Allen Hall

Allen Hall (born May 4, 1946) is an American special effects artist who has won two Academy Awards and two BAFTA awards.

, he has 65 film credits since he began his career in 1979.

Oscar history (In the category Best Visual Effects)

1991 Academy Awards-Backdraft, nomination shared with Scott Farrar, Clay Pinney and Mikael Salomon. Lost to Terminator 2: Judgment Day. 1994 Academy Awards-Forrest Gump, shared with George Murphy, Ken Ralston and Stephen Rosenbaum. Won. 1998 Academy Awards-Mighty Joe Young, nomination shared with Rick Baker, Jim Mitchell and Hoyt Yeatman. Lost to What Dreams May Come. 2006 Academy Awards-Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, shared with Charles Gibson, Hal Hickel and John Knoll. Won.

Selected filmography 300: Rise of an Empire (2014) Man of Steel (2013) Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007) Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003) How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) U-571 (2000) Babe: Pig in the City (1998) Contact (1997) Forrest Gump (1994) Backdraft (1991) Top Gun (1986) The Man with Two Brains (1983) Popeye (1980)