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VES Announces Nominees for 8th Annual VES Awards

 

 

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3-D Films Dominate With Most Noms as Avatar grabs 11, Coraline 4, and Visual Effects Company Weta Digital Snags Most Company Noms with 9

 

 

Los Angeles, January 19, 2010 - The Visual Effects Society (VES) today announced the nominees for the 8th Annual VES Awards ceremony recognizing outstanding visual effects artistry in over twenty categories of film, animation, television, commercials and video games.  Nominees were chosen Saturday, January 16, 2010, by numerous blue ribbon panels of VES members who viewed submissions at the FotoKem screening facilities in Burbank and San Francisco as well as at other facilities in London, Sydney and Vancouver.  

 

“The Visual Effects Society is proud to present these nominations as the most

outstanding work in the field this year,” said Jeffrey A. Okun, Chair of the Visual

Effects Society. “It’s important to keep in mind that it wasn’t machines that

created these images but incredibly talented artists. We congratulate them all

and look forward to seeing who is chosen as the best of the best at the awards

show in February.”

 

 

As previously announced, this year James Cameron will be honored with the

VES Lifetime Achievement Award and Dr. Ed Catmull with the Georges Méliès

Award for pioneering.

 

 

The 8th Annual VES Awards will take place on Feb. 28, 2010, at the Hyatt

Regency Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles, CA.

 

 

The nominees for the 8th Annual VES Awards are the following:

 

 

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects Driven Feature Motion Picture

 

 

2012

Volker Engel, Visual Effects Supervisor

Marc Weigert, Visual Effects Supervisor

Josh Jaggars, Visual Effects Producer

 

 

AVATAR

Joe Letteri, Senior Visual Effects Supervisor

Joyce Cox, Overall VFX Producer

Eileen Moran, VFX Producer

Richard Baneham, Animation Supervisor

 

 

DISTRICT 9

Dan Kaufman, VFX Supervisor

Stefanie Boose, VFX Producer

James Stewart, Creature Supervisor

Peter Muyzers, On-set VFX Plate Supervisor

 

 

STAR TREK

Roger Guyett, Visual Effects Supervisor

Burt Dalton, Special Effects Supervisor

Shari Hanson, Visual Effects Producer

Russell Earl, Visual Effects Supervisor

 

 

TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN

Scott Farrar, Visual Effects Supervisor

John Frazier, Special Effects Supervisor

Scott Benza, Animation Director

Wayne Billheimer, Visual Effects Producer

 

 

Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Feature Motion Picture

 

 

ANGELS & DEMONS

Barrie Hemsley, VFX Producer

Angus Bickerton, VFX Supervisor

Ryan Cook, VFX Supervisor

Mark Breakspear, VFX Supervisor

 

 

THE BOX

Thomas Tannenberger, Visual Effects Supervisor

Olcun Tan, Digital Effects Supervisor

Mark Kolpak, Visual Effects Producer

Peter Cvijanovic, Compositing Supervisor

 

 

INVICTUS

Michael Owens, VFX Supervisor

Geoff Hancock, VFX Supervisor

Cyndi Ochs, VFX Producer

Dennis Hoffman, Head of Production

 

 

THE ROAD

Mark O. Forker, VFX Supervisor

Phillip Moses, VFX Producer

Ed Mendez, Compositing Supervisor

Paul Graff, VFX Supervisor - Crazy Horse Effects

 

 

SHERLOCK HOLMES

Jonathan Fawkner, VFX Supervisor

Chas Jarrett, VFX Supervisor

David Vickery, VFX Supervisor

Dan Barrow, VFX Producer

 

 

Outstanding Animation in an Animated Feature Motion Picture

 

 

9

Jinko Gotoh, Co-Producer

Joe Ksander, Animation Director

Daryl Graham, Supervising Animator

Ken Duncan, Animation Supervisor

 

 

CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS

Pete Nash, Animation Director

Chris Juen, Co-Producer

Alan Hawkins, Supervising Animator

Mike Ford, CG Supervisor

 

 

CORALINE

Henry Selick, Animation Director

Claire Jennings, Animation Producer

 

 

ICE AGE: DAWN OF THE DINOSAURS

Melvin Tan, Senior Animator

Galen Chu, Supervising Animator

Jeff Gabor, Senior Animator

Anthony Nisi, Animation Production Supervisor

 

 

UP

Pete Docter, Director

Jonas Rivera, Producer

Steve May, Supervising Technical Director

Gary Bruins, Effects Supervisor

 

 

