Best Visual Effects · 1987
- BAFTA Award — Best Special Visual Effects · 1986
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Makeup for a Single-Camera Series · 1974
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Makeup for a Single-Camera Series · 1973
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- The George Pal Memorial Award
- Academy Award — Best Visual Effects · 2002 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Visual Effects · 1998 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Visual Effects · 1994 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Makeup and Hairstyling · 1993 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Makeup and Hairstyling · 1992 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Makeup and Hairstyling · 1991 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Visual Effects · 1988 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Visual Effects · 1987 · nominated
- Golden Raspberry Award — Worst Visual Effects · 1987 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Makeup and Hairstyling · 1982 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Visual Effects · nominated
Filmography50+ titles
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
W.C. Fields and Me
Jurassic Park
Aliens
Iron Man
The Terminator
Predator
Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles
The Movies That Made Us
Constantine
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
Galaxy Quest
Pearl Harbor
Batman Returns
Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film
Jurassic World
Biography
The Monster Squad
Small Soldiers
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
Wrong Turn
Pumpkinhead
Dead & Buried
Predator 2
Mansion of the Doomed
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
The Wiz
Terminator Salvation
End of Days
The Relic
Leviathan
The Hand
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
Gargoyles
Plaga zombie: zona mutante: revolución tóxica
The Deaths of Ian Stone
Invaders from Mars
The Exterminator
Get Christie Love!
The Island
Bloodsucking Cinema
The Island of Dr. Moreau
Parasite
Zoltan… Hound of Dracula
A Gnome Named Gnorm
Hellraiser: Deader
Inspector Gadget
Heartbeeps
The Bat People