20th Annual VES Award Nominees Announced

The Visual Effects Society, celebrating their 25th anniversary this year, has announced the nominees for the 20th annual VES Awards, recognizing outstanding artistry and innovation in visual effects for film, animation, television, commercials, video games — as well as honoring the artists and supervisors. Leading the list with six nominations each are Dune and Encanto.

At the current time, no decision has been made as to whether the award ceremony will be held in person or online, as concerns over the Omicron variant of the pandemic.

 

OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A PHOTOREAL FEATURE

• Dune
  Paul Lambert, Brice Parker, Tristan Myles, Brian Connor, Gerd Nefzer
• Godzilla vs. Kong
  John “D.J.” Des Jardin, Tamara Kent, Bryan Hirota, Kevin Smith, Mike Meinardus
• The Matrix Resurrections
  Dan Glass, Nina Fallon, Tom Debenham, Huw J Evans, James Schwalm
• No Time To Die
  Charlie Noble, Mara Bryan, Joel Green, Jonathan Fawkner, Chris Courbold
• Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
  Christopher Townsend, Damien Carr, Joe Farrell, Sean Walker, Dan Oliver
• Spider-Man: No Way Home
  Kelly Port, Julia Neighly, Chris Waegner, Scott Edelstein, Dan Sudick

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A PHOTOREAL FEATURE

• Candyman
  Andrew Zink, James McQuaide, Josh Simmonds, Drew Dir, Ryan Evans
• Last Night in Soho
  Tom Proctor, Gavin Gregory, Julian Gnass, Fabricio Baessa
• Nightmare Alley
  Dennis Berardi, Ryan MacDuff, Mark Hammond, David Roby, Geoff Hill
• The Last Duel
  Gary Brozenich, Helen Judd, Jessica Norman, Yann Blondel, Stefano Pepin
• The Tragedy of Macbeth
  Alex Lemke, Michael Huber, Michael Ralla, Benedikt Laubenthal

OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE

• Encanto
  Scott Kersavage, Bradford Simonsen, Thaddeus P. Miller, Ian Gooding
• Luca
  Enrico Casarosa, Andrea Warren, David Ryu, Jon Reisch
• Raya and the Last Dragon
  Kyle Odermatt, Osnat Shurer, Kelsey Hurley, Paul Felix
• Sing 2
  Patrick Delage, Nathalie Vancauwenberghe, Christophe Lourdelet, Boris Jacq
• The Mitchells vs. The Machines
  Alan Hawkins, Carey A. Smith, Mike Lasker, Nicola Lavender

OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A PHOTOREAL EPISODE

• Foundation; “The Emperor’s Peace”
  Chris MacLean, Addie Manis, Mike Enriquez, Chris Keller, Paul Byrne
• Loki; “Journey Into Mystery”
  Dan DeLeeuw, Allison Paul, Sandra Balej, David Seager
• Lost in Space; “Trust”
  Jabbar Raisani, Terron Pratt, Juri Stanossek, Niklas Jacobson, Paul Benjamin
• The Nevers; “Ignition”
  Johnny Han, Jack Geist, Justin Mitchell, Emanuel Fuchs, Michael Dawson
• The Stand
  Jake Braver, Phillip Hoffman, Laurent Hugueniot, Vincent Papaix

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A PHOTOREAL EPISODE

• 9-1-1 Lone Star; “Hold the Line”
  Brigitte Bourque, Tyler Deck, Jason Gottlieb, Josephine Noh, Elia Popov
• See; “Rock-A-Bye”
  Chris Wright, Parker Chehak, Javier Roca, Tristan Zerafa, Tony Kenny
• Squid Game; “VIPS”
  Jaihoon Jung, Hyejin Kim, Hyungrok Kim, Sungman Jun
• Sweet Tooth; “Sorry About All the Dead People”
  Rob Price, Danica Tsang, Matt Bramante, Jayme Vandusen
• The Handmaid’s Tale; “Chicago”
  Brendan Taylor, Stephen Lebed, Kayla Cabral, Brannek Gaudet
• The Mysterious Benedict Society; “A Bunch of Smart Orphans”
  Philippe Thibault, Marie-Pierre Boucher, Alexis Belanger, Gabriel Beauvais

OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A REAL-TIME PROJECT

• Battlefield 2042
  Anders Egleus, Jeremy Chubb, Gray Horsfield, Sean Ellis
• Call of Duty: Vanguard
  Sandy Lin-Chiang, Joseph Knox, Gareth Richards, Shane Daley
• Forza Horizon 5
  Don Arceta, Valentyn Minytskyi, Conar Cross, George Ilenei
• Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
  Grant Hollis, Yancy Young, Steven Russell, Sean Applegate
• Returnal Playstation 5
  Harry Krueger, Tony Salkovuo, Risto Jankkila, Sharman Jagadeesan

OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A COMMERCIAL

• “Far Cry 6” Chicharrón Run
  Niklas Ström, Kajsa Kurtén, Nicklas Andersson, Adrian Tsang
• “Lego” Rebuild the World
  Fabian Frank, Anandi Peiris, Kiril Mirkov, Platon Filimonov
• “Lexus” Parking Spot
  Alex Thomas, Andrew McLintock, JD Yepes, Clement Renaudin
• “Sheba” Hope Reef
  Grant Walker, Sophie Harrison, Hernan Llano, Michael Baker
• “Zillow” The Journey
  Ben Kwok, Ashley Goodwin, Oliver Varteressian, Yebin Ahn, Tom Bussell

OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A SPECIAL VENUE PROJECT

• “Hôtel de la Marine”
  Franck Lambertz, Hugues Allart, Olivier Jarry, Pierre Jury
• “Jurassic World Adventure”
  Eugénie von Tunzelmann, Maximilian McNair MacEwan, Stephen Goalby, Brad Silby

OUTSTANDING ANIMATED CHARACTER IN A PHOTOREAL FEATURE

• Finch; Jeff
  Harinarayan Rajeev, Matthias Schoenegger, Simon Allen, Paul Nelson
• Flora & Ulysses; Ulysses
  Pierre-Loïc Hamon, Sachin Tyagi, Nandini Nambiar, Loïc Mireault
• Jungle Cruise; Aguirre
  Alexander Lee, Claus Pedersen, Rasely Ma, Gary Wu
• Venom: Let There Be Carnage; Carnage
  Richard Spriggs, Ricardo Silva, Lucas Cuenca, Federico Frassinelli

OUTSTANDING ANIMATED CHARACTER IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE

• Encanto; Mirabel Madrigal
  Kelly McClanahan, Sergi Caballer, Mary Twohig, Jose Luis “Weecho” Velasquez
• Luca; Luca
  Gwendelyn Enderoglu, Laurie Nguyen Kim, Tanja Krampfert, Maria Lee
• Raya and the Last Dragon; Tuk Tuk
  Brian Menz, Punn Wiantrakoon, Erik Hansen, Vicky YuTzu Lin
• The Mitchells vs. The Machines; Katie Mitchell
  Lindsey Olivares, Kurt Judson, Soh-I Jeong, Rohini Kumar

OUTSTANDING ANIMATED CHARACTER IN AN EPISODE OR REAL-TIME PROJECT

• Lisey’s Story; The Long Boy
  Mohsen Mousavi, Salauddin “Sallu” Kazi, Mattias Brunosson, Pablovsky Ramos-Nieves
• Love, Death & Robots; Snow in the Desert, Hirald
  Maxime Luere, Zoé Pelegrin-Bomel, Laura Guerreiro, Florent Duport
• The Witcher; Leshy Eskel, Tree Branch Creature
  Hannes Faupel, Stéphane Paccolat, Ivan Cadena Ayala, Laurent Fortin
• The Witcher; Nivellen the Cursed Man
  Marko Chulev, Rasely Ma, Mike Beaulieu, Robin Witzsche
• Y: The Last Man; Ampersand
  Mike Beaulieu, Michael Dharney, Peter Pi, Aidana Sakhvaliyeva

OUTSTANDING ANIMATED CHARACTER IN A COMMERCIAL

• Avanti West Coast; Feel Good Travel; Terri
  Tom Raynor, Chloe Dawe, Suvi Jokiniemi, Alex Doyle
• Far Cry 6; Chicharrón
  Elin Laven, Gustav Ahren, Anton Stattin, Simon Decombel
• France Télévision; Sumo
  Geoffroy Barbet-Massin, Vincent Venchiarutti, Antoine Antin, Mathias Lachal
• ING; Do Your Thing; Roary the Lion
  Chris Welsby, Clementine Supiot, Kiril Mirkov, Arnau Gilabert
• Smart Energy; Einstein Knows Best; Einstein
  Alex Hammond, Harsh Borah, Clare Williams, Andreas Graichen