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Broadcast Miniseries, Movie or a Special

 

 

ALICE - Night 2

Lee Wilson, VFX Supervisor

Lisa Sepp-Wilson, VFX Producer

Sebastien Bergeron, DFX Supervisor

Les Quinn, CG Supervisor

 

 

BEN 10: ALIEN SWARM - Montage

Evan Jacobs, Visual Effects Supervisor

Sean McPherson, Visual Effects Supervisor

Andrew Orloff, Visual Effects Supervisor

 

 

DISNEY PREP AND LANDING - Gadgets, Globes, and other Garish Gizmos

Dorothy McKim, VFX Producer

Scott Kersavage, VFX Supervisor

David Hutchins, EFX Animator

Kee Suong, EFX Animator

 

 

INFESTATION

PJ Foley, VFX Producer

Efram Potelle, VFX Supervisor

James May, Technical Director

Dan DeEntremont, Animator

 

 

SKELLIG

Sara Bennett, Compositing Supervisor

Jenna Powell, Visual Effects Producer

David Houghton, Visual Effects Supervisor

Jean-Claude Deguara, Senior Animation Supervisor

 

 

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Broadcast Series

 

 

BATTLESTAR GALACTICA SEASON 4 - Ep. 421 “Daybreak”

Michael Gibson, VFX Producer

Gary Hutzel, VFX Supervisor

Jesse Toves, CGI Artist

Dave Morton, CGI Artist

 

 

DEFYING GRAVITY - Pilot

Sam Nicholson, VFX Producer

Dale Fay, VFX Supervisor

Mike Yip, 3D Lead Artist

Jared Jones, Lead Compositor

 

 

FRINGE – Ep. 206 “Earthling”

Jay Worth, VFX Supervisor/Producer

Robert Habros, VFX Supervisor

Andrew Orlaff, VFX Supervisor

Eric Hance, Visual Effects Artist

 

 

STARGATE UNIVERSE - Air

Mark Savela, VFX Supervisor

Shannon Gurney, VFX Producer

Andrew Karr, CGI Supervisor

Craig Vandenbiggelaar, Digital Effects Supervisor

 

 

V- Pilot

Andrew Orloff, VFX Supervisor

Karen Czukerberg, VFX Producer

Chris Zapara, VFX Supervisor

Johnathan R. Banta, Lead Compositor

 

 

Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Broadcast Program

 

 

CSI CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION – Ep. 1001 “Opening Sequence”

Rik Shorten, VFX Supervisor

Sabrina Arnold, VFX Producer

Steve Meyer, Compositor

Derek Smith, Compositor

 

 

FLASH FORWARD - No More Good Days

Kevin Blank, Visual Effects Supervisor

Andrew Orloff, VFX Producer

Steve Meyer, 2D Supervisor

Jonathan Spencer Levy, Facility VFX Supervisor

 

 

KINGS - Ep. 001 “Goliath”

Craig Weiss, VFX Supervisor

Ron Moore, VFX Producer

Niel Wray, CG Supervisor

Brian Vogt, Lead Lighting TD

 

 

KRUPP-EINE DEUTSCHE FAMILIE - Krupp

Thomas Tannenberger, Visual Effects Supervisor

Olcun Tan, Digital Effects Supervisor

Mark Kolpak, Visual Effects Producer

Shane Cook, Compositing Supervisor

 

 

LOST - The Incident Part 1 & 2

Mitch Suskin, Visual Effects Supervisor

Samantha Mabie-Tuinstra, Visual Effects Producer

Eric Hance, Supervising Artist

Sean Scott, Character Animator

 

 

Best Single Visual Effect of the Year

 

 

2012 - Escape from L.A.

Volker Engel, Visual Effects Supervisor

Marc Weigert, Visual Effects Supervisor

Josh R. Jaggars, Visual Effects Producer

Mohen Leo, Visual Effects Supervisor

 

 

AVATAR - Quarich's Escape

John Knoll, Visual Effects Supervisor

Jill Brooks, Visual Effects Producer

Frank Losasso Petterson, Simulation Technical Director

Tory Mercer, Compositor

 

 

AVATAR- Neytiri Drinking

Joe Letteri, Senior Visual Effects Supervisor

Joyce Cox, Overall VFX Producer

Eileen Moran, VFX Producer

Thelvin Cabezas, Lighting Technical Director

 

 

KNOWING - Plane Crash

Andrew Jackson, VFX Supervisor

Camille Cellucci, VFX Producer

Dan Breckwoldt, Lead Compositor

Angelo Sahin, Special Effects Supervisor

 

