Visual Effects Society - 2011 VES Awards
Visual Effects Society (VES)
VES Awards (10th)
Nominations: January 9, 2012
Awards: February 7, 2012
Below are the nominations & winners for the 10th Annual VES Awards.
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Best Visual Effects in a Visual Effects Driven Feature
"Captain America: The First Avenger"
(Paramount Pictures) Marvel Enterprises, Charlie Noble, Mark Soper, Christopher Townsend, Edson Williams
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2"
(Warner Bros. Pictures) Heyday Films, Tim Burke, Emma Norton, John Richardson, David Vickery
"Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides"
(Walt Disney) Walt Disney Pictures, Jerry Bruckheimer Films, Gary Brozenich, David Conley, Charlie Gibson, Ben Snow
WINNER
"Rise of the Planet of the Apes"
(20th Century Fox) Chernin Entertainment, Dan Lemmon, Joe Letteri, Cyndi Ochs, Kurt Williams
"Transformers: Dark of the Moon"
(Paramount Pictures) Di Bonaventura Pictures, Ian Bryce, Don Murphy/Tom DeSanto, Scott Benza, Wayne Billheimer, Matthew Butler, Scott Farrar
Best Supporting Visual Effects in a Feature
"Anonymous"
(Sony Pictures Entertainment) Centropolis Entertainment, Andre Cantarel, Volker Engel, Rony Soussan, Marc Weigert
WINNER
"Hugo"
(Paramount Pictures) GK Films, Ben Grossmann, Alex Henning, Rob Legato, Karen Murphy
"Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows"
(Warner Bros. Pictures) Silver Pictures, Wigram Productions, Laya Armian, Chas Jarrett, Seth Maury, Sirio Quintavalle
"Source Code"
(Summit Entertainment) Vendome Pictures, The Mark Gordon Company, Annie Godin, Louis Morin
"War Horse"
(DreamWorks SKG) Duncan Burbidge, Ben Morris, Mike Mulholland, Chris Zeh
Best Animated Character in a Live Action Feature
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2"
(Warner Bros. Pictures) Heyday Films, Ukranian Ironbelly: Yasunobu Arahori, Tom Bracht, Gavin Harrison, Chris Lentz
"Paul"
(Universal Pictures) Working Title Films, Paul: Anders Beer, Julian Foddy, Jody Johnson, David Lowry
WINNER
"Rise of the Planet of the Apes"
(20th Century Fox) Chernin Entertainment, Caesar: Daniel Barrett, Florian Fernandez, Matthew Muntean, Eric Reynolds
"The Thing"
(Universal Pictures) Morgan Creek Productions, Strike Entertainment, Edvard/Adam: Lyndon Barrois, Fred Chapman, Greg Massie, Marco Menco
Best Animated Character in an Animated Feature
"Puss in Boots"
(DreamWorks Animation) Paramount Pictures, Puss: Antonio Banderas, Ludovic Bouancheau, Laurent Caneiro, Olivier Staphylas
WINNER
"Rango"
(Paramount Pictures) GK Films, Blind Wink, Rango: Frank Gravatt, Kevin Martel, Brian Paik, Steve Walton
"Rio"
(20th Century Fox) Blue Sky Studios, Nigel: Diana Diriwaechter, Sang Jun Lee, Sergio Pablos, Aamir Tarin
"The Adventures of Tintin"
(Paramount Pictures, Columbia Pictures) Amblin Entertainment, WingNut Films, Kennedy/Marshall, Tintin: Gino Acevedo, Gustav Ahren, Jamie Beard, Simon Clutterbuck
Best Visual Effects in an Animated Feature
"Arthur Christmas"
(Sony Pictures Entertainment) Doug Ikeler, Chris Juen, Alan Short, Mandy Tankenson
"Kung Fu Panda 2"
(Paramount Pictures, DreamWorks SKG) Melissa Cobb, Alex Parkinson, Jennifer Yuh Nelson, Raymond Zibach
"Puss in Boots"
(DreamWorks Animation) Joe Aguilar, Guillaume Aretos, Ken Bielenberg, Chris Miller
WINNER
"Rango"
(Paramount Pictures) Tim Alexander, Hal Hickel, Jacqui Lopez, Katie Lynch
"The Adventures of Tintin"
(Paramount Pictures, Columbia Pictures) Jamie Beard, Joe Letteri, Meredith Meyer-Nichols, Eileen Moran
Best Models and Miniatures in a Feature
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2"
(Warner Bros. Pictures) Heyday Films, Hogwarts School Buildings: Steven Godfrey, Pietro Ponti, Tania Marie Richard, Andy Warren
"Hugo"
