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.
Continue readingThe Visual Effects Society released the nominations for the 2024 VES Awards on January 16.
Disney’s The Creator and Sony’s Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse lead the field with seven nominations each; HBO’s The Last of Us tops TV series with six.
The VES Awards recognize VFX artistry in 25 categories spanning film, TV, animation, commercials and video games.
The award winners will be announced on February 21. VES has nearly 5,000 members from 45 countries.
The complete list of finalists follows the jump. Many are of genre interest.
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The Visual Effects Society presented the 2023 VES Awards at a ceremony on February 15.
The VES Awards recognize VFX artistry in 25 categories spanning film, TV, animation, commercials and video games.
Avatar: The Way of Water, the photoreal feature winner, took nine awards. Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio, named top animated film, won three awards. The Lord of The Rings: The Rings of Power was named best photoreal episode, winning three awards. Frito-Lay: Push It topped the commercial field.
Winners of the 21st Annual VES Awards are as follows:
VES LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT
Gale Anne Hurd
OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A PHOTOREAL FEATURE
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A PHOTOREAL FEATURE
OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE
OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A PHOTOREAL EPISODE
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A PHOTOREAL EPISODE
OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A REAL-TIME PROJECT
OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A COMMERCIAL
OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A SPECIAL VENUE PROJECT
OUTSTANDING ANIMATED CHARACTER IN A PHOTOREAL FEATURE
OUTSTANDING ANIMATED CHARACTER IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE
OUTSTANDING ANIMATED CHARACTER IN AN EPISODE, COMMERCIAL OR REAL-TIME PROJECT
OUTSTANDING CREATED ENVIRONMENT IN A PHOTOREAL FEATURE
OUTSTANDING CREATED ENVIRONMENT IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE
OUTSTANDING CREATED ENVIRONMENT IN AN EPISODE, COMMERCIAL, OR REAL-TIME PROJECT
OUTSTANDING VIRTUAL CINEMATOGRAPHY IN A CG PROJECT
OUTSTANDING MODEL IN A PHOTOREAL OR ANIMATED PROJECT
OUTSTANDING EFFECTS SIMULATIONS IN A PHOTOREAL FEATURE
OUTSTANDING EFFECTS SIMULATIONS IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE
OUTSTANDING EFFECTS SIMULATIONS IN AN EPISODE, COMMERCIAL, OR REAL-TIME PROJECT
OUTSTANDING COMPOSITING & LIGHTING IN A FEATURE
OUTSTANDING COMPOSITING & LIGHTING IN AN EPISODE
OUTSTANDING COMPOSITING & LIGHTING IN A COMMERCIAL
OUTSTANDING SPECIAL (PRACTICAL) EFFECTS IN A PHOTOREAL PROJECT
OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A STUDENT PROJECT (AWARD SPONSORED BY AUTODESK)
EMERGING TECHNOLOGY AWARD
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The Visual Effects Society released the nominations for the 2023 VES Awards on January 17.
The awards recognize outstanding visual effects artistry and innovation in features, animation, television, commercials and video games, and the VFX Supervisors, VFX Producers and hands-on Artists who bring this work to life.
Avatar: The Way Of Water leads the feature film field with a VES Awards record-breaking 14 nominations; Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio is the top animated contender with 6; and The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power leads the broadcast field with 7.
The nominees were selected by the 4,000 VES members worldwide and recognize VFX artistry in 25 categories spanning film, TV, animation, commercials and video games. The awards will be presented on February 15.
The complete list of nominees follows the jump — many are of genre interest.
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The Visual Effects Society presented the 2022 VES Awards at a ceremony on March 8.
The VES Awards recognize VFX artistry in 25 categories spanning film, TV, animation, commercials and video games.
When you consider that all the finalists were genre films in the Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature category it’s not too shocking that Dune claimed the honor. Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode was won by Foundation.
Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature went to Encanto. The film also earned the prize for Outstanding Animated Character in an Animated Feature for Mirabel Madrigal.
A Lifetime Achievement Award was given to Lynwen Brennan, EVP and GM for Lucasfilm. Also, a Creative Excellence Award was given to Guillermo del Toro.
The complete list of winners follows the jump.
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The Visual Effects Society released the nominations for the 2022 VES Awards on January 18. Warner Bros’ Dune and Disney’s animated Encanto lead the field with six apiece, followed by the Disney+ Marvel series Loki with four nominations, the most of any broadcast series.
The VES Awards recognize VFX artistry in 25 categories spanning film, TV, animation, commercials and video games. The nominees were selected by the 4,000 VES members worldwide.
Due to the pandemic the VES Awards ceremony date and format are still to be determined.
The complete list of nominees follows the jump — many are of genre interest.
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The Visual Effects Society named the winners of the 2021 VES Awards in a ceremony hosted by Patton Oswalt on April 6. The VES Awards recognize VFX artistry in 25 categories spanning film, TV, animation, commercials and video games.
Netflix thriller The Midnight Sky, Disney/Pixar’s animated Soul, the Disney+ Star Wars spinoff series The Mandalorian, and Lovecraft Country each won multiple categories, while Peter Jackson received the VES Lifetime Achievement Award.
The winners of genre interest for the 19th annual VES Awards follow the jump. The complete list is here.
