Awards & Winners

John Stears

Date of Birth 25-August-1934
Place of Birth Uxbridge
(London Borough of Hillingdon, London)
Nationality United Kingdom
Also know as The Dean of F/X, The Real Q
Profession Special Effects Supervisor
John Stears was a British two-time Academy Award winning special effects expert, who created James Bond's lethal Aston Martin DB5, Luke Skywalker's Landspeeder, the Jedi Knights' lightsabers, the endearing robots R2-D2 and C-3PO as well as a host of other movie gadgets and special effects.

Awards by John Stears

Check all the awards nominated and won by John Stears.

1977


Academy Award for Best Visual Effects
Honored for : Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope

Nominations 1977 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Visual Effects Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope

1965


Academy Award for Best Visual Effects
Honored for : Thunderball

Nominations 1965 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Visual Effects Thunderball