(Paramount Pictures) GK Films, Train Crash: Scott Beverly, Allan Faucher, Forest P. Fischer, Matthew Gratzner
"Mission: Impossible-Ghost Protocol"
(Paramount Pictures) Bad Robot, Parking Garage: John Goodson, Russell Paul, Kristian Pedlow, Vick Schutz
WINNER
"Transformers: Dark of the Moon"
(Paramount Pictures) Di Bonaventura Pictures, Ian Bryce, Don Murphy/Tom DeSanto, Driller: Tim Brakensiek, Kelvin Chu, David Fogler, Rene Garcia
Best Created Environment in a Feature
"Anonymous"
(Sony Pictures Entertainment) Centropolis Entertainment, London: Andre Cantarel, Robert Freitag, Rony Soussan, Greg Strasz
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2"
(Warner Bros. Pictures) Heyday Films, Hogwarts: Keziah Bailey, Stephen Ellis, Clement Gerard, Pietro Ponti
"Thor"
(Paramount Pictures) Marvel Studios, Heimdall's Observatory: Pierre Buffin, Audrey Ferrara, Yoel Godo, Dominique Vidal
WINNER
"Transformers: Dark of the Moon"
(Paramount Pictures) Di Bonaventura Pictures, Ian Bryce, Don Murphy/Tom DeSanto, 155 Wacker Drive: Giles Hancock, John Hanson, Tom Martinek, Scott Younkin
Best Created Environment in an Animated Feature
"Puss in Boots"
(DreamWorks Animation) The Cloud World: Guillaume Aretos, Greg Lev, Brett Miller, Peter Zaslav
WINNER
"Rango"
(Paramount Pictures) Main Street Dirt: John Bell, Polly Ing, Martin Murphy, Russell Paul
"The Adventures of Tintin"
(Paramount Pictures, Columbia Pictures) Bagghar: Hamish Beachman, Adam King, Wayne Stables, Mark Tait
"The Adventures of Tintin"
(Paramount Pictures, Columbia Pictures) Docks: Matt Aitken, Jeff Capogreco, Jason Lazaroff, Alessandro Mozzato
"The Adventures of Tintin"
(Paramount Pictures, Columbia Pictures) Pirate Battle: Phil Barrenger, Keith F. Miller, Alessandro Saponi, Christoph Sprenger
Best Virtual Cinematography in a Live Action Feature
WINNER
"Hugo"
(Paramount Pictures) Martin Chamney, Rob Legato, Adam Watkins, Fabio Zangla
"Rise of the Planet of the Apes"
(20th Century Fox) Thelvin Cabezas, Mike Perry, R. Christopher White, Erik Winquist
"Thor"
(Paramount Pictures) Xavier Allard, Pierre Buffin, Nicolas Chevallier
"Transformers: Dark of the Moon"
(Paramount Pictures) Michael Balog, Richard Bluff, Shawn Kelly, Jeff White
Best Virtual Cinematography in an Animated Feature
"Arthur Christmas"
(Sony Pictures Entertainment) Michael Ford, David Morehead, Emi Tahira
"Cars 2"
(Pixar Animation Studios, Walt Disney) Mahyar Abousaeedi, Sharon Calahan, Jeremy Lasky, Jonathan Pytko
WINNER
"Rango"
(Paramount Pictures) The Dirt Saloon: Colin Benoit, Philippe Rebours, Nelson Sepulveda, Nick Walker
"The Adventures of Tintin"
(Paramount Pictures, Columbia Pictures) Matt Aitken, Matthias Menz, Keith F. Miller, Wayne Stables
Best Compositing in a Feature
WINNER
"Captain America: The First Avenger"
(Paramount Pictures) Marvel Enterprises, Skinny Steve: Casey Allen, Trent Claus, Brian Hajek, Cliff Welsh
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2"
(Warner Bros. Pictures) Heyday Films, Michele Benigna, Martin Ciastko, Thomas Dyg, Andy Robinson
"Rise of the Planet of the Apes"
(20th Century Fox) Chernin Entertainment, Jean Luc Azzis, Quentin Hema, Simon Jung, Christoph Salzmann
"Transformers: Dark of the Moon"
(Paramount Pictures) Di Bonaventura Pictures, Ian Bryce, Don Murphy/Tom DeSanto, Chris Balog, Ben O'Brien, Amy Shepard, Jeff Sutherland
Best Visual Effects in a Student Project
WINNER
"a.maize"
Roman Kaelin, Falko Paeper, Florian Wittmann
"Aquatic Bloom"
Susie Hong, Bokyeong Kim
"Defective Detective"
Avner Geller, Stevie Lewis
"Hai Hase"
Florian Greth, Julia Reck
"Renee the Movie"
Syrena Edmonds, Zack Heimbegner, Brian Mullen, Nathaniel Skinner
"We Miss You"
Jann Doeppert Hannah, Tonio Freitag, Hannah Maria Heidrich, Sebastian Nozon
Georges Méliès Award
WINNER
Douglas Trumbull
Lifetime Achievement Award
WINNER
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