The Visual Effects Society (VES) have announced their winners representing the best in Visual Effects for 2024. Here are this year’s winners…
OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A PHOTOREAL FEATURE
Better Man
Dune: Part Two
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
Mufasa: The Lion King
Twisters
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A PHOTOREAL FEATURE
Blitz
Civil War
Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1
Nosferatu
Young Woman and the Sea
OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE
Inside Out 2
Moana 2
The Wild Robot
Transformers One
Ultraman: Rising
OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A PHOTOREAL EPISODE
Fallout – The Head
House of the Dragon: Season 2 – The Red Dragon and the Gold
Shōgun – Anjin
Star Wars: Skeleton Crew – Episode 5
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power: Season 2 – Eldest
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A PHOTOREAL EPISODE
Expats – Home
Lady in the Lake – It Has to Do With the Search for the Marvelous
Masters of the Air: Part Three – The Regensburg-Schweinfurt Mission
The Penguin – Bliss
The Tattooist of Auschwitz – Pilot
OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A REAL-TIME PROJECT
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Destiny 2: The Final Shape
Star Wars Outlaws
What If…? – An Immersive Story
Until Dawn
OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A COMMERCIAL
YouTube TV NFL Sunday Ticket: The Magic of Sunday
Disney – Holidays 2024
Virgin Media – Walrus Whizzer
Coca-Cola – The Heroes
Six Kings Slam – Call of the Kings
OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A SPECIAL VENUE PROJECT
D23 – Real-Time Rocket
The Goldau Landslide Experience
MTV Video Music Awards – Slim Shady Live
Tokyo DisneySea – Peter Pan’s Never Land Adventure
Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony; Run
OUTSTANDING CHARACTER IN A PHOTOREAL FEATURE
Better Man – Robbie Williams
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes – Noa
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes – Raka
Mufasa: The Lion King – Taka
OUTSTANDING CHARACTER IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE
Inside Out 2 – Anxiety
The Wild Robot – Roz
Thelma The Unicorn – Vic Diamond
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl – Gromit
OUTSTANDING CHARACTER IN AN EPISODE, COMMERCIAL, GAME CINEMATIC, OR REAL-TIME PROJECT
Secret Level: Armored Core: Asset Management – Mech Pilot
Diablo IV: Vessel of Hatred – Neyrelle
Disney: Holidays 2024 – Octopus
Ronja the Robber’s Daughter – Vildvittran the Queen Harpy
OUTSTANDING ENVIRONMENT IN A PHOTOREAL FEATURE
Civil War – Washington, D.C.
Dune: Part Two – The Arrakeen Basin
Gladiator II – Rome
Wicked – The Emerald City
OUTSTANDING ENVIRONMENT IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE
Kung Fu Panda 4 – Juniper City
The Wild Robot – The Forest
Transformers One– Iacon City
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl – Aqueduct
OUTSTANDING ENVIRONMENT IN AN EPISODE, COMMERCIAL, GAME CINEMATIC, OR REAL-TIME PROJECT
Dune: Prophecy: Pilot – The Imperial Palace
Dune: Prophecy: Two Wolves – Zimia Spaceport
Shōgun – Osaka
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power: Season 2 – Doomed to Die; Eregion
OUTSTANDING CG CINEMATOGRAPHY
Better Man
Dune: Part Two – Arrakis
House of the Dragon: Season 2 – The Red Dragon and the Gold; Battle at Rook’s Rest
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes – Egg Climb
OUTSTANDING MODEL IN A PHOTOREAL OR ANIMATED PROJECT
Alien: Romulus – Renaissance Space Station
Deadpool & Wolverine – Ant-Man Arena
Dune: Part Two – The Harkonnen Harvester
Gladiator II – The Colosseum
OUTSTANDING EFFECTS SIMULATIONS IN A PHOTOREAL FEATURE
Dune: Part Two – Atomic Explosions and Wormriding
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes – Burning Village, Rapids and Floods
Twisters
Venom: The Last Dance – Water, Fire & Symbiote Effects
OUTSTANDING EFFECTS SIMULATIONS IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE
Kung Fu Panda 4
Moana 2
The Wild Robot
Ultraman: Rising
OUTSTANDING EFFECTS SIMULATIONS IN AN EPISODE, COMMERCIAL, GAME CINEMATIC, OR REAL-TIME PROJECT
Avatar: The Last Airbender – Legends; Koizilla
Shōgun – Broken to the Fist; Landslide
Star Wars: Skeleton Crew: Pilot – Spaceship Hillside Takeoff
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power: Season 2 – Shadow and Flame; Balrog Fire and Collapsing Cliff
Three Body Problem – Judgement Day
OUTSTANDING COMPOSITING & LIGHTING IN A FEATURE
Better Man
Dune: Part Two – Wormriding, Geidi Prime, and the Final Battle
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
The Wild Robot
OUTSTANDING COMPOSITING & LIGHTING IN AN EPISODE
Shōgun – Broken to the Fist; Landslide
Star Wars: Skeleton Crew: Episode 6 – Jaws
The Boys: Season 4 – Life Among the Septics
The Penguin – After Hours
OUTSTANDING COMPOSITING & LIGHTING IN A COMMERCIAL
Virgin Media – Walrus Whizzer
Coca-Cola – The Heroes
Corcept – Marionette
Disney – Holidays 2024
OUTSTANDING SPECIAL (PRACTICAL) EFFECTS IN A PHOTOREAL PROJECT
Blitz
Constellation
The Penguin – Safe Guns
EMERGING TECHNOLOGY AWARD
Dune: Part Two – Nuke CopyCat
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga – Artist-driven Machine Learning Character
Here – Neural Performance Toolset
Mufasa: The Lion King – Real-Time Interactive Filmmaking, From Stage To Post
The Penguin – Phase Synced Flash-Gun System
OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A STUDENT PROJECT
Dawn (entry from ESMA – École Supérieure Des Métiers Artistiques)
Student Accomplice (entry from Brigham Young University)
Pittura (entry from ARTFX – Schools of Digital Arts)
Courage (entry from Supinfocom – Rubika)
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