What were they using back in 1990 for the special effects of the T-1000. Didn't it get rewards for it? Computers were babies back then as I never got into owning PC's until 1998.
They used a combination of different softwares; Alias Studio, Softimage|3d, Photorealistic Renderman, and other tricks. by The company Alias|Wavefront.
Terminator 2 was nominated and won tons of awards.
64th Academy Awards
* Won, Best Sound
* Won, Best Make Up
* Won, Best Visual Effects
* Won, Best Sound Editing.
* Nominated, Best Cinematography
* Nominated, Film Editing.
* Won, BAFTA Award for Best Sound
* Won, BAFTA Award for Best Special Visual Effects
* Nominated, BAFTA Award for Best Production Design
there's probably more as well, like Saturn awards and others.