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Ara Khanikian

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Ara Khanikian is known for Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014), The Aeronauts (2019) and Source Code (2011).
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    • Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys
      • 1 win & 7 nominations total

    Known for

    Edward Norton, Zach Galifianakis, Amy Ryan, Naomi Watts, Emma Stone, and Andrea Riseborough in Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014)
    Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
    7.7
    • Visual Effects
    • 2014
    Felicity Jones and Eddie Redmayne in The Aeronauts (2019)
    The Aeronauts
    6.6
    • Visual Effects
    • 2019
    Cas Anvar, Vera Farmiga, Jake Gyllenhaal, Jeffrey Wright, Michelle Monaghan, and Michael Arden in Source Code (2011)
    Source Code
    7.5
    • Visual Effects
    • 2011
    Simon Pegg, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldaña, Sofia Boutella, and Chris Pine in Star Trek Beyond (2016)
    Star Trek Beyond
    7.0
    • Visual Effects
    • 2016

    Credits

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    Visual Effects

    • Rebecca Ferguson and Ashley Zukerman in Silo (2023)
      Silo
      8.1
      TV Series
      • visual effects executive supervisor: Rodeo FX
      • 2026
    • Kurt Russell, Wyatt Russell, Ren Watabe, Anders Holm, Anna Sawai, Kiersey Clemons, and Mari Yamamoto in Monarch: Legacy of Monsters (2023)
      Monarch: Legacy of Monsters
      7.0
      TV Series
      • vfx executive supervisor: Rodeo FX
      • 2026
    • Jaafar Jackson in Michael (2026)
      Michael
      7.4
      • visual effects executive supervisor: Rodeo FX
      • 2026
    • Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Natalia Dyer, Caleb McLaughlin, Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard, Charlie Heaton, Noah Schnapp, and Gaten Matarazzo in Stranger Things (2016)
      Stranger Things
      8.6
      TV Series
      • executive vfx supervisor: Rodeo FX
      • 2025
    • Rhea Seehorn in Pluribus (2025)
      Pluribus
      7.9
      TV Series
      • visual effects supervisor: Rodeo FX
      • 2025
    • It: Welcome to Derry (2025)
      It: Welcome to Derry
      7.9
      TV Series
      • executive vfx supervisor: Rodeo FX
      • 2025
    • Mark Wahlberg, Michelle Monaghan, Peter Lindsey, Theodore Lindsey, Zoe Colletti, and Van Crosby in The Family Plan 2 (2025)
      The Family Plan 2
      5.6
      • visual effects executive supervisor: Rodeo FX
      • 2025
    • Bob Odenkirk in Normal (2025)
      Normal
      6.3
      • visual effects executive supervisor
      • 2025
    • Charlie Vickers in The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (2022)
      The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
      6.8
      TV Series
      • visual effects supervisor
      • 2022–2024
    • Millie Bobby Brown in Damsel (2024)
      Damsel
      6.1
      • visual effects additional supervisor: Rodeo FX
      • 2024
    • Bob Odenkirk in Better Call Saul (2015)
      Better Call Saul
      9.0
      TV Series
      • visual effects supervisor
      • visual effects supervisor: Rodeo FX
      • 2020–2022
    • Tim Roth, Michelle Yeoh, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Benedict Wong, Meng'er Zhang, Simu Liu, Awkwafina, and Florian Munteanu in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)
      Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
      7.3
      • visual effects supervisor: Rodeo FX
      • 2021
    • Paul Giamatti, Dwayne Johnson, Jesse Plemons, Edgar Ramírez, Emily Blunt, and Jack Whitehall in Jungle Cruise (2021)
      Jungle Cruise
      6.5
      • visual effects supervisor: Rodeo FX
      • 2021
    • Mads Mikkelsen, David Oyelowo, Nick Jonas, Tom Holland, Daisy Ridley, and Cynthia Erivo in Chaos Walking (2021)
      Chaos Walking
      5.7
      • additional visual effects supervisor: Rodeo FX
      • 2021
    • Toys Storage. The Animation Hysteria (2021)
      Toys Storage. The Animation Hysteria
      • visual effects advisor (segment "Atmosphere")
      • 2021

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