6th Visual Effects Society Awards
February 10, 2008
Best Visual Effects in a Visual Effects Driven Motion Picture:
Transformers
The 6th Visual Effects Society Awards, given on 10 February 2008 at the Kodak Grand Ballroom, honored the best visual effects in film and television in 2007. An edited version of the awards was later broadcast on HDNet on April 2, 2008. [1]
(Winners in bold)
Lifetime Achievement Award:
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects-Driven Feature Motion Picture | Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Feature Motion Picture |
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Transformers – Scott Farrar, Shari Hanson, Russell Earl, Scott Benza
| Ratatouille – Michael Fong, Apurva Shah, Christine Waggoner, Michael Fu
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Best Single Visual Effect of the Year | Outstanding Performance by an Animated Character in a Live Action Motion Picture |
Transformers - Desert Highway Sequence – Scott Farrar, Shari Hanson, Shawn Kelly, Michael Jamieson
| Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End - Davey Jones – Hal Hickel, Marc Chu, Jakub Pistecky, Maia Kayser
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Outstanding Performance by an Animated Character in an Animated Motion Picture | Outstanding Effects in an Animated Motion Picture |
Ratatouille - Colette – Janeane Garofalo, Jaime Landes, Sonoko Konishi, Paul Aichele
| Ratatouille - Food – Jon Reisch, Jason Johnston, Eric Froemling, Tolga Goktekin
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Outstanding Created Environment in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture | Outstanding Models and Miniatures in a Feature Motion Picture |
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End - The Maelstrom – Frank Losasso Petterson, Paul Sharpe, Joakim Arnesson, David Meny
| Transformers – Dave Fogler, Ron Woodall, Alex Jaeger, Brain Gernand
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Outstanding Compositing in a Feature Motion Picture | Outstanding Special Effects in a Feature Motion Picture |
Transformers – Pat Tubach, Beth D'Amato, Todd Vaziri, Mike Conte
| Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix – John Richardson, Stephen Hamilton, Richard Farris, Stephen Hutchinson |
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Broadcast Series | Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Broadcast Program |
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Fight For Life - Episode 4 – Philip Dobree, Nicola Instone, Marco Iozzi, Matt Chandler
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Outstanding Visual Effects in a Broadcast Miniseries, Movie or Special | Outstanding Visual Effects in a Commercial |
Battlestar Galactica: Razor – Mike Gibson, Gary Hutzel, Sean Jackson, Pierre Drolet
| Smirnoff - Sea - Bacardi Sun – William Bartlett, Scott Griffin, Dan Seddon, David Mellor
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Outstanding Performance by an Animated Character in a Live Action Broadcast Program, Commercial, or Music Video | Outstanding Created Environment in a Live Action Broadcast Program, Commercial or Music Video |
The Chemical Brothers - Salmon Dance - Fatlip Shots – Nicklas Andersson, Mike Mellor, Sylvain Marc, Florent DeLa Taille
| Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee - 002_5 – Phi Tran, Matthew Lee, Martin Hike, Andrew Roberts
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Outstanding Matte Paintings in a Broadcast Program, Commercial, or Music Video | Outstanding Compositing in a Broadcast Program, Commercial or Music Video |
Halo 3 - Believe Campaign – Matthew Gratzner, Alan Scott, Seth Curlin, Greg Boettcher | Nike - Leave Nothing – James Allen, Rob Trent
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Outstanding Real Time Visuals in a Video Game | Outstanding Pre-Rendered Visuals in a Video Game |
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Halo 3 - Halo 3 Footage – Marcus Lehto, Jonty Barnes, Stephen Scott, CJ Cowan
| World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade - Cinematic Intro – Jeff Chamberlain, Scott Abeyta
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Outstanding Visual Effects in a Special Venue Project | |
Sea Monsters – Sean Phillips, Jack Geist, Robin Aristorenas, Mark Dubeau
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