The Visual Effects Society has announced the nominations for the 18th annual awards with ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL and THE LION KING gaining most feature film nominations. TOY STORY 4 is top animated film contender and GAME OF THRONES and THE MANDALORIAN tie to lead the broadcast field.
 
Nominees in 25 categories were selected by VES members via events hosted by 11 Sections, including Australia, the Bay Area, Germany, London, Los Angeles, Montreal, New York, New Zealand, Toronto, Vancouver and Washington. The VES Awards will be held on January 29 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. 

As previously announced, the VES Lifetime Achievement Award will be presented to Academy, DGA and Emmy Award winning director-producer-screenwriter Martin Scorsese. The VES Visionary Award will be presented to acclaimed director-producer-screenwriter Roland Emmerich. And the VES Award for Creative excellence will be presented to acclaimed visual effects supervisor Sheena Duggal. Award-winning actor-comedian-author Patton Oswalt will once again host the VES Awards.

The nominees for the 18th Annual VES Awards in 25 categories are as follows:

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature
ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL
Richard Hollander
Kevin Sherwood
Eric Saindon
Richard Baneham
Bob Trevino
 
AVENGERS: ENDGAME
Daniel DeLeeuw
Jen Underdahl
Russell Earl
Matt Aitken
Daniel Sudick
 
GEMINI MAN
Bill Westenhofer
Karen Murphy-Mundell
Guy Williams
Sheldon Stopsack
Mark Hawker


STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER
Roger Guyett
Stacy Bissell
Patrick Tubach
Neal Scanlan
Dominic Tuohy
 
THE LION KING
Robert Legato
Tom Peitzman
Adam Valdez
Andrew R. Jones
 
Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature
1917
Guillaume Rocheron
Sona Pak
Greg Butler
Vijay Selvam
Dominic Tuohy

 
FORD V FERRARI
Olivier Dumont
Kathy Siegel
Dave Morley
Malte Sarnes
Mark Byers


JOKER
Edwin Rivera
Brice Parker
Mathew Giampa
Bryan Godwin
Jeff Brink
 
THE AERONAUTS
Louis Morin
Annie Godin
Christian Kaestner
Ara Khanikian
Mike Dawson
 
THE IRISHMAN
Pablo Helman
Mitchell Ferm
Jill Brooks
Leandro Estebecorena
Jeff Brink


Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature
FROZEN 2
Steve Goldberg
Peter Del Vecho
Mark Hammel
Michael Giaimo


KLAUS
Sergio Pablos
Matthew Teevan
Marcin Jakubowski
Szymon Biernack

 
MISSING LINK
Brad Schiff
Travis Knight
Steve Emerson
Benoit Dubuc

 
THE LEGO MOVIE 2
David Burgess
Tim Smith
Mark Theriault
John Rix

 
TOY STORY 4
Josh Cooley
Mark Nielsen
Bob Moyer
Gary Bruins

 
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode
GAME OF THRONES; The Bells
Joe Bauer
Steve Kullback
Ted Rae
Mohsen Mousavi
Sam Conway

 
HIS DARK MATERIALS; The Fight to the Death
Russell Dodgson
James Whitlam
Shawn Hillier
Robert Harrington

 
LADY AND THE TRAMP
Robert Weaver
Christopher Raimo
Arslan Elver
Michael Cozens
Bruno Van Zeebroeck

 
LOST IN SPACE; Ninety-Seven
Jabbar Raisani
Terron Pratt
Niklas Jacobson
Juri Stanossek
Paul Benjamin

 
STRANGER THINGS – Chapter Six: E Pluribus Unum
Paul Graff
Tom Ford
Michael Maher Jr.
Martin Pelletier
Andy Sowers

 
THE MANDALORIAN; The Child
Richard Bluff
Abbigail Keller
Jason Porter
Hayden Jones
Roy K. Cancion

 
Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode
CHERNOBYL; 1:23:45
Max Dennison
Lindsay McFarlane
Clare Cheetham
Paul Jones
Claudius Christian Rauch

 
LIVING WITH YOURSELF; Nice Knowing You
Jay Worth
Jacqueline VandenBussche
Chris Wright
Tristan Zerafa

