Nominees and winners (bold face) of the Academy Awards for Best Special Effects (Archaic Category):

• 1962
  • The Longest Day - Robert MacDonald, Jacques Maumont
  • Mutiny on the Bounty (1962) - A. Arnold Gillespie, Milo Lory
• 1961
  • The Absent-Minded Professor - Robert A. Mattey, Eustace Lycett
  • The Guns of Navarone - Bill Warrington, Vivian C. Greenham
• 1960
  • The Last Voyage - A.J. Lohman
  • The Time Machine - Gene Warren, Tim Baar
• 1959
  • Ben-Hur - A. Arnold Gillespie, Robert MacDonald, Milo Lory
  • Journey to the Center of the Earth - L. B. Abbott, James B. Gordon, Carl Faulkner
• 1958
  • Torpedo Run - A. Arnold Gillespie, Harold Humbrock
  • tom thumb - Tom Howard
• 1957
  • The Enemy Below - Walter Rossi
  • The Spirit of St. Louis - Louis Lichtenfield
• 1956
  • Forbidden Planet - A. Arnold Gillespie, Irving Ries, Wesley C. Miller
  • The Ten Commandments - John Fulton
• 1955
  • The Bridges at Toko-Ri - Paramount Studio
  • The Dam Busters - Associated British Picture Corporation, Ltd.
  • The Rains of Ranchipur - 20th Century-Fox Studio
• 1954
  • 20,000 Leagues under the Sea - Walt Disney Studios
  • Hell and High Water - 20th Century-Fox Studio
  • Them! - Warner Bros. Studio
• 1953
  • The War of the Worlds - Paramount Studio
• 1952
  • Plymouth Adventure - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
• 1951
  • When Worlds Collide - Paramount
• 1950
  • Destination Moon - George Pal Productions
  • Samson and Delilah - Cecil B. DeMille Productions
• 1949
  • Mighty Joe Young (1949) - ARKO Productions
  • Tulsa - Walter Wanger Pictures
• 1948
  • Deep Waters - Ralph Hammeras, Fred Sersen, Edward Snyder, Roger Heman (spfx)
  • Portrait of Jennie - Paul Eagler, J. McMillan Johnson, Russell Shearman, Clarence Slifer, Charles Freeman, James G. Stewart
• 1947
  • Green Dolphin Street - A. Arnold Gillespie, Warren Newcombe, Douglas Shearer, Michael Steinore
  • Unconquered - Farciot Edouart, Devereux Jennings, Gordon Jennings, Wallace Kelley, Paul Lerpae, George Dutton
• 1946
  • Blithe Spirit - Thomas Howard
  • A Stolen Life - William McGann, Nathan Levinson
• 1945
  • Captain Eddie - Fred Sersen, Sol Halprin, Roger Heman (spfx), Harry Leonard
  • Spellbound - Jack Cosgrove
  • They Were Expendable - A. Arnold Gillespie, Donald Jahraus, Robert A. MacDonald, Michael Steinore
  • A Thousand and One Nights - Lawrence W. Butler, Ray Bomba
  • Wonder Man - John Fulton, Arthur W. Johns
• 1944
  • The Adventures of Mark Twain - Paul Detlefsen, John Crouse, Nathan Levinson
  • Days of Glory - Vernon L. Walker, James G. Stewart, Roy Granville
  • Secret Command - David Allen (spec fx), Ray Cory, Robert Wright, Russell Malmgren, Harry Kusnick
  • Since You Went Away - John R. Cosgrove, Arthur Johns
  • The Story of Dr. Wassell - Gordon Jennings, Farciot Edouart, George Dutton
  • Thirty Seconds over Tokyo - A. Arnold Gillespie, Donald Jahraus, Warren Newcombe, Douglas Shearer
  • Wilson - Fred Sersen, Roger Heman (spfx)
• 1943
  • Air Force - Hans Koenekamp, Rex Wimpy, Nathan Levinson
  • Bombardier - Vernon L. Walker, James G. Stewart, Roy Granville
  • Crash Dive - Fred Sersen, Roger Heman (spfx)
  • The North Star - Clarence Slifer, R. O. Binger, Thomas T. Moulton
  • So Proudly We Hail! - Gordon Jennings, Farciot Edouart, George Dutton
  • Stand By for Action - A. Arnold Gillespie, Donald Jahraus, Michael Steinore
• 1942
  • The Black Swan - Fred Sersen, Roger Heman (spfx), George Leverett
  • Desperate Journey - Byron Haskin, Nathan Levinson
  • Flying Tigers - Howard Lydecker, Daniel J. Bloomberg
  • Invisible Agent - John Fulton, Bernard B. Brown
  • Jungle Book (1942) - Lawrence Butler, William H. Wilmarth
  • Mrs. Miniver - A. Arnold Gillespie, Warren Newcombe, Douglas Shearer
  • The Navy Comes Through - Vernon L. Walker, James G. Stewart
  • One of Our Aircraft Is Missing - Ronald Neame, C. C. Stevens
  • The Pride of the Yankees - Jack Cosgrove, Ray Binger, Thomas T. Moulton
  • Reap the Wild Wind - Gordon Jennings, Farciot Edouart, William L. Pereira, Louis Mesenkop
• 1941
  • Aloma of the South Seas - Farciot Edouart, Gordon Jennings, Louis Mesenkop
  • Dive Bomber - [
  • Flight Command - A. Arnold Gillespie, Douglas Shearer
  • I Wanted Wings - Farciot Edouart, Gordon Jennings, Louis Mesenkop
  • The Invisible Woman - John Fulton, John Hall
  • The Sea Wolf - Byron Haskin, Nathan Levinson
  • That Hamilton Woman - Lawrence Butler, William H. Wilmarth
  • Topper Returns - Roy Seawright, Elmer Raguse
  • A Yank in the R.A.F. - Fred Sersen, E. H. Hansen
• 1940
  • The Blue Bird - Fred Sersen, E. H. Hansen
  • Boom Town - A. Arnold Gillespie, Douglas Shearer
  • The Boys from Syracuse - John P. Fulton, Bernard B. Brown, Joseph Lapis
  • Dr. Cyclops - Gordon Jennings, Farciot Edouart
  • Foreign Correspondent - Paul Eagler, Thomas T. Moulton
  • The Invisible Man Returns - John P. Fulton, Bernard B. Brown, William Hedgecock
  • The Long Voyage Home - R. T. Layton, R. O. Binger, Thomas T. Moulton
  • One Million B.C. - Roy Seawright, Elmer Raguse
  • Rebecca - Jack Cosgrove, Arthur Johns
  • The Sea Hawk - Byron Haskin, Nathan Levinson
  • Swiss Family Robinson - Vernon L. Walker, John O. Aalberg
  • The Thief of Bagdad - Lawrence Butler, Jack Whitney
  • Typhoon - Farciot Edouart, Gordon Jennings, Loren Ryder
  • Women in War - Howard J. Lydecker, William Bradford, Ellis J. Thackery, Herbert Norsch
• 1939
  • Gone with the Wind - John R. Cosgrove, Fred Albin, Arthur Johns
  • Only Angels Have Wings - Roy Davidson, Edwin C. Hahn
  • The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex - Byron Haskin, Nathan Levinson
  • The Rains Came - Fred Sersen, E. H. Hansen
  • Topper Takes a Trip - Roy Seawright
  • Union Pacific - Farciot Edouart, Gordon Jennings, Loren Ryder
  • The Wizard of Oz - A. Arnold Gillespie, Douglas Shearer