4th Visual Effects Society Awards

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4th Visual Effects Society Awards
DateFebruary 16, 2006 (2006-02-16)
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Best Visual Effects – Motion Picture King Kong

The 4th Visual Effects Society Awards, given in Los Angeles on February 15, 2006, at the Hollywood Palladium, honored the best visual effects in film and television of 2005. An edited version of the ceremony was broadcast on HDNet. [1]

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Winners and nominees

(Winners in bold)

Honorary Awards

George Melies Award for Pioneering:

Board of Directors Award:

Film

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

King Kong Joe Letteri, Eileen Moran, Christian Rivers, Eric Saindon

Kingdom of Heaven – Wes Sewell, Victoria Alonso, Tom Wood, Gary Brozenich

Best Single Visual Effect of the Year Outstanding Performance by an Animated Character in a Live Action Motion Picture

War of the Worlds -Fleeing the NeighborhoodDennis Muren, Pablo Helman, Sandra Scott, Marshall Krasser

King Kong Kong Andy Serkis, Christian Rivers, Atsushi Sato, Guy Williams

Outstanding Performance by an Animated Character in an Animated Motion Picture Outstanding Created Environment in a Live Action Motion Picture

Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit – Gromit – Loyd Price

King Kong -New York Dawn AttackDan Lemmon, R. Christopher White, Matt Aitken, Charles Tait

Outstanding Models and Miniatures in a Motion Picture Outstanding Compositing in a Motion Picture

War of the Worlds Ed Hirsh, Steve Gawley, Joshua Ong, Russell Paul

War of the Worlds – Marshall Krasser, Michael Jamieson, Jeff Saltzman, Regan Mcgee

Television

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Broadcast Series Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Broadcast Program

Rome - Episode 1 – Barrie Hemsley, James Madigan, Duncan Kinnaird, Joe Pavlo

Lost - Exodus Part 2 – Kevin Blank, Mitchell Ferm, Eric Chauvin, John Teska

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

Walking with Monsters – Tim Greenwood, Jo Nodwell, Neil Glasbey, Darren Byford

  • Comet Collision – John Gross, Nick Black, Christian Bloch, Casey Benn
  • Super Bowl XXXIX : Open – Benoit Girard, Jason Crosby, Jerome Morin, Chris Del Conte

Guinness - noitulovE – William Bartlett, Scott Griffin, Andrew Boyd, Dan Seddon

  • Esuvee - Keep it on all Fours – William Bartlett, Scott Griffin, Jake Mengers, Andrew Boyd
  • Motorola - PEBL – Eric Barba, Lisa Beroud, Janelle Croshaw, Greg Teegarden
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Music Video Outstanding Performance by an Animated Character in a Broadcast Program, Commercial or Music Video

Nine Inch Nails – "Only"Eric Barba, Lisa Beroud, Jay Barton, Jim Gaczkowski

Battlestar Galactica - Season 2, Episode 03: Fragged - Cylon Centurian – Andrew Karr, Louie Hinayo, Gary Hughes, Allan Henderson

Outstanding Created Environment in a Broadcast Program, Commercial or Music Video Outstanding Models and Miniatures in a Broadcast Program, Commercial or Music Video

Into the West - Movies I, II and III – Cedric Tomacruz, David Bailey, Valeri Pfahning, Siddhartha Jayakar

  • Motorola - PEBL – Jim Gaczkowski, Daniel Thron, Janelle Croshaw, Greg Teegarden
  • Nine Inch Nails - Only – Janelle Croshaw, Greg Teegarden, Jim Gaczkowski, Scott Edelstein

Las Vegas - Episode 308 - Bold, Beautiful and Blue – Michael Cook, Anthony Ocampo, Eugene Kim, Renaud Talon

  • Ford - World Traveler – Matthew Gratzner, Enrico Altmann, Matt Burlingame
  • Walgreens - Giving Tree/Last Minute - Winter Neighborhood – Ian Hunter, Forest Fischer, Seth Curlin, Joachum (Joe) Duppel
Outstanding Compositing in a Broadcast Program, Commercial or Music Video

Empire – Stefano Trivelli, Michele Moen, Kelly Bumgarner, Sean Wilson

  • Into the West - Movie I: Wheel to the Stars – Jared Jones, Jason Korber, Geeta Basantani, Ryan Dutour
  • Mezzo Djarum – Robert Nederhorst, Marc Rienzo, Feliciano di Giorgio, Maciek Sokalski

Other categories

Outstanding Real Time Visuals in a Video GameOutstanding Pre-Rendered Visuals in a Video Game

Need for Speed: Most Wanted Habib Zargarpour, Luke Wasserman, Greg D. Esposito, Colin O'Connor

  • From Russia With Love – David Carson, Darren Pattenden, Ben Wanat
  • Madden NFL 06 Football Video Game For Xbox 360 – Mark Mongie, Jim Spoto, Tommy Cinquegrano, Dale Jackson

Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones – The Palace Balcony Cinematic – Jean-Jacques Tremblay, Raphasel Lacoste, Anne Mai Le Bouyonnec

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Special Venue Project

Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon 3D – Jack Geist, Sean Phillips, Johnathan Banta, Jerome Morin

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