VES Awards 2017 Nominees Announced

The Visual Effects Society announced the nominees for the 15th Annual VES Awards. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story received the most film nominations, while Kubo and the Two Strings has the most nominations for an animated film. In the TV categories, Games of Thrones leads with the most nominations. Read through for the full list of movies and television nominees below.

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Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature

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Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature

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Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature

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Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode

• Black Mirror; Playtest
• Game of Thrones; Battle of the Bastards
• Stranger Things; Demogorgon
• The Expanse; Salvage
• Westworld; The Bicameral Mind

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Outstanding Created Environment in a Photoreal Feature

• Deadpool; Freeway Assault
• Doctor Strange; London
• Doctor Strange; New York City
• Rogue One: A Star Wars Story; Scarif Complex

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Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode

• Black Sails; XX
• Penny Dreadful; The Day Tennyson Died
• Roots; Night One
• The Man in the High Castle; Volkshalle
• Vikings; The Last Ship

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Outstanding Visual Effects in a Real-Time Project

• Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare
• Dishonored 2; Crack in the Slab
• Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them; Virtual Reality
• Gears of War 4
• Quantum Break
• Uncharted 4

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Outstanding Visual Effects in a Commercial

• Coke Mini; A Mini Marvel
• For Honor
• John Lewis; Buster the Boxer
• Titanfall 2; Become One
• Waitrose; Coming Home

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Outstanding Visual Effects in a Special Venue Project

• Dream of Anhui
• Pirates of the Caribbean; Battle for the Sunken Treasure
• Soarin’ Over the Horizon
• Skull Island: Reign of Kong
• Voyage of Time: The IMAX Experience

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Outstanding Animated Performance in a Photoreal Feature

• Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them; Niffler
• Rogue One: A Star Wars Story; Grand Moff Tarkin
• The Jungle Book; King Louie
• The Jungle Book; Shere Khan
• Warcraft; Durotan

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Outstanding Animated Performance in an Animated Feature

• Finding Dory; Hank
• Kubo and the Two Strings; Kubo
• Kubo and the Two Strings; Monkey
• Moana; The Mighty Maui

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Outstanding Created Environment in an Animated Feature

• Finding Dory; Open Ocean Exhibit
• Kubo and the Two Strings; Hanzo’s Fortress
• Kubo and the Two Strings; Waves
• Moana; Motonui Island

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

• Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare; Omar
• Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
• Game of Thrones; Battle of the Bastards; Drogon
• Game of Thrones; Home; Emaciated Dragon

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Outstanding Animated Performance in a Commercial

• John Lewis; Buster the Boxer
• Opel Motorsport; Racing Faces; Lion
• SSE; Neon House; Baby Pixel
• Waitrose; Coming Home

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

• Black Sails; XXVIII; Maroon Island
• Dishonored 2; Clockwork Mansion
• Game of Thrones; Battle of the Bastards; Meereen City
• Game of Thrones; The Winds of Winter; Citadel
• The Man in the High Castle; Volkshalle

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Outstanding Virtual Cinematography in a Photoreal Project

• Doctor Strange; New York Mirror Dimension
• Game of Thrones; Battle of the Bastards
• Rogue One: A Star Wars Story; Space Battle
• The Jungle Book

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Outstanding Model in a Photoreal or Animated Project

• Deepwater Horizon; Deepwater Horizon Rig
• Rogue One: A Star Wars Story; Princess Leia
• Rogue One: A Star Wars Story; Star Destroyer
• Star Trek Beyond; Enterprise

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

• Game of Thrones; Battle of the Bastards
• Game of Thrones; Battle of the Bastards; Meereen City
• John Lewis; Buster the Boxer
• Sky; Q

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Outstanding Compositing in a Photoreal Feature

• Doctor Strange; New York City
• Independence Day: Resurgence; Under The Mothership
• The Jungle Book
• X-Men: Apocalypse; Quicksilver Rescue

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Outstanding Effects Simulations in a Photoreal Feature

• Alice Through the Looking Glass; Rust
• Doctor Strange; Hong Kong Reverse Destruction
• Rogue One: A Star Wars Story; Jedha Destruction
• The Jungle Book; Nature Effects

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Outstanding Compositing in a Photoreal Episode

• Black Sails; XX; Sailing Ships
• Game of Thrones; Battle of the Bastards; Meereen City
• Game of Thrones; Battle of the Bastards; Retaking Winterfell
• Game of Thrones; The Door; Land of Always Winter

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Outstanding Effects Simulations in an Animated Feature

• Finding Dory
• Kubo and the Two Strings; Water
• Moana
• Zootopia

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Outstanding Compositing in a Photoreal Commercial

• Canal; Kitchen
• John Lewis; Buster the Boxer
• Kenzo; Kenzo World
• LG; World of Play
• Waitrose; Coming Home

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Outstanding Visual Effects in a Student Project

• Breaking Point
• Elemental
• Garden Party
• Shine