Joe Letteri has been honored with another Academy Award nomination.

Letteri, a 1975 Center Area High graduate, and five-time Academy Award-winner, will contend for another “Oscar” for his work on “Avatar: Fire and Ash.”

Letteri served as visual effects supervisor for the latest “Avatar” sci-fi film, which has held the No. 1 spot at the box office for five weeks in a row, generating $1.3 billion globally.

The Academy of Motion Picture Sciences announced its 2026 nominees Thursday morning, including the Visual Effects category, which lists Letteri first among the masterminds who crafted special effects for the environmentally conscious Walt Disney film.

The Visual Effects category:

“Avatar: Fire and Ash”; Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon and Daniel Barrett.

“F1” (Apple); Ryan Tudhope, Nicolas Chevallier, Robert Harrington and Keith Dawson.

“Jurassic World Rebirth” (Universal); David Vickery, Stephen Aplin, Charmaine Chan and Neil Corbould

“The Lost Bus” (Apple); Charlie Noble, David Zaretti, Russell Bowen and Brandon K. McLaughlin

“Sinners” (Warner Bros.) Michael Ralla, Espen Nordahl, Guido Wolter and Donnie Dean.

Letteri’s groundbreaking special effects previously garnered him five Oscar awards for “Avatar: The Way of Water,” “Avatar,” “King Kong,” “The Lord of The Rings: The Return of The King” and “The Lord of The Rings: The Two Towers.”