Visual Effects Society Awards 2015: 13th Annual VES Nominations
The nominations for the 13th Annual Visual Effects Society Awards have been announced. The 2015 Visual Effects Society (VES) Awards recognize “outstanding visual effects artistry and innovation in film, animation, television, commercials and video games and the VFX supervisors, VFX producers and hands-on-the-keys artists who bring this work to life.”
The official press release for the 2015 Visual Effects Society Awards nominations:
The VES announces the nominees for the 13th 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-the-keys 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 4th at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.
As previously announced, the Visionary Award will be presented to J.J. Abrams, award-winning director-producer-writer. (Note: Due to a change in his production schedule, Ridley Scott will unfortunately not be presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award at this time; we look forward to honoring him in the future for his enormous contributions to filmed entertainment).
“Visual effects in and by themselves are nothing unless they serve the story,’” said Jeffrey A. Okun, VES Chair. “This year, more than ever, we are seeing amazing work that not only serves the story but tells the story in a manner never before seen. The VES Awards is proud that we are the only organization that showcases and honors these amazing artists in depth and across a wide range of fields. We are extremely proud of our nominees!”
The nominees for the 13th Annual VES Awards are as follows:
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects-Driven Photoreal/Live Action Feature Motion Picture
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Joe Letteri
Ryan Stafford
Matt Kutcher
Dan Lemmon
Hannah BlanchiniGuardians of the Galaxy
Stephane Ceretti
Susan Pickett
Jonathan Fawkner
Nicolas Aithadi
Paul CorbouldInterstellar
Paul Franklin
Kevin Elam
Ann Podlozny
Andrew Lockley
Scott FisherMaleficent
Carey Villegas
Barrie Hemsley
Adam Valdez
Kelly Port
Michael DawsonThe Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Joe Letteri
David Conley
Eric Saindon
Kevin Sherwood
Steve IngramX-Men: Days of Future Past
Richard Stammers
Blondel Aidoo
Lou Pecora
Anders Langlands
Cameron WaldbauerOutstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal/Live Action Feature Motion Picture
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Ara Khanikian
Ivy Agregan
Sebastien Moreau
Isabelle LangloisDivergent
Jim Berney
Greg Baxter
Matt DesseroThe Grand Budapest Hotel
Gabriel Sanchez
Jenny Foster
Simon Weisse
Jan BurdaThe Imitation Game
Stuart Bullen
Lucy Ainsworth-Taylor
Simon RoweUnbroken
Bill George
Steve Gaub
Erin Dusseault
Dave Morley
Brian CoxOutstanding Animation in an Animated Feature Motion Picture
Big Hero 6
Don Hall
Chris Williams
Roy Conli
Zach ParrishHow to Train Your Dragon 2
Bonnie Arnold
Dean DeBlois
Dave Walvoord
Simon OttoRio 2
Carlos Saldanha
Bruce Anderson
John C. Donkin
Kirk GarfieldThe Boxtrolls
Travis Knight
Anthony Stacchi
Graham Annable
Brad SchiffThe Lego Movie
Chris McKay
Amber Naismith
Jim Dodd
David WilliamsOutstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects-Driven Photoreal/Live Action Broadcast Program
Constantine; A Feast of Friends
Kevin Blank
Elizabeth Castro
Yafei Wu
Chris LeDouxGame of Thrones; The Children
Joe Bauer
Steve Kullback
Stuart Brisdon
Thomas Schelesny
Sven MartinHemlock Grove
Matt Whelan
Chris Brown
Todd Masters
Johnathan Banta
Eric McAvoyMarvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Mark Kolpack
Sabrina Arnold
Gary D Amico
Kevin Lingenfelser
David BeedonThe Flash
Armen Kevorkian
James Baldanzi
Jeremy Jozwick
Andranik TaranyanOutstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Visual Effects-Driven Photoreal/Live Action Broadcast Program
American Horror Story; Freak Show; Edward Mordrake, Part 2
Jason Piccioni
Jason Spratt
Mike Kirylo
Justin Ball
Eric RobertsBlack Sails, Episode 1
Erik Henry
Annemarie Griggs
Paul Graff
George MurphyCrossbones
Kevin Blank
Ron Pogue
Andy Weder
Niklas Jacobson
Mans BjorklundPenny Dreadful; Séance
James Cooper
Bill Halliday
Sarah McMurdo
Lorne KwechanskyRipper Street; Whitechapel Terminus
