Winners in 24 categories will be announced February 5 at 17th annual gala awards ceremony.
LOS ANGELES – Marvel’s Avengers: Infinity War, with six nominations, leads all feature film nominees for the 17th Annual VES Awards, which will be held on February 5 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. Disney / Pixar’s Incredibles 2 tops the list of animated feature film contenders with five nominations, while Netflix’s Lost in Space leads the broadcast field with six.
Nominees in 24 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. As previously announced, the VES Visionary Award will be presented to acclaimed writer-director-producer Jonathan Nolan. The VES Award for Creative Excellence will be presented to award-winning creators-executive producers-writers-directors David Benioff and D.B. Weiss. Award-winning actor-comedian-author Patton Oswalt will once again host the gala awards ceremony.
“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,” Mike Chambers, VES Chair, commented. “We are seeing the best 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!”
Amy Bunszel, Senior Vice President, Design & Creation Products, Autodesk, noted, “The Visual Effects Society Student Award recognizes impressive work from emerging international VFX artists, and we're proud to sponsor the award again this year. The submitted content continues to grow more complex and collaborating with the VES to recognize up-and-coming talent is always an honor."
The nominees for the 17th Annual VES Awards in 24 categories are as follows:
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature
- Avengers: Infinity War -- Daniel DeLeeuw, Jen Underdahl, Kelly Port, Matt Aitken and Daniel Sudick
- Christopher Robin -- Chris Lawrence, Steve Gaub, Michael Eames, Glenn Melenhorst and Chris Corbould
- Ready Player One -- Roger Guyett, Jennifer Meislohn, David Shirk, Matthew Butler and Neil Corbould
- Solo: A Star Wars Story -- Rob Bredow, Erin Dusseault, Matt Shumway, Patrick Tubach and Dominic Tuohy
- Welcome to Marwen -- Kevin Baillie, Sandra Scott, Seth Hill, Marc Chu and James Paradis
Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature
- 12 Strong -- Roger Nall, Robert Weaver and Mike Meinardus
- Bird Box -- Marcus Taormina, David Robinson, Mark Bakowski, Sophie Dawes and Mike Meinardus
- Bohemian Rhapsody -- Paul Norris, Tim Field, May Leung and Andrew Simmonds
- First Man -- Paul Lambert, Kevin Elam, Tristan Myles, Ian Hunter and JD Schwalm
- Outlaw King -- Alex Bicknell, Dan Bethell, Greg O'Connor and Stefano Pepin
Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature
- Dr. Seuss' The Grinch -- Pierre Leduc, Janet Healy, Bruno Chauffard and Milo Riccarand
- Incredibles 2 -- Brad Bird, John Walker, Rick Sayre and Bill Watral
- Isle of Dogs -- Mark Waring, Jeremy Dawson, Tim Ledbury and Lev Kolobov
- Ralph Breaks the Internet -- Scott Kersavage, Bradford Simonsen, Ernest J. Petti and Cory Loftis
- Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse -- Joshua Beveridge, Christian Hejnal, Danny Dimian and Bret St. Clair
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode
- Altered Carbon; Out of the Past -- Everett Burrell, Tony Meagher, Steve Moncur, Christine Lemon and Joel Whist
- Krypton; The Phantom Zone -- Ian Markiewicz, Jennifer Wessner, Niklas Jacobson and Martin Pelletier
- Lost in Space; Danger, Will Robinson -- Jabbar Raisani, Terron Pratt, Niklas Jacobson and Joao Sita
- The Terror; Go For Broke -- Frank Petzold, Lenka Líkařová, Viktor Muller and Pedro Sabrosa
- Westworld; The Passenger -- Jay Worth, Elizabeth Castro, Bruce Branit, Joe Wehmeyer and Michael Lantieri
Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode
- Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan; Pilot -- Erik Henry, Matt Robken, Bobo Skipper, Deak Ferrand and Pau Costa
- The Alienist; The Boy on the Bridge -- Kent Houston, Wendy Garfinkle, Steve Murgatroyd, Drew Jones and Paul Stephenson
- The Deuce; We're All Beasts -- Jim Rider, Steven Weigle, John Bair and Aaron Raff
- The First; Near and Far -- Karen Goulekas, Eddie Bonin, Roland Langschwert, Bryan Godwin and Matthew James Kutcher
- The Handmaid's Tale; June -- Brendan Taylor, Stephen Lebed, Winston Lee and Leo Bovell
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Real-Time Project
- Age of Sail -- John Kahrs, Kevin Dart, Cassidy Curtis and Theresa Latzko
- Cycles -- Jeff Gipson, Nicholas Russell, Lauren Nicole Brown and Jorge E. Ruiz Cano
- Dr. Grordbort's Invaders -- Greg Broadmore, Mhairead Connor, Steve Lambert and Simon Baker
- God of War -- Maximilian Vaughn Ancar, Corey Teblum, Kevin Huynh and Paolo Surricchio
- Marvel's Spider-Man -- Grant Hollis, Daniel Wang, Seth Faske and Abdul Bezrati
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Commercial
- Beyond Good and Evil 2 -- Maxime Luere, Leon Berelle, Remi Kozyra and Dominique Boidin
- John Lewis; The Boy and the Piano -- Kamen Markov, Philip Whalley, Anthony Bloor and Andy Steele
- McDonald's; #ReindeerReady -- Ben Cronin, Josh King, Gez Wright and Suzanne Jandu
- U.S. Marine Corps; A Nation's Call -- Steve Drew, Nick Fraser, Murray Butler, Greg White and Dave Peterson
- Volkswagen; Born Confident -- Carsten Keller, Anandi Peiris, Dan Sanders and Fabian Frank
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Special Venue Project
- Beautiful Hunan: Flight of the Phoenix -- B. R. Rajeev, Suhit Saha, Arish Fyzee and Unmesh Nimbalkar
- Childish Gambino's Pharos -- Keith Miller, Alejandro Crawford, Thelvin Cabezas and Jeremy Thompson
- DreamWorks Theatre Presents Kung Fu Panda -- Marc Scott, Doug Cooper, Michael Losure and Alex Timchenko
- Osheaga Music and Arts Festival -- Andre Montambeault, Marie-Josee Paradis, Alyson Lamontagne and David Bishop Noriega
- Pearl Quest -- Eugénie von Tunzelmann, Liz Oliver, Ian Spendloff and Ross Burgess
Outstanding Animated Character in a Photoreal Feature
- Avengers: Infinity War; Thanos -- Jan Philip Cramer, Darren Hendler, Paul Story and Sidney Kombo-Kintombo
- Christopher Robin; Tigger -- Arslan Elver, Kayn Garcia, Laurent Laban and Mariano Mendiburu
- Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom; Indoraptor -- Jance Rubinchik, Ted Lister, Yannick Gillain and Keith Ribbons
- Ready Player One; Art3mis -- David Shirk, Brian Cantwell, Jung-Seung Hong and Kim Ooi
Outstanding Animated Character in an Animated Feature
- Dr. Seuss' The Grinch; The Grinch -- David Galante, Francois Boudaille, Olivier Luffin and Yarrow Cheney
- Incredibles 2; Helen Parr -- Michal Makarewicz, Ben Porter, Edgar Rodriguez and Kevin Singleton
- Ralph Breaks the Internet; Ralphzilla -- Dong Joo Byun, Dave K. Komorowski, Justin Sklar and Le Joyce Tong
- Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse; Miles Morales -- Marcos Kang, Chad Belteau, Humberto Rosa and Julie Bernier Gosselin
Outstanding Animated Character in an Episode or Real-Time Project
- Cycles; Rae -- Jose Luis Gomez Diaz, Edward Everett Robbins III, Jorge E. Ruiz Cano and Jose Luis -Weecho- Velasquez
- Lost in Space; Humanoid -- Chad Shattuck, Paul Zeke, Julia Flanagan and Andrew McCartney
- Nightflyers; All That We Have Found; Eris -- Peter Giliberti, James Chretien, Ryan Cromie and Cesar Dacol Jr.
