Namit Malhotra’s DNEG Wins 8th Oscar With Dune VFX

LOS ANGELES, CA (ANI)- Indian film producer Namit Malhotra’s company, DNEG, made history by securing its eighth Oscar in the Visual Effects category. The company was honored for its exceptional work on the Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya-starrer Dune: Part Two.

DNEG, a leading visual effects (VFX), animation, and creative technology company, has contributed to some of Hollywood’s biggest films. The award was accepted by DNEG VFX Supervisors Stephen James and Rhys Salcombe, along with Production VFX Supervisor Paul Lambert and Special Effects Supervisor Gerd Nefzer.

This marks DNEG’s eighth Oscar win since 2011. The company previously won for Dune: Part One (2022), Tenet (2021), First Man (2019), Blade Runner 2049 (2018), Ex Machina (2016), Interstellar (2015), and Inception (2011).

Namit Malhotra, who is also the founder of Prime Focus, is producing the upcoming film Ramayana, directed by Nitesh Tiwari and starring Sai Pallavi.