Greg Butler (visual effects supervisor)

Gregory S. Butler (born August 18, 1971,

Weta Digital in The Lord of the Rings.^[3] Among his achievements was working on the creation of Gollum.^[4] for which he was awarded a Visual Effects Society Award.^[5]

Butler also worked as a computer graphics supervisor on

BAFTA^[5] and was nominated for an Oscar for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2

.
He became a member of the Academy Of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 2012.[8]
In 2020, he received his second BAFTA win^[5] and Academy Award nomination, and first win, for Best Visual Effects, for the 2019 film, 1917, at the 92nd Academy Awards.^[9]
After leaving MPC, he spent time working for Method Studios, where he worked as a VFX supervisor on feature, episodic, and advertising projects, including The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power for Amazon.^[10]^[11]
In June 2022 he began working for VFX and animation studio DNEG.^[5]

References

^ "Alumni Profile: Gregory Butler 89F". Hampshire College. Retrieved February 11, 2020.^{[permanent dead link]}

^ Slater, Martha (December 13, 2001). "Son of Local Man Works On New 'Lord of the Rings' Films". The White River Valley Herald. Randolph, Vermont. Retrieved February 11, 2020.

^ Hornblow, Deborah (January 21, 2002). "His Lucky Movie Career". Hartford Courant. Retrieved February 11, 2020.

^ Hall, Lizabeth (December 11, 2013). "He gave life to Gollum". Hartford Courant. Archived from the original on October 6, 2016. Retrieved February 11, 2020.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Tangcay, Jazz; Chapman, Wilson; Dore, Shalini; Burton, Carson (June 23, 2022). "DNEG Hires Eric Brevig and Greg Butler as Visual Effects Supervisors – Film News in Brief". Variety. Retrieved June 25, 2022.

Future Publishing Limited
. Retrieved February 11, 2020.

Advance Local Media LLC
. Retrieved March 25, 2019.

^ Makinen, Julie (June 29, 2012). "Motion picture academy invites 176 new members". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 25, 2022.

Penske Business Media, LLC.
Retrieved February 11, 2020.

^ Sarto, Dan (June 23, 2022). "DNEG Adds Oscar-Winning Talent to VFX Team". Animation World Network. Retrieved June 25, 2022.

^ Tangcay, Jazz (September 1, 2022). "'Rings of Power' Used 20 VFX Studios, Nearly 10,000 VFX Shots to Revive Middle-earth (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety.

External links

Greg Butler at
IMDb

Awards for Greg Butler

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Academy Award for Best Visual Effects
1963–1980

Emil Kosa Jr. – Cleopatra (1963)

Peter Ellenshaw, Eustace Lycett, and Hamilton Luske – Mary Poppins (1964)

John Stears – Thunderball (1965)

Art Cruickshank – Fantastic Voyage (1966)

L. B. Abbott – Doctor Dolittle (1967)

Stanley Kubrick – 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

Robie Robertson – Marooned (1969)

A. D. Flowers and L. B. Abbott – Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)

Alan Maley, Eustace Lycett, and Danny Lee – Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971)

L. B. Abbott and A. D. Flowers – The Poseidon Adventure (1972)

Frank Brendel, Glen Robinson, and Albert Whitlock – Earthquake (1974)

Albert Whitlock and Glen Robinson – The Hindenburg (1975)

Carlo Rambaldi, Glen Robinson, and Frank Van der Veer – King Kong (1976)

John Stears, John Dykstra, Richard Edlund, Grant McCune, and Robert Blalack – Star Wars (1977)

Les Bowie, Colin Chilvers, Denys Coop, Roy Field, Derek Meddings, and Zoran Perisic – Superman (1978)

H. R. Giger, Carlo Rambaldi, Brian Johnson, Nick Allder, and Dennis Ayling – Alien (1979)

Brian Johnson, Richard Edlund, Dennis Muren, and Bruce Nicholson – The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

1981–2000

Richard Edlund, Kit West, Bruce Nicholson, and Joe Johnston – Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

Carlo Rambaldi, Dennis Muren, and Kenneth F. Smith – E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)

Richard Edlund, Dennis Muren, Ken Ralston, and Phil Tippett – Return of the Jedi (1983)

Dennis Muren, Michael J. McAlister, Lorne Peterson, and George Gibbs – Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)

Ken Ralston, Ralph McQuarrie, Scott Farrar, and David Berry – Cocoon (1985)

Robert Skotak, Stan Winston, John Richardson, and Suzanne M. Benson – Aliens (1986)

Dennis Muren, Bill George, Harley Jessup, and Kenneth F. Smith - Innerspace (1987)

Ken Ralston, Richard Williams, Edward Jones, and George Gibbs – Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)

John Bruno, Dennis Muren, Hoyt Yeatman, and Dennis Skotak – The Abyss (1989)

