Namit Malhotra Celebrates Oscar Win for 'Dune: Part Two' Visual Effects: A Remarkable Milestone

Synopsis

Namit Malhotra, founder of Prime Focus and CEO of DNEG, celebrated winning the Visual Effects Oscar for 'Dune: Part Two' at the 2025 Academy Awards. This marks DNEG's eighth Oscar win since 2011, recognizing their exceptional work in visual effects.

Key Takeaways

Namit Malhotra wins the Visual Effects Oscar for Dune: Part Two.
DNEG achieves its 8th overall Oscar in Visual Effects.
Recognition highlights the creative leadership at DNEG.
Many accolades follow the Oscar win, including BAFTA and Critics Choice Awards.
Collaboration with renowned filmmakers was key to the success.

Mumbai, March 3 (NationPress) Namit Malhotra, the visionary behind Prime Focus, CEO of DNEG, and producer of the eagerly awaited film Ramayana, has been awarded the Visual Effects Oscar at the 2025 Academy Awards.

DNEG, the prestigious global visual effects studio founded by Namit, achieved its 7th Oscar for India and 8th overall with a triumph for Dune: Part Two in the Best Visual Effects category. Namit conveyed his appreciation and enthusiasm, declaring, “For our team to receive this year’s Oscar for Visual Effects for Dune: Part Two is an extraordinary accomplishment and another landmark in our journey. This acknowledgment by the Academy—our eighth VFX Oscar since 2011—is further validation of the creative and technical excellence of our teams at DNEG.”

He continued, “My sincere gratitude to Denis Villeneuve for his vision and guidance, and to Paul Lambert, Greig Fraser, and other pivotal members of the filmmaking crew. Special acknowledgment also goes to Mary Parent and the team at Legendary, as well as to everyone at Warner Bros. for once again allowing us to be part of bringing this remarkable narrative to life. And my hearty congratulations and thanks to the thousands of DNEG artists, technicians, and support personnel worldwide, who all share this achievement.”

During the 97th Academy Awards held last night in Los Angeles, DNEG was awarded the Visual Effects Oscar for its contributions to Dune: Part Two. The award was received by DNEG VFX Supervisors Stephen James and Rhys Salcombe, along with Production VFX Supervisor Paul Lambert and Special Effects Supervisor Gerd Nefzer.

This Academy Award signifies DNEG’s eighth Oscar win since 2011. Prior to this victory, the company had secured the Visual Effects Oscar for its work on Dune: Part One (2022), Tenet (2021), First Man (2019), Blade Runner 2049 (2018), Ex Machina (2016), Interstellar (2015), and Inception (2011).

This Oscar victory follows DNEG’s success at the 2025 EE BAFTA Film Awards, where its contributions to Dune: Part Two garnered the award for Special Visual Effects.

DNEG’s visual effects work on Dune: Part Two also earned four awards across various categories at the 23rd Annual Visual Effects Society Awards last month. Additional honors include this year’s Critics Choice Award for Best Visual Effects as well as accolades for Best Visual Effects and Best Film Visual/Special Effects at the Hollywood Creative Alliance Astra Awards and the Saturn Awards, respectively.