Denis Villeneuve’s sci-fi thriller tops all feature film contenders, while Chris Sanders’ animated drama leads all animation contenders and the HBO and FX dramas top all episodic contenders as nominees are announced in 25 categories across film, television, real-time, and special venue projects; ceremony set for February 11 at The Beverly Hilton Hotel in LA.
, , and lead all nominees for the 23nd Annual VES Awards, the yearly celebration that recognizes outstanding visual effects artistry and innovation in features, animation, television, commercials and video games and the VFX supervisors, VFX producers and hands-on artists responsible for its creation.The awards ceremony is set for February 11, 2024 at The Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles.
In feature films, garnered seven nominations. leads all animation category contenders with five nominations, while and each garnered four nominations to lead in the episodic categories.Nominees in 25 categories were selected by VES members at 39 in-person and virtual nomination events conducted worldwide over a 36-hour continuous process. The distinctive and thoughtful VES Awards nominations protocol included a review of each awards submission including “Befores and Afters” by a minimum of three different judging panels. Participating VES members on the panels represented 25 countries, highlighting the full breadth of the Society’s diverse global membership. “The artistry, ingenuity and passion of visual effects practitioners around the world have come together to create remarkable imagery,” said Kim Davidson, VES Chair. “We are seeing best in class work that elevates the art of storytelling and exemplifies the spirit of innovation. 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 our nominees.” Nominees in 25 categories were selected by VES members at 49 in-person and virtual nomination panels conducted around the world over a 30-hour continuous process. The distinctive and thoughtful VES Awards nominations protocol included a review of each awards submission including “Befores and Afters” by a minimum of three different judging panels. Participating VES members on the panels represented 307 cities in 24 countries, highlighting the full breadth of the Society’s diverse global membership. “Whether it’s through a fully immersive environment, realistic characters, or jaw-dropping action sequences, visual effects artists continue to push the boundaries of creativity and transform the way stories are told,” said Diana Colella, Executive Vice President of Media & Entertainment at Autodesk, sponsor of the VES-Autodesk Student Award.
“This year’s student film submissions celebrate the technical talent and creativity of up-and-coming visual effects artists.Congratulations to all the student nominees.” This year’s nominees are as follows: OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A PHOTOREAL FEATURE Luke Millar Andy Taylor David Clayton Keith Herft Peter Stubbs Paul Lambert Brice Parker Stephen James Rhys Salcombe Gerd Nefzer Erik Winquist Julia Neighly Paul Story Danielle Immerman Rodney Burke Adam Valdez Barry St.John Audrey Ferrara Daniel Fotheringham Ben Snow Mark Soper Florian Witzel Susan Greenhow Scott Fisher OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A PHOTOREAL FEATURE Andrew Whitehurst Sona Pak Theo Demiris Vincent Poitras Hayley Williams David Simpson Michelle Rose Freddy Salazar Chris Zeh J.D.
Schwalm Jason Neese Armen Fetulagian Jamie Neese J.P.Jaramillo Angela Barson Lisa Renney David Scott Dave Cook Pavel Ságner Richard Briscoe Carrie Rishel Jeremy Robert Stéphane Dittoo Ivo Jivkov OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE Kelsey Mann Mark Nielsen Sudeep Rangaswamy Bill Watral Carlos Cabral Tucker Gilmore Ian Gooding Gabriela Hernandez Chris Sanders Jeff Hermann Jeff Budsberg Jacob Hjort Jensen Frazer Churchill Fiona Chilton Josh Cooley Stephen King Hayden Jones Sean M.Murphy Shannon Tindle Mathieu Vig OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A PHOTOREAL EPISODE Jay Worth Andrea Knoll Grant Everett Joao Sita Devin Maggio Daði Einarsson Tom Horton Sven Martin Wayne Stables Mike Dawson Michael Cliett Melody Mead Philip Engström Ed Bruce Cameron Waldbauer John Knoll Pablo Molles Jhon Alvarado Jeff Capogreco Jason Smith Tim Keene Ann Podlozny Ara Khanikian Ryan Conder OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A PHOTOREAL EPISODE Robert Bock Glorivette Somoza Charles Labbé Tim Emeis Jay Worth Eddie Bonin Joe Wehmeyer Eric Levin-Hatz Mike Myers Stephen Rosenbaum Bruce Franklin Xavier Matia Bernasconi David Andrews Neil Corbould Johnny Han Michelle Rose Goran Pavles Ed Bruce Devin Maggio t Simon Giles Alan Church David Schneider James Hattsmith OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A REAL-TIME PROJECT Fabio Silva Matthew Sherman Caleb Essex Bob Kopinsky Dave Samuel Ben Fabric Eric Greenlief Glenn Gamble Stephen Hawes Lionel Le Dain Benedikt Podlesnigg Bogdan Draghici What If…? – An Immersive Story Patrick N.P.
