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Awards

J.D. Schwalm

9 wins & 22 nominations

Academy Awards, USA

  • Ryan Gosling in First Man (2018)
    2019 Winner Oscar
    • Best Achievement in Visual Effects
    • First Man
    Shared with: Paul Lambert · Ian Hunter · Tristan Myles

BAFTA Awards

  • Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss, Eréndira Ibarra, Jessica Henwick, and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II in The Matrix Resurrections (2021)
    2022 Nominee BAFTA Film Award
    • Best Achievement in Special Visual Effects
    • The Matrix Resurrections
    Shared with: Tom Debenham · Huw J. Evans · Dan Glass
  • Ryan Gosling in First Man (2018)
    2019 Nominee BAFTA Film Award
    • Best Achievement in Special Visual Effects
    • First Man
    Shared with: Ian Hunter · Paul Lambert · Tristan Myles

Primetime Emmy Awards

  • Jurnee Smollett and Jonathan Majors in Lovecraft Country (2020)
    2021 Nominee Primetime Emmy
    • Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Season or a Movie
    • Lovecraft Country
    Shared with: Kevin Blank · Robin Griffin · François Dumoulin · Pietro Ponti · Grant S.L. Walker · Robert C. Rhodes · Kevin McAllister · Paige Prokop

Satellite Awards

  • Ron Perlman, Michelle Yeoh, Peter Cullen, Pete Davidson, Colman Domingo, David Sobolov, Tongayi Chirisa, Dominique Fishback, Anthony Ramos, and Liza Koshy in Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023)
    2024 Nominee Satellite Award
    • Best Visual Effects
    • Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
    Shared with: Matt Aitken · Gary Brozenich · Ilya Churinov · Richard Little · Guillaume Murray
  • Chris Pratt and Yvonne Strahovski in The Tomorrow War (2021)
    2022 Nominee Satellite Award
    • Best Visual Effects
    • The Tomorrow War
    Shared with: James E. Price · Randy Starr · Sheldon Stopsack · Carmelo Leggiero

Visual Effects Society Awards

  • Civil War (2024)
    2025 Winner VES Award
    • Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature
    • Civil War
    Shared with: David Simpson · Christian Zeh · Freddy Salazar · Michelle Rose
  • CCH Pounder, Edie Falco, Brendan Cowell, Joel David Moore, Zoe Saldaña, Sam Worthington, Bailey Bass, and Britain Dalton in Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
    2023 Winner VES Award
    • Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature
    • Avatar: The Way of Water
    Shared with: Richard Baneham · Walter Garcia · Joe Letteri · Eric Saindon
  • CCH Pounder, Edie Falco, Brendan Cowell, Joel David Moore, Zoe Saldaña, Sam Worthington, Bailey Bass, and Britain Dalton in Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
    2023 Winner VES Award
    • Outstanding Special (Practical) Effects in a Photoreal Project
    • Avatar: The Way of Water
    "Current Machine and Wave Pool"
    Shared with: Richard Schwalm · Nick Rand · Robert Spurlock
  • Pierce Brosnan, Aldis Hodge, Dwayne Johnson, Sarah Shahi, and Noah Centineo in Black Adam (2022)
    2023 Nominee VES Award
    • Outstanding Special (Practical) Effects in a Photoreal Project
    • Black Adam
    "Robotic Flight"
    Shared with: Nick Rand · Andrew Hyde · Andrew Flessas
  • Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss, Eréndira Ibarra, Jessica Henwick, and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II in The Matrix Resurrections (2021)
    2022 Nominee VES Award
    • Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature
    • The Matrix Resurrections
    Shared with: Dan Glass · Nina Fallon · Tom Debenham · Huw J. Evans

Screamfest

  • Beneath (2013)
    2013 Winner Festival Trophy
    • Best Special Effects
    • Beneath

