The 2012 Academy Award for Best Visual Effects went to "Life of Pi."
Movie from 1998 won 3 Oscars: - Best Effects, Visual Effects - Best Effects, Sound Effects Editing - Best Film Editing
Babe (1995) was the last G-rated film to win the Oscar for Best Visual Effects.
Stan Winston won two 1991 Academy Awards for his visual effects and makeup contributions for "Terminator 2: Judgment Day."
"The Golden Compass" (New Line in association with Ingenious Film Partners): Michael Fink, Bill Westenhofer, Ben Morris and Trevor Wood "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" (Walt Disney): John Knoll, Hal Hickel, Charles Gibson and John Frazier "Transformers" (DreamWorks and Paramount in association with Hasbro): Scott Farrar, Scott Benza, Russell Earl and John Frazier
The 1996 Academy Award for Best Visual Effects went to the creative team of "Independence Day" -- Volker Engel, Douglas Smith, Clay Pinney and Joseph Viskocil.
1964's Goldfinger and 1965's Thunderball, the only Bond movies to win an Oscar.
Aliens won the Oscar for Visual Effects in 1986.
Babe won the Oscar for Visual Effects in 1995.
Cleopatra won the Oscar for Visual Effects in 1963.
Earthquake won the Oscar for Visual Effects in 1974.
Gladiator won the Oscar for Visual Effects in 2000.
Inception won the Oscar for Visual Effects in 2010.