 

TERMINATOR SALVATION - VLA Escape

Charles Gibson, Studio Visual Effects Supervisor

Chantal Feghali, Studio Producer

Ben Snow, Visual Effects Supervisor

Susan Greenhow, Visual Effects Producer

 

 

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Commercial

 

 

AMF - The Caterpillar

Asher Edwards, VFX Producer

Robert Sethi, VFX Supervisor

Becky Porter, Lead Compositor

Jamie O'Hara, Lead Character Modeller

 

 

AUDI - Intelligently Combined

Jay Barton, Visual Effects Supervisor

Rafael F. Colon, Sr. Compositor

Ronald Herbst, CG Supervisor

Chris Fieldhouse, Visual Effects Producer

 

 

KERRY LOWLOW - Mouse

Jake Mengers, VFX Supervisor

Stephen Newbold, VFX Supervisor

Ashley Bernes, Effects TD

Louisa Cartwright Tucker, VFX Producer

 

 

PEPSI - The Flight of the Penguin

Murray Butler, VFX Supervisor/Lead Flame

Seth Gollub, Animation Lead

Andy Walker, VFX Supervisor, Technical Lead

Jenn Dewey, Senior VFX Producer

 

 

PLANE STUPID - Polar Bears

Jake Mengers, VFX Supervisor

Vicky Osborn, CG Artist

Suzanne Jandu, Compositor

Scott Griffin, VFX Producer

 

 

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Special Venue Project

 

 

BEYOND ALL BOUNDARIES – Multi-plane Visual Effects

Daren Ulmer, Visual Effects Supervisor

Cedar Conner, Lead Compositor

Susan Beth Smith, Visual Effects Producer

 

 

DANCE OF THE DRAGONS - Eastern

Derry Frost, VFX Supervisor

Michael Morreale, VFX Producer

 

 

Outstanding Real Time Visuals in a Video Game

 

 

CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2 - Gulag Extraction

Mark Rubin, Producer

Richard Kriegler, Art Director

Robert Gaines, Lead Visual Effects Artist

David Johnson, Visual Effects Artist

 

 

FIGHT NIGHT ROUND 4 - Gameplay

Frank Vitz, CG Supervisor

Jenny Freeman, Art Director

Jeff Atienza, Producer

Ben Ross, Lead Character Artist

 

 

NEED FOR SPEED SHIFT - World Sequence

Andreas Moll, Art Director

Sven Moll, Art Director

Dave Flynn, Development Director - World

Robert Dibley, Lead Rendering Software Engineer

 

 

UNCHARTED 2: AMONG THIEVES

Evan Wells, Game Producer

Christophe Balestra, Technical Lead

 

 

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Video Game Trailer

 

 

DJ HERO

Diarmid Harrison-Murray, VFX Supervisor

Sarah Hiddlestone, Senior CG Producer

Marco Puig, Art Director

Jamie Jackson, Game Producer

 

 

HALO 3: ODST - The Life

Robert Moggach, VFX Supervisor

Ryan Meredith, VFX Producer

Jens Zalzala, CG Supervisor

Michael Pardee, Executive Producer

 

 

MASS EFFECT 2

Tim Miller, VFX Producer

Brandon Riza, VFX Supervisor

Dave Wilson, GC Supervisor

 

 

STAR WARS: THE OLD REPUBLIC

Tim Miller, VFX Producer

Brandon Riza, VFX Supervisor

Dave Wilson, GC Supervisor

 

 

Outstanding Animated Character in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture

 

 

AVATAR - Neytiri

Joe Letteri, Senior Visual Effects Supervisor

Andrew R. Jones, Animation Director

Jeff Unay, Facial Lead

Zoe Saldana, Actress

 

 

DISTRICT 9 - Christopher Johnson

Steve Nichols, Animation Supervisor

Jeremy Mesana, Animation Lead

Vera Zivny, Senior VFX Coordinator

Brett Ineson, Motion Capture Supervisor

 

 

G-FORCE - Bucky

Benjamin Cinelli, Senior Character Animator

Dustin Wicke, Lead Cloth and Hair

Peter Tieryas, Character Set-Up Technical Director

Ryan Yee, Animator

 

 

WATCHMEN - Doctor Manhattan

Keith Smith, Lead Animator

Kevin Hudson, CG Modeling Supervisor

Victor Schutz, Lead CG Lighting and Compositing Artist

Aaron Campbell, Character Rigger

 

 

Outstanding Animated Character in an Animated Feature Motion Picture

 

 

CORALINE - ‘CORALINE’

Travis Knight, Lead Animator

Trey Thomas, Lead Animator

 

 

ICE AGE: DAWN OF THE DINOSAURS - Buck

Simon Pegg, Buck

Peter de Seve, Characters designed by

 

 

MONSTERS VS. ALIENS - B.O.B.

