the Visual Effects Society (VES), the industry’s professional global honorary society, announced the nominees for the 18th Annual VES Awards, the prestigious yearly celebration that recognizes outstanding visual effects artistry and innovation in film, animation, television, commercials and video games and the VFX supervisors, VFX producers and hands-on artists who bring this work to life. ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL and THE LION KING garner the most feature film nominations with five nominations each; TOY STORY 4 is the top animated film contender with five nominations; and GAME OF THRONES and THE MANDALORIAN tie to lead the broadcast field with six nominations each.
Nominees in 25 categories were selected by VES members via events hosted by 11 of our Sections, including Australia, the Bay Area, Germany, London, Los Angeles, Montreal, New York, New Zealand, Toronto, Vancouver and Washington. The VES Awards will be held on January 29 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. As previously announced, the VES Lifetime Achievement Award will be presented to Academy, DGA and Emmy Award winning director-producer-screenwriter Martin Scorsese. The VES Visionary Award will be presented to acclaimed director-producer-screenwriter Roland Emmerich. And the VES Award for Creative excellence will be presented to acclaimed visual effects supervisor Sheena Duggal. Award-winning actor-comedian-author Patton Oswalt will once again host the VES Awards.
“The artistry, ingenuity and passion of visual effects practitioners around the world have come together to create truly remarkable imagery in a variety of media,” said Mike Chambers, VES Chair. “We are seeing best in class work that elevates the art of storytelling and engages the audience in new and innovative ways. The VES Awards is the only venue that showcases and honors these outstanding artists across a wide range of disciplines, and we are extremely proud of all our nominees!”
“The Visual Effects Society Student Award recognizes the incredible work produced by up-and-coming talent from around the world. The passion, imagination, and artistry shown by the next generation of artists and storytellers is truly inspiring, and collaborating with the VES to recognize that talent is a huge honor,” said Diana Colella, VP Business Strategy & Marketing, Media & Entertainment, Autodesk.
The nominees for the 18th Annual VES Awards in 25 categories are as follow:
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature
ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL
Richard Hollander, Kevin Sherwood, Eric Saindon, Richard Baneham, Bob Trevino
AVENGERS: ENDGAME
Daniel DeLeeuw, Jen Underdahl, Russell Earl, Matt Aitken, Daniel Sudick
GEMINI MAN
Bill Westenhofer, Karen Murphy-Mundell, Guy Williams, Sheldon Stopsack, Mark Hawker
STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER
Roger Guyett, Stacy Bissell, Patrick Tubach, Neal Scanlan, Dominic Tuohy
THE LION KING
Robert Legato, Tom Peitzman, Adam Valdez, Andrew R. Jones
Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature
1917
Guillaume Rocheron, Sona Pak, Greg Butler, Vijay Selvam, Dominic Tuohy
FORD V FERRARI
Olivier Dumont, Kathy Siegel, Dave Morley, Malte Sarnes, Mark Byers
JOKER
Edwin Rivera, Brice Parker, Mathew Giampa, Bryan Godwin, Jeff Brink
THE AERONAUTS
Louis Morin, Annie Godin, Christian Kaestner, Ara Khanikian, Mike Dawson
THE IRISHMAN
Pablo Helman, Mitch Ferm, Jill Brooks, Leandro Estebecorena, Jeff Brink
Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature
FROZEN 2
Steve Goldberg, Peter Del Vecho, Mark Hammel, Michael Giaimo
KLAUS
Sergio Pablosv, Matthew Teevan, Marcin Jakubowski, Szymon Biernacki
MISSING LINK
