‘Avatar’ Visual Effects Oscar Winners Played Off In James Cameron-Free Speech; Jimmy Kimmel Jokes They Had Wanted To Announce Their After-Party At “CGI Fridays”

The team behind Avatar: The Way of Water‘s long-expected Oscar win for Visual Effects learned first-hand how committed Academy officials and show producers are to keeping things moving. Richard Baneham, one of four winners along with Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon and Daniel Barrett, took the trophy first and thanked director James Cameron, who was not […]

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