David Burgess, Head of Character Animation

Scott Cegielski, Effects Lead

Terran Boylan, Character Technical Director

David Weatherly, Animator

 

 

UP - Carl - “No Dad Scene”

Ed Asner, Voice of Carl

Ron Zorman, Animator

Brian Tindall, Character Modeling and Articulation Artist

Carmen Ngai, Character Cloth Artist

 

 

Outstanding Animated Character in a Broadcast Program or Commercial

 

 

AMF - The Caterpillar

Robert Sethi, Lead CG Artist

Jamie O'Hara, Lead Character Modeller

Steve Beck, Lead Character Animator

Becky Porter, Lead Compositor

 

 

DISNEY PREP AND LANDING - Wayne

David Foley, Voice of Wayne

Mark Mitchell, Supervising Animator

Hidetaka Yosumi, Character Technical Director

Leo Sanchez Barbosa, Modeler

 

 

EVIAN - Skating Babies

Jorge Montiel Meurer, Lead Animator

Wayne Simmons, Animator

Jordi Onate, Animator

Emanuele Pavarotti, Animator

 

 

PEPSI - Penguin - “The Flight of the Penguin”

Andy Walker, VFX Supervisor, Technical Lead

Seth Gollub, Animation Lead

James Dick, Technical Director

Spencer Leuders, Technical Director

 

 

Outstanding Effects Animation in an Animated Feature Motion Picture

 

 

CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS

Rob Bredow, VFX Supervisor

Dan Kramer, Digital Effects Supervisor

Matt Hausman, Effects Animation Supervisor

Carl Hooper, Effects Animation Supervisor

 

 

CORALINE

John Allan Armstrong, VFX Animator

Richard Kent Burton, Stop Motion Effects Animator

Craig Dowsett, CG Modeler

 

 

MONSTERS VS. ALIENS

Amaury Aubel, Effects Lead

Scott Cegielski, Effects Lead

Alain De Hoe, Effects Lead

David Allen, Effects Animator

 

 

UP

Jason Johnston, Effects Artist

Alexis Angelidis, Effects Artist

Jon Reisch, Effects Artist

Eric Froemling, Effects Artist

 

 

Outstanding Matte Paintings in a Feature Motion Picture

 

 

AVATAR - Pandora

Yvonne Muinde, Lead Matte Painter

Brenton Cottman, Lead Matte Painter

Peter Baustaedter, Senior Matte Painter

Jean-Luc Azzis, Senior Compositor

 

 

FRANKLYN - Meanwhile City Scapes

Tania Richard, Matte Painter

Christoph Unger, Matte Painter

 

 

HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE

Tania Richard, Matte Painter

David Bassalla, TD

Emily Cobb, 3D Artist

 

 

STAR TREK

Brett Northcutt, Digimatte Lead

Shane Roberts, Digimatte

Masahiko Tani, Digimatte

Dan Wheaton, Digimatte

 

 

Outstanding Matte Paintings in a Broadcast Program or Commercial

 

 

KAISER PERMANENTE - Emerald City

Ben Walker, Matte Painter

David Woodland, Matte Painter

Kim Taylor, Matte Painter

Ben Walsh, Matte Painter

 

 

Outstanding Models and Miniatures in a Feature Motion Picture

 

 

AVATAR - Samson/Home Tree / Floating Mountains / Ampsuit

Simon Cheung, Senior Modeller

Paul Jenness, Lead Modeller

John Stevenson-Galvin, Senior Modeller

Rainer Zoettl, Senior/Lead Modeller

 

 

CORALINE

Deborah Cook, Lead Costume Design Fabricator

Paul Mack, Model Maker

Martin Meunier, Facial Animation Design

Matthew DeLeu, Miniature Lighting Technician

 

 

NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM: BATTLE OF THE SMITHSONIAN - National Air and Space Museum Escape

Ian Hunter, VFX Supervisor

Forest Fischer, Model Crew Chief

Robert Chapin, Digital FX Supervisor

Tony Chen, Model Maker

 

 

