Bruce Nicholson is a Oscar winning special effects artist who received the Special Achievement Academy Award at the 1980 for the visual effects of the film Empire Strikes Back. Which he shared with Brian Johnson, Richard Edlund and Dennis Muren. He won his first Oscar for Raiders of the Lost Ark at the 1981 in the category of Best Visual Effects. Which he shared his award with Richard Edlund, Kit West and Joe Johnston. He got one more Oscar nomination, at the 1982 for the film Poltergeist, which lost to E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. He has worked on nearly 50 films since 1977. 

January 1st, 2000 in (Age 24)