Continue readingThe Visual Effects Society released the nominations for the 2021 VES Awards on March 2. The VES Awards recognize VFX artistry in 25 categories spanning film, TV, animation, commercials and video games.
Disney+’s The Mandalorian outpaced all TV shows and films with 13 nominations.
Disney/Pixar’s animated Soul leads the film side with five.
Winners will be announced during a virtual ceremony on Tuesday, April 6.
The nominees of genre interest for the 19th annual VES Awards follow the jump. The complete list is here.
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The Lion King, Baby Yoda, and Ridley Scott’s “Seven Worlds” ad for Hennessy X.O cognac all brought home hardware as genre ruled the roost at the Visual Effects Society’s 2020 VES Awards ceremony on January 29.
Along with The Mandalorian, Game of Thrones and Stranger Things won two trophies apiece for short-form work.
As previously announced, Martin Scorsese received the VES Lifetime Achievement Award. The VES Visionary Award was given to Roland Emmerich, and the VES Award for Creative Excellence was presented to VFX supervisor Sheena Duggal.
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature
THE
LION KING
Robert Legato
Tom Peitzman
Adam Valdez
Andrew R. Jones
Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature
THE
IRISHMAN
Pablo Helman
Mitch Ferm
Jill Brooks
Leandro Estebecorena
Jeff Brink
Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature
MISSING
LINK
Brad Schiff
Travis KnightSteve Emerson
Benoit Dubuc
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode
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
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Real-Time Project
CONTROL
Janne Pulkkinen
Elmeri Raitanen
Matti Hämäläinen
James Tottman
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Commercial
HENNESSEY;
The Seven Worlds
Carsten Keller
Selcuk Ergen
Kiril Mirkov
William Laban
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Special Venue Project
STAR
WARS: RISE OF THE RESISTANCE
Jason Bayever
Patrick Kearney
Carol Norton
Bill George
Outstanding Animated Character in a Photoreal Feature
ALITA:
BATTLE ANGEL; Alita
Michael Cozens
Mark Haenga
Olivier Lesaint
Dejan Momcilovic
Outstanding Animated Character in an Animated Feature
MISSING
LINK; Susan
Rachelle Lambden
Brenda Baumgarten
Morgan Hay
Benoit Dubuc
Outstanding Animated Character in an Episode or Real-Time Project
STRANGER
THINGS 3; Tom/Bruce Monster
Joseph Dubé-Arsenault
Antoine Barthod
Frederick Gagnon
Xavier Lafarge
Outstanding Animated Character in a Commercial
CYBERPUNK
2077; Dex
Jonas Ekman
Jonas Skoog
Marek Madej
Grzegorz Chojnacki
Outstanding Created Environment in a Photoreal Feature
THE
LION KING; The Pridelands
Marco Rolandi
Luca Bonatti
Jules Bodenstein
Filippo Preti
Outstanding Created Environment in an Animated Feature
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
Outstanding Virtual Cinematography in a CG Project
THE
LION KING
Robert Legato
Caleb Deschanel
Ben Grossmann
AJ Sciutto
Outstanding Model in a Photoreal or Animated Project
THE
MANDALORIAN; The Sin; The Razorcrest
Doug Chiang
Jay Machado
John Goodson
Landis Fields IV
Outstanding Effects Simulations in a Photoreal Feature
STAR
WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER
Don Wong
Thibault Gauriau
Goncalo Cababca
Francois-Maxence Desplanques
Outstanding Effects Simulations in an Animated Feature
FROZEN
2
Erin V. Ramos
Scott Townsend
Thomas Wickes
Rattanin Sirinaruemarn
Outstanding Effects Simulations in an Episode, Commercial, or Real-Time Project
STRANGER
THINGS 3; Melting Tom/Bruce
Nathan Arbuckle
Christian Gaumond
James Dong
Aleksandr Starkov
Outstanding Compositing in a Feature
THE
IRISHMAN
Nelson Sepulveda
Vincent Papaix
Benjamin O’Brien
Christopher Doerhoff
Outstanding Compositing in an Episode
GAME
OF THRONES; The Long Night; Dragon Ground Battle
Mark Richardson
Darren Christie
Nathan Abbott
Owen Longstaff
Outstanding Compositing in a Commercial
HENNESSEY;
The Seven Worlds
Rod Norman
Guillaume Weiss
Alexander Kulikov
Alessandro Granella
Outstanding Special (Practical) Effects in a Photoreal or Animated Project
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
THE
BEAUTY
Marc Angele
Aleksandra Todorovic
Pascal Schelbli
Noel Winzen
The Visual Effects Society released the nominations for the 2020 VES Awards on January 7.
The Lion King, Alita: Battle Angel, and Toy Story 4 lead all movie nominees with five apiece. The Mandalorian and the final season of HBO’s Game of Thrones lead the TV field with six nominations each.
Three of the The Mandalorian’s nominations were for the character of “The Child,” better known to fans of the show as Baby Yoda, or for the episode that bears his name.
CATS received zero nominations.
As previously announced, Martin Scorsese will receive the VES Lifetime Achievement Award. The VES Visionary Award will be given to Roland Emmerich, and the VES Award for Creative Excellence will be presented to VFX supervisor Sheena Duggal.
Winners will be revealed at a ceremony January 29 at the Beverly Hilton.
The nominees in the 25 categories of the 18th Annual VES Awards follow the jump.
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