To little shock, James Cameron’s dazzling Avatar: The Way of Water dominated the twenty first annual Visual Effects Society Award nominations, which have been introduced on Tuesday. The juggernaut earned 14 VES noms, a report quantity for a function movie or any single undertaking within the Society’s awards historical past.
That features a nomination within the prime class for excellent VFX in a photoreal function. Alongside The Method of Water, the class nominees are Implausible Beasts: The Secrets and techniques of Dumbledore, Jurassic World: Dominion, The Batman and Top Gun: Maverick. Nominees within the class for supporting VFX are Demise on the Nile, I Wanna Dance With Any individual, The Fabelmans, The Grey Man, The Pale Blue Eye and 13 Lives.
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio leads the animated contenders, with six nominations together with one for excellent VFX in an animated function. In the meantime The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Energy topped the published discipline with seven nominations together with one for excellent VFX in a photoreal episode.
All 5 of the nominees within the prime function class, in addition to supporting VFX class nominee 13 Lives, are all shortlisted for the VFX Oscar. The Batman and Maverick obtained a complete of three nominations apiece; Implausible Beasts and Jurassic World Dominion obtain two nominations apiece.
It was a disappointing morning for Marvel’s VFX Oscar contenders; Black Panther: Wakanda Ceaselessly obtained only one nomination, for results simulation, and Physician Unusual within the Multiverse of Insanity was snubbed. The ultimate two VFX Oscar shortlisted films, All Quiet On the Western Entrance and Nope, additionally did not earn nominations.
This 12 months, VES launched a brand new class for rising know-how. The Method of Water earned a trio of nominations on this class, for its depth compositing, facial system and water toolset. The film was additionally nominated for animated character (Kiri), sensible results, compositing and lighting (for the forest destruction scenes and water integration), results simulations (fireplace/destruction and water), mannequin (the ocean dragon), environments (Metkayina Village and the reef), and digital cinematography.
Along with the highest class, High Gun: Maverick was nominated for fashions (for the F14) and compositing/lighting; and The Batman was moreover nominated for compositing/lighting and digital cinematography.
Earlier than at present’s nominations for The Method of Water, the VES report for essentially the most function nominations was held by the unique Avatar, which earned 11 VES noms (and gained six awards) in 2010. The report for essentially the most VES noms in broadcast/episodic work (and the second highest variety of general VES Awards nominations) is held by The Mandalorian, which obtained 13 noms (and gained three awards) in 2021.
The twenty first VES Awards might be offered Feb. 15 on the Beverly Hilton. As beforehand introduced, Gale Anne Hurd will obtain the Lifetime Achievement Award through the ceremony.
The entire record of nominees follows:
OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A PHOTOREAL FEATURE
Avatar: The Method of Water – Richard Baneham, Walter Garcia, Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon, JD Schwalm
Implausible Beasts: The Secrets and techniques of Dumbledore – Christian Mänz, Olly Younger, Benjamin Loch, Stephane Naze, Alistair Williams
Jurassic World: Dominion – David Vickery, Ann Podlozny, Jance Rubinchik, Dan Snape, Paul Corbould
The Batman – Dan Lemmon, Bryan Searing, Russell Earl, Anders Langlands, Dominic Tuohy
High Gun: Maverick – Ryan Tudhope, Paul Molles, Seth Hill, Bryan Litson, Scott Fisher
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A PHOTOREAL FEATURE
Demise on the Nile – George Murphy, Claudia Dehmel, Mathieu Raynault, Jonathan Bowen, David Watkins
