The Visual Effects Society honors the producer/VFX producer for contributions in visual arts, filmed entertainment, and the advancement of storytelling through cutting-edge visual effects; the award will be presented at the 22nd Annual VES Awards next month.
The Visual Effects Society (VES) announced today that producer and visual effects producer Joyce Cox will receive the VES Lifetime Achievement Award for her contributions to visual arts and filmed entertainment. The award will be presented at the 22nd Annual VES Awards on February 21, 2024, at The Beverly Hilton Hotel.
Bestowed by the VES Board of Directors, the award recognizes an individual and their outstanding body of work that has significantly contributed to the art and/or science of the visual effects industry.
Cox, a VES Fellow and multiple VES Award winner, will be honored for her dedication to the industry and advancement of unforgettable storytelling through cutting-edge visual effects. With credits that include Titanic, The Dark Knight, The Great Gatsby, Men in Black III, Avatar, and The Jungle Book, Cox has been instrumental in shaping popular culture for decades. The Society also recognizes Cox’s dedication and vision in working to create a unified visual effects budgeting system through her work on the Curó VFX budgeting tool.
“Joyce Cox is an outstanding luminary in the world of visual effects producing and is one of the most respected producers in our industry,” said VES chair Lisa Cooke. “Joyce is an innovator and driving force whose work has put VFX squarely at the center of big box office filmed entertainment for decades. As an educator and a mentor, Joyce has paved the way as a changemaker and stellar role model and serves our global community with excellence as a VES Fellow. We are so proud to honor Joyce with this well-deserved Lifetime Achievement Award.”
“To receive this Lifetime Achievement Award from the Visual Effects Society is truly an honor I did not expect to come my way,” commented Cox. “For my name to be included with the remarkable group of directors, producers and supervisors given this honor in the past truly blows my mind. “
Previous winners of the VES Lifetime Achievement Award have included Martin Scorsese; George Lucas; Robert Zemeckis; Dennis Muren, VES; Steven Spielberg; Kathleen Kennedy & Frank Marshall; James Cameron; Ray Harryhausen; Stan Lee; Richard Edlund, VES; John Dykstra; Sir Ridley Scott; Ken Ralston; VES; Jon Favreau; Chris Meledandri; Lynwen Brennan; Sir Peter Jackson; and Gale Anne Hurd.
The official announcement, including Cox’s bio, is available here.
Source: Visual Effects Society
Debbie Diamond Sarto is news editor at Animation World Network.
