Visual Effects Society (VES) Nominations: Star Wars Leads with Seven Mentions
Star Wars: The Force Awakens Leads with SEVEN nominations;
San Andreas and The Walk Grab Four Apiece
Los Angeles (January 12, 2016) – Today, the Visual Effects Society (VES), the industry’s professional global honorary society, announced the nominees for the 14th 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. Nominees were selected by VES members via events hosted by its nine sections – Australia, Bay Area, London, Los Angeles, Montreal, New York, New Zealand, Toronto and Vancouver. The VES Awards will be held on February 2nd at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.
As previously announced, the Lifetime Achievement Award will be presented to award-winning director-producer Sir Ridley Scott. The Visionary Award will be presented to acclaimed visual futurist and conceptual artist Syd Mead.
“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 field 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 nominees for the 14th Annual VES Awards in 23 categories are as follows:
FEATURE FILM
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature
Furious 7
San Andreas
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature
In The Heart of The Sea
Bridge of Spies
The Walk
Everest
The Revenant
Outstanding Created Environment in a Photoreal Feature
The Walk; World Trade Center
Star Wars: The Force Awakens; Falcon Chase / Graveyard
Ant-Man; The Microverse
Jurassic World; Jungle Chase
Tomorrowland; Tomorrowland Center
Outstanding Animated Performance in a Photoreal Feature
Star Wars: The Force Awakens; Maz
The Revenant; The Bear
Avengers: Age of Ultron; Hulk
Chappie; Chappie
Outstanding Virtual Cinematography in a Photoreal Project
Ant-Man; Macro Action
Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation; Underwater Torus Chamber
Star Wars: The Force Awakens; Falcon Chase / Graveyard
The Walk; Towers Walk
Outstanding Compositing in a Photoreal Feature
San Andreas; Los Angeles Destruction
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Tomorrowland
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant; Bear Attack
Outstanding Models in a Photoreal or Animated Project
Star Wars: The Force Awakens; BB-8
Avengers: Age of Ultron; Hulkbuster
Everest; Mt. Everest
Jurassic World; Indominus Rex
Outstanding Effects Simulations in a Photoreal Feature
Mad Max: Fury Road; Toxic Storm
Avengers: Age of Ultron; Hulk vs Hulkbuster
San Andreas; Hoover Dam / San Francisco Tsunami
San Andreas; Los Angels Destruction
Star Wars: The Force Awakens; Starkiller Base
ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature
The Peanuts Movie
Inside Out
Anomalisa
Hotel Transylvania 2
The Good Dinosaur
Outstanding Animated Performance in an Animated Feature
The Peanuts Movie; Snoopy
The Peanuts Movie; Charlie Brown
Inside Out; Joy
The Good Dinosaur; Spot
Outstanding Created Environment in an Animated Feature
The Good Dinosaur; The Farm
Inside Out; Imagination Land
The Peanuts Movie; Charlie Brown’s Neighborhood
Shaun the Sheep Movie; Under the Arches
Outstanding Effects Simulations in an Animated Feature
Inside Out
The Peanuts Movie
The Good Dinosaur
Home
TELEVISION
Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode
Vikings; To the Gates
Black Sails; XVIII
Penny Dreadful; And They Were Enemies
Daredevil; Speak of the Devil
Agent Carter; Now Is Not the End
Outstanding Animated Performance in an Episode, Commercial, or Real-Time Project
Game of Thrones; Mother’s Mercy; Wounded Drogon
Game of Thrones; Dance of Dragons; Drogon Arena Rescue
SSE; Pier; Orangutan
Sainsbury’s; Mog
Outstanding Created Environment in an Episode, Commercial, or Real-Time Project
Game of Thrones; City of Volantis
Vikings; Paris
Game of Thrones; Drogon Arena
Black Sails; Charles Town Harbor
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode
Nezlamna; Sea Dogfight
Childhood’s End; Night Three
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell; Arabella
The Strain; Identity
Game of Thrones; The Dance of Dragons
Outstanding Compositing in a Photoreal Episode
Vikings; To the Gates
Game of Thrones; Hardhome
Game of Thrones; Drogon Arena
Game of Thrones; Drogon Lair
OTHER MEDIA
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Real-Time Project
The Order: 1886
Halo 5: Guardians
The Hobbit: A Thief in the Shadows
Destiny: The Taken King
Assassin’s Creed Syndicate
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Commercial
Ikea; T-shirts
Halo 5; The Hunt Begins
Audi; Birth
SSE; Pier
Game of War; Rooftop Alliance
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Special Venue Project
Goosebumps VR Adventure
Nike; The Neymar Jr. Effect
Kaka’s Great Adventure
Fast and Furious: Supercharged
SpongeBob SubPants
Outstanding Effects Simulations in an Episode, Commercial, or Real-Time Project
SSE; Pier
Halo 5: The Hunt Begins
Lipton; The Revolution in Tea
Game of Thrones; Hardhome
Outstanding Compositing in a Photoreal Commercial
SSE; Pier
Game of War; Rooftop Alliance
Halo 5; The Hunt Begins
Under Armour; Rule Yourself
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Student Project
Skål
Jagon
Citipati
Korser
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