I Wanna Dance With Any individual – Paul Norris, Tim Subject, Don Libby, Andrew Simmonds
The Fabelmans – Pablo Helman, Jennifer Mizener, Cernogorods Aleksei, Jeff Kalmus, Mark Hawker
The Grey Man – Swen Gilberg, Viet Luu, Bryan Grill, Cliff Welsh, Michael Meinardus
The Pale Blue Eye – Jake Braver, Catherine Farrell, Tim Van Horn, Scott Pritchard, Jeremy Hays
13 Lives – Jason Billington, Thomas Horton, Denis Baudin, Michael Harrison, Brian Cox
OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio – Aaron Weintraub, Jeffrey Schaper, Cameron Carson, Emma Gorbey, Mad God, Chris Morley, Phil Tippett, Ken Rogerson, Tom Gibbons
Unusual World – Steve Goldberg, Laurie Au, Mark Hammel, Mehrdad Isvandi
The Dangerous Guys– Pierre Perifel, Damon Ross, Matt Baer, JP Sans
The Sea Beast – Joshua Beveridge, Christian Hejnal, Stirling Duguid, Spencer Lueders
Turning Crimson – Domee Shi, Lindsey Collins, Danielle Feinberg, Dave Hale
OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A PHOTOREAL EPISODE
Home 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, Kirstin Corridor
Stranger Issues 4 “The Piggyback” – Jabbar Raisani, Terron Pratt, Niklas Jacobson, Justin Mitchell, Richard E. Perry
The Boys “Payback” – Stephan Fleet, Shalena Oxley-Butler, Tristan Zerafa, Anthony Paterson, Hudson Kenny
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Energy “Udûn” – Jason Smith, Ron Ames, Nigel Sumner, Tom Proctor, Dean Clarke
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A PHOTOREAL EPISODE
5 Days at Memorial “Day Two” – Eric Durst, Danny McNair, Matt Whelan, Goran Pavles, John MacGillivray
See “I See You” – Chris Wright, Parker Chehak, Tristan Zerafa, Oscar Perea, Tony Kenny
Severance “Pilot” – Vadim Turchin, Nicole Melius, David Piombino, David Rouxel
The Previous Man “Episode III” – Erik Henry, Matt Robken, Jamie Klein, Sylvain Théroux, J.D. Streett
Vikings: Valhalla “The Bridge” – Ben Mossman, Melanie Callaghan, Matt Schofield, Chris Cooper, Paul Byrne
OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A REAL-TIME PROJECT
God of Struggle: Ragnarok – Christopher Lloyd, Carrie Watts, James Adkins, Kevin Huynh
Gotham Knights – Jay Evans, Bryan Theberge, Mathieu Houle, Alexandre Bélanger
Supermassive Video games “The Quarry” – Aruna Inversin, Paul Pianezza, Kevin Williams, Kimberly Cheifer
The Callisto Protocol – Glen Schofield, Steve Papoutsis, Chris Stone, Demetrius Leal
The Final of Us Half I – Erick Pangilinan, Evan Wells, Eben Cook dinner, Mary Jane Whiting
OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A COMMERCIAL
B&Q “Flip” – Patrick Krafft, Holly Treacy, Alex Snookes
Frito-Lay “Push It” – Tom Raynor, Sophie Harrison, Ben Cronin, Martino Madeddu
Ladbrokes “Rocky” – Greg Spencer, Alex Fitzgerald, Mickey O’Donoghue, Adame Boutrif
Minions: The Rise of Gru – Gerome Viavant, Gilles de Lusignan, Benjamin Le Ster
Virgin Media “Highland Rider” – Amir Bazzazi, George Reid, Sebastian Caldwell, Alex Kulikov
OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A SPECIAL VENUE PROJECT
ABBA: Voyage – Ben Morris, Edward Randolph, Stephen Aplin, Ian Comley
Avengers: Quantum Encounter – Alan Woods, Bernice Howes, Scott Sohan, Jason Fox
Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind – Christopher Smith, Meghan Brief, William George, Jon Alexander
Jumanji: The Journey – Martin Cutbill, Liam Thompson, Baptiste Roy, Marco Parenzi
Star Wars: Galactic Star Cruiser – Rob Blue, Patrick Kearney, Khatsho Orfali, Gabe Sabourin, Daniel Joseph
Stranger Issues: The Expertise – Javier Roca, Antoine Sitruk, Cale Jacox, Julien Forest, Camille Michaud
OUTSTANDING ANIMATED CHARACTER IN A PHOTOREAL FEATURE
Avatar: The Method of Water: Kiri – Anneka Fris, Rebecca Louise Leybourne, Guillaume Francois, Jung-Rock Hwang
Beast: Lion – Alvise Avati, Bora Şahin, Chris McGaw, Krzysztof Boyoko
Disney’s Pinocchio: Sincere John – Christophe Paradis, Valentina Rosselli, Armita Khanlarpour, Kyoungmin Kim
Slumberland: Pig – Fernando Lopes Herrera, Victor Dinis, Martine Chartrand, Lucie Martinetto
