Rhys Salcombe

{{short description|Welsh-Canadian visual effects artist}}

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Rhys Salcombe is a Welsh-Canadian visual effects artist. He won an Academy Award in the category Best Visual Effects for the film Dune: Part Two.{{Cite web|url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2025 |title=The 97th Academy Awards (2025) Nominees and Winners|work=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences|access-date=February 16, 2025}}{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2025/01/2025-oscars-nominations-list-1236264399/|title=Oscar Nominations: 'Emilia Pérez' Leads With 13; 'The Brutalist' And 'Wicked' Score 10 Apiece In Wide-Open Race|work=Deadline Hollywood|first1=Mike Jr.|last1=Fleming|first2=Patrick|last2=Hipes|date=January 23, 2025|access-date=February 16, 2025}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/2025-oscars-nominees-list-1236115626/?taid=67924429741e1400016c459a|title=Oscars: Full List of Nominees|first1=Hilary|last1=Lewis|first2=Kimberly|last2=Nordyke|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=January 23, 2025|access-date=February 16, 2025}}{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2025/film/news/oscar-nominations-emilia-perez-wicked-the-brutalist-1236282041/|title=Oscar Nominations 2025: 'Emilia Pérez' Leads With 13 Nods, 'Wicked' and 'The Brutalist' Follow With 10|first1=Brent|last1=Lang|first2=Jordan|last2=Moreay|work=Variety|date=January 23, 2025|access-date=February 16, 2025}}

At the 78th British Academy Film Awards, he won a BAFTA Award for Best Special Visual Effects. His win was shared with Paul Lambert, Stephen James and Gerd Nefzer.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/bafta-awards-2025-winners-list-film-1236136679/|title=BAFTA Film Awards: ‘Conclave’ (Best Film), ‘The Brutalist’ (Best Director and Actor) Win Four Each|work=The Hollywood Reporter|first=Georg|last=Szalai|date=February 16, 2025|access-date=February 16, 2025}}