LOS ANGELES - The Visual Effects Society (VES), the industry's professional honorary society, has announced the nominees for the 12th Annual VES Awards, the prestigious yearly celebration that recognizes outstanding visual effects artistry and innovation in film, animation, television, commercials and video games, as well as the VFX supervisors, VFX producers and hands-on-the-keys artists who bring this work to life.
Nominees were selected by VES members via concurrent events in Los Angeles and within the eight global VES sections - New York, Bay Area, New Zealand, Sydney, UK, Montreal, Toronto, and Vancouver. The VES Awards will be held on February 12 at the Beverly Hilton.
As previously announced, the Visionary Award will be presented to Alfonso Cuar n, acclaimed filmmaker and director/producer/co-writer/editor of the film Gravity. The Lifetime Achievement Award will be presented to John Dykstra, award-winning visual effects pioneer and innovator.
The artistry, ingenuity and passion of visual effects practitioners around the world have come together to tell the most amazing stories imaginable, said Jeffrey A. Okun, VES Chair. This year, more than ever, we have seen the fantastic become normal, the unimaginable become reality and the artistry of VFX drive box office. The VES Awards is the only place where this amazing work is showcased and honored. We are extremely proud of our nominees!
The nominees for the 12th Annual VES Awards are as follows: Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects-Driven Feature Motion Picture Gravity - Tim Webber, Nikki Penny, Chris Lawrence, Richard Mcbride
Iron Man 3 - Christopher Townsend, Mark Soper ,Guy Williams, Bryan Grill
Pacific Rim -John Knoll, Susan Greenhow, Chris Raimo, Hal Hickel
Star Trek: Into Darkness - Roger Guyett, Luke OByrne, Ron Ames, Ben Grossman
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug - Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon, Kevin Sherwood, David Clayton
Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Feature Motion Picture Rush - Jody Johnson, Moriah Etherington-Sparks, Mark Hodgkins, Antoine Moulineau
The Great Gatsby - Chris Godfrey, Prue Fletcher, Joyce Cox
The Lone Ranger - Tim Alexander, Gary Brozenich, Shari Hanson, Kevin Martel
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty - Guillaume Rocheron, Kurt Williams, Monette Dubin, Ivan Moran
The Wolf of Wall Street - Robert Legato, Mark Russell, Joseph Farrell, Lisa Spence
White House Down - Marc Weigert, Volker Engel, Julia Frey, Ollie Rankin
Outstanding Animation in an Animated Feature Motion Picture Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2 - Peter Nash, Michael Ford, Chris Juen, Mandy Tankenson
Despicable Me 2 - Chris Meledandri, Janet Healy, Chris Renaud, Pierre Coffin
Frozen - Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee, Peter Del Vecho, Lino Di Salvo
Monsters University - Kori Rae, Sanjay Bakshi, Jon Reisch, Scott Clark
The Croods - Jane Hartwell, Chris Sanders, Kirk Demicco, Markus Manninen
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Broadcast Program Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Pilot - Mark Kolpack, Sabrina Arnold, David Altenau, H Haden Hammond
Almost Human - Jay Worth, Robert Habros, Michael Cliett, David Beedon
Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome - Gary Hutzel, Michael Gibson, Derek Ledbetter, Heather Mcauliff
Game of Thrones: Valar Dohaeris - Steve Kullback, Joe Bauer, J rn Gro hans, Sven Martin
Inseparable: Chernobyl - Egor Olesov, Egor Borschevsky, Dmitry Ovcharenko, Mykhailo Datsyk
Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Broadcast Program Banshee: Pilot - Armen Kevorkian, Mark Skowronski, Jeremy Jozwik, Ricardo Ramirez
Da Vincis Demons: The Lovers - Kevin Blank, Simon Frame, Ante Dekovic, Oliver Arnold
Hawaii 5-0: Hoonani Makuakane - Armen Kevorkian, Alexander Soltes, Jane Sharvina, Andranik Taranyan
Mob City: A Guy Walks in to A Bar - Jason Sperling, Michael Morreale, Valeri Pfahning, Mike Enriquez
Moonfleet: Episode 2 - Ed Bruce, Alan Collins, John OConnell, Joe Courtis
The Borgias: Relics - Wojciech Zielinski, Neishaw Ali, Bill Halliday, Jp Giamos
Outstanding Real-Time Visuals in a Video Game Call of Duty: Ghosts - Mark Rubin, Richard Kriegler, David Johnson, Alessandro Nardini
Crysis 3 - Magnus Larbrant, Tiago Sousa, Steven Bender, Cevat Yerli
Killzone Shadow Fall - Marijn Giesbertz, Jan-Bart, Van Beek, Angie Smets
NBA 2K14 - Heather Marshall, Joseph Clark, Jeff Thomas, Anton Dawson
Ryse: Son of Rome - Cevat Yerli, Peter Gornstein, Chris Evans, Brian Chambers
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Commercial Call of Duty: Epic Night Out - Leighton Greer, Robert Sethi, Felix Urquiza, Chris Knight
Galaxy Chauffeur - Helen Hughes, Simon French, William Bartlett, Stephen Cullingford
Liberty Group Limited: Answer - James Atkinson, Rachel Mariscal, Scott Meadows, David Liu
PETA: 98% Human - Angus Kneale, Vince Baertsoen, Colin Blaney, Kyle Cody
Sony PlayStation: Perfect Day - Charlotte Arnold, Joji Tsuruga, Gavin Wellsman, Olivier Mitonneau
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Special Venue Project Hayden Planetariums Dark Universe - Vivian Trakinski, Jon Parker, Carter Emmart, Andreas Wetteborn
Mysteries of the Unseen World - Sean Phillips, Andy Yamada, Fred Pienkos, Matthew Sugars
Mystic Manor - Tim Landry, John Guerra, Mark Schirmer, Ken Horii
Space Shuttle Atlantis - Daren Ulmer, John Gross, Cedar Connor, Christian Bloch
SpongeBob SquarePants 4D: The Great Jelly Rescue! - Kate Crandall, Brent Young, Michael Oz Smith, Andrei Brovcenco
Outstanding Animated Character in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture Gravity: Ryan - Max Solomon, Mathieu Vig, Michael Brunet, David Shirk
Oz the Great and Powerful: China Girl - Troy Saliba, In-Ah Roediger, Carolyn Vale, Kevin Souls
Pacific Rim: Kaiju - Leatherback - Jakub Pistecky, Frank Gravatt, Cyrus Jam, Chris Havreberg
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug: Smaug - Eric Reynolds, David Clayton, Myriam Catrin, Guillaume Francois
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LOS ANGELES - The Visual Effects Society (VES), the industry's professional honorary society, has announced the nominees for the 12th Annual VES Awards, the prestigious yearly celebration that recognizes outstanding visual effects artistry and innovation in film, animation, television, commercials and video games, as well as the VFX supervisors, VFX producers and hands-on-the-keys artists who bring this work to life. 