OUTSTANDING ANIMATED CHARACTER IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio: Geppetto – Charles Greenfield, Peter Saunders, Shami Lang-Rinderspacher, Noel Estevez-Baker
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio: Pinocchio – Oliver Beale, Richard Pickersgill, Brian Leif Hansen, Kim Slate
Unusual World: Splat – Leticia Gillett, Cameron Black, Dan Lipson, Louis Jones
Turning Crimson: Panda Mei – Christopher Bolwyn, Ethan Dean, Invoice Sheffler, Kureha Yokoo
OUTSTANDING ANIMATED CHARACTER IN AN EPISODE, COMMERCIAL OR REAL-TIME PROJECT
She-Hulk: Lawyer at Legislation: She-Hulk – Elizabeth Bernard, Jan Philip Cramer, Edwina Ting, Andrew Park
Cranium & Bones: Sam – Jonas Skoog, Jonas Törnqvist, Goran Milic, Jonas Vikström
The Callisto Protocol: Jacob Lee – Martin Contel, Glauco Longhi, Jorge Jimenez, Atsushi Search engine optimization
The Umbrella Academy: Pogo – AIdan Martin, Hannah Dockerty, Olivier Beierlein, Miae Kang
OUTSTANDING CREATED ENVIRONMENT IN A PHOTOREAL FEATURE
Avatar: The Method of Water: Metkayina Village – Ryan Arcus, Lisa Hardisty, Paul Harris TaeHyoung David Kim
Avatar: The Method of Water: The Reef – Jessica Cowley, Joe W. Churchill, Justin Stockton, Alex Nowotny
Jurassic World Dominion: Biosyn Valley – Steve Ellis, Steve Hardy, Thomas Dohlen, John Seru
Slumberland: The Wondrous Cuban Resort Dream – Daniël Dimitri Veder, Marc Austin, Pavan Rajesh Uppu, Casey Gorton
OUTSTANDING CREATED ENVIRONMENT IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio: Within the Abdomen 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
Unusual World: The Windy Jungle – Ki Jong Hong, Ryan Smith, Jesse Erickson, Benjamin Fiske
The Sea Beast: The Searching Ship – Yohan Bang, Enoch Ihde, Denil George Chundangal, John Wallace
Wendell & Wild: The Scream Truthful – Tom Proost, Nicholas Blake, Colin Babcock, Matthew Paul Albertus Cross
OUTSTANDING CREATED ENVIRONMENT IN AN EPISODE, COMMERCIAL, OR REAL-TIME PROJECT
Andor “Reckoning”: Ferrix – Pedro Santos, Chris Ford, Jeff Carson-Bartzis, Alex Murtaza
The E-book of Boba Fett “Within the Identify of Honor”: Mos Espa – Daniel Schmid Leal, Phi Tran, Hasan Ilhan, Steve Wang
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Energy “Adar”: Númenor Metropolis – Dan Wheaton, Nico Delbecq, Dan LeTarte, Julien Gauthier
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Energy “Adrift”: Khazud Dûm – James Ogle, Péter Bujdosó, Lon Krung, Shweta Bhatnagar
OUTSTANDING VIRTUAL CINEMATOGRAPHY IN A CG PROJECT
ABBA: Voyage – Pär M. Ekberg, John Galloway, Paolo Acri, Jose Burgos
Avatar: The Method of Water – Richard Baneham, Dan Cox, Eric Reynolds, A.J Briones
Prehistoric Planet – Daniel Fotheringham, Krzysztof Szczepanski, Wei-Chuan Hsu, Claire Hill
The Batman: Rain Soaked Automotive Chase – Dennis Yoo, Michael J. Corridor, Jason Desjarlais, Ben Bigiel
OUTSTANDING MODEL IN A PHOTOREAL OR ANIMATED PROJECT
Avatar: The Method of Water: The Sea Dragon – Sam Sharplin, Stephan Skorepa, Ian Baker, Guillaume Francois
The Sea Beast – Maxx Okazaki, Susan Kornfeld, Edward Lee, Doug Smith
High Gun: Maverick: F-14 Tomcat – Christian Peck, Klaudio Ladavac, Aram Jung, Peter Dominik
Wendell & Wild: Dream Faire – Peter Dahmen, Paul Harrod, Nicholas Blake
OUTSTANDING EFFECTS SIMULATIONS IN A PHOTOREAL FEATURE
Avatar: The Method of Water: Fireplace and Destruction – Miguel Perez Senent, Xavier Martin Ramirez, David Kirchner, Ole Geir Eidsheim
Avatar: The Method of Water: Water Simulations – Johnathan M. Nixon, David Moraton, Nicolas Illingworth, David Caeiro Cebrian
Black Panther: Wakanda Ceaselessly: Metropolis Avenue Flooding – Matthew Hanger, Alexis Corridor, Hold Yang, Mikel Zuloaga
Implausible Beasts: The Secrets and techniques of Dumbledore – Jesse Parker Holmes, Grayden Solman, Toyokazu Hirai, Rob Richardson
OUTSTANDING EFFECTS SIMULATIONS IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE
Lightyear – Alexis Angelidis, Chris Chapman, Jung-Hyun Kim, Keith Klohn
