Tuesday, January 13, 2015

VES Announces Nominations for 13th VES Awards


The Visual Effects Society has announced the nominees for the 13th VES Awards. The nominees were determined by VES members who participated in the nomination judging process.

Of live-action films, the top nomination earner was "Dawn of the Planet of the Apes" with five nominations.  "Interstellar" and "The Hobbit 3" earned four nominations each, while "X-Men: Days of Future Past" and "Edge of Tomorrow" earned three nominations each.

Earning two nominations were "Guardians of the Galaxy", "Captain America 2" and "Maleficent".  Earning a single nomination were "Birdman", "Divergent", "The Grand Budapest Hotel", "The Imitation Game", "Unbroken", "Lucy", "Noah" and "Transformers 4".

The films that were invited to the Academy Bake-Off that didn't receive any VES Awards nominations are "Godzilla" and "Night at the Museum 3". In contrast, "Edge of Tomorrow", which was not invited to the bake-off, earned two VES Awards nominations.



Listed below are all of the live-action feature film categories, including two categories which, starting this year, are mixed with animated features. To see all of the nominees, visit FXGuide's coverage. The entire VES membership votes for the winners of the awards, which will be announced at a banquet on February 4, 2015.  To learn more about the Visual Effects Society, visit their web site.


Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects-Driven Photoreal/Live Action Feature Motion Picture
DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES
Joe Letteri, Ryan Stafford, Matt Kutcher, Dan Lemmon, Hannah Blanchini

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY 
Stephane Ceretti, Susan Pickett, Jonathan Fawkner, Nicolas Aithadi, Paul Corobould

INTERSTELLAR
Paul Franklin, Kevin Elam, Ann Podlozny, Andrew Lockley, Scott Fisher

MALEFICENT
Carey Villegas, Barrie Hemsley, Adam Valdez, Kelly Port, Michael Dawson

THE HOBBIT: THE BATTLE OF THE FIVE ARMIES
Joe Letteri, David Conley, Eric Saindon, Kevin Sherwood, Steve Ingram

X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST
Richard Stammers, Blondel Aidoo, Lou Pecora, Anders Langlands, Cameron Waldbauer


Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal/Live Action Feature Motion Picture
BIRDMAN
Ara Khanikian, Ivy AgreganSebastien MoreauIsabelle Langlois

DIVERGENT
Jim BerneyGreg BaxterMatt Dessero

THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL
Gabriel SanchezJenny FosterSimon WeisseJan Burda

THE IMITATION GAME
Stuart BullenLucy Ainsworth-TaylorSimon Rowe

UNBROKEN
Bill GeorgeSteve GaubErin DusseaultDave MorleyBrian Cox


Outstanding Performance of an Animated Character in a Photoreal/Live Action Feature Motion Picture
DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES; Caesar
Paul StoryEteuati TemaAndrea MerloEmiliano Padovani

DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES; Koba
Daniel BarrettAlessandro BonoraMark Edward AllenMasaya Suzuki

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY; Rocket
Kevin SpruceRachel WilliamsLaurie BruggerMark Wilson

MALEFICENT; Thistlewit
Darren HendlerMatthias WittmannJeremy ButtellElliot Rosenstein


Outstanding Created Environment in a Photoreal/Live Action Feature Motion Picture
CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER; Triskelion Headquarters
Johan ThorngrenGreg KegelQuentin MarmierLuis Calero

INTERSTELLAR; Tesseract
Tom BrachtGraham PageThomas DøhlenKirsty Clark

LUCY; Times Square
Richard BluffSteve BevinsSteve DeLucaTiffany Yung

NOAH; Antediluvian Earth
Grady CoferDan WheatonSusumu YukuhiroBen O'Brien


Outstanding Virtual Cinematography in a Photoreal/Live Action Feature Motion Media Project (mixed formats)
DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES
Keith MillerJonathan PaquinAlessandro SaponiDavid Houghton Williams

EDGE OF TOMORROW; Beach and Paris Attacks
Albert ChengJose Enrique Astacio Jr.Michael HavartDion Beebe

INTERSTELLAR; Tesseract
Faraz HameedStephen PainterHoyte van HoytemaDorian Knapp

X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST; Kitchen Scene
Austin BonangCasey SchatzDennis JonesNewton Thomas Sigel


Outstanding Models in any Motion Media Project (mixed formats)
BIG HERO 6; City of San Fransokyo
Brett AchornMinh DuongScott WatanabeLarry Wu

THE BOXTROLLS; Mecha-Drill
Tom McClureOliver JonesRaul Martinez

THE HOBBIT: THE BATTLE OF THE FIVE ARMIES; Laketown
Leslie ChanAlastair MayerNiklas PrestonJustin Stockton

TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION; Knightship
Landis FieldsJohn GoodsonAnthony RispoliDae Han


Outstanding Effects Simulations in a Photoreal/Live Action Feature Motion Picture
CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER; Helicarrier Broadside and Crash
Dan PearsonSheldon SerraoJose BurgosEric Jennings

EDGE OF TOMORROW; Destruction and Sand
Steve AvoujageliPawel GrocholaAtsushi IkarashiPaul Waggoner

THE HOBBIT: THE BATTLE OF THE FIVE ARMIES
Jon AllittDavid CaeiroRonnie Menahem

X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST; Quicksilver Pentagon Kitchen
Adam PaschkePremamurti PaetschSam HancockTimmy Lundin


Outstanding Compositing in a Photoreal/Live Action Feature Motion Picture
DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES
Christoph SalzmannFlorian SchroederQuentin HemaSimone Riginelli

EDGE OF TOMORROW; Beach
Craig WentworthMatthew WelfordMarie Victoria DenogaFrank Fieser

INTERSTELLAR; Water
Raphael HammIsaac LayishSebastian Von OverheidtTristan Myles

THE HOBBIT: THE BATTLE OF THE FIVE ARMIES
Simon JungBen RobertsMatthew AdamsJordan Schilling




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