the ad. Comic book films In the mid-1990s, Dykstra was supervisor for the special effects of Batman Forever and Batman & Robin. He was also Senior Visual Effects Supervisor for Stuart Little. Dykstra was the visual effects designer on the first two Spider-Man films, and received an Oscar for Best Visual Effects for his work on Spider-Man 2. He acted as the visual effects designer on X-Men: First Class, ensuring the six effects companies involved delivered all the shots required despite the tight schedule. Video games In 1987, Dykstra directed the full-motion video game Sewer Shark, originally intended for Hasbro's VHS-based NEMO console. When Hasbro abandoned the project, the system's creator Tom Zito acquired the rights to the game. In 1992, Sewer Shark was converted to the Sega CD by Zito's Digital Pictures, and released as a launch title for the system. Academy Awards Two Academy Awards for Best Visual Effects 1978 (50th): for Best Visual Effects for Star Wars (1977), shared with John Stears, Richard Edlund, Grant McCune, and Robert Blalack 2005 (77th): for Best Visual Effects for Spider-Man 2 (2004), shared with Scott Stokdyk, Anthony LaMolinara, and John Frazier One Academy Award for Technical Achievement 1978 (50th): "for the development of the Dykstraflex Camera" for Star Wars (1977), shared with Alvah J. Miller and Jerry Jeffress Other awards Saturn Awards 1978: for Best Special Effects for Star Wars (1977), shared with John Stears 1980: for Best Special Effects for Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979), shared with Douglas Trumbull and Richard Yuricich 2005: for Best Special Effects for Spider-Man 2 (2004), shared with Scott Stokdyk, Anthony LaMolinara, and John Frazier Primetime Emmy Awards 1979: for Outstanding Individual Achievement and Creative Technical Crafts for the pilot episode (Saga of a Star World) from the 1978 Battlestar Galactica TV series, shared with Richard Edlund (director of miniature photography) and Joe Goss (mechanical special effects) Hollywood Film Awards 2004: for Visual Effects of the Year for Spider-Man 2 (2004) OFTA Film Awards 2005: OFTA Film Award for Best Visual Effects for Spider-Man 2 (2004), shared with Scott Stokdyk, Anthony LaMolinara and John Frazier Sitges Award for Best Special Effects 1986: Caixa Catalunya Award for Best Special Effects for Lifeforce (1985) Golden Satellite Awards 2000: for Best Visual Effects for Stuart Little (1999), shared with Jerome Chen, Henry F. Anderson III and Eric Allard Visual Effects Society Awards 2007: Honorary Membership Award