The Empire Strikes Back
Release Date: May 21, 1980
Director(s):
Irvin Kershner
Client(s):
20th Century Fox and Lucasfilm Ltd.
Completed credits? Yes
Credits
Miniature and Optical Effects Unit
Special Visual Effects
Effects Director of Photography
Effects Cameramen
Camera Operators
Assistant Cameramen
Selwyn Eddy III (credited as Selwyn Eddy)
Optical Photography Supervisor
Optical Printer Operators
Optical Line-Up
Optical Coordinator
Laboratory Technicians
Art Director - Visual Effects
Assistant Art Director
Stop Motion Animation
Stop Motion Technicians
Matte Painting Supervisor
Matte Artists
Matte Photography
Additional Matte Photography
Matte Photography Assistant
Chief Modelmaker
Modelshop Foreman
Model Makers
Animation and Rotoscope Supervisor
Animators
Visual Effects Editorial Supervisor
Effects Editor
Assistant Effects Editors
Apprentice Editor
Production Administrator
Production Secretary
Production Associate
Production Accountant
Assistant Accountants
Production Assistant
Transportation
Still Photographer
Lab Assistant
Electronic Systems Designer
Systems Programming
Electronic Engineers
Special Projects Coordinator
Equipment Engineering Supervisor
Design Engineer
Machinists
Draftsman
Special Projects
Supervising Stage Technician
Ted Moehnke (credited as T.E. Moehnke)
Stage Technicians
Robert Finley Jr. (credited as Bobby Finley)
Miniature Pyrotechnics
Joe Viskocil (credited as Joseph Viskocil)
Optical Printer Component Manufacturer
Camera and Movement Design
Special Optics Designer
Special Optics Fabrication
Optical Printer Component Engineering
High Speed Camera Movements
Ultra High Speed Camera
Awards
Win:
Best Achievement in Visual Effects -
Academy Award (Oscar)
Awarded: March 31, 1981 (Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences)
Win:
Best Special Effects -
Saturn Award
Nominees: Richard Edlund and Brian Johnson
Awarded: January 01, 1981 (The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films)