Conran Shereif Fattouh Zain Homer Jax Lee Nicholas Chambers Jack Hidde Glavimans Alex Gabor OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A COMMERCIAL Chris Bayol Jeremy Brooks Lane Jolly Jacob Bergman Adam Droy Helen Tang Christian Baker-Steele David Fleet Sebastian Caldwell Ian Berry Ben Cronin Alex Grey Greg McKneally Antonia Vlasto Ryan Knowles Fabrice Fiteni Ryan Knowles Joe Billington Dean Robinson George Savvas OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A SPECIAL VENUE PROJECT Evan Goldberg Alyssa Finley Jason Breneman Alice Taylor Roman Kaelin Gianluca Ravioli Florian Baumann Jo Plaete Sara Mustafa Cameron Jackson Andries Courteaux Michael Sean Foley Kirk Bodyfelt Darin Hollings Bert Klein Maya Vyas Benjamin Le Ster Gilles De Lusigman Gerome Viavant Romain Tinturier OUTSTANDING CHARACTER IN A PHOTOREAL FEATURE Milton Ramirez Andrea Merlo Seoungseok Charlie Kim Eteuati Tema Rachael Dunk Andrei Coval John Sore Niels Peter Kaagaard a Seoungseok Charlie Kim Giorgio Lafratta Tim Teramoto Aidan Martin Klaus Skovbo Valentina Rosselli Eli De Koninck Amelie Talarmain OUTSTANDING CHARACTER IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE Alexander Alvarado Brianne Francisco Amanda Wagner Brenda Lin Zhang Fabio Lignini Yukinori Inagaki Owen Demers Hyun Huh Guillaume Arantes Adrien Montero Anne-Claire Leroux Gaspard Roche Jo Fenton Alison Evans Andy Symanowski Emanuel Nevado OUTSTANDING CHARACTER IN AN EPISODE, COMMERCIAL, GAME CINEMATIC, OR REAL-TIME PROJECT Zsolt Vida Péter Krucsai Ágnes Vona Enric Nebleza Pañella Chris Bostjanick James Ma Yeon-Ho Lee Atsushi Ikarashi Alex Doyle Philippe Moine Lewis Pickston Andrea Lacedelli Nicklas Andersson David Allan Gustav Åhren Niklas Wallén OUTSTANDING ENVIRONMENT IN A PHOTOREAL FEATURE Matthew Chandler James Harmer Robert Moore Adrien Zeppieri Daniel Rhein Daniel Anton Fernandez Marc James Austin Christopher Anciaume Oliver Kane Stefano Farci John Seru Frederick Vallee Alan Lam Steve Bevins Deepali Negi Miguel Sanchez López-Ruíz OUTSTANDING ENVIRONMENT IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE Benjamin Lippert Ryan Prestridge Sarah Vawter Peter Maynez John Wake He Jung Park Woojin Choi Shane Glading Alex Popescu Geoffrey Lebreton Ryan Kirby Hussein Nabeel Matt Perry Dave Alex Riddett Matt Sanders Howard Jones OUTSTANDING ENVIRONMENT IN AN EPISODE, COMMERCIAL, GAME CINEMATIC, OR REAL-TIME PROJECT Scott Coates Sam Besseau Vincent l'Heureux Lourenco Abreu Nils Weisbrod David Anastacio Rene Borst Ruben Valente Manuel Martinez Phil Hannigan Keith Malone Francesco Corvino Yordan Petrov Bertrand Cabrol Lea Desrozier Karan Dhandha OUTSTANDING CG CINEMATOGRAPHY Blair Burke Shweta Bhatnagar Tim Walker Craig Young Greig Fraser Xin Steve Guo Sandra Murta Ben Wiggs Matt Perrin James Thompson Jacob Doehner P.J.Dillon Dennis Yoo Angelo Perrotta Samantha Erickstad Miae Kang OUTSTANDING MODEL IN A PHOTOREAL OR ANIMATED PROJECT Waldemar Bartkowiak Trevor Wide Matt Middleton Ben Shearman Carlos Flores Gomez Corinne Dy Chris Byrnes Gerald Blaise Andrew Hodgson Timothy Russell Erik Lehmann Louie Cho Gladiator II; The Colosseum Oliver Kane Marnie Pitts Charlotte Fargier Laurie Priest OUTSTANDING EFFECTS SIMULATIONS IN A