
Known for
Visual Effects
Kenneth Ralston (born 1954) is an American visual effects artist, visual effects supervisor and Creative Head at Sony Pictures Imageworks. Ralston began his career at the commercial animation and visual effects company Cascade Pictures in Hollywood, where he worked on over 150 advertising campaigns in the early 1970s. In 1976, Dennis Muren hired him at Industrial Light & Magic to help George Lucas create the effects for Star Wars. He remained at ILM for 20 years before joining Sony Pictures Imageworks as president. Ralston is best known for his work in the films of Robert Zemeckis.
Ralston has won five Academy Awards for Best Visual Effects, including a Special Achievement Academy Award for...
2022
2021
2016
Visual Effects Supervisor
2015
as Self
2012
2012
Visual Effects Supervisor
2010
2010
Senior Visual Effects Supervisor
2007
Visual Effects Design Consultant
2004
VFX Supervisor
2004
2002
Senior Visual Effects Supervisor
2001
Visual Effects Coordinator
2000
Visual Effects Supervisor
1999
1997
Senior Visual Effects Supervisor
1996
Visual Effects Supervisor
1995
Visual Effects Supervisor
1995
Visual Effects Supervisor
1994
as Self, Thanks
1994
Visual Effects Supervisor
1992
Second Unit Director, Visual Effects Supervisor
1991
Visual Effects Supervisor
1991
1990