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Neal Scanlan
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- Costume Designer
In short · Working since 2005, 3 decades active, 14 credits, 1 Academy Award win.
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Project Hail Mary(2026)
creature effects creative supervisor
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice(2024)
special makeup effects supervisor
Willow: Behind the Magic(2023)
Self - Creature FX Creative Supervisor
The Banshees of Inisherin(2022)
creature effects consultant
Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker(2019)
special creature effects
The Director and the Jedi(2018)
Self
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11 creditsProject Hail Mary(2026)
creature effects creative supervisor
Film
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice(2024)
special makeup effects supervisor
FilmThe Banshees of Inisherin(2022)
creature effects consultant
Film
Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker(2019)
special creature effects
Film
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom(2018)
creature & special makeup effects creative supervisor
Film
Solo: A Star Wars Story(2018)
creature & special makeup effects creative supervisor
Film
Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi(2017)
creature & special makeup effects creative supervisor
Film
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street(2007)
prosthetics / special makeup effects
Film
The Golden Compass(2007)
creative supervisor: Neal Scanlan Studio
Film
Penelope(2006)
prosthetics
Film
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory(2005)
animatronics & prosthetics creative supervisor
Film
Awards & Nominations
1 win · 4 nominationsAcademy Awards
- Nom2019Oscar — Visual Effects
- Nom2018Oscar — Visual Effects
- Nom2017Oscar — Visual Effects
- Nom2015Oscar — Visual Effects
- Won1995Oscar — Visual Effects
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- Andor: DeclassifiedSelf · 2024
- Willow: Behind the MagicSelf - Creature FX Creative Supervisor · 2023
- The Director and the JediSelf · 2018
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