Puss in Boots: The Final Want – Derek Cheung, Michael Losure, Kiem Ching Ong, Jinguang Huang
Unusual World – Deborah Carlson, Scott Townsend, Stuart Griese, Yasser Hamed
The Sea Beast – Spencer Lueders, Dmitriy Kolesnik, Brian D. Casper, Joe Eckroat
OUTSTANDING EFFECTS SIMULATIONS IN AN EPISODE, COMMERCIAL, OR REAL-TIME PROJECT
Guillermo del Toro’s Cupboard of Curiosities: Graveyard Rats – Amit Khanna, Oleg Memukhin, Mario Marengo, Josh George
Stranger Issues 4: Hawkins Harmful Fissures – Ahmad Ghourab, Gavin Templer, Rachel Ajorque, Eri Ohno
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Energy: “Udûn” Volcano Destruction – Kurt Debens, Hamish Bell, Robert Kelly, Gabriel Roccisano
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Energy: “Udûn” Water and Magma – Rick Hankins, Aron Bonar, Branko Grujcic, Laurent Kermel
OUTSTANDING COMPOSITING & LIGHTING IN A FEATURE
Avatar: The Method of Water: Touchdown Rockets Forest Destruction – Miguel Santana Da Silva, Hongfei Geng, Jonathan Moulin, Maria Corcho
Avatar: The Method of Water: Water Integration – Sam Cole, Francois Sugny, Florian Schroeder, Jean Matthews
The Batman: Wet Freeway Chase – Beck Veitch, Stephen Tong, Eva Snyder, Rachel E. Herbert
High Gun: Maverick – Saul Davide Galbiati, Jean-Frederic Veilleux, Felix B. Lafontaine, Cynthia Rodriguez del Castillo
OUTSTANDING COMPOSITING & LIGHTING IN AN EPISODE
Home of the Dragon: “The Black Queen” Dance of Dragons – Kevin Friederichs, Sean Raffel, Florian Franke, Andreas Steinlein
Love, Demise and Robots: Evening of the Mini Useless – Tim Emeis, José Maximiano, Renaud Tissandié, Nacere Guerouaf
The E-book of Boba Fett: “From the Desert Comes a Stranger” – Luke Alike, Peter Demarest, Tami Carter, Brandon McNaughton, Sirak Ghebremusse
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Energy “Udûn” Tirharad Cavalry Cost – Sornalingam P, Ian Copeland, Nessa Mingfang Zhang, Yuvaraj S
OUTSTANDING COMPOSITING & LIGHTING IN A COMMERCIAL
Cartier “Tank” – Stephane Pivron, Mathias Barday, Valentin Lesueur, Eric Lemains
Ladbrokes “Rocky” – Greg Spencer, Theajo Dharan, Georgina Ford, Jonathan Westley
Samsung “Playtime is Over” – Damien Canameras, Guillaume Dadaglio, Sébastien Podsiadlo, Christophe Plouvier
Samsung “The Spider and the Window” – Marta Carbonell Amela, Stefan Susemihl, Lonni Wong, Jiyoung Lee
OUTSTANDING SPECIAL (PRACTICAL) EFFECTS IN A PHOTOREAL PROJECT
Avatar: The Method of Water: Present Machine and Wave Pool – JD Schwalm, Richie Schwalm, Nick Rand, Robert Spurlock
Black Adam: Robotic Flight – JD Schwalm, Nick Rand, Andrew Hyde, Andy Robotic, Mad God, Phil Tippett, Chris Morley, Webster Colcord, Johnny McLeod
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Energy “Adrift” Center Earth Storm – Dean Clarke, Oliver Gee, Eliot Naimie, Mark Robson
OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A STUDENT PROJECT (AWARD SPONSORED BY AUTODESK)
A Calling. From the Desert to the Sea – Mario Bertsch, Max Pollmann, Lukas Löffler, Until Sander-Titgemeyer
Increase – Romain Augier, Charles Di Cicco, Gabriel Augerai, Laurie Pereira De Figueiredo
Macula – Hady Abou Ghazale, Lothaire Rialhe, Marta Rodriguez-Noriega Nava, Jules Machicot
Maronii – Maxime Guitet, Dimitri Allonneau, Lucas Plata, Ngoc Mai Nguyen
EMERGING TECHNOLOGY AWARD
Avatar: The Method of Water: Depth Comp – Dejan Momcilovic, Tobias B. Schmidt, Benny Edlund, Joshua Hardgrave
Avatar: The Method of Water: Facial System – Byungkuk Choi, Stephen Cullingford, Stuart Adcock, Marco Revelant
Avatar: The Method of Water: Water Toolset – Alexey Dmitrievich Stomakhin, Steve Lesser, Sven Joel Wretborn, Douglas McHale
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio: 3D Printed Steel Armature – Richard Pickersgill, Glen Southern, Peter Saunders, Brian Leif Hansen
Turning Crimson: Profile Mover and CurveNets – Kurt Fleischer, Fernando de Goes, Invoice Sheffler
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