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Visual Effects Society Award for Outstanding Special (Practical) Effects in a Photoreal Project
The Visual Effects Society Award for Outstanding Special (Practical) Effects in a Photoreal or Animated Project is one of the annual awards given by the Visual Effects Society. The award goes to artists whose work in special/practical effects, have been deemed worthy of recognition. The award has been handed out intermittently since the first VES awards. Only twice was it awarded to television broadcasts or commercials (in 2004 and 2008), and was award for film from 2003 to 2009, with the exception being 2006. It was reintroduced in 2020, awarding any photoreal and/or animated project.
Winners and nominees edit
2000s edit
| Year | Film | Nominee(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 [1][2] | Best Special Effects in a Motion Picture | |||
| The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | Steve Ingram, Blair Foord, Rich Cordobes, Scott Harens | |||
| Die Another Day | Chris Corbould | |||
| 2003 [3][4] | Outstanding Special Effects in Service to Visual Effects in a Motion Picture | |||
| Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl | Geoff Heron, Robert Clot, Jason Brackett, John McLeod | |||
| The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | Scott Harens, Chuck Schuman, Sven Harens | |||
| Outstanding Special Effects in Service to Visual Effects in a Televised Program, Music Video, or Commercial | ||||
| Carnivàle: "Milfay" | Thomas L. Bellissimo, Charles Belardinelli | |||
| Carnivàle: "Black Blizzard" | Thomas L. Bellissimo | |||
| 2004 [5] | Outstanding Special Effects in Service to Visual Effects in a Motion Picture | |||
| The Aviator | Robert Spurlock, Richard Stutsman, Matthew Gratzner, R. Brice Steinheimer | |||
| Spider-Man 2 | John Frazier, Jim Schwalm, Jim Nagle, Dave Amborn | |||
| Van Helsing | Geoff Heron, Chad Taylor | |||
| 2006 [6][7] | Outstanding Special Effects in a Feature Motion Picture | |||
| Casino Royale | Chris Corbould, Peter Notley, Ian Lowe, Roy Quinn | |||
| Superman Returns | Neil Corbould, David Brighton, David Young, Robert Heggie | |||
| 2007 [8][9] | Outstanding Special Effects in a Feature Motion Picture | |||
| Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | John Richardson, Stephen Hamilton, Richard Farris, Stephen Hutchinson | |||
| Outstanding Special Effects in a Broadcast Program or Commercial | ||||
| Lexus Hydrant: Actively Safe | David Peterson, Anthony De La Cruz | |||
| 2008 [10][11] | Outstanding Special Effects in a Feature Motion Picture | |||
| The Dark Knight (Overall Effects) | Chris Corbould, Peter Notley, Ian Lowe | |||
| Defiance (Special Effects) | Neil Corbould, Steven Warner, Anne Marie Walters, Alan Young | |||
2010s edit
| Year | Project | Nominee(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 [12][13] | Outstanding Special (Practical) Effects in a Photoreal or Animated Project | |||
| The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance: "She Knows All the Secrets" | Sean Mathiesen, Jon Savage, Toby Froud, Phil Harvey | |||
| Aladdin (Magic Carpet) | Mark Holt, Jay Mallet, Will Wyatt, Dickon Mitchell | |||
| Game of Thrones: The Bells | Sam Conway, Terry Palmer, Laurence Harvey, Alastair Vardy | |||
| Terminator: Dark Fate | Neil Corbould, David Brighton, Ray Ferguson, Keith Dawson | |||
2020s edit
| Year | Project | Nominee(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 [14] | Fear the Walking Dead: "Bury Her Next to Jasper's Leg" | Frank Iudica, Scott Roark, Daniel J. Yates | ||
| 2021 [15] | Outstanding Special (Practical) Effects in a Photoreal Project | |||
| Jungle Cruise | JD Schwalm, Nick Rand, Robert Spurlock, Nick Byrd | |||
| Eternals | Neil Corbould, Keith Corbould, Ray Ferguson, Chris Motjuoadi | |||
| The Matrix Resurrections | JD Schwalm, Brendon O’Dell, Michael Kay, Pau Costa Moeller | |||
| The Tomorrow War | JD Schwalm, Wayne Rowe, Jim Schwalm, Haukur Karlsson | |||
| 2022 [16][17] | 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 | |||
| Black Adam: Robotic Flight | J. D. Schwalm, Nick Rand, Andrew Hyde, Andy Robot | |||
| The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power: "Adrift" Middle Earth Storm | Dean Clarke, Oliver Gee, Eliot Naimie, Mark Robson | |||
| Mad God | Phil Tippett, Chris Morley, Webster Colcord, Johnny McLeod | |||
External links edit
- Visual Effects Society
References edit
- ^ Jeff Heusser (January 13, 2003). "Visual Effects Society Awards 2002 Nominees". Fxguide. Fxguide. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
- ^ Sarah Baisley (February 20, 2003). "Two Towers and Dinotopia Top First VES Awards". Animation World Network. AWN, Inc. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
- ^ Marc Graser (January 14, 2004). "'King' rings up VES noms". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
- ^ Bill Desowitz (February 19, 2004). "Lord of the Rings King of 2004 VES Awards". Animation World Network. AWN, Inc. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
- ^ Variety Staff (February 17, 2005). "'Aviator,' Spidey win effects hardware". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
- ^ Gregg Kilday (January 9, 2007). "VES works up effects noms". The Hollywood Reporter. Lynne Segall. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
- ^ Variety Staff (February 11, 2007). "'Pirates' plunders visual f/x awards". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
- ^ Variety Staff (January 6, 2008). "VES sailing with 'Pirates'". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
- ^ Variety Staff (February 10, 2008). "'Transformers,' ILM light up VES". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
- ^ ComingSoon (January 20, 2009). "Iron Man Leads VES Awards Nominees". ComingSoon.net. CraveOnline. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
- ^ Variety Staff (February 21, 2009). "'Button' tops Visual Effects Awards". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
- ^ Patrick Hipes (January 7, 2020). "Visual Effects Society Awards Nominations Announced". Deadline. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
- ^ Carolyn Giardina (January 29, 2020). "'The Lion King' Wins Top Honor at Visual Effects Society Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. Lynne Segall. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
- ^ Giardina, Carolyn (March 2, 2021). "'The Mandalorian' Leads Visual Effects Society Noms, Muddying Oscar Landscape". The Hollywood Reporter. Lynne Segall. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
- ^ Giardina, Carolyn (January 18, 2022). "'Dune' Leads Visual Effects Society Awards Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
- ^ Tangcay, Jazz (January 17, 2023). "Avatar: The Way of Water Leads Visual Effects Society Awards Nominations". Variety. Penske Media Corporation.
- ^ 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. Retrieved February 16, 2023.