2001Winner
Best Performance
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
John Richardson
Actor
Brentford, Middlesex, England, UK
June 10, 1946
Biography
John Richardson (born 1946 in England) is a British special effects supervisor. He is best known for his work on the James Bond film series (at least Casino Royale, Moonraker, Octopussy, A View to a Kill and Die Another Day), all the Harry Potter film series (2001-2011), A Bridge Too Far (1977) and Aliens (1986). For the latter, he won the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects at the 1987 ceremony.[1] He won the BAFTA Award for Best Special Visual Effects for his work on the film Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 (2011), for which he was also nominated for an Academy Award at the 2012 ceremony. In 2019, he published the book "Making Movie Magic" which detailed his career in film.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
2004Winner
Best Performance
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
2005Winner
Best Performance
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Career Highlights
2011Highlight
Best Performance
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
2002Highlight
Best Performance
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire