Congratulations to ILM’s Jason Smith on winning a BAFTA Television Craft Award for The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power for Special, Visual & Graphic Effects in Season 2 of the Amazon MGM Studios series.
This past weekend, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts hosted the 2025 BAFTA Television Craft Awards, where The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power won for Special, Visual & Graphic Effects. ILM’s Jason Smith, who served as production visual effects supervisor, received the award alongside his collaborators Richard Bain, Ryan Conder, and Chris Rodgers. Watch their acceptance speech below:
ILM teams in London, Sydney, and the former studio in Singapore delivered over 500 visual effects shots to Rings of Power Season 2. Hubbed in London, the effort was led by ILM visual effects supervisor Daniele Bigi, visual effects producer Christine Lemon, and visual effects executive producer Lee Briggs.
