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We are DNEG - delivering award-winning visual effects, animation, and creative technologies for film, TV, and immersive content.

We have over 25 years of industry experience and relationships, and we are honoured to have won seven Academy Awards® for 'Best VFX' since 2011.

We thrive on the creative energy that true collaboration generates. In all of our most successful partnerships - be it with Christopher Nolan, Denis Villeneuve, Bong Joon-ho, or a host of other visionary directors that we are proud to work with - deep collaboration from the very outset is key.

In pursuit of excellence since the very beginning.

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2024

Fourth Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Award for ‘The Last of Us’

We had a blast bringing to life the TV adaptation of legendary video game ‘The Last of Us’ for HBO - and our team's work was recognised with a Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Award for 'Outstanding Special Visual Effects In A Season Or A Movie', three VES Awards - two for their work on 'The Last of Us' and one for Netflix's 'Nyad', and two Indian National Film Awards for ‘Brahmastra Part One: Shiva’. We also launched DNEG IXP (Immersive Experience) and DNEG 360 (Development, Visualization, Virtual Production & Content Creation), and celebrated a significant investment of $200 million in the DNEG Group by UASG, accelerating our strategy of innovation and diversification.
2023

DNEG wins nineteenth VES Award for ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power'

Our 'The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power' crew were honoured with a Visual Effects Society Award for 'Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode' for their incredible work on this landmark series.
2022

DNEG honoured with seventh Oscar and seventh BAFTA for 'Dune: Part One', and the opening of our new Sydney studio

We were thrilled to be awarded with the Academy Award for ‘Best VFX’ and BAFTA Award for ‘Best Special Visual Effects’ for ‘Dune, our second collaboration with Director Denis Velleneuve. And DNEG Sydney, our tenth global studio, opened its doors - located in Pyrmont near Darling Harbour in Sydney.
2021

DNEG wins sixth Oscar and sixth BAFTA for our work on 'Tenet', and opening of our new Bangalore and Toronto studios

Our VFX work on 'Tenet', our seventh collaboration with Director Christopher Nolan, was recognised with the Academy Award for 'Best VFX' and the BAFTA Award for 'Best Special Visual Effects'. We continued to expand our team in India with the opening of DNEG Bangalore, and in Canada with DNEG Toronto, and we celebrated an investment of $250 million from Novator Capital Advisors.
2019

Fifth Oscar win and a VES Award for 'First Man', an Emmy and a VES Award for 'Chernobyl', and a VES Award for ‘Altered Carbon’

We were over the moon to collaborate with Director Damien Chazelle on 'First Man' and to bring home the Academy Award for 'Best VFX' and a VES Award for 'Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature'. And our Episodic team was honoured with a Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Award for 'Chernobyl', alongside two VES Awards: for 'Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Supporting Role for ‘Chernobyl’ and for ‘Outstanding Effects Simulations in an Episode, Commercial, or Real-Time Project’ for ‘Altered Carbon'.
2018

Fourth Oscar win, fourth BAFTA for 'Blade Runner 2049', a BAFTA TV Craft Award for 'Black Mirror Season 4', and the opening of our Montréal studio

Our first collaboration with Director Dennis Villeneuve on 'Blade Runner 2049' brought us an Academy Award for ‘Best VFX’, a BAFTA Award for ’Best Special Visual Effects’, and a VES Award for ‘Outstanding Created Environment in a Photoreal Feature’. Our VFX team on Christopher Nolan’s ‘Dunkirk’ also scooped a VES for 'Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature'. Our Episodic team's outstanding work was also recognised with a BAFTA TV Craft Award for 'Special, Visual and Graphic Effects' for 'Black Mirror: Season 4 - Metalhead'. And at the end of the year we celebrated the opening of our second Canadian studio in Montreal.
2017

Opening of our LA studio

Our expansion in North America continued with the opening of a new studio in Los Angeles, bringing us even closer to our clients and filmmaking partners.
2016

DNEG wins third Oscar, for 'Ex Machina', and opens new studios in Mumbai and Chennai

