Ben Snow
Ben Snow is an Australian visual effects artist who has been nominated four times at the Academy Awards. He works at Industrial Light & Magic.
Early life
Snow grew up in Australia, where he attended Narrabundah College and the University of Canberra. His university degree, which he completed in 1986, was a Bachelor of Arts in Computer Studies.Oscar history
All 4 films were in the category of Best Visual Effects- 74th [Academy Awards]-Nominated for Pearl Harbor. Nomination shared with Eric Brevig, John Frazier and Ed Hirsh. Lost to The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.
- 75th Academy Awards-Nominated for Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones. Nomination shared with Rob Coleman, Pablo Helman and John Knoll. Lost to The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers.
- 81st Academy Awards-Nominated for Iron Man. Nomination shared with Shane Mahan, John Nelson and Dan Sudick. Lost to The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.
- 83rd Academy Awards-Nominated for Iron Man 2. Nomination shared with Janek Sirrs, Dan Sudick and Ged Wright. Lost to Inception.
Filmography
- Venom: The Last Dance
- Twisters
- Dungeons and Dragons: Honour Among Thieves
- Godmothered
- Mother!
- The Great Wall
- Avengers: Age of Ultron
- Noah
- Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
- Iron Man 2
- Terminator Salvation
- Iron Man
- The Spiderwick Chronicles
- King Kong
- Van Helsing
- Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones
- Pearl Harbor
- Galaxy Quest
- The Mummy
- Deep Impact
- The Lost World: Jurassic Park
- Mars Attacks!
- Twister
- Casper
- ''Star Trek Generations''