Brad Schiff, Travis KnightSteve Emerson, Benoit Dubuc
THE LEGO MOVIE 2
David Burgess, Tim Smith, Mark Theriault, John Rix
TOY STORY 4
Josh Cooley, Mark Nielsen, Bob Moyer, Gary Bruins
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode
GAME OF THRONES; The Bells
Joe Bauer, Steve Kullback, Ted Rae, Mohsen Mousavi, Sam Conway
HIS DARK MATERIALS; The Fight to the Death
Russell Dodgson, James Whitlam, Shawn Hillier, Robert Harrington
LADY AND THE TRAMP
Robert Weaver, Christopher Raimo, Arslan Elver, Michael Cozens, Bruno Van Zeebroeck
LOST IN SPACE – Episode: Ninety-Seven
Jabbar Raisani, Terron Pratt, Niklas Jacobson, Juri Stanossek, Paul Benjamin
STRANGER THINGS – Chapter Six: E Pluribus Unum
Paul Graff, Tom Ford, Michael Maher Jr., Martin Pelletier, Andy Sowers
THE MANDALORIAN; The Child
Richard Bluff, Abbigail Keller, Jason Porter, Hayden Jones, Roy Cancinon
Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode
CHERNOBYL; 1:23:45
Max Dennison, Lindsay McFarlane, Clare Cheetham, Paul Jones, Claudius Christian Rauch
LIVING WITH YOURSELF; Nice Knowing You
Jay Worth, Jacqueline VandenBussche, Chris Wright, Tristan Zerafa
SEE; Godflame
Adrian de Wet, Eve Fizzinoglia, Matthew Welford, Pedro Sabrosa, Tom Blacklock
THE CROWN; Aberfan
Ben Turner, Reece Ewing, David Fleet, Jonathan Wood
VIKINGS; What Happens in the Cave
Dominic Remane, Mike Borrett, Ovidiu Cinazan, Tom Morrison, Paul Byrne
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Real-Time Project
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Charles Chabert, Chris Parise, Attila Zalanyi, Patrick Hagar
Control
Janne Pulkkinen, Elmeri Raitanen, Matti Hämäläinen, James Tottman,
Gears 5
Aryan Hanbeck, Laura Kippax, Greg Mitchell, Stu Maxwell
Myth: A Frozen Tale
Jeff Gipson, Nicholas Russell, Brittney Lee, Jose Luis Gomez Diaz
Vader Immortal: Episode I
Ben Snow, Mike Doran, Aaron McBride, Steve Henricks
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Commercial
Anthem Conviction
Viktor Muller, Lenka Likarova, Chris Harvey, Petr Marek
BMW Legend
Michael Gregory, Christian Downes, Tim Kafka, Toya Drechsler
Hennessy: The Seven Worlds
Carsten Keller, Selcuk Ergen, Kiril Mirkov, William Laban
PlayStation: Feel The Power of Pro
Sam Driscoll, Clare Melia, Gary Driver, Stefan Susemihl
Purdey's: Hummingbird
Jules Janaud, Emma Cook, Matthew Thomas, Philip Child
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Special Venue Project
Avengers: Damage Control
Michael Koperwas, Shereif Fattouh, Ian Bowie, Kishore Vijay, Curtis Hickman
Jurassic World: The Ride
Hayden Landis, Friend Wells, Heath Kraynak, Ellen Coss
Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run
Asa Kalama, Rob Huebner, Khatsho Orfali, Susan Greenhow
Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance
Jason Bayever, Patrick Kearney, Carol Norton, Bill George
Universal Sphere
James Healy, Morgan MacCuish, Ben West, Charlie Bayliss
Outstanding Animated Character in a Photoreal Feature
ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL; Alita
Michael Cozens, Mark Haenga, Olivier Lesaint, Dejan Momcilovic
AVENGERS: ENDGAME; Smart Hulk
Kevin Martel, Ebrahim Jahromi, Sven Jensen, Robert Allman
GEMINI MAN; Junior
Paul Story, Stuart Adcock, Emiliano Padovani, Marco Revelant
THE LION KING; Scar
Gabriel Arnold, James Hood, Julia Friedl, Daniel Fortheringham
Outstanding Animated Character in an Animated Feature
FROZEN 2; The Water Nøkk
Svetla Radivoeva, Marc Bryant, Richard E. Lehmann, Cameron Black
KLAUS; Jesper
Yoshimishi Tamura, Alfredo Cassano, Maxime Delalande, Jason Schwartzman
MISSING LINK; Susan
Rachelle Lambden, Brenda Baumgarten, Morgan Hay, Benoit Dubuc
TOY STORY 4; Bo Peep
Radford Hurn, Tanja Krampfert, George Nguyen, Becki Rocha Tower
Outstanding Animated Character in an Episode or Real-Time Project
