O BAFTA de Melhores Efeitos Visuais Espeicais (no original, em inglês: BAFTA Award for Best Special Visual Effects) é um dos prêmios concebidos anualmente na cerimônia, que reconhece o trabalho de especialistas em efeitos especiais.
Vencedores e indicados Década de 1980 Ano Filme Vencedor(es)1983 Poltergeist Richard EdlundBlade Runner Douglas Trumbull, Richard Yuricich e David DryerE.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Dennis Muren e Carlo RambaldiTron Richard Taylor e Harrison Ellenshaw1984 Return of the Jedi Richard Edlund, Dennis Muren, Ken Ralston e Kit West |- |The Dark Crystal || Roy Field, Brian Smithies e Ian Wingrove |- |WarGames || Mike Fink, Joe Digaetano, Jack Cooperman, Don Hansard, Colin Cantwell e William A. Fraker |- |Zelig || Gordon Willis, Joel Hynek, Stuart Robertson e Richard Greenberg |- | rowspan="4" style="text-align:center" |1985| style="background:#ccc;"| Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom || style="background:#ccc;"| Dennis Muren, George Gibbs, Michael J. McAlister e Lorne PetersonThe Company of Wolves Christopher Tucker e Alan WhibleyGhostbusters Richard EdlundThe Killing Fields Fred Cramer1986 Brazil George Gibbs e Richard Conway |- |Back to the Future || Kevin Pike e Ken Ralston |- |Legend || Nick Allder e Peter Voysey |- |The Purple Rose of Cairo || Greenberg Associates |- | rowspan="4" style="text-align:center" |1987| style="background:#ccc;"| Aliens || style="background:#ccc;"| Robert Skotak, Brian Johnson, Suzanne M. Benson, John Richardson e Stan WinstonThe Mission Peter HutchinsonDreamchild Duncan Kenworthy, John Stephenson e Chris CarrLabyrinth Roy Field, Brian Froud, George Gibbs e Tony Dunsterville1988 The Witches of Eastwick Michael Lantieri, Michael Owens, Ed Jones e Bruce Walters |- |The Fly || Chris Walas, Jon Berg, Louis Craig e Hoyt Yeatman |- |Full Metal Jacket || John Evans |- |Little Shop of Horrors || Bran Ferren, Martin Gutteridge, Lyle Conway e Richard Conway |- | rowspan="4" style="text-align:center" |1989| style="background:#ccc;"| Who Framed Roger Rabbit || style="background:#ccc;"| George Gibbs, Richard Williams, Ken Ralston e Ed JonesBeetlejuice Peter Kuran, Alan Munro, Robert Short e Ted RaeThe Last Emperor Giannetto De Rossi e Fabrizio MartinelliRoboCop Rob Bottin, Phil Tippett, Peter Kuran e Rocco Gioffre1990 Back to the Future Part II Ken Ralston, Michael Lantieri, John Bell e 'Steve Gawley |- |The Adventures of Baron Munchausen || Kent Houston e Richard Conway |- |Batman || Derek Meddings e John Evans |- |Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade'' George Gibbs, Michael J. McAlister, Mark Sullivan e John Ellis
Década de 1990 Ano Filme Vencedor(es)1991 Honey, I Shrunk the Kids Equipe de produção |- |Dick Tracy || Equipe de produção |- |Ghost || Equipe de produção |- |Total Recall || Equipe de produção |- | rowspan="4" style="text-align:center" |1992| style="background:#ccc;"| Terminator 2: Judgment Day || style="background:#ccc;"| Stan Winston, Dennis Muren, Gene Warren Jr. e Robert SkotakBackdraft Allen Hall, Scott Farrar, Clay Pinney e Mikael SalomonEdward Scissorhands Stan WinstonProspero's Books Frans Wamelink, Eve Ramboz e Masao Yamaguchi1993 Death Becomes Her Michael Lantieri, Ken Ralston, Alec Gillis, Tom Woodruff Jr., Doug Chiang e Douglas Smythe |- |Alien 3 || Richard Edlund, George Gibbs, Alec Gillis e Tom Woodruff Jr. |- |Batman Returns || Michael Fink, John Bruno, Craig Barron e Dennis Skotak |- |Beauty and the Beast || Randy Fullmer |- | rowspan="4" style="text-align:center" |1994| style="background:#ccc;"| Jurassic Park || style="background:#ccc;"| Dennis Muren, Stan Winston, Phil Tippett e Michael LantieriAladdin Don Paul e Steve GoldbergBram Stoker's Dracula Roman Coppola, Gary Gutierrez, Michael Lantieri e Gene Warren Jr.The Fugitive William Mesa e Roy Arbogast1995 Forrest Gump Ken Ralston, George Murphy, Stephen Rosenbaum, Doug Chiang e Allen Hall |- |The Mask || Scott Squires, Steve Williams, Tom Bertino e Jon Farhat |- |Speed || Boyd Shermis, John Frazier, Ron Brinkmann e Richard E. Hollander |- |True Lies || John Bruno, Thomas L. Fisher, Jacques