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Jim Rygiel

Awards

Jim Rygiel

27 wins & 8 nominations

Academy Awards, USA

  • Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, and Andy Serkis in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
    2004 Winner Oscar
    • Best Visual Effects
    • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
    Shared with: Joe Letteri · Randall William Cook · Alex Funke
  • Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Christopher Lee, Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Miranda Otto, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, John Rhys-Davies, and Andy Serkis in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
    2003 Winner Oscar
    • Best Visual Effects
    • The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
    Shared with: Joe Letteri · Randall William Cook · Alex Funke
  • Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Sean Bean, Elijah Wood, Cate Blanchett, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, and John Rhys-Davies in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
    2002 Winner Oscar
    • Best Effects, Visual Effects
    • The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
    Shared with: Randall William Cook · Richard Taylor · Mark Stetson

Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA

  • Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, and Andy Serkis in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
    2004 Winner Saturn Award
    • Best Special Effects
    • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
    Shared with: Joe Letteri · Randall William Cook · Alex Funke
  • Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Christopher Lee, Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Miranda Otto, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, John Rhys-Davies, and Andy Serkis in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
    2003 Nominee Saturn Award
    • Best Special Effects
    • The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
    Shared with: Joe Letteri · Randall William Cook · Alex Funke
  • Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Sean Bean, Elijah Wood, Cate Blanchett, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, and John Rhys-Davies in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
    2002 Nominee Saturn Award
    • Best Special Effects
    • The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
    Shared with: Randall William Cook · Richard Taylor · Mark Stetson

BAFTA Awards

  • Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, and Andy Serkis in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
    2004 Winner BAFTA Film Award
    • Best Achievement in Special Visual Effects
    • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
    Shared with: Joe Letteri · Randall William Cook · Alex Funke
  • Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Christopher Lee, Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Miranda Otto, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, John Rhys-Davies, and Andy Serkis in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
    2003 Winner BAFTA Film Award
    • Best Achievement in Special Visual Effects
    • The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
    Shared with: Joe Letteri · Randall William Cook · Alex Funke
  • Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Sean Bean, Elijah Wood, Cate Blanchett, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, and John Rhys-Davies in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
    2002 Winner BAFTA Film Award
    • Best Achievement in Special Visual Effects
    • The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
    Shared with: Richard Taylor · Alex Funke · Randall William Cook · Mark Stetson

Satellite Awards

  • Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, and Andy Serkis in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
    2004 Nominee Golden Satellite Award
    • Best Visual Effects
    • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
    Shared with: Joe Letteri · Randall William Cook · Alex Funke
  • Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Christopher Lee, Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Miranda Otto, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, John Rhys-Davies, and Andy Serkis in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
    2003 Winner Golden Satellite Award
    • Best Visual Effects
    • The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
    Shared with: Joe Letteri · Randall William Cook · Alex Funke
  • Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Sean Bean, Elijah Wood, Cate Blanchett, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, and John Rhys-Davies in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
    2002 Nominee Golden Satellite Award
    • Best Visual Effects
    • The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
    Shared with: Richard Taylor · Alex Funke · Randall William Cook

Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards

  • Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Christopher Lee, Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Miranda Otto, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, John Rhys-Davies, and Andy Serkis in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
    2002 Winner Sierra Award
    • Best Visual Effects
    • The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
    Shared with: Joe Letteri · Randall William Cook · Alex Funke

Online Film Critics Society Awards

  • Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Christopher Lee, Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Miranda Otto, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, John Rhys-Davies, and Andy Serkis in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
    2003 Winner OFCS Award
    • Best Visual Effects
    • The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

AFI Awards, USA

  • Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Sean Bean, Elijah Wood, Cate Blanchett, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, and John Rhys-Davies in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
    2002 Winner AFI Award
    • Digital Effects Artist of the Year
    • The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Visual Effects Society Awards