LADY AND THE TRAMP; Tramp
Thiago Martins, Arslan Elver, Stanislas Paillereau, Martine Chartrand
STRANGER THINGS 3; Tom/Bruce Monster
Joseph Dubé-Arsenault, Antoine Barthod, Frederick Gagnon, Xavier Lafarge
THE MANDALORIAN; The Child; Mudhorn
Terry Bannon, Rudy Massar, Hugo Leygnac
THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY; Pilot; Pogo
Aidan Martin, Craig Young, Olivier Beierlein, Laurent Herveic
Outstanding Animated Character in a Commercial
Apex Legends; Meltdown; Mirage
Chris Bayol, John Fielding, Derrick Sesson, Nole Murphy
Churchill; Churchie
Martino Madeddu, Philippe Moine, Clement Granjon, Jon Wood
Cyberpunk 2077; Dex
Jonas Ekman, Jonas Skoog, Marek Madej, Grzegorz Chojnacki
John Lewis; Excitable Edgar; Edgar
Tim van Hussen, Diarmid Harrison-Murray, Amir Bazzazi, Michael Diprose
Outstanding Created Environment in a Photoreal Feature
ALADDIN; Agrabah
Daniel Schmid, Falk Boje, Stanislaw Marek, Kevin George
ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL; Iron City
John Stevenson-Galvin, Ryan Arcus, Mathias Larserud, Mark Tait
MOTHERLESS BROOKLYN; Penn Station
John Bair, Vance Miller, Sebastian Romero, Steve Sullivan
STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER; Pasaana Desert
Daniele Bigi, Steve Hardy, John Seru, Steven Denyer
THE LION KING; The Pridelands
Marco Rolandi, Luca Bonatti, Jules Bodenstein, Filippo Preti
Outstanding Created Environment in an Animated Feature
FROZEN 2; Giants’ Gorge
Samy Segura, Jay V. Jackson, Justin Cram, Scott Townsend
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON: THE HIDDEN WORLD; The Hidden World
Chris Grun, Ronnie Cleland, Ariel Chisholm, Philippe Brochu
MISSING LINK; Passage to India Jungle
Oliver Jones, Phil Brotherton, Nick Mariana, Ralph Procida
TOY STORY 4; Antiques Mall
Hosuk Chang, Andrew Finley, Alison Leaf, Philip Shoebottom
Outstanding Created Environment in an Episode, Commercial, or Real-Time Project
GAME OF THRONES; The Iron Throne; Red Keep Plaza
Carlos Patrick DeLeon, Alonso Bocanegra Martinez, Marcela Silva, Benjamin Ross
LOST IN SPACE; Precipice; The Trench
Philip Engström, Benjamin Bernon, Martin Bergquist, Xuan Prada
THE DARK CRYSTAL: AGE OF RESISTANCE; The Endless Forest
Sulé Bryan, Charles Chorein, Christian Waite, Martyn Hawkins
THE MANDALORIAN; Nevarro Town
Alex Murtaza, Yanick Gaudreau, Marco Tremblay, Maryse Bouchard
Outstanding Virtual Cinematography in a CG Project
ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL
Emile Ghorayeb, Simon Jung, Nick Epstein, Mike Perry
THE LION KING
Robert Legato, Caleb Deschanel, Ben Grossmann, AJ Sciutto
THE MANDALORIAN; The Prisoner; The Roost
Richard Bluff, Jason Porter, Landis Fields IV, Baz Idione
TOY STORY 4
Jean-Claude Kalache, Patrick Lin
Outstanding Model in a Photoreal or Animated Project
LOST IN SPACE; The Resolute
Xuan Prada, Jason Martin, Jonathan Vårdstedt, Eric Andersson
MISSING LINK; The Manchuria
Todd Alan Harvey, Dan Casey, Katy Hughes
THE MAN IN THE HIGH CASTLE; Rocket Train
Neil Taylor, Casi Blume, Ben McDougal, Chris Kuhn
THE MANDALORIAN; The Sin; The Razorcrest
Doug Chiang, Jay Machado, John Goodson, Landis Fields IV
Outstanding Effects Simulations in a Photoreal Feature
DUMBO; Bubble Elephants
Sam HancockVictor Glushchenko, Andrew Savchenko, Arthur Moody
SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME; Molten Man
Adam Gailey, Jacob Santamaria, Jacob Clark, Stephanie Molk
STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER
Don Wong, Thibault Gauriau, Goncalo Cababca, Francois-Maxence Desplanques
THE LION KING
David Schneider, Samantha Hiscock, Andy Feery, Kostas Strevlos
Outstanding Effects Simulations in an Animated Feature
ABOMINABLE
Alex Timchenko, Domin Lee, Michael Losure, Eric Warren
