1st Visual Effects Society Awards

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1st Visual Effects Society Awards

February 19, 2003


Best Visual Effects - Motion Picture:
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

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The 1st Visual Effects Society Awards, given on February 19, 2003 at the Skirball Cultural Center, honored the best visual effects in film and television from 2002. [1]

Winners and nominees

(Winners in bold)

Film

Best Visual Effects in an Effects Driven Motion Picture Best Supporting Visual Effects in a Motion Picture

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Jim Rygiel, Joe Letteri, Randall William Cook, Alex Funke

The Sum of All Fears – Glenn Neufeld, Derek Spears, Dan Malvin, Al DiSarro

Best Character Animation in a Live Action Motion Picture Best Character Animation in an Animated Motion Picture

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon, Ken McGaugh, Bay Raitt

Stuart Little 2 Tony Bancroft, David Schaub, Eric Armstrong, Sean Mullen

Best Special Effects in a Motion Picture Best Matte Painting in a Motion Picture

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers – Steve Ingram, Blair Foord, Rich Cordobes, Scott Harens

Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones – Paul Huston, Yusei Uesugi, Jonathan Harb

Best Models and Miniatures in a Motion Picture Best Visual Effects Photography in a Motion Picture

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Richard Taylor, Paul Van Ommen, Matt Aitken

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Alex Funke, Brian Van't Hul, Richard Bluck

Best Effects Art Direction in a Motion Picture Best Compositing in a Motion Picture

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Alan Lee, Jeremy Bennett, Christian Rivers, Gino Acevedo

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers – Mark Lewis, GG Heitmann Demers, Alex Lemke, Alfred Murrle

Best Performance by an Actor in an Effects Film

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers - Andy Serkis, Elijah Wood, Sean Astin

Television

Best Visual Effects in a Television Series Best Visual Effects in a Television Miniseries, Movie or Special

Firefly - Serentity (Pilot) – Emile Smith, Rocco Passionino, Loni Peristere, Kristen Branan

Dinotopia – Mike McGee, Tim Webber, Alec Knox, Ben Morris

Best Visual Effects in a CommercialBest Visual Effects in a Music Video

Xbox - Mosquito – William Bartlett, Andrew Daffy, Jake Mengers, Helen Mackenzie

So to Speak – Andrew Honacker, Steven Wagner, Sean Capone, Talon Nightshade

Best Character Animation in a Live Action Televised Program, Music Video or Commercial Best Matte Painting in a Televised Program, Music Video or Commercial

Dinotopia – Michael Eames, Quentin Miles, Dadi Einarsson, Ben White

Dinotopia – Daren Horley, Jason Horley, Craig Lyn, Martin McRae

Best Models and Miniatures in a Televised Program, Music Video or Commercial Best Effects Art Direction in a Televised Program, Music Video or Commercial

Enterprise - Dead Stop – John Teska, Koji Kuramura, Pierre Drolet, Sean Scott

Adidas - Mechanical LegsEric Barba, Bernd Angerer, Jeff Julian, Feli di Giorgio

Best Compositing in a Televised Program, Music Video or Commercial

Dinotopia – Christian Manz, Pedro Sabrosa, Nicolas Cotta, Tor Bjorn

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