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21st Visual Effects Society Awards

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21st Visual Effects Society Awards

February 15, 2023


Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature: Avatar: The Way of Water


Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode: The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power - "Udûn"

The 21st Visual Effects Society Awards is an awards ceremony presented by the Visual Effects Society to recognize the best in visual effects in film, television and other media in 2022. Nominations were announced on January 17, 2023,[1] and the ceremony took place on February 15, 2023.[2] Avatar: The Way of Water received a record number of nominations with fourteen,[3] surpassing the number of previous nominations for film (Avatar) and television (The Mandalorian).[4] The society introduced a new "Emerging Technology Award" this year.[1][2]

Nominees

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Honorary Awards

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Lifetime Achievement Award:

VES Award for Creative Excellence

  • Eric Roth

Film

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Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature

Avatar: The Way of WaterRichard Baneham, Walter Garcia, Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon, J. D. Schwalm

Thirteen LivesJason Billington, Thomas Horton, Denis Baudin, Michael Harrison, Brian Cox

Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature Outstanding Animated Character in a Photoreal Feature

Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio – Aaron Weintraub, Jeffrey Schaper, Cameron Carson, Emma Gorbey

  • The Bad Guys – Pierre Perifel, Damon Ross, Matt Baer, JP Sans
  • Mad God – Chris Morley, Phil Tippett, Ken Rogerson, Tom Gibbons
  • The Sea Beast – Joshua Beveridge, Christian Hejnal, Stirling Duguid, Spencer Lueders
  • Strange World – Steve Goldberg, Laurie Au, Mark Hammel, Mehrdad Isvandi
  • Turning Red – Domee Shi, Lindsey Collins, Danielle Feinberg, Dave Hale

Avatar: The Way of Water: Kiri – Anneka Fris, Rebecca Louise Leybourne, Guillaume Francois, Jung-Rock Hwang

Outstanding Animated Character in an Animated Feature Outstanding Created Environment in a Photoreal Feature

Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio: Pinocchio – Oliver Beale, Richard Pickersgill, Brian Leif Hansen, Kim Slate

Avatar: The Way of Water: The Reef – Jessica Cowley, Joe W. Churchill, Justin Stockton, Alex Nowotny

  • Avatar: The Way of Water: Metkayina Village – Ryan Arcus, Lisa Hardisty, Paul Harris, TaeHyoung David Kim
  • Jurassic World Dominion: Biosyn Valley – Steve Ellis, Steve Hardy, Thomas Dohlen, John Seru
  • Slumberland: The Wondrous Cuban Hotel Dream – Daniël Dimitri Veder, Marc Austin, Pavan Rajesh Uppu, Casey Gorton
Outstanding Created Environment in an Animated Feature Outstanding Effects Simulations in a Photoreal Feature

Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio: In the Stomach of a Sea Monster – Warren Lawtey, Anjum Sakharkar, Javier Gonzalez Alonso, Quinn Carvalho

  • Lightyear: T'Kani Prime Forest – Lenora Acidera, Amy Allen, Alyssa Minko, Jose L. Ramos Serrano
  • The Sea Beast: The Hunting Ship – Yohan Bang, Enoch Ihde, Denil George Chundangal, John Wallace
  • Strange World: The Windy Jungle – Ki Jong Hong, Ryan Smith, Jesse Erickson, Benjamin Fiske
  • Wendell & Wild: The Scream Fair – Tom Proost, Nicholas Blake, Colin Babcock, Matthew Paul Albertus Cross

Avatar: The Way of Water: Water Simulations – Jonathan M. Nixon, David Moraton, Nicolas Illingworth, David Caeiro Cebrian

Outstanding Effects Simulations in an Animated Feature Outstanding Compositing and Lighting in a Feature

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish – Derek Cheung, Michael Losure, Kiem Ching Ong, Jinguang Huang

  • Lightyear – Alexis Angelidis, Chris Chapman, Jung-Hyun Kim, Keith Klohn
  • The Sea Beast – Spencer Lueders, Dmitriy Kolesnik, Brian D. Casper, Joe Eckroat
  • Strange World – Deborah Carlson, Scott Townsend, Stuart Griese, Yasser Hamed

Avatar: The Way of Water: Water Integration – Sam Cole, Francois Sugny, Florian Schroeder, Jean Matthews

  • Avatar: The Way of Water: Landing Rockets Forest Destruction – Miguel Santana Da Silva, Hongfei Geng, Jonathan Moulin, Maria Corcho
  • The Batman: Rainy Freeway Chase – Beck Veitch, Stephen Tong, Eva Snyder, Rachel E. Herbert
  • Top Gun: Maverick – Saul Davide Galbiati, Jean-Freceric Veilleux, Felix B. Lafontaine, Cynthia Rodriguez del Castillo
Outstanding Virtual Cinematography in a CG Project Outstanding Model in a Photoreal or Animated Project

Avatar: The Way of WaterRichard Baneham, Dan Cox, Eric Reynolds, A.J Briones

  • ABBA Voyage – Pär M. Ekberg, John Galloway, Paolo Acri, Jose Burgos
  • The Batman: Rain Soaked Car Chase – Dennis Yoo, Michael J. Hall, Jason Desjarlais, Ben Bigiel
  • Prehistoric Planet – Daniel Fotheringham, Krzysztof Szczepanski, Wei-Chaun Hsu, Claire Hill