- Marvel's Spider-Man; Doc Ock -- Brian Wyser, Henrique Naspolini, Sophie Brennan and William Salyers
Outstanding Animated Character in a Commercial
- McDonald's; Bobbi the Reindeer -- Gabriela Ruch Salmeron, Joe Henson, Andrew Butler and Joel Best
- Overkill's The Walking Dead; Maya -- Jonas Ekman, Goran Milic, Jonas Skoog and Henrik Eklundh
- Peta; Best Friend; Lucky -- Bernd Nalbach, Emanuel Fuchs, Sebastian Plank and Christian Leitner
- Volkswagen; Born Confident; Bam -- David Bryan, Chris Welsby, Fabian Frank and Chloe Dawe
Outstanding Created Environment in a Photoreal Feature
- Ant-Man and the Wasp; Journey to the Quantum Realm -- Florian Witzel, Harsh Mistri, Yuri Serizawa and Can Yuksel
- Aquaman; Atlantis -- Quentin Marmier, Aaron Barr, Jeffrey De Guzman and Ziad Shureih
- Ready Player One; The Shining, Overlook Hotel -- Mert Yamak, Stanley Wong, Joana Garrido and Daniel Gagiu
- Solo: A Star Wars Story; Vandor Planet -- Julian Foddy, Christoph Ammann, Clement Gerard and Pontus Albrecht
Outstanding Created Environment in an Animated Feature
- Dr. Seuss' The Grinch; Whoville -- Loic Rastout, Ludovic Ramiere, Henri Deruer and Nicolas Brack
- Incredibles 2; Parr House -- Christopher M. Burrows, Philip Metschan, Michael Rutter and Joshua West
- Ralph Breaks the Internet; Social Media District -- Benjamin Min Huang, Jon Kim Krummel II, Gina Warr Lawes and Matthias Lechner
- Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse; Graphic New York City -- Terry Park, Bret St. Clair, Kimberly Liptrap and Dave Morehead
Outstanding Created Environment in an Episode, Commercial, or Real-Time Project
- Cycles; The House -- Michael R.W. Anderson, Jeff Gipson, Jose Luis Gomez Diaz and Edward Everett Robbins III
- Lost in Space; Pilot; Impact Area -- Philip Engström, Kenny Vähäkari, Jason Martin and Martin Bergquist
- The Deuce; 42nd St -- John Bair, Vance Miller, Jose Marin and Steve Sullivan
- The Handmaid's Tale; June; Fenway Park -- Patrick Zentis, Kevin McGeagh, Leo Bovell and Zachary Dembinski
- The Man in the High Castle; Reichsmarschall Ceremony -- Casi Blume, Michael Eng, Ben McDougal and Sean Myers
Outstanding Virtual Cinematography in a Photoreal Project
- Aquaman; Third Act Battle -- Claus Pedersen, Mohammad Rastkar, Cedric Lo and Ryan McCoy
- Echo; Time Displacement -- Victor Perez, Tomas Tjernberg, Tomas Wall and Marcus Dineen
- Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom; Gyrosphere Escape -- Pawl Fulker, Matt Perrin, Oscar Faura and David Vickery
- Ready Player One; New York Race -- Daniele Bigi, Edmund Kolloen, Mathieu Vig and Jean-Baptiste Noyau
- Welcome to Marwen; Town of Marwen -- C. Kim Miles, Matthew Ward, Ryan Beagan and Marc Chu
Outstanding Model in a Photoreal or Animated Project
- Avengers: Infinity War; Nidavellir Forge Megastructure -- Chad Roen, Ryan Rogers, Jeff Tetzlaff and Ming Pan
- Incredibles 2; Underminer Vehicle -- Neil Blevins, Philip Metschan and Kevin Singleton
- Mortal Engines; London -- Matthew Sandoval, James Ogle, Nick Keller and Sam Tack
- Ready Player One; DeLorean DMC-12 -- Giuseppe Laterza, Kim Lindqvist, Mauro Giacomazzo and William Gallyot
- Solo: A Star Wars Story; Millennium Falcon -- Masa Narita, Steve Walton, David Meny and James Clyne
