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Vanessa Bastyan

  • Special Effects
  • Costume and Wardrobe Department
  • Make-Up Department
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Vanessa Bastyan is known for Black Widow (2021), Jurassic World: Dominion (2022) and Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018).
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      • 7 wins & 1 nomination total

    Known for

    Rachel Weisz, Scarlett Johansson, Ray Winstone, David Harbour, O-T Fagbenle, Olga Kurylenko, and Florence Pugh in Black Widow (2021)
    Black Widow
    6.6
    Movie
    • Costume Department
    • 2021
    Jeff Goldblum, Laura Dern, Sam Neill, Bryce Dallas Howard, Chris Pratt, DeWanda Wise, and Isabella Sermon in Jurassic World: Dominion (2022)
    Jurassic World: Dominion
    5.6
    Movie
    • Costume Department
    • 2022
    Woody Harrelson, Paul Bettany, Thandiwe Newton, Donald Glover, Alden Ehrenreich, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Emilia Clarke, Charlotte Louise, and Joonas Suotamo in Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)
    Solo: A Star Wars Story
    6.9
    Movie
    • Special Effects(Creature FX)
    • 2018
    Òran na h-Eala (2022)
    Òran na h-Eala
    8.8
    Short
    • Costume Department
    • 2022

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    Special Effects

    • Andor
      • fabrication design supervisor: Creature FX
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2025
    • Winona Ryder, Willem Dafoe, Michael Keaton, Monica Bellucci, Catherine O'Hara, Justin Theroux, Arthur Conti, Nick Kellington, and Jenna Ortega in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024)
      Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
      6.7
      • cfx project manager
      • 2024
    • Carrie-Anne Moss, Lee Jung-jae, Hassan Taj, Charlie Barnett, Dean-Charles Chapman, Rebecca Henderson, Manny Jacinto, Jodie Turner-Smith, Amandla Stenberg, Dafne Keen, and Joonas Suotamo in The Acolyte (2024)
      The Acolyte
      4.2
      TV Series
      • cfx project manager
      • 2024
    • Willow (2022)
      Willow
      5.7
      TV Series
      • fabrication design supervisor: Creature FX
      • 2022–2023
    • Stellan Skarsgård, Forest Whitaker, Alex Ferns, Diego Luna, Genevieve O'Reilly, Joplin Sibtain, Elizabeth Dulau, Denise Gough, Noof Ousellam, Faye Marsay, Varada Sethu, Kyle Soller, Adria Arjona, and Wilf Scolding in Andor (2022)
      Andor
      8.4
      TV Series
      • fabrication design supervisor: Creature FX
      • 2022
    • Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams, Keri Russell, J.J. Abrams, Lynn Robertson Bruce, Hassan Taj, Oscar Isaac, Brian Herring, Jimmy Vee, Dave Chapman, Adam Driver, John Boyega, Kelly Marie Tran, Robin Guiver, Daisy Ridley, Lee Towersey, Joonas Suotamo, and Naomi Ackie in Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
      Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker
      6.4
      • supervising animatronic designer: Creature FX
      • 2019
    • Woody Harrelson, Paul Bettany, Thandiwe Newton, Donald Glover, Alden Ehrenreich, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Emilia Clarke, Charlotte Louise, and Joonas Suotamo in Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)
      Solo: A Star Wars Story
      6.9
      • supervising animatronic designer: Creature FX
      • 2018
    • Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Oscar Isaac, Brian Herring, Domhnall Gleeson, Florian Robin, Jimmy Vee, Dave Chapman, David R. Grant, Adam Driver, Gwendoline Christie, John Boyega, James Cox, Kelly Marie Tran, Daisy Ridley, and Joonas Suotamo in Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017)
      Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi
      6.9
      • supervising animatronic designer: Creature FX
      • 2017
    • James Earl Jones, Forest Whitaker, Wen Jiang, Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Ben Mendelsohn, Daniel Naprous, Alan Tudyk, Donnie Yen, Spencer Wilding, and Riz Ahmed in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
      Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
      7.8
      • supervising animatronic designer fabrication: Creature FX
      • 2016
    • Harrison Ford, Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, Kenny Baker, Michael Giacchino, Peter Mayhew, Nigel Godrich, Oscar Isaac, Brian Herring, Lupita Nyong'o, Dave Chapman, Adam Driver, Gwendoline Christie, John Boyega, and Daisy Ridley in Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
      Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens
      7.8
      • supervising animatronic designer fabrication: Creature FX
      • 2015
    • Gravity (2013)
      Gravity
      7.7
      • special effects modeller (as Vanessa Bastyon)
      • 2013
    • Paddy Considine, Martin Freeman, Nick Frost, Eddie Marsan, Simon Pegg, and Rosamund Pike in The World's End (2013)
      The World's End
      6.9
      • key fabricator
      • 2013
    • Prometheus (2012)
      Prometheus
      7.0
      • animatronic design supervisor
      • animatronic fabrication supervisor
      • 2012
    • Johnny Depp, Freddie Highmore, AnnaSophia Robb, Julia Winter, Jordan Fry, and Philip Wiegratz in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
      Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
      6.7
      • animatronic designer
      • 2005
    • Alan Rickman, Warwick Davis, and Martin Freeman in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005)
      The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
      6.7
      • fabricator: Jim Henson Creature Shop
      • 2005
    • Jonathan Bailey, Freddie Highmore, Poppy Rogers, Jessica Claridge, and Alec Muggleton in Five Children and It (2004)
      Five Children and It
      5.5
      • fabricator
      • 2004

