Achievement in Visual Effects

IRON MAN

IRON MAN

John Nelson, Ben Snow, Dan Sudick and Shane Mahan
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ACADEMY AWARDS HISTORY

This is the third Academy Award nomination for John Nelson. He was previously nominated for:

  • I, ROBOT (2004) -- Nominee, Visual Effects
  • GLADIATOR (2000) -- Winner, Visual Effects

This is the third Academy Award nomination for Ben Snow. He was previously nominated for:

  • STAR WARS EPISODE II ATTACK OF THE CLONES (2002) -- Nominee, Visual Effects
  • PEARL HARBOR (2001) -- Nominee, Visual Effects

This is the third Academy Award nomination for Dan Sudick. He was previously nominated for:

  • WAR OF THE WORLDS (2005) -- Nominee, Visual Effects
  • MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD (2003) -- Nominee, Visual Effects

This is the first Academy Award nomination for Shane Mahan.

FILM SYNOPSIS

Following his abduction by terrorists in Afghanistan, billionaire weapons manufacturer Tony Stark decides to use his brilliance as an inventor to help bring an end to violence in the world. Outfitting himself with an enormous metallic suit that functions as its own weapons system, Stark becomes a one-man international crime fighting army--a role that brings him into conflict with the U.S. government.
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