TERMINATOR SALVATION - Practical Models and Miniatures

Brian Gernand, Creative Director, Model Shops

Geoff Heron, Special FX Supervisor

Nick d'Abo, Model Shop Supervisor

Patrick Sweeney, Director of Photography

 

 

Outstanding Created Environment in a Feature Motion Picture

 

 

2012 - Los Angeles Destruction

Haarm-Pieter Duiker, CG Supervisor

Marten Larsson, CG Effects Animation Lead

Ryo Sakaguchi, CG Effects Animation Lead

Hanzhi Tang, CG Lighting Supervisor

 

 

AVATAR - Floating Mountains

Dan Lemmon, Visual Effects Supervisor

Keith F. Miller, CG Supervisor

Cameron Smith, Lead Compositor

Jessica Cowley, Senior Texture Painter

 

 

AVATAR - Jungle / Biolume

Eric Saindon, Visual Effects Supervisor

Shadi Almassizadeh, CG Supervisor

Dan Cox, CG Supervisor

Ula Rademeyer, Lead Texture Painter

 

 

AVATAR - Willow Glade

Guy Williams, Visual Effects Supervisor

Thelvin Cabezas, Lighting Technical Director

Daniel Macarin, Lighting Technical Director

Miae Kang, Lead Lighting Technical Director

 

 

Outstanding Created Environment in a Broadcast Program or Commercial

 

 

AMC THEATERS / COKE - Magic Chairs

Rob Nederhorst, VFX Supervisor

Dariush Derakhshani, CG Supervisor

Steve Cummings, CG Artist

Harry Michalakeas, Technical Director

 

 

ASSASSINS CREED: LINEAGE - Ep. 1 “Duke of Milan Assassination”

Mathieu Lalonde, CG Modeler

Nadine Homier, Compositor

Joseph Kasparlan, Lead Textures and Lighting

Christian Morin, Compositor

 

 

FLASH FORWARD - Pilot “Freeway Overpass”

Steve Meyer, Compositor

Colin Feist, Compositor

Paul Ghezzo, CG Supervisor

Roger Kupelian, Matte Painter

 

 

V - Pilot “Atrium and Ship Interiors”

Chris Zapara, VFX Supervisor

Chris Irving, Lead Compositor

David Morton, Matte Painter

Trevor Adams, CG Artist

 

 

Outstanding Compositing in a Feature Motion Picture

 

 

AVATAR

Erik Winquist, Compositing Supervisor

Robin Hollander, Compositor

Erich Eder, Compositor

Giuseppe Tagliavini, Compositor

 

 

AVATAR - End Battle

Eddie Pasquarello, Compositing Supervisor

Beth D'Amato, Digital Paint

Todd Vaziri, Compositor

Jay Cooper, Technical Director

 

 

DISTRICT 9

Shervin Shogian, Compositing Supervisor

Hamish Schumacher, Lead Compositor

Janeen Elliott, Senior Compositor

Simon Hughes, Senior Compositor

 

 

SHERLOCK HOLMES - Wharf Explosion Sequence

Kate Windibank, Senior Compositor

Jan Adamczyk, Mid Compositor

Sam Osborne, Compositor

Alex Cumming, Junior Compositor

 

 

Outstanding Compositing in a Broadcast Program or Commercial

 

 

CSI CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION - Ep 1001 Opening Sequence

Derek Smith, Compositor

Christina Spring, Compositor

Steve Meyer, VFX Supervisor

Zach Zaubi, Compositor

 

 

KERRY LOWLOW 'MOUSE' - Overall

Jake Mengers, VFX Supervisor

Stephen Newbold, VFX Supervisor

Kelly Bruce, Compositor

Greg Howe-Davies, Compositor

 

 

PEPSI - The Flight of the Penguin

Murray Butler, VFX Supervior/Lead Flame

Ben Cronin, Senior Flame Operator

Andy Rowan-Robinson, Technical Director

Miyuki Shimamoto, Flame Operator

 

 

PORSCHE - Family Tree

Tim Davies, VFX Supervisor/Lead Compositor

Jeff Willette, Lead Technical Designer

Zach Tucker, CG Supervisor

 

 

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Student Project

 

 

THE FULL MOON MYSTERY - The Discovery

David Goubitz, VFX Supervisor & Producer

Flip Buttinger, VFX Supervisor & Producer

Jeffrey De Vore, Director

 

 

MOTHERLAND

Hannes Appell

 

 

THEY WILL COME TO TOWN

Thilo Ewers

 

 

URS - Cliff

Moritz Mayerhofer, Graduate

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