SFX Wizard Stan Winston passes away at 62

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Stan Winston, an Oscar-winning visual effects artist, has died at age 62.

Winston died at home Sunday evening after a seven-year struggle with multiple myeloma, according to a rep from Stan Winston Studio.

"Stan died peacefully at home surrounded by family," a spokeswoman said.

Winston won three visual effects Oscars and earned multiple nominations. His first Oscar was for James Cameron's "Aliens" (1986). Winston later won for "Terminator 2: Judgment Day" (1992) and 1993's "Jurassic Park."

In lieu of flowers, Winston's family is requesting that donations be made to his charities of choice, a list of which will be posted here shortly.

 

[newnameman]

WTF

 

[BassBomb]

I loved T2 and JP

I still remembered when I first saw JP and the guy gets dragged into the Velociraptor cage
"SHOOT HER"

Also when the T-Rex shows up and starts splittin the cables to get out of the fence

 

[StormRider]

Wow, I didn't know he was sick.

:beer: A toast to one of the great SFX Wizards of all time!

 

[Anubis]

please tell me im not the only one who read that as SEX Wizard

 

[nakedfrog]

Originally posted by: Anubis
please tell me im not the only one who read that as SEX Wizard

No, you're not.

I put on my robe and wizard hat.

 

[sdifox]

rip

 

[MotF Bane]

It seems like the charity donations instead of flowers thing is becoming more common.

 

[brownzilla786]

Noooooooooooo

His work in T2 was amazing

 

[oddyager]

THis is a sad day for all of cinema. His work was INCREDIBLE. I remember watching Aliens and Terminator 2 (two of my all time favorites) for the first time on the big screen and I was in complete awe. Watching the movies now, decades later and it is just simply unbelievable. It really puts some of today's work to shame. He knew his stuff well.

 

[eplebnista]

 

[MmmSkyscraper]

Originally posted by: Anubis
please tell me im not the only one who read that as SEX Wizard

I'm sure he wouldn't have complained if they ran with that headline

 

[Ricochet]

RIP SFX Legend.

The films mentioned barely even scratched the surface of the amount of work he has done. I've seen his name in so many sci-fi & horror movies.

Thanks for all of your great work, Stan. You left us too early.