Ed Bruce
Alan Collins
Joe Courtis
John O’ConnellOutstanding Real-Time Visuals in a Video Game
Alien: Isolation
Jude Bond
Al Hope
Howard Rayner
Oriol Sans GomezCall of Duty: Advanced Warfare
Yi-chao Sandy Lin-Chiang
Joseph Salud
Demetrius Leal
Dave BlizardinFAMOUS: Second Son
Matt Vainio
Horia Dociu
Jason Connell
Bill RockenbeckSunset Overdrive
Jacinda Chew
Bryan Intihar
Grant HollisOutstanding Visual Effects in a Commercial
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare; Discover Your Power
Paul O’Shea
Michael Wigart
Andy Boyd
Jacob Montgomery
Benoit MannequinDestiny; Become Legend
Eric Barba
Carla Attanasio
Greg Teegarden
Dan AkersESA; Ambition
Jakub Knapik
Tomasz Wachnik
Lukasz Sobisz
Michal SkrzypiecGeneral Electric; Childlike Imagination
Benjamin Walsh
Jennie Burnett
Brian Burke
Dominik BauchSSE; Maya
Neil Davies
Alex Hammond
Jorge Montiel
Beth VanderOutstanding Visual Effects in a Special Venue Project
Hubei in the Air
Andrew Roberts
Claudia Lachnitt
Yas Takata
Boris Schmidt
Sebastian ButenbergRatatouille: L’Aventure Totalement Toquée de Rémy
Tony Apodaca
Marianne McLean
Gilles Martin
Edwin Chang
Mark MineStar Journey
Adam Watkins
Viktorija Ogureckaja
Thilo Ewers
Omid Arzhang
Yas TakataThe Hogwarts Express
Chris Shaw
Rich Yeomans
Steven Godfrey
Peter Jopling
John RichardsonThe Lost Temple
John Hughes
Walt Jones
Brent Young
Michael SmithOutstanding Performance of an Animated Character in a Photoreal/Live Action Feature Motion Picture
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes; Caesar
Paul Story
Eteuati Tema
Andrea Merlo
Emiliano PadovaniDawn of the Planet of the Apes; Koba
Daniel Barrett
Alessandro Bonora
Mark Edward Allen
Masaya SuzukiGuardians of the Galaxy; Rocket
Kevin Spruce
Rachel Williams
Laurie Brugger
Mark WilsonMaleficent; Thistlewit
Darren Hendler
Matthias Wittmann
Jeremy Buttell
Elliot RosensteinOutstanding Animated Character in an Animated Feature Motion Picture
Big Hero 6; Baymax
Colin Eckart
John Kahwaty
Zach Parrish
Zack PetrocHow to Train Your Dragon 2; Hiccup
Jakob Hjort Jensen
Fabio Lignini
Stephen Candell
Hongseo ParkRio 2; Gabi
Jason Sadler
Ignacio Barrios
Drew Winey
Diana DiriwaechterThe Boxtrolls; Archibald Snatcher
Travis Knight
Jason Stalman
Michael Laubach
Kyle WilliamsOutstanding Performance of an Animated Character in a Commercial, Broadcast Program, or Video Game
Freesat Freetime; Sheldon
Russell Dodgson
Grant Walker
Juan Sebastian Nino
Amar ChundavadraGame of Thrones; Drogon
Philip Meyer
Thomas Kutschera
Igor Majdandzic
Mark SpindlerJohn Lewis; Monty the Penguin
Diarmid Harrison Murray
Tim Van Hussen
Amir Bazazi
Georgios KyparissousSSE; Maya
Jorge Montiel
Alex Hammond
Daniel Kmet
Philippe MoineOutstanding Created Environment in a Photoreal/Live Action Feature Motion Picture
Captain America: The Winter Soldier; Triskelion Headquarters
Johan Thorngren
Greg Kegel
Quentin Marmier
Luis CaleroInterstellar; Tesseract
Tom Bracht
Graham Page
Thomas Døhlen
Kirsty ClarkLucy; Times Square
Richard Bluff
Steve Bevins
Steve DeLuca
Tiffany YungNoah; Antediluvian Earth
Grady Cofer
Dan Wheaton
Susumu Yukuhiro
Ben O’BrienOutstanding Created Environment in an Animated Feature Motion Picture
Big Hero 6; Into the Portal
Ralf Habel
David Hutchins
Michael Kaschalk
Olun RileyHow to Train Your Dragon 2; Oasis
Sun Yoon
Liang-Yuan Wang
Ted Davis
Shannon ThomasThe Book of Life; Magical Land of the Remembered
Glo Minaya
Amy Chen
Sean McEwan
Jeff MastersThe Boxtrolls; Boxtroll Cavern
Curt Enderle
Rob DeSue
Emily Greene
Jesse GreggOutstanding Created Environment in a Commercial, Broadcast Program, or Video Game
Coca-Cola; Snowy Forest
Tom Bardwell
Kevin Ives
Kyle Cody
Jimmy GassGame of Thrones; Braavos Establisher
Rene Borst
Christian Zilliken
Jan Burda
Steffen MetznerPenny Dreadful; Séance
Mathew Borrett
Lorne Kwechansky
Graham Day
Jason GougeonWar Thunder; Battlefield
Andrey Bogdanov
Mikhail Datcik
Dmitriy Ovcharenko
Ekaterina BogdanovaOutstanding Virtual Cinematography in a Photoreal/Live Action Motion Media Project
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Keith Miller
Jonathan Paquin
Alessandro Saponi
David Houghton WilliamsEdge of Tomorrow; Beach and Paris Attacks
Albert Cheng
Jose Enrique Astacio Jr.
