was built for a completely computer-generated flight shot. Awards Craig Barron won the 2009 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and BAFTA Awards for achievement in visual effects for MWD's work in David Fincher’s The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. He was also nominated for achievement in visual effects by the Academy and BAFTA for shots created at MWD for Batman Returns (1992) and The Truman Show (1998). Barron, along with MWD team members, Michael Pangrazio, Charlie Mullin and Bill Mather, won an Emmy for outstanding visual effects for By Dawn's Early Light in 1990. Matte World Digital is listed 76th in Animation Career Review's "Top 100 Most Influential Animation Studios of All-Time." Selected filmography Hugo, 2011 Captain America: The First Avenger, 2011 Alice in Wonderland, 2010 Terminator Salvation, 2009 X-Men Origins: Wolverine, 2009 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, 2008 The Golden Compass, 2007 Zodiac, 2007 Invincible, 2006 Greece: Secrets of the Past, 2006 The Work and the Glory, 2004 Catwoman, 2004 The Last Samurai, 2003 The Ring, 2002 Lewis & Clark: Great Journey West, 2002 Murder by Numbers, 2002 The Majestic, 2001 Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, 2001 Jurassic Park III, 2001 Cats & Dogs, 2001 The Mummy Returns, 2001 Antitrust, 2001 Dr. T & the Women, 2000 X-Men, 2000 Mission: Impossible 2, 2000 The Testaments of One Fold and One Shepherd, 2000 The Green Mile, 1999 The Insider, 1999 October Sky, 1999 Soldier, 1998 Return to Paradise, 1998The Truman Show, 1998The Newton Boys, 1998Great Expectations, 1998Kundun, 1997Wag the Dog, 1997Titanic, 1997A Simple Wish, 1997Con Air, 1997The Evening Star, 1996Star Trek: First Contact, 1996The Stupids, 1996Independence Day, 1996Diabolique, 1996Broken Arrow, 1996Dunston Checks In, 1996Casino, 1995Hackers, 1995Bushwhacked, 1995Operation Dumbo Drop, 1995Tall Tale, 1995The Jungle Book, 1994Clear and Present Danger, 1994The Shadow, 1994City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold, 1994Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, 1994Ghost in the Machine, 1993Demolition Man, 1993Malice, 1993The Real McCoy, 1993Hocus Pocus, 1993Hot Shots! Part Deux, 1993A Far Off Place, 1993Sommersby, 1993Lorenzo's Oil, 1992Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, 1992Bram Stoker’s Dracula, 1992Captain Ron, 1992Batman Returns, 1992Far and Away, 1992Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, 1991Terminator 2: Judgment Day, 1991Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, 1991Flight of the Intruder, 1991Avalon, 1990Darkman, 1990Arachnophobia, 1990RoboCop 2, 1990Gremlins 2: The New Batch, 1990By Dawn's Early Light (television), 1990Prancer, 1989 References Further readingThe Invisible Art: The Legends of Movie Matte Painting'' by Craig Barron and Mark Cotta Vaz,