What was it like to win an Academy Award for Babe in 1995?
Unexpected. Very unexpected. It was a big surprise. The highlight was the nominating process where you have to be in LA at the ‘bake off’ with a 15-minute cut of your film showing all of the effects that you’ve done. There is a question and answer session and you answer directly to the 200 voting members of the Visual Effects branch of the Academy. They understand what you have done so it’s an honour and a thrill to receive a nomination from them. Once the nomination has been announced, the 6500 members of the Academy get to vote. You can’t beat getting your name called out on the night either. Will Smith presented me with my Academy Award because he was Mr Visual Effects at the time because of Independence Day.
