From Ballyfermot to Middle Earth and Pandora: The career of two-time Oscar winner Richard Baneham

The Dublin man has worked on some of the highest-grossing and most visually groundbreaking films of all time
From Ballyfermot to Middle Earth and Pandora: The career of two-time Oscar winner Richard Baneham

Richard Baneham is congratulated after winning the Best Visual Effects award for Avatar: The Way of Water during the 95th Annual Academy Awards. Picture: Kevin Winter/Getty Images

At Sunday night's 95th Academy Awards, Dubliner Richard Baneham — together with Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon and Daniel Barrett — secured his second Oscar for Best Visual Effects for his work on Avatar: Way of Water.

During his 30-plus year career, Richard Baneham has worked on some of the highest-grossing and most visually groundbreaking films of all time.

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