 
SEE; Godflame
Adrian de Wet
Eve Fizzinoglia
Matthew Welford
Pedro Sabrosa
Tom Blacklock

 
THE CROWN; Aberfan
Ben Turner
Reece Ewing
David Fleet
Jonathan Wood

 
VIKINGS; What Happens in the Cave
Dominic Remane
Mike Borrett
Ovidiu Cinazan
Tom Morrison
Paul Byrne

 
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Real-Time Project
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Charles Chabert
Chris Parise
Attila Zalanyi
Patrick Hagar

 
Control
Janne Pulkkinen
Elmeri Raitanen
Matti Hämäläinen
James Tottman

 
Gears 5
Aryan Hanbeck
Laura Kippax
Greg Mitchell
Stu Maxwell

 
Myth: A Frozen Tale
Jeff Gipson
Nicholas Russell
Brittney Lee
Jose Luis Gomez Diaz

 
Vader Immortal: Episode I
Ben Snow
Mike Doran
Aaron McBride
Steve Henricks
 
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Commercial
Anthem Conviction
Viktor Muller
Lenka Likarova
Chris Harvey
Petr Marek


BMW Legend
Michael Gregory
Christian Downes
Tim Kafka
Toya Drechsler


Hennessy: The Seven Worlds
Carsten Keller
Selcuk Ergen
Kiril Mirkov
William Laban


PlayStation: Feel The Power of Pro
Sam Driscoll
Clare Melia
Gary Driver
Stefan Susemihl


Purdey’s: Hummingbird
Jules Janaud
Emma Cook
Matthew Thomas
Philip Child


Outstanding Visual Effects in a Special Venue Project
Avengers: Damage Control
Michael Koperwas
Shereif Fattouh
Ian Bowie
Kishore Vijay
Curtis Hickman

 
Jurassic World: The Ride
Hayden Landis
Friend Wells
Heath Kraynak
Ellen Coss

 
Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run
Asa Kalama
Rob Huebner
Khatsho Orfali
Susan Greenhow

 
Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance
Jason Bayever
Patrick Kearney
Carol Norton
Bill George

 
Universal Sphere
James Healy
Morgan MacCuish
Ben West
Charlie Bayliss

 
Outstanding Animated Character in a Photoreal Feature
ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL; Alita
Michael Cozens
Mark Haenga
Olivier Lesaint
Dejan Momcilovic

 
AVENGERS: ENDGAME; Smart Hulk
Kevin Martel
Ebrahim Jahromi
Sven Jensen
Robert Allman

 
GEMINI MAN; Junior
Paul Story
Stuart Adcock
Emiliano Padovani
Marco Revelant

 
THE LION KING; Scar
Gabriel Arnold
James Hood
Julia Friedl
Daniel Fortheringham

 
Outstanding Animated Character in an Animated Feature
FROZEN 2; The Water Nøkk
Svetla Radivoeva
Marc Bryant
Richard E. Lehmann
Cameron Black

 
KLAUS; Jesper
Yoshimichi Tamura
Alfredo Cassano
Maxime Delalande
Jason Schwartzman

 
MISSING LINK; Susan
Rachelle Lambden
Brenda Baumgarten
Morgan Hay
Benoit Dubuc

 
TOY STORY 4; Bo Peep
Radford Hurn
Tanja Krampfert
George Nguyen
Becki Rocha Tower

 
Outstanding Animated Character in an Episode or Real-Time Project
LADY AND THE TRAMP; Tramp
Thiago Martins
Arslan Elver
Stanislas Paillereau
Martine Chartrand

 
STRANGER THINGS 3; Tom/Bruce Monster
Joseph Dubé-Arsenault
Antoine Barthod
Frederick Gagnon
Xavier Lafarge

 
THE MANDALORIAN; The Child; Mudhorn
Terry Bannon
Rudy Massar
Hugo Leygnac

 
THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY; Pilot; Pogo
Aidan Martin
Craig Young
Olivier Beierlein
Laurent Herveic

 
Outstanding Animated Character in a Commercial
Apex Legends; Meltdown; Mirage
Chris Bayol
John Fielding
Derrick Sesson
Nole Murphy

