5th Visual Effects Society Awards
February 12, 2007
Best Visual Effects – Motion Picture:
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
The 5th Visual Effects Society Awards, given in Los Angeles on February 11, 2007, at the Kodak Grand Ballroom, honored the best visual effects in film and television of 2006. An edited version of the awards were broadcast on HDNet. [1] [2]
(winners in bold)
Lifetime Achievement Award:
| Outstanding Visual Effects in an Effects Driven Feature Motion Picture | Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Feature Motion Picture |
|---|---|
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest – John Knoll, Jill Brooks, Hal Hickel, Charlie Gibson
| Flags of Our Fathers – Michael Owens, Matthew Butler, Bryan Grill, Julian Levi
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| Best Single Visual Effect of the Year | Outstanding Performance by an Animated Character in a Live Action Motion Picture |
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest - Flying Dutchman Sequence) – John Knoll, Ned Gorman, Jakub Pistecky, Tom Fejes
| Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest - Davy Jones – Steve Walton, Jung-Seung Hong, Marc Chu, James Tooley
|
| Outstanding Performance by an Animated Character in an Animated Motion Picture | Outstanding Created Environment in a Live Action Motion Picture |
Cars - Mater – Larry the Cable Guy, Mike Krummhoefener, Tom Sanocki, Nancy Kato
| Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest – Chris Stoski, Susumu Yukuhiro, Jack Mongovan, Greg Salter
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| Outstanding Models and Miniatures in a Feature Motion Picture | Outstanding Compositing in a Feature Motion Picture |
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest – Bruce Holcomb, Ron Woodall, Charlie Bailey, Carl Miller
| Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest – Eddie Pasquarello, Francois Lambert, Jeff Sutherland, Tory Mercer
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| Outstanding Special Effects in a Feature Motion Picture | |
Casino Royale – Chris Corbould, Peter Notley, Ian Lowe, Roy Quinn
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| Outstanding Visual Effects in a Broadcast Series | Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Broadcast Program |
|---|---|
Battlestar Galactica - Episode 303b - Exodus – Gary Hutzel, Michael Gibson, Alec McClymont, Brenda Campbell
| ER - Scoop and Run – Sam Nicholson, Scott Ramsey, Adam Ealovega, Anthony Ocampo
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| Outstanding Visual Effects in a Broadcast Miniseries, Movie or Special | Outstanding Visual Effects in a Commercial |
Nightmares and Dreamscapes - Battleground – Eric Grenaudier, Sam Nicholson, Mark Spatny, Adalberto Lopez
| Travelers - Snowball – Dan Lemmon, Eileen Moran, R. Christopher White, Paul Story
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| Outstanding Visual Effects in a Music Video | Outstanding Performance by an Animated Character in a Live Action Broadcast Program, Commercial or Music Video |
U2 and Green Day – "The Saints Are Coming" – Matt Winkel, Ben Looram, Wayne England, Graham Fyffe | GEICO - Chat – David Hulin, Seth Gollub, Andy Walker, Jenny Bischsel
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| Outstanding Created Environment in a Live Action Broadcast Program, Commercial or Music Video | Outstanding Models and Miniatures in a Broadcast Program, Commercial or Music Video |
Elisabeth - Episode 1 – Dave Bowman, Jimmy Kidell, Russell Horth, Gurel Mehmet
| Battlestar Galactica -Season 2 - Episode 218 - Resurrection Ship, Part 2 – Steve Graves, Jose Peretz, Mark Shimer, Chris Zapara
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| Outstanding Compositing in a Broadcast Program, Commercial or Music Video | |
Travelers - Snowball – Laure Lacroix, Lyse Beck, Steve McGillen, Matt Holland
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| Outstanding Real Time Visuals in a Video Game | Outstanding Visual Effects in a Special Venue Project |
|---|---|
Fight Night Round 3 – Christopher Sjoholm, Kat Kelly Hayduk, Rob Hilson, Celia Jepson | Roving Mars – Alan Markowitz, Dan Maas, Jeremy Nicolaides, Johnathan Banta
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