6th Visual Effects Society Awards

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6th Visual Effects Society Awards

February 10, 2008


Best Visual Effects in a Visual Effects Driven Motion Picture:
Transformers

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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 and nominees

(Winners in bold)

Honorary Awards

Lifetime Achievement Award:

Film

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects-Driven Feature Motion Picture Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Feature Motion Picture

Transformers Scott Farrar, Shari Hanson, Russell Earl, Scott Benza

Ratatouille – Michael Fong, Apurva Shah, Christine Waggoner, Michael Fu

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

Outstanding Performance by an Animated Character in an Animated Motion Picture Outstanding Effects in an Animated Motion Picture

Ratatouille - ColetteJaneane Garofalo, Jaime Landes, Sonoko Konishi, Paul Aichele

Ratatouille - Food – Jon Reisch, Jason Johnston, Eric Froemling, Tolga Goktekin

  • Beowulf - Dragon Chase – Theo Vandernoot, Vincent Serritella, Rob Engle, Pericles Michielin
  • Ratatouille - Rapids – Darwyn Peachey, Chen Shen, Eric Froemling, Tokga Goketkin
  • Shrek The Third - Effects – Matt Baer, Greg Hart, Krzysztof Rost
  • Surf's Up - Riding Waves - CG Style – Rob Bredow, Daniel Kramer, Matt Hausman, Danny Dimian
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

  • Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - The Hall of Prophecy – David Vickery, Philippe LePrince, Trina Roy, Jolene McCaffrey
  • I Am Legend - Times Square Hunt – Daniel Eaton, Blaine Kennison, Ron Glass, Daveed Schwartz
  • Rush Hour 3 – Barry Williams, Robert Weaver, Jay Cooper, Masahiko Tani
  • Sweeney Todd - The Old Bailey – Raf Morant, Julian Glass, Nakia McGlynn, Christine Wong
  • Zodiac - Washington and Cherry – Wei Zheng, Greg Szafranski, Janelle Croshaw, Karl Denham

Transformers – Dave Fogler, Ron Woodall, Alex Jaeger, Brain Gernand

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

Television

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

Fight For Life - Episode 4 – Philip Dobree, Nicola Instone, Marco Iozzi, Matt Chandler

  • Rome 2 - Episode 6 - Philipi – James Madigan, Barrie Hemsley, Duncan Kinnard, Gary Broznich
  • Drive - Episode 101 - The Starting Line - Driving Sequence – Raoul Yorke Bologini, Loni Peristere, Steve Meter, Chris Jones
  • Grey's Anatomy - Walk on Water - Ferryboat Crash – Sam Nicholson, Scott Ramsey, Valeri Pfahning, Mike Enriquez
  • Marie Antoinette - Miniseries – Richard Martin, Pierre Raymond, Sebastien Rioux, Nadine Homier
  • Pushing Daisies - Pilot Episode – Craig Weiss, Toni Pace Carstensen, Brian Vogt, Jimmy Berndt
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

  • Bacardi - Bacardi Sun – Vittorio Giannini, Franck Lambertz, Robin Carlisle, Nico Cotta
  • BMW - Hydrogen – Simon Maddison, Dave Kelly, Mike Bain, Sam Cole
  • BMW - Road – Chris Fieldhouse, Jay Barton, Ron Herbst, Dave Stern
  • Zune - Ballad of Tina Pink – Luisa Murray, Laurent Ledru, Katrina Salicrup, Miles Essmiller
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

  • AMP - Paper – Fred Raimondi, Chris De Santis, Angie Jones, Narbeth Mardirossian
  • Ben 10: Race Against Time - Grey Matter Sequence – Brent Young, Michael Smith
  • Doctor Who - Last of the Time Lords - Series 3 - Episode 13 – Nicolas Hernandez, Adam Burnett, Neil Roche, Jean-Claude Deguara
  • Primeval - Episode 6 - Predator Animation – Mathieu Vig, Antoine Birot, Simon Thistlethwaite, Kevin O'Sullivan
  • Propel - Stress Monster – Mitch Drain, Sean Faden, Matthew Hackett, Denis Gauthier

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee - 002_5 – Phi Tran, Matthew Lee, Martin Hike, Andrew Roberts

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

  • Levis - Change – Tim Davies, Jason Schugardt, Yuichiro Yamashito
  • Smallville - Bizarro Flood – David Alexander, Kaz Yoshida, Geeta Basantani, Tony White
  • Smallville - Season 6, Episode 11: Justice – Rob Reinhart, Jake Matsumoto, Takashi Takeoka, Christina Spring
  • Tin Man - Night One – Todd Thibault, Philippe Thibault, Lionel Lim, Annabelle Kent

Other categories

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

Halo 3 - Halo 3 Footage – Marcus Lehto, Jonty Barnes, Stephen Scott, CJ Cowan

  • Crysis - Realtime Visuals – Michael Endres, Michael Khaimzon
  • Mass Effect - Game Sequence – Derek Watts, Casey Hudson
  • Need for Speed: ProStreet - Pro Street – Michael Mann, Wilson Tang, Eduardo Agostini, Carl Jarrett
  • Team Fortress 2 – Jason Mitchell, Moby Franke, Chris Green, Dhabih Eng

World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade - Cinematic Intro – Jeff Chamberlain, Scott Abeyta

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Special Venue Project

Sea Monsters – Sean Phillips, Jack Geist, Robin Aristorenas, Mark Dubeau

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References

  1. "6th Annual VES Awards". Visual Effects Society. Retrieved December 20, 2017.