ACCEPTANCE SPEECH: VISUAL EFFECTS - AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER

By Oscars® and Academy Awards® and Olivia Marshall

First Published 17/03/2023

Location: LA

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"AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER"

Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon and Daniel Barrett

RICHARD BANEHAM:  Go raibh maith agat.  To James Cameron  Jim Cameron who's thumbprint, artistic thumbprint is on every frame of this movie.  And Jon Landau who is the engine who drove us forward.  We accept these awards on behalf of a very, very large crew.  I would like to thank the LAB in LA  the LAB and the stage crew in both L.A. and New Zealand, and Weta FX.  They're 2,000 strong in some ways.  And Lina with the production team, and Joe leading the artists, an army of artists, and the amazingly talented supervisor that we have.  The effects sat on the shoulders of our actors.  Their performances are everything.

ERIC SAINDON:  And we need to thank our families