Dan Lemmon

Dan Lemmon
EducationBrigham Young University
OccupationVisual effects artist
Years active1997–present

Dan Lemmon is a New Zealand visual effects supervisor. In 2012, he was nominated for an Academy Award for the movie Rise of the Planet of the Apes. This was in the category of Academy Award for Best Visual Effects, his nomination was shared with Daniel Barrett, Joe Letteri and R. Christopher White.[1]

His second nomination was at the 87th Academy Awards for the film Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. His nomination was shared with Letteri, Barrett, and Erik Winquist.[2] He received his third nomination (and first win) at the 89th Academy Awards for The Jungle Book, together with Robert Legato, Adam Valdez, and Andrew R. Jones.[3] His fourth nomination was at the 90th Academy Awards for the film War for the Planet of the Apes, together with Letteri, Barrett, and Joel Whist. His fifth nomination was at the 95th Academy Awards for the superhero film, The Batman, with Russell Earl, Anders Langlands and Dominic Tuohy.[citation needed]

Early career

Lemmon graduated from Brigham Young University (BYU) and was one of the early students in the BYU Center for Animation.[4] One of Lemmon's earliest credits was for modeling, coloring, lighting, and compositing work on Titanic.[5]

Filmography

Awards and honors

Academy Awards

Year Nominated work Category Result Ref.
2012 Rise of the Planet of the Apes Academy Award for Best Visual Effects Nominated [6]
2015 Dawn of the Planet of the Apes Nominated [7]
2017 The Jungle Book Won [8]
2018 War for the Planet of the Apes Nominated [9]
2023 The Batman Nominated [10]

References

  1. ^ "The 84th Academy Awards (2012) Nominees". oscars.org. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  2. ^ "87th Academy Awards". Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  3. ^ Merry, Stephanie (24 January 2017). "Oscar nominations 2017: Complete list of nominees; 'La La Land's' 14 ties record". The Washington Post. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  4. ^ Carter, Edward L. "Software paves way for Y. artists", Deseret News, 10 February 1998. Retrieved on 12 April 2021.
  5. ^ Tripp, Stephanie. "From Poor Art Student to Employable Graduate", Y Magazine, Spring 1998. Retrieved on 12 April 2021.
  6. ^ "The 84th Academy Awards | 2012". 7 October 2014.
  7. ^ "The 87th Academy Awards | 2015". 10 March 2015.
  8. ^ "The 89th Academy Awards | 2017". 18 April 2017.
  9. ^ "The 90th Academy Awards | 2018". 15 April 2019.
  10. ^ "The 95th Academy Awards | 2023". 15 April 2019.


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