 
Churchill; Churchie
Martino Madeddu
Philippe Moine
Clement Granjon
Jon Wood

Cyberpunk 2077; Dex
Jonas Ekman
Jonas Skoog
Marek Madej
Grzegorz Chojnacki

 
John Lewis; Excitable Edgar; Edgar
Tim van Hussen
Diarmid Harrison-Murray
Amir Bazzazi
Michael Diprose

 
Outstanding Created Environment in a Photoreal Feature
ALADDIN; Agrabah
Daniel Schmid
Falk Boje
Stanislaw Marek
Kevin George

 
ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL; Iron City
John Stevenson-Galvin
Ryan Arcus
Mathias Larserud
Mark Tait

 
MOTHERLESS BROOKLYN; Penn Station
John Bair
Vance Miller
Sebastian Romero
Steve Sullivan

 
STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER; Pasaana Desert
Daniele Bigi
Steve Hardy
John Seru
Steven Denyer

 
THE LION KING; The Pridelands
Marco Rolandi
Luca Bonatti
Jules Bodenstein
Filippo Preti

 
Outstanding Created Environment in an Animated Feature
FROZEN 2; Giants’ Gorge
Samy Segura
Jay V. Jackson
Justin Cram
Scott Townsend

 
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON: THE HIDDEN WORLD; The Hidden World
Chris Grun
Ronnie Cleland
Ariel Chisholm
Philippe Brochu

 
MISSING LINK; Passage to India Jungle
Oliver Jones
Phil Brotherton
Nick Mariana
Ralph Procida

 
TOY STORY 4; Antiques Mall
Hosuk Chang
Andrew Finley
Alison Leaf
Philip Shoebottom

 
Outstanding Created Environment in an Episode, Commercial, or Real-Time Project
GAME OF THRONES; The Iron Throne; Red Keep Plaza
Carlos Patrick DeLeon
Alonso Bocanegra Martinez
Marcela Silva
Benjamin Ross

 
LOST IN SPACE; Precipice; The Trench
Philip Engström
Benjamin Bernon
Martin Bergquist
Xuan Prada

 
THE DARK CRYSTAL: AGE OF RESISTANCE; The Endless Forest
Sulé Bryan
Charles Chorein
Christian Waite
Martyn Hawkins
 
THE MANDALORIAN; Nevarro Town
Alex Murtaza
Yanick Gaudreau
Marco Tremblay
Maryse Bouchard

 
Outstanding Virtual Cinematography in a CG Project
ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL
Emile Ghorayeb
Simon Jung
Nick Epstein
Mike Perry

 
THE LION KING
Robert Legato
Caleb Deschanel
Ben Grossmann
AJ Sciutto

 
THE MANDALORIAN; The Prisoner; The Roost
Richard Bluff
Jason Porter
Landis Fields IV
Baz Idione
 
TOY STORY 4
Jean-Claude Kalache
Patrick Lin

 
Outstanding Model in a Photoreal or Animated Project
LOST IN SPACE; The Resolute
Xuan Prada
Jason Martin
Jonathan Vårdstedt
Eric Andersson

 
MISSING LINK; The Manchuria
Todd Alan Harvey
Dan Casey
Katy Hughes

 
THE MAN IN THE HIGH CASTLE; Rocket Train
Neil Taylor
Casi Blume
Ben McDougal
Chris Kuhn

 
THE MANDALORIAN; The Sin; The Razorcrest
Doug Chiang
Jay Machado
John Goodson
Landis Fields IV

 
Outstanding Effects Simulations in a Photoreal Feature
DUMBO; Bubble Elephants
Sam Hancock
Victor Glushchenko
Andrew Savchenko
Arthur Moody

 
SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME; Molten Man
Adam Gailey
Jacob Santamaria
Jacob Clark
Stephanie Molk

 
STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER
Don Wong
Thibault Gauriau
Goncalo Cababca
François-Maxence Desplanques

 
THE LION KING
David Schneider
Samantha Hiscock
Andy Feery
Kostas Strevlos
 
Outstanding Effects Simulations in an Animated Feature
ABOMINABLE
Alex Timchenko
Domin Lee
Michael Losure
Eric Warren

