Oscar za najbolje vizualne efekte (eng. Academy Award for Visual Effects ) je Oscar koji se dodjeljuje svake godine filmu koji pokazuje najviše postignuće na polju vizualnih efekata.
Kategorija je 1939 ., kad je tek stvorena, dobila naziv najbolji specijalni efekti. 1963 . se podijelila na dvije kategorije: najbolji vizualni efekti i najbolji zvučni efekti . Akademija je 1972 . prestala dodjeljivati nagrade za vizualne efekte i počela dodjeljivati Nagrade za specijalna dostignuća. No, to se dogodilo tek u nekoliko prigoda; kategorija je ubrzo postala godišnja natjecateljska nagrada. Kategorija je ponovono doživjela promjenu 1996 . kad je postala jednostavno nagrada za najbolje vizualne efekte. 2007 . je odlučeno da će biti izabrano 15 filmova kako bi se postigla veća raznovrsnost, nakon čega bi se njihov broj srezao na 7 od kojih bi bila izabrana 3 nominirana.
Kako bi film bio nominiran za ovu nagradu, umjetnici efekata moraju stvoriti nešto što se ne može snimiti. Primjerice, digitalni Empire State Building ne bi film učinio podobnim budući da se on može snimiti; s druge strane, digitalni prikaz antičkog Rima bi budući da se on ne može snimiti.
1963–1980
Emil Kosa Jr. – Cleopatra Peter Ellenshaw , Eustace Lycett i Hamilton Luske – Mary Poppins John Stears – Thunderball Art Cruickshank – Fantastic Voyage L. B. Abbott – Doctor Dolittle Stanley Kubrick – 2001: A Space Odyssey Robbie Robertson – Marooned A. D. Flowers i L. B. Abbott – Tora! Tora! Tora! Alan Maley , Eustace Lycett i Danny Lee – Bedknobs and Broomsticks L. B. Abbott i A. D. Flowers – The Poseidon Adventure Frank Brendel , Glen Robinson i Albert Whitlock – Earthquake Albert Whitlock i Glen Robinson – The Hindenburg Carlo Rambaldi , Glen Robinson i Frank Van der Veer – King Kong John Stears , John Dykstra , Richard Edlund , Grant McCune i Robert Blalack – Star Wars Les Bowie , Colin Chilvers , Denys Coop , Roy Field , Derek Meddings i Zoran Perisic – Superman H. R. Giger , Carlo Rambaldi , Brian Johnson , Nick Allder i Dennis Ayling – Alien Brian Johnson , Richard Edlund , Dennis Muren i Bruce Nicholson – The Empire Strikes Back 1981–2000
Richard Edlund , Kit West , Bruce Nicholson i Joe Johnston – Raiders of the Lost Ark Carlo Rambaldi , Dennis Muren i Kenneth F. Smith – E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Richard Edlund , Dennis Muren , Ken Ralston i Phil Tippett – Return of the Jedi Dennis Muren , Michael J. McAlister , Lorne Peterson i George Gibbs – Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Ken Ralston , Ralph McQuarrie , Scott Farrar i David Berry – Cocoon Robert Skotak , Stan Winston , John Richardson i Suzanne M. Benson – Aliens Dennis Muren , Bill George , Harley Jessup i Kenneth F. Smith – Innerspace Ken Ralston , Richard Williams , Edward Jones i George Gibbs – Who Framed Roger Rabbit John Bruno , Dennis Muren , Hoyt Yeatman i Dennis Skotak – The Abyss Eric Brevig , Rob Bottin , Tim McGovern i Alex Funke – Total Recall Dennis Muren , Stan Winston , Gene Warren Jr. i Robert Skotak – Terminator 2: Judgment Day Ken Ralston , Doug Chiang , Douglas Smythe i Tom Woodruff Jr. – Death Becomes Her Dennis Muren , Stan Winston , Phil Tippett i Michael Lantieri – Jurassic Park Ken Ralston , George Murphy , Stephen Rosenbaum i Allen Hall – Forrest Gump Scott E. Anderson , Charles Gibson , Neal Scanlan i John Cox – Babe Volker Engel , Douglas Smith , Clay Pinney i Joe Viskocil – Independence Day Robert Legato , Mark Lasoff , Thomas L. Fisher i Michael Kanfer – Titanic Joel Hynek , Nicholas Brooks , Stuart Robertson i Kevin Mack – What Dreams May Come John Gaeta , Janek Sirrs , Steve Courtley i Jon Thum – The Matrix John Nelson , Neil Corbould , Tim Burke i Rob Harvey – Gladiator 2001–2020
Jim Rygiel , Randall William Cook , Richard Taylor i Mark Stetson – The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Jim Rygiel , Joe Letteri , Randall William Cook i Alex Funke – The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Jim Rygiel , Joe Letteri , Randall William Cook i Alex Funke – The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King John Dykstra , Scott Stokdyk , Anthony LaMolinara i John Frazier – Spider-Man 2 Joe Letteri , Brian Van't Hul , Christian Rivers i Richard Taylor – King Kong John Knoll , Hal Hickel , Charles Gibson i Allen Hall – Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest Michael L. Fink , Bill Westenhofer , Ben Morris i Trevor Wood – The Golden Compass Eric Barba , Steve Preeg , Burt Dalton i Craig Barron – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Joe Letteri , Stephen Rosenbaum , Richard Baneham i Andrew R. Jones – Avatar Paul Franklin , Chris Corbould , Andrew Lockley i Peter Bebb – Inception Robert Legato , Joss Williams , Ben Grossmann i Alex Henning – Hugo Bill Westenhofer , Guillaume Rocheron , Erik-Jan de Boer i Donald R. Elliott – Life of Pi Tim Webber , Chris Lawrence , Dave Shirk i Neil Corbould – Gravity Paul Franklin , Andrew Lockley , Ian Hunter i Scott R. Fisher – Interstellar Mark Ardington , Sara Bennett , Paul Norris i Andrew Whitehurst – Ex Machina Robert Legato , Adam Valdez , Andrew R. Jones i Dan Lemmon – The Jungle Book John Nelson , Gerd Nefzer , Paul Lambert i Richard R. Hoover – Blade Runner 2049 Paul Lambert , Ian Hunter , Tristan Myles i J. D. Schwalm – First Man Guillaume Rocheron , Greg Butler i Dominic Tuohy – 1917 Andrew Jackson , David Lee , Andrew Lockley i Scott R. Fisher – Tenet 2021–2025
Paul Lambert , Tristan Myles , Brian Connor i Gerd Nefzer – Dune Joe Letteri , Richard Baneham , Eric Saindon i Daniel Barrett – Avatar: The Way of Water Takashi Yamazaki , Kiyoko Shibuya , Masaki Takahashi i Tatsuji Nojima – Gojira-1.0 Paul Lambert , Stephen James , Rhys Salcombe i Gerd Nefzer – Dune: Part Two Joe Letteri , Richard Baneham , Eric Saindon i Daniel Barrett – Avatar: Fire and Ash
Nagrade po zasluzi Specijalne nagrade Bivše nagrade Ceremonije (po godini održavanja)
