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Visual Effects Society Announces Nominees for 23rd Annual VES Awards

15/01/2025

Visual Effects Society Announces Nominees for 23rd Annual VES Awards

Brie Clayton January 15, 2025

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Dune: Part Two Leads Feature Film Field; The Wild Robot is Top Animated Contender; Sh gun and The Penguin Tie in the Episodic Field

Today, the Visual Effects Society (VES), the visual effects industry's professional global honorary society, announced the nominees for the 23rd Annual VES Awards, the prestigious yearly celebration that recognizes outstanding visual effects artistry and innovation in features, animation, television, commercials, games and new media, and the VFX Supervisors, VFX Producers and hands-on Artists who bring this work to life. Awards will be presented at the 23rd Annual VES Awards on February 11, 2025 at The Beverly Hilton hotel. (X tags: @VFXSociety #VESAwards)

Dune: Part Two leads the photoreal feature film field with seven (7) nominations. The Wild Robot is the top animated contender with five (5) nominations. Sh gun and The Penguin each received four (4) nominations in the episodic field.

The artistry, ingenuity and passion of visual effects practitioners around the world have come together to create remarkable imagery, said Kim Davidson, VES Chair. We are seeing best in class work that elevates the art of storytelling and exemplifies the spirit of innovation. 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 our nominees.

Nominees in 25 categories were selected by VES members at 49 in-person and virtual nomination panels conducted around the world over a 30-hour continuous process. The distinctive and thoughtful VES Awards nominations protocol included a review of each awards submission including Befores and Afters by a minimum of three different judging panels. Participating VES members on the panels represented 307 cities in 24 countries, highlighting the full breadth of the Society's diverse global membership.

Whether it's through a fully immersive environment, realistic characters, or jaw-dropping action sequences, visual effects artists continue to push the boundaries of creativity and transform the way stories are told, said Diana Colella, Executive Vice President of Media & Entertainment at Autodesk, sponsor of the VES-Autodesk Student Award. This year's student film submissions celebrate the technical talent and creativity of up-and-coming visual effects artists. Congratulations to all the student nominees.

The nominees for the 23rd Annual VES Awards in 25 categories are as follow:

OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A PHOTOREAL FEATURE

Better Man

Luke Millar

Andy Taylor

David Clayton

Keith Herft

Peter Stubbs

Dune: Part Two

Paul Lambert

Brice Parker

Stephen James

Rhys Salcombe

Gerd Nefzer

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

Erik Winquist

Julia Neighly

Paul Story

Danielle Immerman

Rodney Burke

Mufasa: The Lion King

Adam Valdez

Barry St. John

Audrey Ferrara

Daniel Fotheringham

Twisters

Ben Snow

Mark Soper

Florian Witzel

Susan Greenhow

Scott Fisher

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A PHOTOREAL FEATURE

Blitz

Andrew Whitehurst

Sona Pak

Theo Demiris

Vincent Poitras

Hayley Williams

Civil War

David Simpson

Michelle Rose

Freddy Salazar

Chris Zeh

J.D. Schwalm

Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1

Jason Neese

Armen Fetulagian

Jamie Neese

J.P. Jaramillo

Nosferatu

Angela Barson

Lisa Renney

David Scott

Dave Cook

Pavel S gner

Young Woman and the Sea

Richard Briscoe

Carrie Rishel

Jeremy Robert

St phane Dittoo

Ivo Jivkov

OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE

Inside Out 2

Kelsey Mann

Mark Nielsen

Sudeep Rangaswamy

Bill Watral

Moana 2

Carlos Cabral

Tucker Gilmore

Ian Gooding

Gabriela Hernandez

The Wild Robot

Chris Sanders

Jeff Hermann

Jeff Budsberg

Jacob Hjort Jensen

Transformers One

Frazer Churchill

Fiona Chilton

Josh Cooley

Stephen King

Ultraman: Rising

Hayden Jones

Sean M. Murphy

Shannon Tindle

Mathieu Vig

OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A PHOTOREAL EPISODE

Fallout; The Head

Jay Worth

Andrea Knoll

Grant Everett

Joao Sita

Devin Maggio

House of the Dragon; Season 2; The Red Dragon and the Gold

Da i Einarsson

Tom Horton

Sven Martin

Wayne Stables

Mike Dawson

Sh gun; Anjin

Michael Cliett

Melody Mead

Philip Engstr m

Ed Bruce

Cameron Waldbauer

Star Wars: Skeleton Crew; Episode 5

John Knoll

Pablo Molles

Jhon Alvarado

Jeff Capogreco

The Lord of The Rings: The Rings of Power; Season 2; Eldest

Jason Smith

Tim Keene

Ann Podlozny

Ara Khanikian

Ryan Conder

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A PHOTOREAL EPISODE

Expats: Home

Robert Bock

Glorivette Somoza

Charles Labb

Tim Emeis

Lady in the Lake; It Has to Do With the Search for the Marvelous

Jay Worth

Eddie Bonin

Joe Wehmeyer

Eric Levin-Hatz

Mike Myers

Masters of the Air; Part Three; The Regensburg-Schweinfurt Mission

Stephen Rosenbaum

Bruce Franklin

Xavier Matia Bernasconi

David Andrews

Neil Corbould

The Penguin; Bliss

Johnny Han

Michelle Rose

Goran Pavles

Ed Bruce

Devin Maggio

The Tattooist of Auschwitz; Pilot

Simon Giles

Alan Church

David Schneider

James Hattsmith

OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A REAL-TIME PROJECT

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Fabio Silva

Matthew Sherman

Caleb Essex

Bob Kopinsky

Destiny 2: The Final Shape

Dave Samuel

Ben Fabric

Eric Greenlief

Glenn Gamble

Star Wars Outlaws

Stephen Hawes

Lionel Le Dain

Benedikt Podlesnigg

Bogdan Draghici

What If ? - An Immersive Story

Patrick N.P. Conran

Shereif Fattouh

Zain Homer

Jax Lee

Until Dawn

Nicholas Chambers

Jack Hidde Glavimans

Alex Gabor

OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A COMMERCIAL

YouTube TV NFL Sunday Ticket: The Magic of Sunday

Chris Bayol

Jeremy Brooks

Lane Jolly

Jacob Bergman

Disney; Holidays 2024

Adam Droy

Helen Tang

Christian Baker-Steele

David
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