Janek Sirrs
{{short description|Visual effects artist}}
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Janek Sirrs (born October 20, 1965) is a visual effects artist who is known for his work in films such as The Matrix, Batman Begins, The Avengers and The Hunger Games: Catching Fire.
Oscars
Sirrs has won the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects once, with a further two nominations. All of the following are in this category:
- 72nd Academy Awards-The Matrix, shared with John Gaeta, Steve Courtley and Jon Thum. Won.{{cite web|title=Nominees & Winners for the 72nd Academy Awards |url=http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/oscarlegacy/2000-2009/72nominees.html |access-date=March 23, 2014 |work=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |publisher=AMPAS |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110806045730/http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/oscarlegacy/2000-2009/72nominees.html |archive-date=August 6, 2011 }}
- 83rd Academy Awards-Iron Man 2, nomination shared with Ben Snow, Dan Sudick and Ged Wright. Lost to Inception.{{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/83rd-winners.html |title=The 83rd Academy Awards (2011) Nominees and Winners |access-date=March 23, 2014 |work=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |publisher=AMPAS |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224034121/http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/83rd-winners.html |archive-date=December 24, 2013 }}
- 85th Academy Awards-The Avengers, nomination shared with Dan Sudick, Jeff White and Guy Williams. Lost to Life of Pi.{{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/85th-winners.html |title=The 85th Academy Awards (2013) Nominees and Winners |access-date=March 23, 2014 |work=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |publisher=AMPAS |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141001025325/http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/85th-winners.html |archive-date=October 1, 2014 }}
Selected filmography
- Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022)
- Spider-Man: Far from Home (2019)
- Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
- Terminator Genisys (2015)
- The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)
- The Avengers (2012) {{cite web|url=http://www.artofvfx.com/?p=2727|title=The Avengers|date=11 June 2012 |access-date=April 14, 2015}}
- Iron Man 2 (2010)
- I Am Legend (2007)
- Batman Begins (2005){{cite news |title=The Baftas: nominations in full |url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/the-baftas-nominations-in-full-p5ds2cxl85c |access-date=2 October 2024 |work=The Times |date=19 January 2006}}
- The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
- The Matrix (1999)
- Dr. Dolittle (1998)
- Mighty Joe Young (1998)
- The Truman Show (1998)
- Con Air (1997)
- Dante's Peak (1997)
- Mars Attacks! (1996)
- The Nutty Professor (1996)
- Executive Decision (1996)
- The Arrival (1996)
- White Squall (1996)
- Waterworld (1995)
- Braveheart (1995)
- The Quick and the Dead (1995)
- Last Action Hero (1993)
- The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|id=0802938|name=Janek Sirrs}}
- https://variety.com/t/janek-sirrs/
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Category:Best Visual Effects Academy Award winners
Category:Best Visual Effects BAFTA Award winners
Category:Visual effects artists
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