Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Visual Effects

The Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Visual Effects is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Broadcast Film Critics Association. It was first presented in 2009.

List of winners and nominees

• "†" indicates an Academy Award win for Best Visual Effects
• "‡" indicates an Academy Award nomination for Best Visual Effects

2000s

2009: Avatar †

• 2012
• District 9 ‡
• The Lovely Bones
• Star Trek ‡

2010s

2010: Inception †

• Alice in Wonderland ‡
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 ‡
• Tron: Legacy

2011: Rise of the Planet of the Apes ‡

• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 ‡
• Hugo †
• Super 8
• The Tree of Life

2012: Life of Pi †

• The Avengers ‡
• Cloud Atlas
• The Dark Knight Rises
• The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey ‡

2013: Gravity †

• The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug ‡
• Iron Man 3 ‡
• Pacific Rim
• Star Trek Into Darkness ‡

2014: Dawn of the Planet of the Apes ‡

• Edge of Tomorrow
• Guardians of the Galaxy ‡
• The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
• Interstellar †

2015: Mad Max: Fury Road ‡

• Ex Machina †
• Jurassic World
• The Martian ‡
• The Revenant ‡
• The Walk

2016: The Jungle Book †

• Arrival
• Doctor Strange ‡
• Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
• A Monster Calls

2017: War for the Planet of the Apes ‡

• Blade Runner 2049 ‡
• Dunkirk
• The Shape of Water
• Thor: Ragnarok
• Wonder Woman