FROZEN 2
Erin V. Ramos, Scott Townsend, Thomas Wickes, Rattanin Sirinaruemarn
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON: THE HIDDEN WORLD; Water and Waterfalls
Derek Cheung, Baptiste Van Opstal, Youxi Woo, Jason Mayer
TOY STORY 4
Alexis Angelidis, Amit Baadkar, Lyon Liew, Michael Lorenzen
Outstanding Effects Simulations in an Episode, Commercial, or Real-Time Project
GAME OF THRONES; The Bells
Marcel Kern, Paul Fuller, Ryo Sakaguchi, Thomas Hartmann
Hennessy: The Seven Worlds
Selcuk Ergen, Radu Ciubotariu, Andreu Lucio, Vincent Ullmann
LOST IN SPACE; Precipice; Water Planet
Juri Bryan, Hugo Medda, Kristian Olsson, John Perrigo
STRANGER THINGS 3; Melting Tom/Bruce
Nathan Arbuckle, Christian Gaumond, James Dong, Aleksandr Starkov
THE MANDALORIAN; The Child; Mudhorn
Xavier Martin Ramirez, Ian Baxter, Fabio Siino, Andrea Rosa
Outstanding Compositing in a Feature
ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL
Adam Bradley, Carlo Scaduto, Hirofumi Takeda, Ben Roberts
AVENGERS: ENDGAME
Tim Walker, Blake Winder, Tobias Wiesner, Joerg Bruemmer
CAPTAIN MARVEL; Young Nick Fury
Trent Claus, David Moreno Hernandez, Jeremiah Sweeney, Yuki Uehara
STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER
Jeff Sutherland, John Galloway, Sam Bassett, Charles Lai
THE IRISHMAN
Nelson Sepulveda, Vincent Papaix, Benjamin O'Brien, Christopher Doerhoff
Outstanding Compositing in an Episode
GAME OF THRONES; The Bells
Sean Heuston, Scott Joseph, James Elster, Corinne Teo
GAME OF THRONES; The Long Night; Dragon Ground Battle
Mark Richardson, Darren Christie, Nathan Abbott, Owen Longstaff
STRANGER THINGS 3; Starcourt Mall Battle
Simon Lehembre, Andrew Kowbell, Karim El-Masry, Miklos Mesterhazy
WATCHMEN; Pilot; Looking Glass
Nathaniel Larouche, Iyi Tubi, Perunika Yorgova, Mitchell Beaton
Outstanding Compositing in a Commercial
BMW Legend
Toya Drechsler, Vivek Tekale, Guillaume Weiss, Alexander Kulikov
Feeding America; I Am Hunger in America
Dan Giraldo, Marcelo Pasqualino, Alexander Koester
Hennessy; The Seven Worlds
Rod Norman, Guillaume Weiss, Alexander Kulikov, Alessandro Granella
PlayStation: Feel the Power of Pro
Gary Driver, Stefan Susemihl, Greg Spencer, Theajo Dharan
Outstanding Special (Practical) Effects in a Photoreal or Animated Project
ALADDIN; Magic Carpet
Mark Holt, Jay Mallet, Will Wyatt, Dickon Mitchell
GAME OF THRONES; The Bells
Sam Conway, Terry Palmer, Laurence Harvey, Alastair Vardy
TERMINATOR: DARK FATE
Neil Corbould, David Brighton, Ray Ferguson, Keith Dawson
THE DARK CRYSTAL: THE AGE OF RESISTANCE; She Knows All the Secrets
Sean Mathiesen, Jon Savage, Toby Froud, Phil Harvey
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Student Project
DOWNFALL
Matias Heker, Stephen Moroz, Bradley Cocksedge
LOVE AND FIFTY MEGATONS
Denis Krez, Josephine Roß, Paulo Scatena, Lukas Löffler,
OEIL POUR OEIL
Alan Guimont, Thomas Boileau, Malcom Hunt, Robin Courtoise
THE BEAUTY
Marc Angele, Aleksandra Todorovic, Pascal Schelbli, Noel Winzen
About the Visual Effects Society
The Visual Effects Society is a professional global honorary society dedicated to advancing the arts, sciences and applications of visual effects and to upholding the highest standards and procedures for the visual effects profession. It is the entertainment industry's only official organization representing the extended global community of visual effects practitioners, including supervisors, artists, producers, technology developers, educators and studio executives. VES’ more than 4,000 members in over 40 countries worldwide contribute to all areas of entertainment – film, television, commercials, animation, music videos, games, new media and special venues.
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