Who is Richard Baneham, the Irish animator who just won his third Oscar?

Dubliner Richard Baneham was among the winners on the Oscars night as Avatar: Fire and Ash took home the award for Best Visual Effects, marking a third Oscar for the animator

Daniel Barrett, from left, Eric Saindon, Richard Baneham, and Joe Letteri, winners of the award for visual effects for Avatar: Fire and Ash. Picture: Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP.

Dublin animator Richard Baneham secured his third Oscar at the 98th Academy Awards on Sunday night.

Baneham, who hails from Tallaght, shared the Best Visual Effects win with Daniel Barrett, Eric Saindon, and Joe Letteri, who all collaborated on  Avatar: Fire and Ash, the third instalment in director James Cameron’s sci-fi fantasy film series.