Genre films dominated when the Visual Effects Society presented the 2024 VES Awards at a ceremony on February 21.

The Creator led the field, winning five categories, including Outstanding VFX in a Photoreal Feature. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse followed with four awards, and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 picked up two.

The complete list of winners follows the jump.

OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A PHOTOREAL FEATURE

The Creator

• Jay Cooper
• Julian Levi
• Ian Comley
• Charmaine Chan
• Neil Corbould, VES

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A PHOTOREAL FEATURE

Nyad

• Jake Braver
• Fiona Campbell Westgate
• R. Christopher White
• Mohsen Mousavi

OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

• Alan Hawkins
• Christian Hejnal
• Michael Lasker
• Matt Hausman

OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A PHOTOREAL EPISODE

The Last of Us; Season 1; Infected

• Alex Wang
• Sean Nowlan
• Stephen James
• Simon Jung
• Joel Whist

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A PHOTOREAL EPISODE

Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty; Season 2; BEAT LA

• Raymond McIntyre Jr.
• Victor DiMichina
• Javier Menéndez Platas
• Damien Stantina

OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A REAL-TIME PROJECT

Alan Wake 2

• Janne Pulkkinen
• Johannes Richter
• Daniel Kończyk
• Damian Olechowski

OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A COMMERCIAL

Coca-Cola; Masterpiece

• Ryan Knowles
• Antonia Vlasto
• Gregory McKneally
• Dan Yargici

OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A SPECIAL VENUE PROJECT

[TIE]

Postcard From Earth

• Aruna Inversin
• Eric Wilson
• Corey Turner
• Bill George

Rembrandt Immersive Artwork

• Andrew McNamara
• Sebastian Read
• Andrew Kinnear
• Sam Matthews

OUTSTANDING ANIMATED CHARACTER IN A PHOTOREAL FEATURE

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3; Rocket

• Nathan McConnel
• Andrea De Martis
• Antony Magdalinidis
• Rachel Williams

OUTSTANDING ANIMATED CHARACTER IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse; Spot

• Christopher Mangnall
• Craig Feifarek
• Humberto Rosa
• Nideep Varghese

OUTSTANDING ANIMATED CHARACTER IN AN EPISODE, COMMERCIAL, GAME CINEMATIC OR REAL-TIME PROJECT

The Last of Us; Endure & Survive; Bloater

• Gino Acevedo
• Max Telfer
• Pascal Raimbault
• Fabio Leporelli

OUTSTANDING CREATED ENVIRONMENT IN A PHOTOREAL FEATURE

The Creator; Floating Village

• John Seru
• Guy Williams
• Vincent Techer
• Timothée Maron

OUTSTANDING CREATED ENVIRONMENT IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse; Mumbattan City

• Taehyun Park
• YJ Lee
• Pepe Orozco
• Kelly Han

OUTSTANDING CREATED ENVIRONMENT IN AN EPISODE, COMMERCIAL, GAME CINEMATIC OR REAL-TIME PROJECT

The Last of Us: Post-Outbreak Boston

• Melaina Mace
• Adrien Lambert
• Juan Carlos Barquet
• Christopher Anciaume

OUTSTANDING VIRTUAL CINEMATOGRAPHY IN A CG PROJECT

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

• Joanna Davison
• Cheyana Wilkinson
• Michael Cozens
• Jason Desjarlais

OUTSTANDING MODEL IN A PHOTOREAL OR ANIMATED PROJECT

The Creator; Nomad

• Oliver Kane
• Mat Monro
• Florence Green
• Serban Ungureanu

OUTSTANDING EFFECTS SIMULATIONS IN A PHOTOREAL FEATURE

The Creator

• Ludovic Ramisandraina
• Raul Essig
• Mathieu Chardonnet
• Lewis Taylor

OUTSTANDING EFFECTS SIMULATIONS IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

• Pav Grochola
• Filippo Maccari
• Naoki Kato
• Nicola Finizio

OUTSTANDING EFFECTS SIMULATIONS IN AN EPISODE, COMMERCIAL, GAME CINEMATIC OR REAL-TIME PROJECT

The Mandalorian; Season 3; Lake Monster Attack Water

• Travis Harkleroad
• Florian Wietzel
• Rick Hankins
• Aron Bonar

OUTSTANDING COMPOSITING & LIGHTING IN A FEATURE

The Creator; Bar

• Phil Prates
• Min Kim
• Nisarg Suthar
• Toshiko Miura

OUTSTANDING COMPOSITING & LIGHTING IN AN EPISODE

The Last of Us; Endure and Survive; Infected Horde Battle

• Matthew Lumb
• Ben Roberts
• Ben Campbell
• Quentin Hema

OUTSTANDING COMPOSITING & LIGHTING IN A COMMERCIAL

Coca-Cola; Masterpiece

• Ryan Knowles
• Greg Mckneally
• Taran Spear
• Jordan Dunstall

OUTSTANDING SPECIAL (PRACTICAL) EFFECTS IN A PHOTOREAL PROJECT

Oppenheimer

• Scott Fisher
• James Rollins
• Mario Vanillo

EMERGING TECHNOLOGY AWARD

The Flash; Volumetric Capture

• Stephan Trojansky
• Thomas Ganshorn
• Oliver Pilarski
• Lukas Lepicovsky

OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A STUDENT PROJECT (AWARD SPONSORED BY AUTODESK)

Silhouette

• Alexis Lafuente
• Antoni Nicolaï
• Chloé Stricher
• Elliot Dreuille