Eric Brevig, Rob Bottin, Tim McGovern, and Alex Funke – Total Recall (1990)

Dennis Muren, Stan Winston, Gene Warren Jr., and Robert Skotak – Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)

Ken Ralston, Doug Chiang, Douglas Smythe, and Tom Woodruff Jr. – Death Becomes Her (1992)

Dennis Muren, Stan Winston, Phil Tippett, and Michael Lantieri – Jurassic Park (1993)

Ken Ralston, George Murphy, Stephen Rosenbaum, and Allen Hall – Forrest Gump (1994)

Scott E. Anderson, Charles Gibson, Neal Scanlan, and John Cox – Babe (1995)

Volker Engel, Douglas Smith, Clay Pinney, and Joe Viskocil – Independence Day (1996)

Robert Legato, Mark Lasoff, Thomas L. Fisher, and Michael Kanfer – Titanic (1997)

Joel Hynek, Nicholas Brooks, Stuart Robertson, and Kevin Mack – What Dreams May Come (1998)

John Gaeta, Janek Sirrs, Steve Courtley, and Jon Thum – The Matrix (1999)

John Nelson, Neil Corbould, Tim Burke, and Rob Harvey – Gladiator (2000)

2001–2020

Jim Rygiel, Randall William Cook, Richard Taylor, and Mark Stetson – The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

Jim Rygiel, Joe Letteri, Randall William Cook, and Alex Funke – The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)

Jim Rygiel, Joe Letteri, Randall William Cook, and Alex Funke – The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

John Dykstra, Scott Stokdyk, Anthony LaMolinara, and John Frazier – Spider-Man 2 (2004)

Joe Letteri, Brian Van't Hul, Christian Rivers, and Richard Taylor – King Kong (2005)

John Knoll, Hal Hickel, Charles Gibson, and Allen Hall – Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)

Michael L. Fink, Bill Westenhofer, Ben Morris, and Trevor Wood – The Golden Compass (2007)

Eric Barba, Steve Preeg, Burt Dalton, and Craig Barron – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)

Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham, and Andrew R. Jones – Avatar (2009)

Paul Franklin, Chris Corbould, Andrew Lockley, and Peter Bebb – Inception (2010)

Robert Legato, Joss Williams, Ben Grossmann, and Alex Henning – Hugo (2011)

Bill Westenhofer, Guillaume Rocheron, Erik-Jan de Boer, and Donald R. Elliott – Life of Pi (2012)

Tim Webber, Chris Lawrence, Dave Shirk, and Neil Corbould – Gravity (2013)

Paul Franklin, Andrew Lockley, Ian Hunter, and Scott R. Fisher – Interstellar (2014)

Mark Williams Ardington, Sara Bennett, Paul Norris, and Andrew Whitehurst – Ex Machina (2015)

Robert Legato, Adam Valdez, Andrew R. Jones, and Dan Lemmon – The Jungle Book (2016)

John Nelson, Gerd Nefzer, Paul Lambert, and Richard R. Hoover – Blade Runner 2049 (2017)

Paul Lambert, Ian Hunter, Tristan Myles, and J. D. Schwalm – First Man (2018)

Guillaume Rocheron, Greg Butler, and Dominic Tuohy – 1917 (2019)

Andrew Jackson, David Lee, Andrew Lockley, and Scott R. Fisher – Tenet (2020)

2021–present

Paul Lambert, Tristan Myles, Brian Connor, and Gerd Nefzer – Dune (2021)

Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon, and Daniel Barrett – Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)

Takashi Yamazaki, Kiyoko Shibuya, Masaki Takahashi, and Tatsuji Nojima – Godzilla Minus One (2023)

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BAFTA Award for Best Special Visual Effects
1982–2000

Richard Edlund - Poltergeist (1982)

Richard Edlund, Dennis Muren, Ken Ralston, and Kit West - Return of the Jedi (1983)

Dennis Muren, George Gibbs, Michael J. McAlister, and Lorne Peterson - Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)

George Gibbs and Richard Conway - Brazil (1985)

Robert Skotak, Brian Johnson, Suzanne M. Benson, John Richardson, and Stan Winston - Aliens (1986)

Michael Lantieri, Michael Owens, Edward Jones, and Bruce Walters - The Witches of Eastwick (1987)

George Gibbs, Richard Williams, Ken Ralston, and Edward Jones - Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)

Ken Ralston, Michael Lantieri, John Bell, and Steve Gawley - Back to the Future Part II (1989)

The production team of Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1990)

Stan Winston, Dennis Muren, Gene Warren Jr., and Robert Skotak - Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)

Michael Lantieri, Ken Ralston, Alec Gillis, Tom Woodruff Jr., Doug Chiang, and Douglas Smythe - Death Becomes Her (1992)

Dennis Muren, Stan Winston, Phil Tippett, and Michael Lantieri - Jurassic Park (1993)

