The Visual Effects Society (VES) have announced their nominations representing the best in Visual Effects for 2025. The winners will be announced February 25th. Here are this year’s nominees…
OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A PHOTOREAL FEATURE
Avatar: Fire and Ash
F1
How to Train Your Dragon
Jurassic World: Rebirth
The Lost Bus
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A PHOTOREAL FEATURE
After the Hunt
Dongji Rescue
A House of Dynamite
Sinners
Warfare
OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE
The Bad Guys 2
Elio
In Your Dreams
KPop Demon Hunters
Zootopia 2
OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A PHOTOREAL EPISODE
Andor – Who Are You?
IT: Welcome to Derry – Winter Fire
The Last of Us – Through the Valley
Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age – The Big Freeze
Stranger Things – Chapter Eight: The Rightside Up
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A PHOTOREAL EPISODE
Death by Lightning – The Man from Ohio
Man vs Baby – Chapter One
The Residence – The Fall of the House of Usher
Severance – Hello, Ms. Cobel
The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon – Costa Da Morte
OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A REAL-TIME PROJECT
Battlefield 6
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
Doom: The Dark Ages
Ghost of Yōtei
South of Midnight
OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A COMMERCIAL
Battlefield 6 – It’s Good to Be Back
BMW – Heart of Joy | Meet Okto the Octopus
Columbia Sportswear – Engineered for Whatever
Coors Light – Slow Monday
Virgin Media – Trunk Trucker
OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A SPECIAL VENUE PROJECT
Disney Tales of Magic
Monsters Unchained: The Frankenstein Experiment
Stranger Things: Escape the Dark
The Wizard of Oz at Sphere
Zootopia: Better Zoogether
OUTSTANDING CHARACTER IN A PHOTOREAL FEATURE
Avatar: Fire and Ash – Varang: Leader of the Ash Clan
Lilo & Stitch – Stitch
A Minecraft Movie – Queen Malgosha
Superman – Krypto the Superdog
OUTSTANDING CHARACTER IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE
Elio – Glordon
Elio – Ooooo the Liquid Supercomputer
KPop Demon Hunters – Rumi
Zootopia 2 – Gary De’Snake
OUTSTANDING CHARACTER IN AN EPISODE, COMMERCIAL, GAME CINEMATIC, OR REAL-TIME PROJECT
IT: Welcome to Derry: The Thing in the Dark – The Pickle Monster
IT: Welcome to Derry: Winter Fire – Pennywise
Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age – Female Smilodon
Stranger Things: Chapter Eight: The Rightside Up – Mindflayer
OUTSTANDING ENVIRONMENT IN A PHOTOREAL FEATURE
Avatar: Fire and Ash – Bridgehead Industrial City
The Gorge – The Bodywebt
The Lost Bus – Feather River Canyon by the Pulga Bridge
The Lost Bus – The Wildfires of Roe Road
Tron: Ares – Dillinger’s Grid City
OUTSTANDING ENVIRONMENT IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE
The Bad Guys 2 – Cairo City
Elio – The Communiverse
KPop Demon Hunters – Seoul
Zootopia 2 – Marsh Market
OUTSTANDING ENVIRONMENT IN AN EPISODE, COMMERCIAL, GAME CINEMATIC, OR REAL-TIME PROJECT
Andor: Welcome to the Rebellion – The Senate District
Foundation: A Song for the End of Everything – Clarion Station
The Last of Us – Post-Apocalyptic Seattle
The Residence: Dial M for Murder – The White House Exterior
OUTSTANDING CG CINEMATOGRAPHY
Avatar: Fire and Ash
KPop Demon Hunters
Tron: Ares
Zootopia 2
OUTSTANDING MODEL IN A PHOTOREAL OR ANIMATED PROJECT
Avatar: Fire and Ash – The Windtraders’ Gondola
Mickey 17 – The Niflheim Spaceship
Superman – The Fortress of Solitude
Wicked: For Good – Bison
OUTSTANDING EFFECTS SIMULATIONS IN A PHOTOREAL FEATURE
Avatar: Fire and Ash – Simulating Pandora
The Lost Bus – Escape from Hell
Superman – Metropolis City Destruction
Together
OUTSTANDING EFFECTS SIMULATIONS IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE
The Bad Guys 2
In Your Dreams
KPop Demon Hunters
Zootopia 2
OUTSTANDING EFFECTS SIMULATIONS IN AN EPISODE, COMMERCIAL, GAME CINEMATIC, OR REAL-TIME PROJECT
Battlefield 6
The Last of Us: Through the Valley – The Infected Horde
Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age – The Big Freeze
Stranger Things: Chapter Eight: The Rightside Up – Assault on the Mindflayer
OUTSTANDING COMPOSITING & LIGHTING IN A FEATURE
Avatar: Fire and Ash – Bridgehead Industrial City
Avatar: Fire and Ash – The Wind Traders, Bridgehead, Rivers and Ocean
F1 – Modern Race and POV Footage
Superman – Fights and Metropolis City Destruction
OUTSTANDING COMPOSITING & LIGHTING IN AN EPISODE
The Last of Us: Through the Valley – A Storm of Ice, Fire and Flesh
Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age
The Residence: Pilot
Stranger Things: Episode Eight: The Rightside Up – The Abyss and Vecna’s Face
OUTSTANDING COMPOSITING & LIGHTING IN A COMMERCIAL
BMW – Heart of Joy | Meet Okto the Octopus
Disney – Best Christmas Ever
Genesis – No Old Ideas
Virgin Media – Trunk Trucker
OUTSTANDING SPECIAL (PRACTICAL) EFFECTS IN A PHOTOREAL PROJECT
Andor – Who Are You?
Gen V – Bags
EMERGING TECHNOLOGY AWARD
Avatar: Fire and Ash – BodyOpt
Avatar: Fire and Ash – KoraFire Toolset
Elio – Real-Time High Fidelity Animation System Using Signed Distance Functions
Mickey 17 – REVIZE
Win or Lose – Detached Facial Features
OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A STUDENT PROJECT
Au Delà des Mots
Azimuth
Flying From War
A Sparrow’s Song
Two Kings
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