  • Shia LaBeouf and Michelle Monaghan in Eagle Eye (2008)
    2009 Nominee VES Award
    • Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Feature Motion Picture
    • Eagle Eye
    Shared with: Jim Berney · Crys Forsyth-Smith · David Alexander Smith
  • Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, and Andy Serkis in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
    2004 Winner VES Award
    • Outstanding Visual Effects in an Effects Driven Motion Picture
    • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
    Shared with: Dean Wright · Joe Letteri · Randall William Cook
  • Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, and Andy Serkis in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
    2004 Nominee VES Award
    • Best Single Visual Effect of the Year in Any Medium
    • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
    Shared with: Dean Wright · Joe Letteri · Randall William Cook
  • Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Christopher Lee, Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Miranda Otto, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, John Rhys-Davies, and Andy Serkis in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
    2003 Winner VES Award
    • Best Visual Effects in an Effects Driven Motion Picture
    • The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
    Shared with: Joe Letteri · Randall William Cook · Alex Funke

Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards

  • Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, and Andy Serkis in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
    2004 Winner PFCS Award
    • Best Visual Effects
    • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
    Shared with: Joe Letteri · Randall William Cook · Alex Funke
  • Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Christopher Lee, Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Miranda Otto, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, John Rhys-Davies, and Andy Serkis in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
    2003 Winner PFCS Award
    • Best Visual Effects
    • The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
    Shared with: Joe Letteri
  • Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Sean Bean, Elijah Wood, Cate Blanchett, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, and John Rhys-Davies in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
    2002 Winner PFCS Award
    • Best Visual Effects
    • The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
    Shared with: Randall William Cook · Richard Taylor · Mark Stetson

Online Film & Television Association

  • Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, and Andy Serkis in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
    2004 Winner OFTA Film Award
    • Best Visual Effects
    • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
    Shared with: Joe Letteri · Randall William Cook · Alex Funke
  • Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Christopher Lee, Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Miranda Otto, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, John Rhys-Davies, and Andy Serkis in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
    2003 Winner OFTA Film Award
    • Best Visual Effects
    • The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
    Shared with: Joe Letteri · Randall William Cook · Alex Funke
  • Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Sean Bean, Elijah Wood, Cate Blanchett, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, and John Rhys-Davies in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
    2002 Winner OFTA Film Award
    • Best Visual Effects
    • The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
    Shared with: Randall William Cook · Richard Taylor · Mark Stetson

International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA)

  • Godzilla (2014)
    2015 Nominee INOCA
    • Best Visual Effects
    • Godzilla
    5th place.
    Shared with: Guillaume Rocheron · Ken McGaugh · Joel Whist
  • Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, and Andy Serkis in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
    2004 Winner INOCA
    • Best Visual Effects
    • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
    Shared with: Joe Letteri · Randall William Cook · Alex Funke
  • Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Christopher Lee, Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Miranda Otto, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, John Rhys-Davies, and Andy Serkis in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
    2003 Winner INOCA
    • Best Visual Effects
    • The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
    Shared with: Joe Letteri · Randall William Cook · Alex Funke

Gold Derby Awards

  • Godzilla (2014)
    2015 Nominee Gold Derby Film Award
    • Visual Effects
    • Godzilla
    Shared with: Jeff Capogreco · Peter Chiang · Don Lee · Ken McGaugh · Andrew Morley · Darren Poe · Guillaume Rocheron · Katherine Renee Jones · Patric Roos · Joel Whist
  • Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, and Andy Serkis in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
    2004 Winner Gold Derby Film Award
    • Visual Effects
    • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
    Shared with: Joe Letteri · Randall William Cook · Alex Funke
  • Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Christopher Lee, Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Miranda Otto, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, John Rhys-Davies, and Andy Serkis in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
    2003 Winner Gold Derby Film Award
    • Visual Effects
    • The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

Around International Film Festival

  • Jim Rygiel
    2023 Winner Lifetime Achievement Award
    • Lifetime Achievement Award

World Film Festival in Cannes

  • Jim Rygiel
    2023 Winner Luciole d'Or
    • Lifetime Achievement Award
  • Jim Rygiel
    2023 Winner Luciole d'Or
    • Lifetime Achievement Award

International Teen Short Film Festival

  • Jim Rygiel
    2022 Winner Angel Film Award
    • FILM JURY AWARD

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