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Matt Aitken: Wētā FX Head of Visual Effects on winning Best Visual Effects at the 2026 Oscars

Matt Aitken: Wētā FX Head of Visual Effects on winning Best Visual Effects at the 2026 Oscars

The Mike Hosking Breakfast · Newstalk ZB

March 16, 20262m 38s

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Show Notes

A big Hollywood celebration for the Wētā FX team last night after another Oscar win.  

Wellington's Wētā FX won Best Visual Effects at the Academy Awards in LA yesterday for their work on James Cameron's blockbuster Avatar: Fire and Ash.  

It brings their total Oscar count to eight.  

Head of Visual Effects Matt Aitken told Mike Hosking it's an acknowledgement of the team's dedication.  

He says they thought it was the best work ever done in visual effects, but you never know how it's going to go on the night. 

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