Outstanding Effects Simulations in a Photoreal Feature
- Avengers: Infinity War; Titan -- Gerardo Aguilera, Ashraf Ghoniem, Vasilis Pazionis and Hartwell Durfor
- Avengers: Infinity War; Wakanda -- Florian Witzel, Adam Lee, Miguel Perez Senent and Francisco Rodriguez
- Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald -- Dominik Kirouac, Chloe Ostiguy and Christian Gaumond
- Venom -- Aharon Bourland, Jordan Walsh, Aleksandar Chalyovski and Federico Frassinelli
Outstanding Effects Simulations in an Animated Feature
- Dr. Seuss' The Grinch; Snow, Clouds and Smoke -- Eric Carme, Nicolas Brice and Milo Riccarand
- Incredibles 2 -- Paul Kanyuk, Tiffany Erickson Klohn, Vincent Serritella and Matthew Kiyoshi Wong
- Ralph Breaks the Internet; Virus Infection & Destruction -- Paul Carman, Henrik Fält, Christopher Hendryx and David Hutchins
- Smallfoot -- Henrik Karlsson, Theo Vandernoot, Martin Furness and Dmitriy Kolesnik
- Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse -- Ian Farnsworth, Pav Grochola, Simon Corbaux and Brian D. Casper
Outstanding Effects Simulations in an Episode, Commercial, or Real-Time Project
- Altered Carbon -- Philipp Kratzer, Daniel Fernandez, Xavier Lestourneaud and Andrea Rosa
- Lost in Space; Jupiter is Falling -- Denys Shchukin, Heribert Raab, Michael Billette and Jaclyn Stauber
- Lost in Space; The Get Away -- Juri Bryan, Will Elsdale, Hugo Medda and Maxime Marline
- The Man in the High Castle; Statue of Liberty Destruction -- Saber Jlassi, Igor Zanic, Nick Chamberlain and Chris Parks
Outstanding Compositing in a Photoreal Feature
- Avengers: Infinity War; Titan -- Sabine Laimer, Tim Walker, Tobias Wiesner and Massimo Pasquetti
- First Man -- Joel Delle-Vergin, Peter Farkas, Miles Lauridsen and Francesco Dell'Anna
- Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom -- John Galloway, Enrik Pavdeja, David Nolan and Juan Espigares Enriquez
- Welcome to Marwen -- Woei Lee, Saul Galbiati, Max Besner and Thai-Son Doan
Outstanding Compositing in a Photoreal Episode
- Altered Carbon -- Jean-François Leroux, Reece Sanders, Stephen Bennett and Laraib Atta
- The Handmaid's Tale; June -- Winston Lee, Gwen Zhang, Xi Luo and Kevin Quatman
- Lost in Space; Impact; Crash Site Rescue -- David Wahlberg, Douglas Roshamn, Sofie Ljunggren and Fredrik Lönn
- Silicon Valley; Artificial Emotional Intelligence; Fiona -- Tim Carras, Michael Eng, Shiying Li and Bill Parker
Outstanding Compositing in a Photoreal Commercial
- Apple; Unlock -- Morten Vinther, Michael Gregory, Gustavo Bellon and Rodrigo Jimenez
- Apple; Welcome Home -- Michael Ralla, Steve Drew, Alejandro Villabon and Peter Timberlake
- Genesis; G90 Facelift -- Neil Alford, Jose Caballero, Joseph Dymond and Greg Spencer
- John Lewis; The Boy and the Piano -- Kamen Markov, Pratyush Paruchuri, Kalle Kohlstrom and Daniel Benjamin
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Student Project
- Chocolate Man -- David Bellenbaum, Aleksandra Todorovic, Jörg Schmidt and Martin Boué
- Proxima-b -- Denis Krez, Tina Vest, Elias Kremer and Lukas Löffler
- Ratatoskr -- Meike Müller, Lena-Carolin Lohfink, Anno Schachner and Lisa Schachner
- Terra Nova -- Thomas Battistetti, Mélanie Geley, Mickael Le Mezo and Guillaume Hoarau
Source: Visual Effects Society