 
FROZEN 2
Erin V. Ramos
Scott Townsend
Thomas Wickes
Rattanin Sirinaruemarn

 
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON: THE HIDDEN WORLD; Water and Waterfalls
Derek Cheung
Baptiste Van Opstal
Youxi Woo
Jason Mayer

 
TOY STORY 4
Alexis Angelidis
Amit Baadkar
Lyon Liew
Michael Lorenzen

 
Outstanding Effects Simulations in an Episode, Commercial, or Real-Time Project
GAME OF THRONES; The Bells
Marcel Kern
Paul Fuller
Ryo Sakaguchi
Thomas Hartmann

 
Hennessy: The Seven Worlds
Selcuk Ergen
Radu Ciubotariu
Andreu Lucio
Vincent Ullmann

 
LOST IN SPACE; Precipice; Water Planet
Juri Bryan
Hugo Medda
Kristian Olsson
John Perrigo

 
STRANGER THINGS 3; Melting Tom/Bruce
Nathan Arbuckle
Christian Gaumond
James Dong
Aleksandr Starkov

 
THE MANDALORIAN; The Child; Mudhorn
Xavier Martin Ramirez
Ian Baxter
Fabio Siino
Andrea Rosa

 
Outstanding Compositing in a Feature
ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL
Adam Bradley
Carlo Scaduto
Hirofumi Takeda
Ben Roberts

 
AVENGERS: ENDGAME
Tim Walker
Blake Winder
Tobias Wiesner
Joerg Bruemmer

 
CAPTAIN MARVEL; Young Nick Fury
Trent Claus
David Moreno Hernandez
Jeremiah Sweeney
Yuki Uehara

 
STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER
Jeff Sutherland
John Galloway
Sam Bassett
Charles Lai

 
THE IRISHMAN
Nelson Sepulveda
Vincent Papaix
Benjamin O’Brien
Christopher Doerhoff

 
Outstanding Compositing in an Episode
GAME OF THRONES; The Bells
Sean Heuston
Scott Joseph
James Elster
Corinne Teo

 
GAME OF THRONES; The Long Night; Dragon Ground Battle
Mark Richardson
Darren Christie
Nathan Abbot
Owen Longstaff

 
STRANGER THINGS 3; Starcourt Mall Battle
Simon Lehembre
Andrew Kowbell
Karim El-Masry
Miklos Mesterhazy

 
WATCHMEN; Pilot; Looking Glass
Nathaniel Larouche
Iyi Tubi
Perunika Yorgova
Mitchell Beaton

 
Outstanding Compositing in a Commercial
BMW Legend
Toya Drechsler
Vivek Tekale
Guillaume Weiss
Alexander Kulikov

 
Feeding America; I Am Hunger in America
Dan Giraldo
Marcelo Pasqualino
Alexander Koester

 
Hennessy; The Seven Worlds
Rod Norman
Guillaume Weiss
Alexander Kulikov
Alessandro Granella

 
PlayStation: Feel the Power of Pro
Gary Driver
Stefan Susemihl
Greg Spencer
Theajo Dharan

 
Outstanding Special (Practical) Effects in a Photoreal or Animated Project
ALADDIN; Magic Carpet
Mark Holt
Jay Mallet
Will Wyatt
Dickon Mitchell

 
GAME OF THRONES; The Bells
Sam Conway
Terry Palmer
Laurence Harvey
Alastair Vardy

 
TERMINATOR: DARK FATE
Neil Corbould
David Brighton
Ray Ferguson
Keith Dawson

 
THE DARK CRYSTAL: THE AGE OF RESISTANCE; She Knows All the Secrets
Sean Mathiesen
Jon Savage
Toby Froud
Phil Harvey

 
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Student Project
DOWNFALL
Matias Heker
Stephen Moroz
Bradley Cocksedge

 
LOVE AND FIFTY MEGATONS
Denis Krez
Josephine Roß
Paulo Scatena
Lukas Löffler

 
OEIL POUR OEIL
Alan Guimont
Thomas Boileau
Malcom Hunt
Robin Courtoise

 
THE BEAUTY
Marc Angele
Aleksandra Todorovic
Pascal Schelbli
Noel Winzen
 

Staff Reporter

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