The Visual Effects Society Award for Outstanding Compositing in a Photoreal Feature is one of the annual awards given by the Visual Effects Society, starting in 2002. It is awarded to visual effects artists for their work in compositing.
Year | Film | Nominee(s) | ||
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2002 [1] [2] | Best Compositing in a Motion Picture | |||
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | Mark Lewis, GG Heitmann Demers, Alex Lemke, Alfred Murrle | |||
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Quiddich Match) | Barbara Brennan, Jay Cooper, Kimberly Lashbrook, Dorne Huebler | |||
Minority Report | Scott Frankel, Patrick Jarvis | |||
2003 [3] [4] | Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World | Philip R. Brennan | ||
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen | George Macri, Mike Hardison, Patrick Murphy, Dan Trezise | |||
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | Mortitz Glaesle, Mark Lewis, Kara Vandeleur | |||
2004 [5] | Spider-Man 2 (Train Sequence) | Colin Drobnis, Greg Derochie, Blaine Kennison, Kenny Lam | ||
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | Dorne Huebler, Jay Cooper, Patrick Brennan, Anthony Shafer | |||
The Phantom of the Opera (Opening Shot) | Claas Henke, Laurent Ben-Minoun, Anupam Das | |||
2005 [6] [7] | War of the Worlds | Marshall Krasser, Michael Jamieson, Jeff Saltzman, Regan Mcgee | ||
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire ( Voldemort's Nose ) | Ben Shepherd, Uel Horman, Charley Henley, Nicolas Aithadi | |||
King Kong (T-Rex Fight) | Erik Winquist, Michaell Pangrazio, Steve Cronin, Suzanne Jandu | |||
2006 [8] [9] | Outstanding Compositing in a Feature Motion Picture | |||
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest | Eddie Pasquarello, Francois Lambert, Jeff Sutherland, Tory Mercer | |||
The Da Vinci Code (Saint Sulpice Sequence) | Mathew Krentz, Jordan Benwick, Enrico Perei, Rafal Kaniewski | |||
Poseidon | Scott Younkin, Janeen Elliott, Brian Connor, Mark Nettleton | |||
2007 [10] [11] | Transformers | Pat Tubach, Beth D'Amato, Todd Vaziri, Mike Conte | ||
I Am Legend (Seaport Evacuation) | Darren Lurie, John Sasaki, Rita Kunzler, Fish Essenfeld | |||
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End | Eddie Pasquarello, Katrin Klaiber, Jen Howard, Shawn Hiller | |||
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (Death of Beckett ) | Lou Pecora, Joel Behrens, Ted Andre, Kevin Ligenfelser | |||
The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep (Crusoe) | Scott Stokdyk, Terry Clotiaux, Peter Nofz, Spencer Cook | |||
2008 [12] [13] | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (Benjamin Comes Together) | Janelle Croshaw, Paul Lambert, Sonja Burchard, Sarahjane Javelo | ||
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian | Stuart Lashley, Arundi Asregadoo, Mark Curtis, Richard Baker | |||
Iron Man (Head Under Sisplay/HUD Compositing) | Jonathan Rothbart, Dav Rauch, Kyle McCulloch, Kent Seki | |||
Quantum of Solace (Siennna Chase and Fight Sequence) | Anthony Smith, Christian Kaestner, Adrian Metzelaar, Jon Thum | |||
2009 [14] [15] | District 9 | Shervin Shogian, Hamish Schumacher, Janeen Elliott, Simon Hughes | ||
Avatar | Erik Winquist, Robin Hollander, Erich Eder, Giuseppe Tagliavini | |||
Avatar (End Battle) | Eddie Pasquarello, Beth D'Amato, Todd Vaziri, Jay Cooper | |||
Sherlock Holmes | Kate Windibank, Jan Adamczyk, Sam Osborne, Alex Cumming |
Year | Film | Nominee(s) | ||
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2010 [16] [17] | Inception | Astrid Busser-Casas, Scott Pritchard, Jan Maroske, George Zwier | ||
Alice in Wonderland (Stolen Tarts) | Aaron Kupferman, Lisa Deaner, Orde Stevanoski, Ruben Flores | |||
