Gravity Leads the VES Awards Feature-Film Nominations; Frozen and the Croods Are Top Animated Film Contenders

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

Outstanding Animated Character

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