The Visual Effects Society (VES) announced the winners of its 10th Annual VES Awards tonight at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. The annual event recognizes outstanding visual effects artistry in 23 categories of film, animation, television, commercials, special venues and video games.nnMore than a thousand attendees — filmmakers, producers, directors and members of the visual effects community– gathered to recognize the year’s best work and the artists who created it. Rango was the evening’s most honored project with four awards, including Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature Motion Picture, Outstanding Animated Character in an Animated Feature Motion Picture, Outstanding Created Environment in an Animated Feature Motion Picture, and Outstanding Virtual Cinematography in an Animated Feature Motion Picture. Hugo, Rise of the Planet of the Apes and Transformers: Dark of the Moon all took home two awards in the Feature Motion Picture categories, while Boardwalk Empire and Game of Thrones each garnered a pair of awards in the Television categories.nnStan Lee received the Lifetime Achievement Award and visual effects pioneer Douglas Trumbull received the Georges Méliès Award at the show, which was hosted by Patton Oswalt. Antonio Banderas, Lou Ferrigno, directors Chris Miller, Marc Webb and Jennifer Yuh Nelson, and a host of luminaries were on hand to present awards. A surprise appearance by Martin Scorsese, whose film Hugo received two awards, was one of the evening’s highlights.nn
nnThe complete list of winners of the 10th Annual VES Awards is as follows:nnOutstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects-Driven Feature Motion PicturenRise of the Planet of the Apes: Dan Lemmon, Joe Letteri, Cyndi Ochs, Kurt WilliamsnnOutstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Feature Motion PicturenHugo: Ben Grossmann, Alex Henning, Rob Legato, Karen MurphynnOutstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature Motion PicturenRango: Tim Alexander, Hal Hickel, Jacqui Lopez, Katie LynchnnOutstanding Visual Effects in a Broadcast Miniseries, Movie, or SpecialnInside the Human Body: Phil Dobree, Sophie Orde, Dan UptonnnOutstanding Visual Effects in a Broadcast SeriesnTerra Nova – Occupation & Resistance: Kevin Blank, Colin Brady, Adica Manis, Jason ZimmermannnOutstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Broadcast ProgramnGame of Thrones – Winter is Coming: Lucy Ainsworth-Taylor, Angela Barson, Ed Bruce, Adam McInnesnnOutstanding Visual Effects in a Live Action CommercialnDior J’adore: Pascal Giroux, Julien Meesters, Stephane Pivron, Manuel SouillacnnOutstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Commercial or Video Game TrailernDiablo III: The Black Soulstone: Nicholas S. Carpenter, Graham Cunningham, Chris Thunig, Taka YasudannOutstanding Visual Effects in a Special Venue ProjectnTransformers the Ride: The Ultimate 3D Battle: Lori Arnold, Yanick Dusseault, Delio Tramontozzi, Jeff WhitennOutstanding Animated Character in a Live Action Feature Motion PicturenRise of the Planet of the Apes – Caesar: Daniel Barrett, Florian Fernandez, Matthew Muntean, Eric ReynoldsnnOutstanding Animated Character in an Animated Feature Motion PicturenRango – Rango: Frank Gravatt, Kevin Martel, Brian Paik, Steve WaltonnnOutstanding Animated Character in a Broadcast Program or CommercialnCanal + The Bear: Laurent Creusot, Guillaume Ho, Olivier Mitonneau, Michal NauzinnnOutstanding Created Environment in a Live Action Feature Motion PicturenTransformers: Dark of the Moon – 155 Wacker Drive: Giles Hancock, John Hanson, Tom Martinek, Scott YounkinnnOutstanding Created Environment in an Animated Feature Motion PicturenRango – Main Street Dirt: John Bell, Polly Ing, Martin Murphy, Russell PaulnnOutstanding Created Environment in a Broadcast Program or CommercialnGame of Thrones – The Icewall: Markus Kuha, Dante Harbridge Robinson, Damien Mac, Fani VassiadinnOutstanding Virtual Cinematography in a Live Action Feature Motion PicturenHugo: Martin Chamney, Rob Legato, Adam Watkins, Fabio ZanglannOutstanding Virtual Cinematography in an Animated Feature Motion PicturenRango – The Dirt Saloon: Colin Benoit, Philippe Rebours, Nelson Sepulveda, Nick WalkernnOutstanding Virtual Cinematography in a Broadcast Program or CommercialnGears of War 3 – Dust to Dust: Niles Heckman, Richard Morton, Vernon Wilbert Jr.nnOutstanding Models in a Feature Motion PicturenTransformers: Dark of the Moon – Driller: Tim Brakensiek, Kelvin Chu, David Fogler, Rene GarciannOutstanding Models in a Broadcast Program or CommercialnBoardwalk Empire – Georgia Peaches: Matthew Conner, Eran Dinur, David Reynolds, Szymon WeglarskinnOutstanding Compositing in a Feature Motion PicturenCaptain America: The First Avenger – Skinny Steve: Casey Allen, Trent Claus, Brian Hajek, Cliff WelshnnOutstanding Compositing in a Broadcast Program or CommercialnBoardwalk Empire – Gimcrack & Bunkum: Anton Dawson. Eran Dinur, Austin Meyers, David ReynoldsnnOutstanding Visual Effects in a Student Projectna.maize: Roman Kaelin, Falko Paeper, Florian WittmannnnThe 10th Annual VES Awards will air exclusively on REELZCHANNEL Sunday, February 19 at 10pm ET/7pm PT with encore presentations throughout February. For more information on the VES Awards and the Visual Effects Society please visit www.visualeffectssociety.comnnAffiliate | Special Shows | Movie Trailer | ReviewnnAbout the VESnThe VES is a professional, honorary society, dedicated to advancing the arts, sciences, and applications of visual effects and to upholding the highest uniform standards and procedures for the visual effects profession. The VES is the entertainment industry’s only official organization representing the extended community of visual effects practitioners including supervisors, artists, producers, technology developers, educators and studio executives.nnIts over 2,500 global members contribute to all areas of entertainment from film, animation, television and commercials to music videos, games and new media. VES strives to enrich and educate its members and the entertainment community at large through many domestic and international events, screenings and programs. Visual effects professionals constitute a vital creative force in content creation and are literally shaping the future of entertainment.
