The Visual Effects Society (VES) have announced their nominations representing the best in Visual Effects for 2023. The winners will be announced February 21st. Here are this year’s nominees…
OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A PHOTOREAL FEATURE
“Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves”
“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3”
“Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny”
“Oppenheimer”
“The Creator”
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A PHOTOREAL FEATURE
“John Wick: Chapter 4”
“Killers of the Flower Moon”
“Napoleon”
“Nyad”
“Society of the Snow”
OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE
“Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget”
“Elemental”
“Nimona”
“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse”
“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem”
OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A PHOTOREAL EPISODE
“Ahsoka”; Season 1; Dreams and Madness
“Loki”; Season 2; Glorious Purpose
“Monarch: Legacy of Monsters”
“The Last of Us”; Season 1; Infected
“The Mandalorian”; Season 3; The Return
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A PHOTOREAL EPISODE
“A Murder at The End of the World”; Season 1; Crypt
“Citadel”; Season 1; Secrets in Night Need Early Rains
“Ted Lasso”; Season 3; Mom City
“The Crown”; Season 6; Dis-Moi Oui
“Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty”; Season 2; Beat LA
OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A REAL-TIME PROJECT
Alan Wake 2
Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
Immortals of Aveum
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
Mortal Kombat 1
OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A COMMERCIAL
Accenture; Changing Tree
Apple; Air Pods Pro; Quiet The Noise
Coca-Cola; Masterpiece
Jean Paul Gaultier; Divine Perfume
Virgin Media; Goat Glider
OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A SPECIAL VENUE PROJECT
Hypersphere 360; SeaWorld Abu Dhabi
Postcard From Earth
Rembrandt Immersive Artwork
“The Marvels:” Goose the Flerken Cat
“Zootopia: Hot Pursuit”
OUTSTANDING ANIMATED CHARACTER IN A PHOTOREAL FEATURE
“Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom”; Topo the Octopus
“Godzilla Minus One”; Godzilla
“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3”; Rocket
“Wonka”; Oompa Loompa
OUTSTANDING ANIMATED CHARACTER IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE
“Elemental”; Ember
“Elemental”; Wade
“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse”; Spot
“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem”; Superfly
OUTSTANDING ANIMATED CHARACTER IN AN EPISODE, COMMERCIAL, GAME CINEMATIC OR REAL-TIME PROJECT
Diablo IV; Inarius and Lilith Cinematic; Lilith
“Shadow and Bone”; Season 2; No Funerals; Nichevo’ya the Shadow Monster
“The Last of Us”; Endure & Survive; Bloater
“The Nevers”; It’s a Good Day; Robot Dog
Virgin Media; Goat Glider; The Goat
OUTSTANDING CREATED ENVIRONMENT IN A PHOTOREAL FEATURE
“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3”; Knowhere
“Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny”; Underwater Wreck Environment
“John Wick: Chapter 4”; Place de L’Étoile
“The Creator”; Floating Village
OUTSTANDING CREATED ENVIRONMENT IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE
“Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget”; Chicken Island
“Elemental”; Element City
“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse”; Mumbattan City
“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem”; Midtown Manhattan
OUTSTANDING CREATED ENVIRONMENT IN AN EPISODE, COMMERCIAL, GAME CINEMATIC OR REAL-TIME PROJECT
“Loki”; Season 2: 1983; World’s Fair White City
“Star Trek: Strange New Worlds”; The Broken Circle
“The Last of Us”; Look for the Light; Salt Lake City
“The Last of Us:” Post-Outbreak Boston
OUTSTANDING VIRTUAL CINEMATOGRAPHY IN A CG PROJECT
“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3”
“Migration”
“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse”
“The Creator”
OUTSTANDING MODEL IN A PHOTOREAL OR ANIMATED PROJECT
“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3”; The Arête
“Peter Pan & Wendy”; Jolly Roger
“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse”; Spider HQ
“The Creator”; Nomad
OUTSTANDING EFFECTS SIMULATIONS IN A PHOTOREAL FEATURE
“Napoleon”
“Nyad”; Stormy Waters
“The Creator”
“The Nun 2”
OUTSTANDING EFFECTS SIMULATIONS IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE
“Elemental”
“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse”
“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem”
“The Super Mario Bros. Movie”
OUTSTANDING EFFECTS SIMULATIONS IN AN EPISODE, COMMERCIAL, GAME CINEMATIC OR REAL-TIME PROJECT
“Citadel”; Secrets in Night Need Early Rains; Ocean Water
“Invasion”; Season 2; A Voice from the Other Side
“Loki”; Season 2; Science/Fiction; Spaghettification
“The Mandalorian”; Season 3; Lake Monster Attack Water
“Willow”; Children of the Wyrm; Crone Duststorm and Magical Effects
OUTSTANDING COMPOSITING & LIGHTING IN A FEATURE
“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3”
“John Wick: Chapter 4”; Apartment Massacre Videogame Style
“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse”
“The Creator”; Bar
“The Creator”; Spaceships
OUTSTANDING COMPOSITING & LIGHTING IN AN EPISODE
“The Last of Us”; Endure and Survive; Infected Horde Battle
“The Last of Us”; Infected; Boston
“The Mandalorian”; Season 3; The Return
“Willow”; Children of the Wyrm
OUTSTANDING COMPOSITING & LIGHTING IN A COMMERCIAL
Accenture; Changing Tree
Coca-Cola; Masterpiece
Smirnoff; Cocktail
Starfield
OUTSTANDING SPECIAL (PRACTICAL) EFFECTS IN A PHOTOREAL PROJECT
“I’m a Virgo”
“Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One”
“Oppenheimer”
“Society of the Snow”
EMERGING TECHNOLOGY AWARD
“Blue Beetle”; Machine Learning Cloth
“Elemental”; Volumetric Neural Style Transfer
“The Flash;” Volumetric Capture
“Wish”; Dynamic Screen Space Textures for Coherent Stylization
OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A STUDENT PROJECT
Au 8ème Jour
L’Animal Sauce Ail
Loup y es-tu?
Silhouette
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