13th Annual Visual Effects Society Awards Nominations
On Tuesday, January 13, the Visual Effects Society released their list of nominees for their annual VES Awards, honoring outstanding visual effects artistry and innovation in film, animation, television, commercials and video games. The awards ceremony will be held on February 4 at the Beverly Hilton, Los Angeles. Here is a list of the films and television shows that are nominated:
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Dawn of the Planet of the Apes91%
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91%
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73%
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54%
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The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies59%
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90%
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects-Driven Photoreal/Live Action Feature Motion Picture
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91%
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41%
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92%
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90%
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53%
Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal/Live Action Feature Motion Picture
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90%
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92%
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50%
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78%
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96%
Outstanding Animation in an Animated Feature Motion Picture
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Constantine
“A Feast of Friends” -
Game of Thrones
“The Children”
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects-Driven Photoreal/Live Action Broadcast Program
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American Horror Story: Freak Show
“Edward Mordrake, Part 2” -
Black Sails
Episode 1 -
Penny Dreadful
“Séance” -
Ripper Street
“Whitechapel Terminus”
Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Visual Effects-Driven Photoreal/Live Action Broadcast Program
- Caesar from Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
- Koba from Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
- Kaiju – Rocket from Guardians of the Galaxy
- Thistlewit from Maleficent
Outstanding Performance of an Animated Character in a Photoreal/Live Action Feature Motion Picture
- Baymax from Big Hero 6
- Hiccup from How to Train Your Dragon 2
- Gabi from Rio 2
- Archibald Snatcher from The Boxtrolls
Outstanding Animated Character in an Animated Feature Motion Picture
- Triskelion Headquarters from Captain America: The Winter Solider
- Tesseract from Interstellar
- Times Square from Lucy
- Antediluvian Earth from Noah
Outstanding Created Environment in a Photoreal/Live Action Feature Motion Picture
- Into the Portal from Big Hero 6
- Oasis from How to Train Your Dragon 2
- Magical Land of the Remembered from The Book of Life
- Boxtroll Cavern from The Boxtrolls
Outstanding Created Environment in an Animated Feature Motion Picture
- Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
- Beach and Paris Attacks from Edge of Tomorrow
- Tesseract from Interstellar
- Kitchen Scene from X-Men: Days of Future Past
Outstanding Virtual Cinematography in a Photoreal/Live Action Motion Media Project
- City of San Fransokyo from Big Hero 6
- Mecha-Drill from The Boxtrolls
- Laketown from The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
- Knightship from Transformers: Age of Extinction
Outstanding Models in any Motion Media Project
- Helicarrier Broadside and Crash from Captain America: The Winter Soldier
- Destruction and Sand from Edge of Tomorrow
- The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
- Quicksilver Pentagon Kitchen from X-Men: Days of Future Past
Outstanding Effects Simulations in a Photoreal/Live Action Feature Motion Picture
- Big Hero 6
- The Battle from How to Train Your Dragon 2
- The Boxtrolls
- The Lego Movie
Outstanding Effects Simulations in an Animated Feature Motion Picture
- Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
- Beach from Edge of Tomorrow
- Water from Interstellar
- The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Outstanding Compositing in a Photoreal/Live Action Feature Motion Picture
- American Horror Story: Freak Show “Edward Mordrake, Part 2”
- Game of Thrones “Wight Attack”
- Game of Thrones “The Watchers on the Wall”
- The Knick “Abigail’s Nose”
- Vikings “Invasion”