OUTSTANDING CREATED ENVIRONMENT IN A PHOTOREAL FEATURE

• Dune; Arrakeen City
  Rhys Salcombe, Seungjin Woo, Jeremie Touzery, Marc Austin
• Jungle Cruise; Waterfall Canyon
  Mark McNicholl, Frédéric Valleur, Hamish Beachman, Mark Wainwright
• Spider-Man: No Way Home; The Mirror Dimension
  Eric Le Dieu de Ville, Thomas Dotheij, Ryan Olliffe, Claire Le Teuff
• The Suicide Squad; Valle Del Marre
  Nick Cattell, Jason Desjarlais, Matt Fitzgerald, Jerome Moo

OUTSTANDING CREATED ENVIRONMENT IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE

• Encanto; Antonio’s Room
  Camille Andre, Andrew Finley, Chris Patrick O’Connell, Amol Sathe
• Luca; Portorosso Piazza
  Airton Dittz, Jr., Jack Hattori, Michael Rutter, Joshua West
• Raya and the Last Dragon; Talon
  Mingjue Helen Chen, Chaiwon Kim, Virgilio John Aquino, Diana Jiang LeVangie
• Sing 2; Crystal Theater
  Ludovic Ramière, Théo Rivoalen, Henri Deruer, Frédéric Mainil
• Vivo; Mambo Cabana
  Bertrand Bry-Marfaing, Josef Dylan Swift, Geeta Basantani, Jeremy Kim

OUTSTANDING CREATED ENVIRONMENT IN AN EPISODE, COMMERCIAL, OR REAL-TIME PROJECT

• Foundation; Trantor Cityscape
  Samuel Simanjuntak, Melaina Mace, Benjamin Ruiz, Alessandro Vastalegna
• Hawkeye “Echoes”; Manhattan Bridge
  Nicholas Hodgson, David Abbott, Nick Cattell, Jin Choi
• Hawkeye Season 1, Episode 6; Rockefeller Center
  John O’Connell, Tiffany Yung, Orion Terry, Ho Kyung Ahn
• Sheba; Hope Reef
  Henrique Campanha, Baptiste Roy, Luca Veronese, Timothee Maron

OUTSTANDING VIRTUAL CINEMATOGRAPHY IN A CG PROJECT

• Encanto; “We Don’t Talk about Bruno”
  Nathan Detroit Warner, Dorian Bustamante, Tyler Kupferer, Michael Woodside
• Godzilla vs. Kong; Ocean Battle
  Shawn Hull, Robert Wiese, Steven Tom, Eric Petey
• Loki “Lamentis”; Race to the Ark
  Jesse Lewis-Evans, Luke Avery, Autumn Durald Arkapaw, Scott Inkster
• Raya and the Last Dragon
  Rob Dressel, Adolph Lusinsky, Paul Felix
• Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
  Sebastian Trujillo, Louis-Daniel Poulin, Nathan Abbot, Shannon Justison

OUTSTANDING MODEL IN A PHOTOREAL OR ANIMATED PROJECT

• Black Widow; The Red Room
  Tristan John Connors, Bo Kwon, James Stuart, Ryan Duhaime
• Dune; Royal Ornithopter
  Marc Austin, Anna Yamazoe, Michael Chang, Rachael Dunk
• Encanto; Casita Madrigal
  Jonathan Lin, Chris Patrick O’Connell, Christoffer Pedersen, Alberto Abril
• The Suicide Squad; Jotunheim
  Simon Dean Morley, Cedric Enriquez Canlas, Layne Howe, Alberto R. S. Hernandez

OUTSTANDING EFFECTS SIMULATIONS IN A PHOTOREAL FEATURE

• Dune; Dunes of Arrakis
  Gero Grimm, Ivan Larinin, Hideki Okano, Zuny An
• Godzilla vs. Kong; Ocean Water & Battle Destruction
  Jonathan Freisler, Nahuel Alberto Letizia, Eloi Andaluz Fullà, Saysana Rintharamy
• Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings; Water, Bubbles & Magic
  Simone Riginelli, Claude Schitter, Teck Chee Koi, Arthur Graff
• The Suicide Squad; Corto Maltese City Destruction
  David R. Davies, Rogier Fransen, Sandy Sutherland, Brandon James Fleet

