Neil Corbould

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Neil Corbould
Born (1962-12-24) 24 December 1962 (age 61)
London, United Kingdom
OccupationSpecial effects supervisor
Years active1978 – present

Neil Corbould (/ˈkɔːrboʊld/; born 24 December 1962) is a British special effects supervisor best known for his work on major blockbuster films such as Gladiator, Saving Private Ryan, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and Black Hawk Down.[1] He is the brother of fellow special effects supervisors Chris Corbould, Paul Corbould and Ian Corbould

Life and career

Corbould was born in London. He started his career in special effects in 1978 on

Leon and Muppet Treasure Island
.

In 1995, he started on

BAFTA.[2] He went on to supervise the science fiction thriller Event Horizon which was followed by Steven Spielberg's Saving Private Ryan, for which he received a second BAFTA.[3] This was followed by Entrapment and the Ridley Scott epic Gladiator for which he won an Academy Award.[4] He also received double BAFTA nominations for Gladiator and for Vertical Limit in the same year.[5] This was followed by work on The Mummy Returns and then a second collaboration with Ridley Scott
on Black Hawk Down, which was filmed in Morocco.

In 2002, he worked on

BAFTA Nominations for their work.[7][8]

He also collaborated with

Blood Diamond and Defiance
.

In May 2007, he made his directorial debut filming the pop promo "The Price Ya Gotta Pay" for band Saints of Eden.[9]

In 2012, Corbould supervised the special effects on Red 2, directed by Dean Parisot and starting Bruce Willis, Helen Mirren, John Malkovich, Mary-Louise Parker, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Anthony Hopkins.

Also in 2012, Corbould produced his first movie, The Coward, directed by David Roddham.[10] Coward is a drama that takes us from the idyllic pastures of Ireland to the brutal and senseless trenches of the First World War.

In 2013, Corbould was nominated for an Academy Award for the third time for the special visual effects for Snow White and the Huntsman.[11][12]

Also in 2013, Corbould supervised the special effects on

Exodus, which reunited him for the fourth time with director Ridley Scott
.

BAFTA nomination) and his second Academy Award (4th Academy Award
nomination).

In 2016 he worked on

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
as Head of Special Effects.

In 2023, he was honored a rare trifecta of Best Visual Effects nominations in a single year, for his work on The Creator, Napoleon and Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One. Many speculated that the former would win in that category, but ultimately ended up losing to Godzilla Minus One.[13]

Selected filmography

Special effects supervisor/coordinator

Special effects consultant

References

  1. ^ Corbould, Neil. "Neil Corbould imdb page". www.imdb.com. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
  2. ^ "BAFTA Award for 'Fifth Element'". Retrieved 4 June 2013.
  3. ^ "BAFTA Award for 'Saving Private Ryan'". Retrieved 4 June 2013.
  4. ^ "OSCAR for 'Gladiator'". Retrieved 4 June 2013.
  5. ^ "Double BAFTA Nomination for 'Gladiator' and 'Vertical Limit'".
  6. ^ "BAFTA Award for 'The Day After Tomorrow'".
  7. ^ "OSCAR Nomination for 'Superman Returns'". Retrieved 4 June 2013.
  8. ^ "BAFTA Nomination for 'Superman Returns". Retrieved 4 June 2013.
  9. ^ "Saints of Eden". Retrieved 4 June 2013.
  10. ^ Roddham, David. "The Coward". Retrieved 4 June 2013.
  11. ^ "The OSCARS 2013". Retrieved 4 June 2013.
  12. ^ The, Guardian (10 January 2013). "Oscars 2013: full list of nominations". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
  13. ^ Giardina, Carolyn (23 January 2024). "Oscars: Special Effects Supervisor Neil Corbould Among Crafts Vets with Multiple Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 31 January 2024.

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