Houston Film Critics Society Awards

  • Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss, Eréndira Ibarra, Jessica Henwick, and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II in The Matrix Resurrections (2021)
    2022 Nominee HFCS Award
    • Best Visual Effects
    • The Matrix Resurrections
    Shared with: Dan Glass · Tom Debenham · Huw J. Evans

Online Film & Television Association

  • Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss, Eréndira Ibarra, Jessica Henwick, and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II in The Matrix Resurrections (2021)
    2022 Nominee OFTA Film Award
    • Best Visual Effects
    • The Matrix Resurrections
    Shared with: Tom Debenham · Huw J. Evans · Dan Glass
  • Ryan Gosling in First Man (2018)
    2019 2nd Place OFTA Film Award
    • Best Visual Effects
    • First Man
    Shared with: Paul Lambert · Ian Hunter · Tristan Myles

Awards Circuit Community Awards

  • Ryan Gosling in First Man (2018)
    2019 Nominee ACCA
    • Best Visual Effects
    • First Man
    Shared with: Paul Lambert · Ian Hunter · Tristan Myles

International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA)

  • Ryan Gosling in First Man (2018)
    2019 Nominee INOCA
    • Best Visual Effects
    • First Man
    Shared with: Paul Lambert · Ian Hunter · Tristan Myles

Gold Derby Awards

  • Ryan Gosling in First Man (2018)
    2019 Nominee Gold Derby Film Award
    • Visual Effects
    • First Man
    Shared with: Paul Lambert · Ian Hunter · Tristan Myles

Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) Awards

  • Paul Giamatti, Dwayne Johnson, Jesse Plemons, Edgar Ramírez, Emily Blunt, and Jack Whitehall in Jungle Cruise (2021)
    2021 Nominee AACTA Award
    • Best Visual Effects or Animation
    • Jungle Cruise
    Shared with: Jim Berney · Jake Morrison · Jamie Macdougall · Marla Neto Henshaw · Malte Sarnes

Chicago Independent Film Critics Circle Awards

  • Ryan Gosling in First Man (2018)
    2019 Winner CIFCC Award
    • Best Visual Effects
    • First Man
    Shared with: Paul Lambert · Ian Hunter · Tristan Myles

Latino Entertainment Journalists Association Film Awards

  • Ryan Gosling in First Man (2018)
    2019 Nominee LEJA Award
    • Best Visual Effects
    • First Man
    Shared with: Paul Lambert · Ian Hunter · Tristan Myles

Hollywood Professional Association Awards

  • Paul Giamatti, Dwayne Johnson, Jesse Plemons, Edgar Ramírez, Emily Blunt, and Jack Whitehall in Jungle Cruise (2021)
    2021 Nominee HPA Award
    • Outstanding Visual Effects - Theatrical Feature
    • Jungle Cruise
    Shared with: Luke Millar · Chad Wiebe · Jim Berney · Marla Neto Henshaw

Chicago Indie Critics Awards (CIC)

  • Civil War (2024)
    2025 Nominee Windie
    • Best Visual Effects
    • Civil War
    Shared with: Freddy Salazar · David Simpson · Christian Zeh
  • Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss, Eréndira Ibarra, Jessica Henwick, and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II in The Matrix Resurrections (2021)
    2022 Nominee CIC Award
    • Best Visual Effects
    • The Matrix Resurrections
    Shared with: Dan Glass · Huw J. Evans · Tom Debenham

Seattle Film Critics Society

  • Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss, Eréndira Ibarra, Jessica Henwick, and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II in The Matrix Resurrections (2021)
    2022 Nominee SFCS Award
    • Best Visual Effects
    • The Matrix Resurrections
    Shared with: Dan Glass · Huw J. Evans · Tom Debenham
  • Ryan Gosling in First Man (2018)
    2018 Nominee SFCS Award
    • Best Visual Effects
    • First Man
    Shared with: Paul Lambert · Ian Hunter · Tristan Myles

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