<Tr> <Td> Best Sound Effects </Td> <Td> Sandy Gendler & Val Kuklowsky </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Best Visual Effects </Td> <Td> Volker Engel Douglas Smith Clay Pinney Joe Viskocil </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> </Tr> <P> Disaster elements portrayed in Independence Day represented a significant turning point for Hollywood blockbuster films . With advancements in CGI special effects, events depicting mass destruction became commonplace in films that soon followed, such as 1998's Armageddon and Deep Impact . The trend continued throughout the 2000s and 2010s, evident in films like 2004's The Day After Tomorrow and 2012's The Avengers . </P> <P> Author Stephen Molstad wrote a tie - in novel to help promote the film shortly before its release . The novel goes into further detail on the characters, situations, and overall concepts not explored in the film . The novel presents the film's finale as originally scripted, with the character played by Randy Quaid stealing a missile and roping it to his cropduster biplane . </P>

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