Robert Legato

Robert Legato directed the 2016 film Eloise. Legato has been nominated for five Academy Awards and has won three. His first win was for his visual effects work on Titanic, his second was for his work on Hugo and his third for The Jungle Book. In 1996, he won the BAFTA award for Best Achievement in Special Effects for Apollo 13, for which he also garnered his first Academy Award nomination. He won Academy Awards in Visual effects for Hugo and The Jungle Book. In 2020, he received his fifth Academy Award nomination for Best Visual Effects for The Lion King. Prior to his work in film, he was a Visual Effects Supervisor for Star Trek: The Next Generation from 1987 to 1992, and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine in 1993. His work on the Star Trek franchise earned him three Emmy nominations and two wins, as well as an in-front-of-the-camera appearance on Reading Rainbow for an episode devoted to a behind-the-scenes look at TNG. Legato is a member of the Directors Guild of America (DGA), American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) and the Visual Effects Society (VES).

Known For

Birth Location Ocean Township, New Jersey, USA
Born 1956-05-06

Movies

2024
The Equalizer 3 Second Unit Director
2023
The Lion King Visual Effects Supervisor
2019
Eloise Director
2017
The Jungle Book Visual Effects Supervisor
2016
2015
2014
The Wolf of Wall Street Visual Effects Supervisor
2013
The Wolf of Wall Street Second Unit Director
2013
The Wolf of Wall Street Second Unit Director of Photography
2013
Hugo Visual Effects Supervisor
2011
Shutter Island Visual Effects Supervisor
2010
Shutter Island Second Unit Director
2010
Shutter Island Second Unit Director of Photography
2010
The Departed Visual Effects Supervisor
2006
The Aviator Visual Effects Supervisor
2004
The Aviator Second Unit Director
2004
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Visual Effects Supervisor
2001
What Lies Beneath Visual Effects Supervisor
2000
Titanic Visual Effects Supervisor
1997
Apollo 13 Visual Effects Supervisor
1995
Interview with the Vampire Visual Effects Supervisor
1994
Interview with the Vampire Second Unit Director
1994