OUTSTANDING EFFECTS SIMULATIONS IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE

• Encanto
  Francisco Rodriguez, Christopher Hendryx, Brent Burley, David Hutchins
• Luca
  Amit Baadkar, Greg Gladstone, Emron Grover, Tim Speltz
• Raya and the Last Dragon
  Le Joyce Tong, Henrik Fält, Rattanin Sirinaruemarn, Jacob Rice
• Sing 2
  Richard Adenot, Guillaume Gay, Frédéric Valz-Gris, Antoine Brémont

OUTSTANDING EFFECTS SIMULATIONS IN AN EPISODE, COMMERCIAL, OR REAL-TIME PROJECT

• Foundation; Collapse of the Galactic Empire
  Giovanni Casadei, Mikel Zuloaga, Steven Moor, Louis Manjarres
• Loki; Journey Into Mystery; Alioth Cloud
  George Kuruvilla, Menno Dijkstra, Matthew Hanger, Jiyong Shin
• The Nevers
  David Stopford, Michele Stocco, Mike Hsu, Justin Mitchell
• “WandaVision; Vision’s Destruction
  Sylvain Nouveau, Hakim Harrouche, Omar Meradi, Laurent Meste

OUTSTANDING COMPOSITING and LIGHTING IN A FEATURE

• Black Widow – Red Room Crashing Back to Earth
  Michael Melchiorre, Simon Twine, Daniel Harkness, Tim Crowson
• Dune  – Attack on Arrakeen
  Gregory Haas, Francesco Dell’Anna, Abhishek Chaturvedi, Cleve Zhu
• Dune – Hologram and Hunter Seeker
  Patrick Heinen, Jacob Maymudes, Tj Burke, James Jooyoung Lee
• Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings – Macau City
  Jeremie Maheu, Mathieu Dupuis, Karthic Ramesh, Jiri Kilevnik
• Spider-Man: No Way Home  – Liberty Island Battle and Christmas Swing Finale
  Zac Campbell, Frida Nerdal, Louis Corr, Kelvin Yee

OUTSTANDING COMPOSITING & LIGHTING IN AN EPISODE

• Loki – “Lamentis”; Shuroo City Destruction
  Paul Chapman, Tom Truscott, Biagio Figliuzzi, Attila Szalma
• The Falcon and the Winter Soldier – “New World Order”
  Nathan Abbot, Beck Veitch, Markus Reithoffer, James Aldous
• WandaVision –  “Goodbye, Vision”
  David Zaretti, Bimpe Alliu, Michael Duong, Mark Pascoe
• WandaVision – “The Hex”
  Charles Labbé, Xavier Fourmond, Reuben Barkataki, Vanessa Delarosbil

OUTSTANDING COMPOSITING and LIGHTING IN A COMMERCIAL

• Toyota; “Never Stop”
  Michael Ralla, Alejandro Villabon, Alexander Osvaldsson, Paul Krist
• Toyota; “Upstream”
  JD Yepes, Paul Krist, Carlos Adarraga Gomez, Minsang Lee
• Verizon; “The Reset”
  David Piombino, Rajesh Kaushik, Manideep Sanisetty, Tim Crean
• Zillow; “The Journey”
  Ben Kwok, Yebin Ahn, Robert Bruce, Tuna Unalan

OUTSTANDING SPECIAL (PRACTICAL) EFFECTS IN A PHOTOREAL PROJECT

• Eternals
  Neil Corbould, Keith Corbould, Ray Ferguson, Chris Motjuoadi
• Jungle Cruise
  JD Schwalm, Nick Rand, Robert Spurlock, Nick Byrd
• The Matrix Resurrections
  JD Schwalm, Brendon O’Dell, Michael Kay, Pau Costa Moeller
• The Tomorrow War
  JD Schwalm, Wayne Rowe, Jim Schwalm, Haukur Karlsson

OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A STUDENT PROJECT

• Green
  Camille Poiriez, Arielle Cohen, Eloise Thibaut, Louis Florean
• Le Souffleur de Rêves
  Lea Desrozier, Paul Denis, Gregoire Hoarau, Lisa Ripper
• Neoshin Episode 01: Cold Blood
  Sebastian Selg, Ramon Schauer, Jiayan Chen, Bea Hoeller
• Relativity
  Hugo Astesano, Loïc Ciaux, Guillaume Hulot, Loïc Remy