Ben Snow

Ben Snow is a special effects artist who has been nominated four times at the Academy Awards. He works at Industrial Light & Magic.

Early life
Snow grew up in Australia, where he attended Narrabundah College and the University of Canberra. His university degree, which he completed in 1986, was a Bachelor of Arts in Computer Studies.

Oscar history
All 4 films were in the category of Best Visual Effects


 * 74th Academy Awards-Nominated for Pearl Harbor. Nomination shared with Eric Brevig, John Frazier and Ed Hirsh. Lost to The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.
 * 75th Academy Awards-Nominated for Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones. Nomination shared with Rob Coleman, Pablo Helman and John Knoll. Lost to The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers.
 * 81st Academy Awards-Nominated for Iron Man. Nomination shared with Shane Mahan, John Nelson and Dan Sudick. Lost to The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.
 * 83rd Academy Awards-Nominated for Iron Man 2. Nomination shared with Janek Sirrs, Dan Sudick and Ged Wright. Lost to Inception.

Filmography

 * Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
 * Noah (2014)
 * Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)
 * Iron Man 2 (2010)
 * Terminator Salvation (2009)
 * Iron Man (2008)
 * The Spiderwick Chronicles (2007)
 * King Kong (2005)
 * Van Helsing (2004)
 * Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002)
 * Pearl Harbor (2001)
 * Galaxy Quest (1999)
 * The Mummy (1999)
 * Deep Impact (1998)
 * The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)
 * Mars Attacks! (1996)
 * Twister (1996)
 * Casper (1995)
 * Star Trek Generations (1994)