VES Awards 2016 Winners Announced

The Visual Effects Society announced the winners for the 14th Annual VES Awards on a ceremony held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on February 2. Star Wars: The Force Awakens was the big winner this year with four awards, while The Good Dinosaur was picked as top animated feature film. In the TV categories, Games of Thrones took home the most awards with four wins. Read through for the full list of movies and television winners.

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature

Furious 7
82%

San Andreas
48%

Star Wars: The Force Awakens
93%

Mad Max: Fury Road
97%

The Martian
91%

Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature

In the Heart of the Sea
42%

Bridge of Spies
91%

The Walk
83%

Everest
73%

The Revenant
78%

Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature

The Peanuts Movie
87%

Inside Out
98%

Anomalisa
92%

Hotel Transylvania 2
57%

The Good Dinosaur
76%

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode

• Nezlamna; Sea Dogfight
• Childhood’s End; Night Three
• Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell; Arabella
• The Strain; Identity
• Game of Thrones; The Dance of Dragons

Outstanding Created Environment in a Photoreal Feature

• The Walk; World Trade Center
• Star Wars: The Force Awakens; Falcon Chase / Graveyard
• Ant-Man; The Microverse
• Jurassic World; Jungle Chase
• Tomorrowland; Tomorrowland Center

Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode

• Vikings; To the Gates
• Black Sails; XVIII
• Penny Dreadful; And They Were Enemies
• Marvel’s Daredevil; Speak of the Devil
• Agent Carter; Now Is Not the End

Outstanding Animated Performance in a Photoreal Feature

• Star Wars: The Force Awakens; Maz
• The Revenant; The Bear
• Avengers: Age of Ultron; Hulk
• Chappie; Chappie

Outstanding Animated Performance in an Animated Feature

• The Peanuts Movie; Snoopy
• The Peanuts Movie; Charlie Brown
• Inside Out; Joy
• The Good Dinosaur; Spot

Outstanding Created Environment in an Animated Feature

• The Good Dinosaur; The Farm
• Inside Out; Imagination Land
• The Peanuts Movie; Charlie Brown’s Neighborhood
• Shaun the Sheep; Under the Arches

Outstanding Animated Performance in an Episode, Commercial, or Real-Time Project

• Game of Thrones; Mother’s Mercy; Wounded Drogon
• Game of Thrones; Dance of Dragons; Drogon Arena Rescue
• SSE; Pier; Orangutan
• Sainsbury’s; Mog

Outstanding Created Environment in an Episode, Commercial, or Real-Time Project

• Game of Thrones; City of Volantis
• Vikings; Paris
• Game of Thrones; Drogon Arena
• Black Sails; Charles Town Harbor

Outstanding Virtual Cinematography in a Photoreal Project

• Ant-Man; Macro Action
• Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation; Underwater Torus Chamber
• Star Wars: The Force Awakens; Falcon Chase / Graveyard
• The Walk; Towers Walk

Outstanding Effects Simulations in an Episode, Commercial, or Real-Time Project

• SSE; Pier
• Halo 5: The Hunt Begins
• Lipton; The Revolution in Tea
• Game of Thrones; Hardhome

Outstanding Compositing in a Photoreal Feature

• San Andreas; Los Angeles Destruction
• Star Wars: The Force Awakens
• Tomorrowland
• Mad Max: Fury Road
• The Revenant; Bear Attack

Outstanding Models in a Photoreal or Animated Project

• Star Wars: The Force Awakens; BB-8
• Avengers: Age of Ultron; Hulkbuster
• Everest; Mt. Everest
• Jurassic World; Indominus Rex

Outstanding Effects Simulations in a Photoreal Feature

• Mad Max: Fury Road; Toxic Storm
• Avengers: Age of Ultron; Hulk vs Hulkbuster
• San Andreas; Hoover Dam / San Francisco Tsunami
• San Andreas; Los Angels Destruction
• Star Wars: The Force Awakens; Starkiller Base

Outstanding Compositing in a Photoreal Episode

• Vikings; To the Gates
• Game of Thrones; Hardhome
• Game of Thrones; Drogon Arena
• Game of Thrones; Drogon Lair

Outstanding Effects Simulations in an Animated Feature

• Inside Out
• The Peanuts Movie
• The Good Dinosaur
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