Stroweis, Patrick McClung e Jamie Dixon |- | rowspan="4" style="text-align:center" |1996| style="background:#ccc;"| Apollo 13 || style="background:#ccc;"| Robert Legato, Michael Kanfer, Matt Sweeney e Leslie EkkerBabe Scott E. Anderson, Neal Scanlan, John Cox, Chris Chitty e Charles GibsonGoldenEye Chris Corbould, Derek Meddings e Brian SmithiesWaterworld Michael J. McAlister, Brad Kuehn, Robert Spurlock e Martin Bresin1997 Twister Stefen Fangmeier, John Frazier, Henry LaBounta e Habib Zargarpour |- |Independence Day || Tricia Henry Ashford, Volker Engel, Clay Pinney, Douglas Smith e Joe Viskocil |- |The Nutty Professor || Jon Farhat |- |Toy Story || Eben Fiske Ostby e William Reeves |- | rowspan="4" style="text-align:center" |1998| style="background:#ccc;"| The Fifth Element || style="background:#ccc;"| Mark Stetson, Karen Goulekas, Nick Allder, Neil Corbould e Nick DudmanThe Borrowers Peter ChiangMen in Black Eric Brevig, Rick Baker, Rob Coleman e Peter ChesneyTitanic Robert Legato, Mark Lasoff, Thomas L. Fisher e Michael Kanfer1999 Saving Private Ryan Stefen Fangmeier, Roger Guyett e Neil Corbould |- |Antz || Philippe Gluckman, John Bell, Kendal Cronkhite e Ken Bielenberg |- |Babe: Pig in the City || Bill Westenhofer, Neal Scanlan, Chris Godfrey e Grahame Andrew |- |The Truman Show || Michael J. McAlister, Brad Kuehn, Craig Barron e Peter Chesney |- | rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" |2000| style="background:#ccc;"| The Matrix || style="background:#ccc;"| John Gaeta, Steve Courtley, Janek Sirrs e Jon ThumA Bug's Life William Reeves, Eben Fiske Ostby, Rick Sayre e Sharon CalahanThe Mummy John Berton, Daniel Jeannette, Ben Snow e Chris CorbouldSleepy Hollow Jim Mitchell, Kevin Yagher, Joss Williams e Paddy EasonStar Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace John Knoll, Dennis Muren, Scott Squires e Rob Coleman
Década de 2000 Ano Filme Vencedor(es)2001 The Perfect Storm Stefen Fangmeier, John Frazier, Walt Conti, Habib Zargarpour e Tim Alexander |- |Chicken Run || Paddy Eason, Mark Nelmes e Dave Alex Riddett |- |Wo hu cang long || Rob Hodgson, Leo Lo, Jonathan F. Styrlund, Bessie Cheuk e Travis Baumann |- |Gladiator || John Nelson, Neil Corbould, Tim Burke e Rob Harvey |- |Vertical Limit || Kent Houston, Tricia Henry Ashford, Neil Corbould, John Paul Docherty e Dion Hatch |- | rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" |2002| style="background:#ccc;"| The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring || style="background:#ccc;"| Jim Rygiel, Richard Taylor, Alex Funke, Randall William Cook e Mark StetsonA.I. Artificial Intelligence Dennis Muren, Scott Farrar e Michael LantieriHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Robert Legato, Nick Davis, John Richardson, Roger Guyett e Jim BerneyMoulin Rouge! Chris Godfrey, Andy Brown, Nathan McGuinness e Brian CoxShrek Ken Bielenberg2003 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Jim Rygiel, Joe Letteri, Randall William Cook e Alex Funke |- |Gangs of New York || R. Bruce Steinheimer, Michael Owens, Ed Hirsh e Jon Alexander |- |Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets || Jim Mitchell, Nick Davis, John Richardson, Bill George e Nick Dudman |- |Minority Report || Scott Farrar, Michael Lantieri, Nathan McGuinness e Henry LaBounta |- |Spider-Man || John Dykstra, Scott Stokdyk, John Frazier e Anthony LaMolinara |- | rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" |2004| style="background:#ccc;"| The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King || style="background:#ccc;"| Joe Letteri, Jim Rygiel, Randall William Cook e Alex FunkeBig Fish Kevin Mack, Seth Maury, Lindsay MacGowan e Paddy EasonKill Bill Tommy Tom, Kia Kwan, Tam Wai, Kit Leung, Jaco Wong e Hin LeungMaster and Commander: The Far Side of the World Stefen Fangmeier, Nathan McGuinness, Robert Stromberg e Dan SudickPirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl John Knoll, Hal Hickel, Terry Frazee e Charles Gibson2005 The Day After Tomorrow Karen Goulekas, Neil Corbould, Greg Strause e Remo Balcells |- |The Aviator || Robert Legato, Peter