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Watch the latest #KnowRightNow to catch up on all the Oscars buzz._ by [TIME Photo](https://time.com/author/time-photo/) ## TIME Photo Feb 20, 2015 10:20 PM UTC  1989: Who Framed Roger Rabbit 1989: Who Framed Roger RabbitTouchstone Pictures by [TIME Photo](https://time.com/author/time-photo/) ## TIME Photo Feb 20, 2015 10:20 PM UTC Visual effects have come a long way since _Star Wars_ took home the first Academy Award for Best Visual Effects in 1978\. Revisit everything from a galaxy far, far away to a dream near you with a look at every Visual Effects Oscar winner since the award’s inception.  1978: Star Wars 20th Century Fox  1979: Superman Warner Bros.  1980: Alien 20th Century Fox  1981: The Empire Strikes Back 20th Century Fox  1982: Raiders of the Lost Ark Paramount  1983: E.T. 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