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| birth_place  = [[Salt Lake City, Utah, USA]]
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| yearsactive = 1979–present
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'''Allen Hall''' (born May 4, 1946) is an American special effects artist who has won two [[Academy Awards]] and two [[BAFTA]] awards.

{{As of|2014}}, he has 65 film credits since he began his career in 1979.

==Oscar history==
(In the category [[Academy Award for Best Visual Effects|Best Visual Effects]])

*[[64th Academy Awards|1991 Academy Awards]]-''[[Backdraft (film)|Backdraft]]'', nomination shared with [[Scott Farrar]], [[Clay Pinney]] and [[Mikael Salomon]]. Lost to ''[[Terminator 2: Judgment Day]]''.<ref name="Oscars1992">{{Cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1992 |title=The 64th Academy Awards (1992) Nominees and Winners |access-date=March 15, 2014|work=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences|publisher=AMPAS}}</ref>
*[[67th Academy Awards|1994 Academy Awards]]-''[[Forrest Gump]]'', shared with [[George Murphy (special effects artist)|George Murphy]], [[Ken Ralston]] and [[Stephen Rosenbaum]]. '''Won'''.<ref name="Oscars1995">{{Cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1995 |title=The 67th Academy Awards (1995) Nominees and Winners |access-date=2014-03-15|work=oscars.org}}</ref>
*[[71st Academy Awards|1998 Academy Awards]]-''[[Mighty Joe Young (1998 film)|Mighty Joe Young]]'', nomination shared with [[Rick Baker]], [[Jim Mitchell (visual effects artist)|Jim Mitchell]] and [[Hoyt Yeatman]]. Lost to ''[[What Dreams May Come (film)|What Dreams May Come]]''.<ref name="Oscars1999">{{Cite news |url= http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1999 |title=The 71st Academy Awards (1999) Nominees and Winners |access-date=March 15, 2014|work=[[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]]|publisher=AMPAS}}</ref>
*[[79th Academy Awards|2006 Academy Awards]]-''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest]]'', shared with [[Charles Gibson (special effects artist)|Charles Gibson]], [[Hal Hickel]] and [[John Knoll]]. '''Won'''.<ref name="Oscars2007">{{Cite news|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2007 |title=The 79th Academy Awards (2007) Nominees and Winners |access-date=March 15, 2014|work=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences|publisher=AMPAS}}</ref>

==Selected filmography==
*''[[300: Rise of an Empire]]'' (2014)
*''[[Man of Steel (film)|Man of Steel]]'' (2013)
*''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End]]'' (2007)
*''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest]]'' (2006)
*''[[Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines]]'' (2003)
*''[[How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000 film)|How the Grinch Stole Christmas]]'' (2000)
*''[[U-571 (film)|U-571]]'' (2000)
*''[[Babe: Pig in the City]]'' (1998)
*''[[Contact (1997 American film)|Contact]]'' (1997)
*''[[Forrest Gump]]'' (1994)
*''[[Backdraft (film)|Backdraft]]'' (1991)
*''[[Top Gun]]'' (1986)
*''[[The Man with Two Brains]]'' (1983)
*''[[Popeye (1980 film)|Popeye]]'' (1980)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb name|id=0355292|name=Allen Hall}}

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[[Category:1946 births]]
[[Category:Best Visual Effects Academy Award winners]]
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