Dan Lemmon


Dan Lemmon is a New Zealand visual effects supervisor. In 2012, he was nominated for an Academy Award for the movie Rise of the Planet of the Apes. This was in the category of Academy Award for Best Visual Effects, his nomination was shared with Daniel Barrett, Joe Letteri and R. Christopher White.
His second nomination was at the 87th Academy Awards for the film Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. His nomination was shared with Letteri, Barrett, and Erik Winquist. He received his third nomination at the 89th Academy Awards for The Jungle Book, together with Robert Legato, Adam Valdez, and Andrew R. Jones. His fourth nomination was at the 90th Academy Awards for the film War for the Planet of the Apes, together with Letteri, Barrett, and Joel Whist. His fifth nomination was at the 95th Academy Awards for the superhero film, The Batman, with Russell Earl, Anders Langlands and Dominic Tuohy.

Early career

Lemmon graduated from Brigham Young University and was one of the early students in the BYU Center for Animation. One of Lemmon's earliest credits was for modeling, coloring, lighting, and compositing work on Titanic.

Filmography

A Minecraft Movie, 2025The Batman, 2022War for the Planet of the Apes, 2017The Jungle Book, 2016Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, 2014Man of Steel, 2013Rise of the Planet of the Apes, 2011 Avatar, 2009Jumper, 2008Enchanted, 2007 30 Days of Night, 2007Bridge to Terabithia, 2007King Kong, 2005I, Robot, 2004Van Helsing, 2004The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, 2003The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, 2002We Were Soldiers, 2002A Beautiful Mind, 2001The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 2001 How the Grinch Stole Christmas, 2000 Supernova, 2000Fight Club, 1999Titanic, 1997