Frankenstein and The Lost Bus are recognized while ILM also contributes to two other nominated films.
The BAFTA Film Awards announced their 2026 nominees today, and artists from Industrial Light & Magic have earned two nominations in Outstanding Visual Effects for their work on Frankenstein and The Lost Bus.
ILM visual effects supervisor Ivan Busquets joins fellow visual effects supervisors Dennis Berardi and Ayo Burgess and model effects supervisor José Granell for director Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein.
And for The Lost Bus from director Paul Greengrass, ILM visual effects supervisor David Zaretti joins production visual effects supervisor Charlie Noble and special effects coordinator Brandon K. McLaughlin.
Additionally, ILM contributed to other Outstanding Visual Effects nominees Avatar: Fire and Ash and F1.
Congratulations to our ILM nominees! The 2026 BAFTA Film Awards will be held on February 22 in London. Read the full list of nominations here.
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Read more about The Lost Bus here on ILM.com:
Rendering a Rescue: ILM’s Dave Zaretti on the Visual Effects of ‘The Lost Bus’
