India, March 5 -- Namit Malhotra, Founder of Prime Focus, CEO of Mumbai-based DNEG, and producer of the upcoming film 'Ramayana', has won the Visual Effects Oscar at the 97th Academy Awards. DNEG, a world-leading visual effects (VFX), animation, and creative technologies company for the creation of film, TV, and immersive content, was honored with the Visual Effects Oscar for its work on 'Dune: Part Two' at the 97th Academy Awards, which took place this week in Los Angeles.

DNEG VFX Supervisors Stephen James and Rhys Salcombe accepted the prestigious award alongside Production VFX Supervisor Paul Lambert and Special Effects Supervisor Gerd Nefzer.

The Academy Awards win is DNEG's eighth Oscar win since 2011. Prior to this victory, DNEG ...