Michael Havart
Dion BeebeInterstellar; Tesseract
Faraz Hameed
Stephen Painter
Hoyte van Hoytema
Dorian KnappX-Men: Days of Future Past; Kitchen Scene
Austin Bonang
Casey Schatz
Dennis Jones
Newton Thomas SigelOutstanding Models in any Motion Media Project
Big Hero 6; City of San Fransokyo
Brett Achorn
Minh Duong
Scott Watanabe
Larry WuThe Boxtrolls; Mecha-Drill
Tom McClure
Oliver Jones
Raul MartinezThe Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies; Laketown
Leslie Chan
Alastair Mayer
Niklas Preston
Justin StocktonTransformers: Age of Extinction; Knightship
Landis Fields
John Goodson
Anthony Rispoli
Dae HanOutstanding Effects Simulations in a Photoreal/Live Action Feature Motion Picture
Captain America: The Winter Soldier; Helicarrier Broadside and Crash
Dan Pearson
Sheldon Serrao
Jose Burgos
Eric JenningsEdge of Tomorrow; Destruction and Sand
Steve Avoujageli
Pawel Grochola
Atsushi Ikarashi
Paul WaggonerThe Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Jon Allitt
David Caeiro
Ronnie MenahemX-Men: Days of Future Past; Quicksilver Pentagon Kitchen
Adam Paschke
Premamurti Paetsch
Sam Hancock
Timmy LundinOutstanding Effects Simulations in an Animated Feature Motion Picture
Big Hero 6
Henrik Falt
David Hutchins
Michael Kaschalk
John KosnikHow to Train Your Dragon 2; The Battle
Spencer Knapp
Baptiste Van Opstal
Lucas Janin
Jason MayerThe Boxtrolls
Kent Estep
Peter Stuart
Ralph Procida
Timur KhodzhaevThe Lego Movie
Carsten Kolve
Jayandera Danappal
Matt Ebb
Miles GreenOutstanding Effects Simulations in a Commercial, Broadcast Program, or Video Game
Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey
Dominique Vidal
Isabelle Perin-Leduc
Sandrine Lurde
Alexandre LerougDirecTV; Landing
Jeffrey Dates
Jimmy Gass
Iwan Zwarts
Ryan CosterSSE; Maya
Alex Hammond
Peter Agg
Sam Driscoll
Jimmy GassVikings; Invasion Storm Sequence
Jeremy Dineen
Eric Lacroix
Kyle Yoneda
Norman RanOutstanding Compositing in a Photoreal/Live Action Feature Motion Picture
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Christoph Salzmann
Florian Schroeder
Quentin Hema
Simone RiginelliEdge of Tomorrow; Beach
Craig Wentworth
Matthew Welford
Marie Victoria Denoga
Frank FieserInterstellar; Water
Raphael Hamm
Isaac Layish
Sebastian Von Overheidt
Tristan MylesThe Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Simon Jung
Ben Roberts
Matthew Adams
Jordan SchillingOutstanding Compositing in a Photoreal/Live Action Broadcast Program
American Horror Story: Freak Show; Edward Mordrake, Part 2
Tommy Tran
JV Pike
Rob Lutz
Matt LeffertsGame of Thrones; Wight Attack
Keegan Douglas
Okan Ataman
Brian Fortune
David LopezGame of Thrones; The Watchers on the Wall
Dan Breckwoldt
Martin Furman
Sophie Marfleet
Eric AndrusyszynThe Knick; Abigail’s Nose
Vance Miller
Aaron Raff
John Bair
Rebecca DunnVikings; Invasion
Ovidiu Cinazan
Gary Couto
Doug Cook
Angel LiOutstanding Compositing in a in a Photoreal/Live Action Commercial
Destiny Become Legend
Dan Akers
Nitant Karnik
Matt Smith
Kym OlsenKia The Truth
Paul Lambert
Dan Akers
Carlos Morales
Holly HorterNike Hypervenom “Mirrors ft. Neymar Jr.”
Dan Williams
Daniel Morris
Ilia Mokhtareizadeh
Greg SpencerSSE
Neil Davies
Leonardo Costa
Gianluca DiMarcoOutstanding Visual Effects in a Student Project
Deep Dance
Marco Erbrich
Christoph Westphal
Vincent LangerDragon Clan
Yahui Fan
Sheng XuMurphy
Bruno LeVeque
Xavier LafargeWrapped
Roman Kaelin
Falko Paeper
Florian Wittmann
Paolo Tamburrino
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