Paul Lambert

Paul Lambert is an English visual effects supervisor at Wylie Co. He has won four Academy Awards for Best Visual Effects, for Blade Runner 2049, First Man (2018), Dune (2021), and Dune: Part Two (2024). With his most recent victory, Lambert tied the record of a "perfect score" of four Oscar nominations and four wins that had been held by sound editor Mark Berger (and was since matched that same ceremony by filmmaker Sean Baker).

Selected filmography Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Life (2003) The Day After Tomorrow (2004) Stealth (2005) Letters from Iwo Jima (2006) Flags of Our Fathers (2006) Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007) The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009) Tron: Legacy (2010) The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) Oblivion (2013) Jack the Giant Slayer (2013) Gone Girl (2014) The Huntsman: Winter's War (2015) Blade Runner 2049 (2017) First Man (2018) Dune (2021) Dune: Part Two (2024) Project Hail Mary (2026)

Accolades Award Date of ceremony Category Film Result Ref Academy Awards 4 March 2018 Best Visual Effects Blade Runner 2049 24 February 2019 First Man 27 March 2022 Dune 2 March 2025 Dune: Part Two British Academy Film Awards 18 February 2018Best Special Visual Effects Blade Runner 2049 10 February 2019 First Man 13 March 2022 Dune 16 February 2025 Dune: Part Two