Phil Tippett

Visual Effects

Born: 1951-09-27

From: Berkeley, California

Gender: Male

Popularity: 0.9

Biography

Phil Tippett is an American filmmaker and multi-award-winning visual effects supervisor and producer, specializing in creature design, stop-motion, and computerized character animation. Over his career, he has assisted ILM, DreamWorks, and his own company Tippet Studios, with his work appearing in movies such as the original Star Wars trilogy, Jurassic Park, and RoboCop.

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Awards & Nominations3 won · 5 nominated

🏆 Won

Sitges Grand Honorary Award

2023

Nominated

Academy Award for Best Visual Effects

Starship Troopers

1998

Nominated

Academy Award for Best Visual Effects

Dragonheart

1997

🏆 Won

Academy Award for Best Visual Effects

Jurassic Park

1994

Nominated

Academy Award for Best Visual Effects

Jurassic Park

1994

Nominated

Academy Award for Best Visual Effects

Willow

1989

🏆 Won

Special Achievement Academy Award

1984

Nominated

Academy Award for Best Visual Effects

Dragonslayer

1982

Phil Tippett

Biography

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Awards & Nominations3 won · 5 nominated

Acting43 titles

Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi

SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back

Star Wars

The Making of The Empire Strikes Back

RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”

Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection

Return of the Jedi

RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop

Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy

Flesh + Steel: The Making of 'RoboCop'

LIGHT & MAGIC

American Scary

Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters

From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga

Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan

The Making of 'DragonHeart'

The Making of 'Jurassic Park'

Willow: The Making of an Adventure

The Movies That Made Us

The Last Drive-in with Joe Bob Briggs

Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex

The Creative Brain

Corporate Wars: The Making of 'RoboCop 2'

The Sci-Fi Boys

Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey

Worse Than the Demon

The Real History of Science Fiction

Icons Unearthed: Star Wars

Jurassic Punk

Return to Jurassic Park

In Search of Tomorrow

Star Wars : La Révolution Visuelle

Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001

Piranha

Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001

Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet

Slice!

Virus: Ghost in the Machine

Lost to Time: Unearthing the Primevals

Making Magic: The Artistry of Karel Zeman

Why Dinosaurs?

Yub-Nub! The Forgotten Ewok Adventures

Howard the Doc or: How I Learned to Start Quacking and Love the Bomb

Directing8 titles

Prehistoric Beast

Mad God: Part 2

Mad God

Mad God: Part 1

Mad God: Part 3

MutantLand

Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation

Dinosaur!

Writing2 titles

Mad God

MutantLand

Production7 titles

RoboCop

Starship Troopers

Mad God: Part 2

Mad God

Mad God: Part 1

RoboCop 2

Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation

Sound1 title

Mad God: Part 1

Art1 title

Mad God

Visual Effects33 titles

The Empire Strikes Back

Star Wars

Jurassic Park

Return of the Jedi

RoboCop

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

Star Wars: The Force Awakens