PHOTOREAL FEATURE Nicholas Papworth Sandy la Tourelle Lisa Nolan Christopher Phillips Alex Nowotny Claude Schitter Frédéric Valleur Kevin Kelm Matthew Hanger Joakim Arnesson Laurent Kermel Zheng Yong Oh Xavi Martin Ramirez Oscar Dahlen Hedi Namar Yuri Yang OUTSTANDING EFFECTS SIMULATIONS IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE Jinguang Huang Zhao Wang Hamid Shahsavari Joshua LaBrot Zoran Stojanoski Jesse Erickson Shamintha Kalamba Arachchi Erin V.Ramos Derek Cheung Michael Losure David Chow Nyoung Kim Goncalo Cabaca Zheng Yong Oh Nicholas Yoon Joo Kuang Praveen Boppana OUTSTANDING EFFECTS SIMULATIONS IN AN EPISODE, COMMERCIAL, GAME CINEMATIC, OR REAL-TIME PROJECT Ioan Boieriu David Stopford Per Balay Saysana Rintharamy Dominic Tiedeken Heinrich Löwe Charles Guerton Timmy Lundin Travis Harkleroad Xiaolong Peng Marcella Brown Mickael Riciotti Koenraad Hofmeester Miguel Perez Senent Miguel Santana Da Silva Billy Copley Yves D'Incau Gavin Templer Martin Chabannes Eloi Andaluz Fullà OUTSTANDING COMPOSITING & LIGHTING IN A FEATURE Mark McNicholl Gordon Spencer de Haseth Eva Snyder Markus Reithoffer Christopher Rickard Francesco Dell'Anna Paul Chapman Ryan Wing Joerg Bruemmer Zachary Brake Tim Walker Kaustubh A.
Patil Sondra L.Verlander Baptiste Van Opstal Eszter Offertaler Austin Casale OUTSTANDING COMPOSITING & LIGHTING IN AN EPISODE Benjamin Bernon Douglas Roshamn Victor Kirsch Charlie Raud Rich Grande Tomas Lefebvre Ian Dodman Rey Reynolds Tristan Zerafa Mike Stadnyckyj Toshi Kosaka Rajeev BR Jonas Stuckenbrock Karen Chang Eugene Bondar Miky Girón OUTSTANDING COMPOSITING & LIGHTING IN A COMMERCIAL Sebastian Caldwell Alex Grey Kanishk Chouhan Shubham Mehta Ryan Knowles Alex Gabucci Jack Powell Dan Yarcigi Yongchan Kim Arman Matin Yoon Bae Rajesh Kaushik Christian Baker-Steele Luke Warpus Pritesh Kotian Jack Harris OUTSTANDING SPECIAL (PRACTICAL) EFFECTS IN A PHOTOREAL PROJECT Hayley Williams David Eves Alex Freeman David Watson Martin Goeres Johara Raukamp Lion David Bogus Leon Mark s Devin Maggio Johnny Han Cory Candrilli Alexandre Prod'homme EMERGING TECHNOLOGY AWARD Ben Kent Guillaume Gales Mairead Grogan Johanna Barbier John Bastian Ben Ward Thomas Rowntree Robert Beveridge Jo Plaete Oriel Frigo Tomas Koutsky Matteo Oliviero Dancy Callum James James Hood Lloyd Bishop Bruno Pedrinha Johnny Han Jefferson Han Joseph Menafra Michael Pynn OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A STUDENT PROJECT Noah Mercier Apolline Royer Lorys Stora Marie Pradeilles Spencer Blanchard Lisa Bird Anson Savage Kiara Spencer Pittura (entry from ARTFX – Schools of Digital Arts) Lauriol Adam Lassère Titouan Vivenza Rémi Marre Helloïs Salomé Cognon Margot Jacquet Nathan Baudry Lise Delcroix As previously announced, special honorees at the 23rd Annual VES Award include: Golden Globe nominee and Emmy Award-winning actor-producer Hiroyuki Sanada, receiving the VES Award for Creative Excellence; Academy Award-winning director and Visual Effects Supervisor Takashi Yamazaki receiving the VES Visionary Award; and acclaimed Virtual Reality/Immersive Technology Pioneer Dr.Jacquelyn Ford Morie receiving the VES Georges Méliès Award.
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