G. Travers, Matthew Gratzner e R. Bruce Steinheimer |- |Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban || John Richardson, Roger Guyett, Tim Burke, Bill George e Karl Mooney |- |Shi mian mai fu || Angie Lam, Andy Brown, Kirsty Millar e Luke Hetherington |- |Spider-Man 2 || John Dykstra, Scott Stokdyk, Anthony LaMolinara e John Frazier |- | rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" |2006| style="background:#ccc;"| King Kong || style="background:#ccc;"| Joe Letteri, Christian Rivers, Brian Van't Hul e Richard TaylorBatman Begins Janek Sirrs, Dan Glass, Chris Corbould e Paul J. FranklinCharlie and the Chocolate Factory Nick Davis, Jon Thum, Chas Jarrett e Joss WilliamsThe Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Dean Wright, Bill Westenhofer, Jim Berney e Scott FarrarHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Jim Mitchell, John Richardson, Tim Webber e Tim Alexander2007 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest John Knoll, Hal Hickel, Charles Gibson e Allen Hall |- |Casino Royale || Steven Begg, Chris Corbould, John Paul Docherty e Ditch Doy |- |Children of Men || Frazer Churchill, Tim Webber, Mike Eames e Paul Corbould |- |El laberinto del fauno || Edward Irastorza, Everett Burrell, David Martí e Montse Ribé |- |Superman Returns || Mark Stetson, Neil Corbould, Richard R. Hoover e Jon Thum |- | rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" |2008| style="background:#ccc;"| The Golden Compass || style="background:#ccc;"| Michael Fink, Bill Westenhofer, Ben Morris e Trevor WoodThe Bourne Ultimatum Peter Chiang, Charlie Noble, Mattias Lindahl e Joss WilliamsHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Tim Burke, John Richardson, Emma Norton e Chris ShawPirates of the Caribbean: At World's End John Knoll, Charles Gibson, Hal Hickel e John FrazierSpider-Man 3 Scott Stokdyk, Peter Nofz, John Frazier e Spencer Cook2009 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Eric Barba, Craig Barron, Nathan McGuinness e Edson Williams |- |The Dark Knight || Chris Corbould, Nick Davis, Paul Franklin e Tim Webber |- |Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull || Pablo Helman, Marshall Krasser e Steve Rawlins |- |Iron Man || Shane Mahan, John Nelson, Ben Snow e Hal Hickel |- |Quantum of Solace || Chris Corbould e Kevin Tod Haug |- | rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" |2010| style="background:#ccc;"| Avatar || style="background:#ccc;"| Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham e Andrew R. JonesDistrict 9 Dan Kaufman, Peter Muyzers, Robert Habros e Matt AitkenHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince John Richardson, Tim Burke, Tim Alexander e Nicolas AithadiThe Hurt Locker Richard StutsmanStar Trek Roger Guyett, Russell Earl, Paul Kavanagh e Burt Dalton
Década de 2010 Ano Filme Vencedor(es)2011 Inception Chris Corbould, Paul Franklin, Andrew Lockley e Peter Bebb |- |Alice in Wonderland || Ken Ralston, David Schaub, Sean Phillips e Carey Villegas |- |Black Swan || Dan Schrecker |- |Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 || Tim Burke, John Richardson, Nicolas Aithadi e Christian Manz |- |Toy Story 3 || Guido Quaroni, Michael Fong e David Ryu |- | rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" |2012| style="background:#ccc;"| Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 || style="background:#ccc;"| Tim Burke, John Richardson, Greg Butler e David VickeryThe Adventures of Tintin Joe Letteri, Keith Miller, Wayne Stables e Jamie BeardHugo Robert Legato, Ben Grossmann e Joss WilliamsRise of the Planet of the Apes Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon e R. Christopher WhiteWar Horse Ben Morris e Neil Corbould2013 Life of Pi Bill Westenhofer, Guillaume Rocheron, Erik-Jan de Boer e Donald R. Elliott |- |The Avengers || Janek Sirrs, Jeff White, Guy Williams e Dan Sudick |- |The Dark Knight Rises || Paul Franklin, Chris Corbould, Peter Bebb e Andrew Lockley |- |The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey || Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon, David Clayton e R. Christopher White |-