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Introduction:
"Some of the most popular movies ever didn't win the Oscar for best motion picture but they won the award for Best Special Effects. Here are the winners from 1978 to 2002."


1. Let's take a look at the year 1978. Which movie won the SFX award back then?
    Superman
    The Deer Hunter
    Days of Heaven
    Heaven Can Wait


2. The competition for the SFX award in 1979 was tough. In fact there were five nominated films, so I had to leave one out (you'll find it in the info section). Anyway, who was the winner?
    Alien
    Moonraker
    The Black Hole
    Star Trek : The Motion Picture


3. The movie awarded for Best Special Effects in 1980 was...
    The Stunt Man
    Blue Lagoon
    Resurrection
    The Empire Strikes Back


4. Do you enjoy special effects? Then the winner of this category from 1981 would satisfy your taste. Which one was it?
    An American Werewolf in London
    Dragonslayer
    Raiders of the Lost Ark
    Clash of the Titans


5. This movie is really special. By the way, it had also won the SFX award in 1982.
    Time Bandits
    Blade Runner
    E.T. : the Extra-Terrestrial
    Poltergeist


6. A lot of new, fancy visual effects for this movie. That's why it won the SFX award in 1983.
    Never Say Never Again
    Midnight
    The Right Stuff
    Return of the Jedi


7. Here's a clue for the 1984 Best Visual Effects winner: It was the sequel of another awarded movie in the same category.
    2010
    Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
    Airplane II
    The Return of Godzilla


8. Who was the lucky SFX award winner of 1985?
    Cocoon
    Return to Oz
    Young Sherlock Holmes
    Back to the Future


9. The year: 1986;
The place: the Oscar Ceremony;
The category: Best Special Effects;
"And the Oscar goes to..."
    Little Shop of Horrors
    Aliens
    Poltergeist II: The Other SIde
    The Mission


10. Pick the SFX awarded movie from 1987.
    Predator
    Innerspace
    The Last Emperor
    Harry and the Hendersons


11. Here you'll find out who got the Best Visual Effects award in 1988.
    Die Hard
    Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
    Without a Clue
    Willow


12. Interesting choices for the Best Special Effects award in 1989. Who might have been the winner? Was it the one of the three long-titled movies or was it the odd one out?
    The Abyss
    Back to the Future Part II
    The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
    Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade


13. Do you have any "trace" about who was the SFX award winner in 1990?
Can you "recall" that year? Should you do this, the answer would be very easy ... in your "dreams". The fact is it's pretty "hard" to
make a decision.
    Die Hard
    Dick Tracy
    Dreams
    Total Recall


14. Need a clue for the 1991 SFX winner? Well, I won't give it to you - this is much too easy.
    Beauty and the Beast
    Backdraft
    Terminator 2: Judgement Day
    Hook


15. The winner in 1992. (Suggestion: It may not be the one you'd expect)
    Death Becomes Her
    Alien 3
    Batman Returns
    Universal Soldier


16. This is the undisputed Best Special Effects winner from 1993.
    Jurassic Park
    Cliffhanger
    The Nightmare Before Christmas
    The Fugitive


17. Nice Oscar awards in 1994:
Best Picture : "Forrest Gump";
Best Actor : Tom Hanks, in "Forrest Gump";
Best Director : Robert Zemekis for "Forrest Gump";
and Best Special Effects ... this should be obvious (or not).
    The Mask
    Forrest Gump
    True Lies
    Highlander III


18. No more tricky questions. Who was the SFX award winner in 1995?
    Apollo 13
    Babe
    Braveheart
    Johnny Mnemonic


19. The 1996 Best Visual Effects Oscar goes to...
    Independence Day
    Dragonheart
    Twister
    The English Patient


20. Wow! Great special effects in the 1997 SFX nominated movies. Dinosaurs, aliens or big ships... Tough decision. Glad I'm not the one to make it.
    Men in Black
    Starship Troopers
    Titanic
    The Lost World


21. Who was the SFX award winner in 1998?
    What Dreams May Come
    Mighty Joe Young
    Armageddon
    Saving Private Ryan


22. One small step for a sequel, one giant leap for special effects - the winner of 1999 SFX Oscar.
    The Matrix
    Star Wars - Episode I: The Phantom Menace
    Stuart Little
    The Haunting


23. 2000: Earlier movies used special effects in order to fantasize about this year. But in 2000, the winner of the Special Effects award was...
    Hollow Man
    Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
    The Perfect Storm
    Gladiator


24. You can't possibly miss this one: Who was the SFX award winner in 2001?
    The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
    A.I. Artificial Intelligence
    Pearl Harbor
    Black Hawk Down


25. Some tough competitors for the 2002 Best Special Effects Award. Which proved to be the winning card? Was it the spinning Yoda, the 'tricksy' Gollum, the dastardly Green Goblin or MIB Michael Jackson?
    The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
    Spider-Man
    Men in Black II
    Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the clones


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