    Costume Department

    • Jeff Goldblum, Laura Dern, Sam Neill, Bryce Dallas Howard, Chris Pratt, DeWanda Wise, and Isabella Sermon in Jurassic World: Dominion (2022)
      Jurassic World: Dominion
      5.6
      • senior costume maker
      • 2022
    • Òran na h-Eala (2022)
      Òran na h-Eala
      8.8
      Short
      • wardrobe director
      • 2022
    • Rachel Weisz, Scarlett Johansson, Ray Winstone, David Harbour, O-T Fagbenle, Olga Kurylenko, and Florence Pugh in Black Widow (2021)
      Black Widow
      6.6
      • costume maker
      • 2021
    • George Clooney and Caoilinn Springall in The Midnight Sky (2020)
      The Midnight Sky
      5.7
      • senior costume maker
      • 2020
    • London 2012 Paralympic Closing Ceremony: Festival of Flame (2012)
      London 2012 Paralympic Closing Ceremony: Festival of Flame
      7.3
      TV Special
      • costume fabrication supervisor
      • 2012
    • London 2012 Paralympic Opening Ceremony: Enlightenment (2012)
      London 2012 Paralympic Opening Ceremony: Enlightenment
      7.8
      TV Special
      • costume fabrication supervisor
      • 2012
    • London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony: A Symphony of British Music (2012)
      London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony: A Symphony of British Music
      7.4
      TV Special
      • costume fabrication supervisor
      • 2012
    • London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Isles of Wonder (2012)
      London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Isles of Wonder
      8.3
      TV Special
      • costume fabrication supervisor
      • 2012
    • Ben Kingsley, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Gemma Arterton in Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010)
      Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
      6.5
      • costume armorer (uncredited)
      • 2010
    • Anthony Hopkins, Val Kilmer, Angelina Jolie, and Colin Farrell in Alexander (2004)
      Alexander
      5.6
      • assistant armourer (uncredited)
      • 2004

    Makeup Department

    • Mackenzie Crook, Thierry Wickens, and India Brown in Worzel Gummidge (2019)
      Worzel Gummidge
      7.9
      TV Series
      • fabricator: Millennium FX
      • 2019
    • Christopher Eccleston, Peter Capaldi, David Tennant, Matt Smith, and Jodie Whittaker in Doctor Who (2005)
      Doctor Who
      8.5
      TV Series
      • fabricator: Millennium FX
      • makeup effects technician (uncredited)
      • 2010–2015
    • Johnny Depp in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)
      Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
      7.3
      • prosthetic makeup artist
      • 2007
    • Vince Vaughn and Paul Giamatti in Fred Claus (2007)
      Fred Claus
      5.7
      • special makeup effects artist
      • 2007

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    • Alternative name
      • Vanessa Bastyon

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