Kit West
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Special effects co-ordinator who started out in British film as an uncredited special effects artist for PARANOIAC (1963). Other notable (non-nominated) credits include LOVE AND DEATH (1975), EQUUS (1977), THE WILD GEESE (1978), THE BIG RED ONE and LION OF THE DESERT (both 1980), DUNE (1984), EMPIRE OF THE SUN (1987), UNIVERSAL SOLDIER and 1492: CONQUEST OF PARADISE (both 1992), DAYLIGHT (1996), KULL THE CONQUEROR (1997), BLACK DOG (1998), ENEMY AT THE GATES (2001), AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS (2003), THE BOURNE SUPREMACY (2004), DOOM (2005) and CITY OF EMBER (scheduled for 2008).

 Visual Effects 1981: RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (w. Richard Edlund, Bruce Nicholson & Joe Johnston)
 Nominated for Visual Effects 1985: YOUNG SHERLOCK HOLMES (w. Dennis Muren, John Ellis & David Allen)
 Nominated for Achievement in Visual Effects 1996: DRAGONHEART (w. Scott Squires, Phil Tippett & James Straus)

3 nominations, 1 Award