Avatar: The Way of Water: The Sea Dragon – Sam Sharplin, Stephan Skorepa, Ian Baker, Guillaume Francois

Outstanding Special (Practical) Effects in a Photoreal or Animated Project

Avatar: The Way of Water: Current Machine and Wave Pool – J. D. Schwalm, Richie Schwalm, Nick Rand, Robert Spurlock

Television

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Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power: "Udûn" – Jason Smith, Ron Ames, Nigel Sumner, Tom Proctor, Dean Clarke

  • The Boys: "Payback" – Stephan Fleet, Shalena Oxley-Butler, Tristan Zerafa, Anthony Paterson, Hudson Kenny
  • House of the Dragon: "The Black Queen" – Angus Bickerton, Nikeah Forde, Sven Martin, Michael Bell, Michael Dawson
  • Prehistoric Planet: "Ice Worlds" – Lindsay McFarlane, Fay Hancocks, Elliot Newman, Kristin Hall
  • Stranger Things 4: "The Piggyback" – Jabbar Raisani, Terron Pratt, Niklas Jacobson, Justin Mitchell, Richard E. Perry

Five Days at Memorial: "Day Two" – Eric Durst, Danny McNair, Matt Whelan, Goran Pavles, John MacGillivray

  • The Old Man: "Episode III" – Erik Henry, Matt Robken, Jamie Klein, Sylvain Théroux, J.D. Streett
  • See: "I See You" – Chris Wright, Parker Chehak, Tristan Zerafa, Oscar Perea, Tony Kenny
  • Severance: "Good News About Hell" – Vadim Turchin, Nicole Melius, David Piombino, David Rouxel
  • Vikings: Valhalla: "The Bridge" – Ben Mossman, Melanie Callaghan, Matt Schofield, Chris Cooper, Paul Byrne
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Commercial Outstanding Animated Character in an Episode or Real-Time Project

Frito-Lay "Push It" – Tom Raynor, Sophie Harrison, Ben Cronin, Martino Madeddu

  • B&Q "Flip" – Patrick Krafft, Holly Treacy, Alex Snookes
  • Ladbrokes "Rocky" – Greg Spencer, Alex Fitzgerald, Mickey O'Donoghue, Adame Boutrif
  • Minions: The Rise of Gru – Gerome Viavant, Giles de Lusignan, Benjamin Le Ster
  • Virgin Media "Highland Rider" – Amir Bazzazi, George Reid, Sebastian Caldwell, Alex Kulikov

The Umbrella Academy: Pogo – Aidan Martin, Hannah Dockerty, Olivier Beierlein, Miae Kang

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

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power: "Adar": Númenor City – Dan Wheaton, Nico Delbecq, Dan LeTarte, Julien Gauthier

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power: "Udûn" Water and Magma – Rick Hankins, Aron Bonar, Branko Grujcic, Laurent Kermel

Outstanding Compositing and Lighting in an Episode Outstanding Compositing and Lighting in a Commercial

Love, Death and Robots: Night of the Mini Dead – Tim Emeis, José Maximiano, Renaud Tissandié, Nacere Guerouaf

Ladbrokes "Rocky" – Greg Spencer, Theajo Dharan, Georgina Ford, Jonathan Westley

  • Cartier "Tank" – Stephane Pivron, Mathias Barday, Valentin Lesueur, Eric Lemains
  • Samsung "Playtime is Over" – Danueb Canameras, Guillaume Dadaglio, Sébastien Podsiadlo, Christophe Plouvier
  • Samsung "The Spider and the Window" – Marta Carbonell Amela, Stefan Susemihl, Lonni Wong, Jiyoung Lee

Other categories

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Outstanding Visual Effects in a Real-Time Project Outstanding Visual Effects in a Special Venue Project

The Last of Us Part I – Erick Pangilinan, Evan Wells, Eben Cook, Mary Jane Whiting

ABBA Voyage – Ben Morris, Edward Randolph, Stephen Aplin, Ian Comley

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Student Project Emerging Technology Award

A Calling. From the Desert to the Sea – Mario Bertsch, Max Pollmann, Lukas Löffler, Till Sander-Titgemeyer

  • Boom – Roman Augier, Charles Di Cicco, Gabriel Augerai, Laurie Pereira De Figueiredo
  • Macula – Hady Abou Ghazale, Lothaire Rialhe, Marta Rodriguez-N Nava, Jules Machicot
  • Maronii – Maxime Guitet, Dimitri Allonneau, Lucas Plata, Ngoc Mai Nguyen

Avatar: The Way of Water: Water Toolset – Alexy Dmitrievich Stomakhin, Steve Lesser, Sven Joel Wretborn, Douglas McHale

References

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  1. ^ a b Tangcay, Jazz (January 17, 2023). "Avatar: The Way of Water Leads Visual Effects Society Awards Nominations". Variety. Penske Media Corporation.
  2. ^ a b Pederson, Erik (February 15, 2023). "Avatar: The Way Of Water Dominates VES Awards With Nine Wins; Three For Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio – Full List". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
  3. ^ Giardina, Carolyn (January 17, 2023). "Avatar: The Way Of Water Earns Record 14 Visual Effects Society Award Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. PMRC.
  4. ^ Adams, Erik (January 17, 2023). "Avatar Sets Record with 14 Nominations for 2023 Visual Effects Society Awards". IndieWire. Penske Media Corporation.
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