Maine’s Eric Saindon Wins Second Oscar for Visual Effects

The Gorham native added some hardware to his collection on Sunday night, winning the second Academy Award of his career.

When one Mainer succeeds, we all take pride in it—and this Mainer has reached the very top of his industry, giving everyone back home a reason to celebrate.

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Eric Saindon served as a visual effects supervisor on ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash,’ which took home the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects during Sunday night’s televised ceremony.

It marks his second Oscar win, after previously earning the same honor in 2023 for his work on ‘Avatar: The Way of Water.’

Saindon has built an incredible résumé over the past few decades, working on some of the biggest films in the industry and earning visual effects nominations along the way.

His credits include other major titles like ‘The Green Knight,’ ‘Pete’s Dragon,’ ‘Alita: Battle Angel,’ and The Lord of the Rings trilogy, with more than 10 Academy Awards going to films he’s worked on.

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And there you have it! On Sunday night, Eric Saindon, from Gorham, won his second Oscar for his work on ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash.’

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