Erik Winquist (born January 2, 1975) is an American New Zealander visual effects supervisor.Erik Winquist was nominated at the 87th Academy Awards in the category of Best Visual Effects. He was nominated for the film Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. His nomination was shared with Daniel Barrett, Dan Lemmon and Joe Letteri. He also received a BAFTA nomination for Dawn of the Planet of the Apes in the same year.