We were over the moon to bring home the Academy Award for ‘Best VFX’ for Alex Garland's 'Ex Machina’. And to top it off, we opened new studios in the vibrant Indian cities of Mumbai and Chennai.
2015

DNEG wins second Oscar, third BAFTA and sixth VES Award for 'Interstellar'

Our work on Christopher Nolan's 'Interstellar' was recognised with the Academy Award for ‘Best VFX’, the BAFTA Award for ‘Best Special Visual Effects’, and the VES Award for ‘Outstanding Created Environment’.
2014

Merger of Double Negative and Prime Focus World, launch of DNEG Animation and opening of our Vancouver studio

In July 2014 Prime Focus World merged with Double Negative to create DNEG. We also launched our Feature Animation division that same year, and opened the doors of DNEG Vancouver, our first Canadian studio.
2013

Launch of DNEG Episodic

Initially focused on VFX for feature films, we expanded our offering to include episodic content for television, OTT and streaming providers.
2012

New London headquarters in Fitzrovia and second BAFTA win for ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2’

We moved from Soho into our new London headquarters in Fitzrovia, just a few minutes walk away from Regent's Park. We also celebrated a BAFTA win for Best Special Visual Effects for Warner Bros.’ magical ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2’.
2011

First Oscar and BAFTA wins, and three more VES Awards for 'Inception'

Our work on the critically acclaimed ‘Inception’, our third collaboration with Director Christopher Nolan, was recognised with an Academy Award for 'Best VFX', a BAFTA Award for 'Best Special Visual Effects', and VES Awards for 'Outstanding Compositing in a Feature Motion Picture', 'Outstanding Created Environment in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture', and 'Outstanding VFX in a VFX Driven Feature Motion Picture'.
2010

Second VES Award for ‘Sherlock Holmes’

Our work on 'Sherlock Holmes' was awarded with a VES Award for 'Outstanding Supporting Effects in a Feature Motion Picture'.
2009

First VES Award win for 'The Dark Knight’

We received our first VES Award for ‘Outstanding Created Environment’ for our work on 'The Dark Knight’, our second collaboration with Director Christopher Nolan after ‘Batman Begins’.
1998

Double Negative is founded in London and begins work on 'Pitch Black'

Double Negative (now DNEG) first opened its doors in 1998 in Soho, London. Founded by a small group of industry professionals, the studio has grown from a small team in London to many thousands worldwide.

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Academy Awards®

Celebrating the very best in feature film VFX

DNEG has been honoured with the Academy Award® for Best VFX for 'Dune: Part One' (2022), 'Tenet' (2021), 'First Man' (2019), 'Blade Runner 2049' (2018), 'Ex Machina' (2016), 'Interstellar' (2015) and 'Inception' (2011).

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BAFTA Awards

Honouring exceptional VFX for feature film and episodic series

DNEG was awarded the BAFTA for Special Visual Effects for 'Dune: Part One' (2022), 'Tenet' (2021), 'Blade Runner 2049' (2018), 'Interstellar' (2015), 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2' (2012) and 'Inception' (2011), and the BAFTA TV Craft Award for Special, Visual and Graphic Effects for 'Black Mirror Season 4' (2018).

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Visual Effects Society Awards

Recognising ground-breaking visual effects artistry and innovation

DNEG’s talented crews have received VES Awards across many categories for their work on 'The Last of Us' (2024), 'Nyad' (2024), 'The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power' (2023), 'Dune: Part One' (2022), 'Foundation' (2022), 'Last Night in Soho' (2022), 'Chernobyl' (2020), 'First Man' (2019), 'Altered Carbon' (2019), 'Blade Runner 2049' (2018), 'Dunkirk' (2018), 'Interstellar' (2015), 'Inception' (2011), 'Sherlock Holmes' (2010) and 'The Dark Knight' (2009).

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Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards

Recognising outstanding VFX in a series, television movie or special

DNEG has been awarded with the Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Award for 'The Last of Us' (2024), 'Star Trek: Discovery Season 3' (2021), 'Chernobyl' (2019) and 'Dreamkeeper' (2004).

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