Ken Ralston, George Murphy, Stephen Rosenbaum, Doug Chiang, and Allen Hall - Forrest Gump (1994)

Robert Legato, Michael Kanfer, Matt Sweeney, and Leslie Ekker - Apollo 13 (1995)

Stefen Fangmeier, John Frazier, Henry LaBounta, and Habib Zargarpour - Twister (1996)

Mark Stetson, Karen Goulekas, Nick Allder, Neil Corbould, and Nick Dudman - The Fifth Element (1997)

Stefen Fangmeier, Roger Guyett, and Neil Corbould - Saving Private Ryan (1998)

John Gaeta, Steve Courtley, Janek Sirrs, and Jon Thum - The Matrix (1999)

Stefen Fangmeier, John Frazier, Walt Conti, Habib Zargarpour, and Tim Alexander - The Perfect Storm (2000)

2001–present

Jim Rygiel, Richard Taylor, Alex Funke, Randall William Cook, and Mark Stetson - The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

Jim Rygiel, Joe Letteri, Randall William Cook, and Alex Funke - The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)

Joe Letteri, Jim Rygiel, Randall William Cook, and Alex Funke - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

Karen Goulekas, Neil Corbould, Greg Strause, and Remo Balcells - The Day After Tomorrow (2004)

Joe Letteri, Christian Rivers, Brian Van't Hul, and Richard Taylor - King Kong (2005)

John Knoll, Hal Hickel, Charles Gibson, and Allen Hall - Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)

Michael L. Fink, Bill Westenhofer, Ben Morris, and Trevor Wood - The Golden Compass (2007)

Eric Barba, Craig Barron, Nathan McGuinness, and Edson Williams - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)

Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham, and Andrew R. Jones - Avatar (2009)

Chris Corbould, Paul Franklin, Andrew Lockley, and Peter Bebb - Inception (2010)

Tim Burke, John Richardson, Greg Butler, and David Vickery - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 (2011)

Bill Westenhofer, Guillaume Rocheron, and Erik-Jan de Boer - Life of Pi (2012)

Tim Webber, Chris Lawrence, Dave Shirk, Neil Corbould, and Nikki Penny - Gravity (2013)

Paul Franklin, Scott R. Fisher, Andrew Lockley, and Ian Hunter - Interstellar (2014)

Chris Corbould, Roger Guyett, Paul Kavanagh, and Neal Scanlan - Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)

Robert Legato, Dan Lemmon, Andrew R. Jones, and Adam Valdez - The Jungle Book (2016)

Richard R. Hoover, Paul Lambert, Gerd Nefzer, and John Nelson - Blade Runner 2049 (2017)

Geoffrey Baumann, Jesse James Chisholm, Craig Hammack, and Dan Sudick - Black Panther (2018)

Greg Butler, Guillaume Rocheron, and Dominic Tuohy - 1917 (2019)

Scott R. Fisher, Andrew Jackson, and Andrew Lockley - Tenet (2020)

Brian Connor, Paul Lambert, Tristan Myles, and Gerd Nefzer - Dune (2021)

Richard Baneham, Daniel Barrett, Joe Letteri and Eric Saindon - Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)

Simon Hughes - Poor Things (2023)

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[1] "Alumni Profile: Gregory Butler 89F". Hampshire College. Retrieved February 11, 2020.^{[permanent dead link]}

[2] Slater, Martha (December 13, 2001). "Son of Local Man Works On New 'Lord of the Rings' Films". The White River Valley Herald. Randolph, Vermont. Retrieved February 11, 2020.

[3] Hornblow, Deborah (January 21, 2002). "His Lucky Movie Career". Hartford Courant. Retrieved February 11, 2020.

[4] Hall, Lizabeth (December 11, 2013). "He gave life to Gollum". Hartford Courant. Archived from the original on October 6, 2016. Retrieved February 11, 2020.

[:0-5] Tangcay, Jazz; Chapman, Wilson; Dore, Shalini; Burton, Carson (June 23, 2022). "DNEG Hires Eric Brevig and Greg Butler as Visual Effects Supervisors – Film News in Brief". Variety. Retrieved June 25, 2022.

[6] Future Publishing Limited
. Retrieved February 11, 2020.

[7] Advance Local Media LLC
. Retrieved March 25, 2019.

[8] Makinen, Julie (June 29, 2012). "Motion picture academy invites 176 new members". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 25, 2022.

[9] Penske Business Media, LLC.
Retrieved February 11, 2020.

[10] Sarto, Dan (June 23, 2022). "DNEG Adds Oscar-Winning Talent to VFX Team". Animation World Network. Retrieved June 25, 2022.

[11] Tangcay, Jazz (September 1, 2022). "'Rings of Power' Used 20 VFX Studios, Nearly 10,000 VFX Shots to Revive Middle-earth (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety.

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