The 24th Visual Effects Society Awards
Held on Wednesday 25th February
The industry gathered from far and wide for the annual VES Awards, which took place The Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles.
Our congratulations to all the winners and nominees for your outstanding work!
OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A PHOTOREAL FEATURE
Avatar: Fire and Ash
- Richard Baneham
- Peter Litvack
- Eric Saindon
- Nicky Muir
- Steve Ingram
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A PHOTOREAL FEATURE
Sinners
- Michael Ralla
- James Alexander
- Nick Marshall
- Espen Nordahl
- Donnie Dean
OUTSTANDING ANIMATION IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE
KPop Demon Hunters
- Joshua Beveridge
- Jacky Priddle
- Benjamin Hendricks
- Clara Chan
OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A PHOTOREAL EPISODE
Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age; “The Big Freeze”
- Russell Dodgson
- Tracey Gibbons
- François Dumoulin
- Gavin McKenzie
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A PHOTOREAL EPISODE
The Residence; “The Fall of the House of Usher”
- Seth Hill
- Tesa Kubicek
- John Nelson
- Gabriel Vargas
OUTSTANDING VISUAL ARTS IN A REAL-TIME PROJECT
Ghost of Yōtei
- Jason Connell
- Matt Vainio
- Joanna Wang
- Jasmin Patry
OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A COMMERCIAL
BMW; “Heart of Joy | Meet Okto the Octopus”
- Tom Raynor
- Helen Tang
- Jack Harris
- Alex Kulikov
OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A SPECIAL VENUE PROJECT
The Wizard of Oz at Sphere
- Ben Grossmann
- Tamara Watts Kent
- Dr. Irfan Essa
- Matt Dougan
- Glenn Derry
OUTSTANDING CHARACTER IN A PHOTOREAL FEATURE
Avatar: Fire and Ash; Varang: Leader of the Ash Clan
- Stephen Clee
- Stuart Adcock
- Keven Norris
- Joseph Kim
OUTSTANDING CHARACTER IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE
KPop Demon Hunters; Rumi
- Sophia (Seung Hee) Lee
- Andrea Matamoros
- Marc Souliere
- Joshua Beveridge
OUTSTANDING CHARACTER IN AN EPISODIC, COMMERCIAL, GAME CINEMATIC, OR REAL-TIME PROJECT
IT: Welcome to Derry; “The Thing in the Dark;” The Pickle Monster
- Philip Harris-Genois
- Pierric Danjou
- Chloé Ostiguy
- Jonathan Bourdua
OUTSTANDING ENVIRONMENT IN A PHOTOREAL FEATURE
Avatar: Fire and Ash; Bridgehead Industrial City
- Gianluca Pizzaia
- Steve Bevins
- Dziga Kaiser
- Zsolt Máté
OUTSTANDING ENVIRONMENT IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE
Zootopia 2; Marsh Market
- Limei Z. Hshieh
- Alexander Nicholas Whang
- Joshua Fry
- Ryan DeYoung
OUTSTANDING ENVIRONMENT IN AN EPISODIC, COMMERCIAL, GAME CINEMATIC, OR REAL-TIME PROJECT
Andor; “Welcome to the Rebellion;” The Senate District
- John O’Connell
- Falk Boje
- Hasan Ilhan
- Kevin George
OUTSTANDING CG CINEMATOGRAPHY
Avatar: Fire and Ash
- Steve Deane
- A.J. Briones
- Zachary Brake
- Andrew Moffett
OUTSTANDING MODEL IN A PHOTOREAL OR ANIMATED PROJECT
Avatar: Fire and Ash; The Windtraders’ Gondola
- Michael Smale
- Sam Sharplin
- Joe W. Churchill
- Jacqi Dillon
OUTSTANDING EFFECTS SIMULATIONS IN A PHOTOREAL FEATURE
Avatar: Fire and Ash; Simulating Pandora
- Nicholas James Illingworth
- Sarah C. Farmer
- James Robinson
- Ryan Bowden
OUTSTANDING EFFECTS SIMULATIONS IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE
KPop Demon Hunters
- Filippo Maccari
- Nikolaos Finizio
- Daniel La Chapelle
- Srdjan Milosevic
OUTSTANDING EFFECTS SIMULATIONS IN AN EPISODE, COMMERCIAL, GAME CINEMATIC, OR REAL-TIME PROJECT
Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age; The Big Freeze
- Edward Ferrysienanda
- Kevin Christensen
- Guy Schuleman
- Kevin Tarpinian
OUTSTANDING COMPOSITING & LIGHTING IN A FEATURE
F1: The Movie; Modern Race and POV Footage
- Hugo Gauvreau
- Chris Davies
- Raushan Raj
- Amaury Rospars
OUTSTANDING COMPOSITING & LIGHTING IN AN EPISODE
The Last of Us; “Through the Valley;” A Storm of Ice, Fire and Flesh
- Tobias Wiesner
- Mark Julien
- Owen Longstaff
- Brendan Naylor
OUTSTANDING COMPOSITING & LIGHTING IN A COMMERCIAL
BMW; “Heart of Joy | Meet Okto the Octopus”
- Alex Kulikov
- Jack Harris
- Adam Chabane
- Nicola Borsari
OUTSTANDING SPECIAL (PRACTICAL) EFFECTS IN A PHOTOREAL PROJECT
Andor; “Who Are You?”
- Luke Murphy
- Dean Ford
- Jody Eltham
- Darrell Guyon
EMERGING TECHNOLOGY AWARD
Avatar: Fire and Ash; Kora Fire Toolset
- Alexey Dmitrievich Stomakhin
- John Edholm
- Murali Ramachari
- Aleksandr Isakov
OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A STUDENT PROJECT
Azimuth
- Thomas Teisseire
- Cassandre Cinier
- Martin Bluy
- Mathis Giraudeau
Watch Some of the Winning Work
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