Hereafter (Tsunami Sequence) | Joseph Farrell, Nick Crew, Jamie Hallett, Christine Lo | |||
Tron: Legacy | Paul Lambert, Sonja Burchard, Kym Olsen, Sarajane Javelo Chase | |||
2011 [18] [19] | Captain America: The First Avenger | Casey Allen, Trent Claus, Brian Hajek, Cliff Welsh | ||
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 | Michele Benigna, Martin Ciastko, Thomas Dyg, Andy Robinson | |||
Rise of the Planet of the Apes | Jean-Luc Azzis, Quentin Hema, Simon Jung, Christoph Salzmann | |||
Transformers: Dark of the Moon | Chris Balog, Ben O'Brien, Amy Shepard, Jeff Sutherland | |||
2012 [20] [21] | Life of Pi (Storm of God) | Ryan Clarke, Jose Fernandez, Sean Oharas, Hamish Schumacher | ||
The Avengers (Hulk Punch) | Chris Balog, Peter Demarest, Nelson Sepulveda, Alan Travis | |||
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey | Jean-Luc Azzis, Steven McGillen, Christoph Salzmann, Charles Tait | |||
Prometheus (Engineers & the Orrery) | Xavier Bourque, Sam Cole, Simone Riginelli, Denis Scolan | |||
2013 [22] [23] | Gravity | Mark Bakowski, Anthony Smith, Theodor Groeneboom, Adrian Metzelaar | ||
Elysium | Jean Lapointe, Jordan Benwick, Robin Hackl, Janeen Elliott | |||
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug | Charles Tait, Robin Hollander, Giuseppe Tagliavini, Sean Heuston | |||
Iron Man 3 (Barrel of Monkeys) | Michael Maloney, Francis Puthanangadi, Justin Van Der Lek, Howard Cabalfin | |||
Iron Man 3 (House Attack) | Darren Poe, Stefano Trivelli, Josiah Howison, Zach Zaubi | |||
2014 [24] [25] | Outstanding Compositing in a Photoreal/Live Action Feature Motion Picture | |||
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes | Christoph Salzmann, Florian Schroeder, Quentin Hema, Simone Riginelli | |||
Edge of Tomorrow (Beach) | Craig Wentworth, Matthew Welford, Marie Victoria Denoga, Frank Fieser | |||
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies | Simon Jung, Ben Roberts, Matthew Adams, Jordan Schilling | |||
Interstellar (Water) | Raphael Hamm, Isaac Layish, Sebastian Von Overheidt, Tristan Myles | |||
2015 [26] [27] | Outstanding Compositing in a Photoreal Feature | |||
The Revenant | Donny Rausch, Alan Travix, Charles Lai, TC Harrison | |||
Mad Max: Fury Road | Lindsay Adams, Matthew Wynne, Chris Davies, Phil Outen | |||
San Andreas (Los Angeles Destruction) | Sandro Blattnber, Hamish Schumacher, Nicholas Kim, Mario Rokicki | |||
Star Wars: The Force Awakens | Jay Cooper, Marian Mavrovic, Jean Lapointe, Alex Prichard | |||
Tomorrowland | Francois Lambert, Jean Lapointe, Peter Demarest, Conny Fauser | |||
2016 [28] [29] | The Jungle Book | Christoph Salzmann, Masaki Mitchell, Matthew Adams, Max Stummer | ||
Doctor Strange (New York City) | Matthew Lane, Jose Fernandez, Ziad Shureih, Amy Shepard | |||
Independence Day: Resurgence (Under the Mothership) | Mathew Giampa, Adrian Sutherland, Daniel Lee, Ed Wilkie | |||
X-Men: Apocalypse ( Quicksilver Rescue) | Jess Burnheim, Alana Newell, Andy Peel, Matthew Shaw | |||
2017 [30] [31] | War for the Planet of the Apes | Christoph Salzmann, Robin Hollander, Ben Morgan, Ben Warner | ||
Blade Runner 2049 (LAPD Approach and Joi Holograms) | Tristan Myles, Miles Lauridsen, Joel Delle-Vergin, Farhad Mohasseb | |||
Kong: Skull Island | Nelson Sepulveda, Aaron Brown, Paolo Acri, Shawn Mason | |||
Thor: Ragnarok (Bridge Battle) | Gavin McKenzie, David Simpson, Owen Carroll, Mark Gostlow | |||
2018 [32] [33] | Avengers: Infinity War ( Titan ) | Sabine Laimer, Tim Walker, Tobias Wiesner, Massimo Pasquetti | ||
First Man | Joel Delle-Vergin, Peter Farkas, Miles Lauridsen, Francesco Dell'Anna | |||
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom | John Galloway, Enrik Pavdeja, David Nolan, Juan Espigares Enriquez | |||
Welcome to Marwen | Woei Lee, Saul Galbiati, Max Besner, Thai-Son Doan | |||
2019 [34] [35] | The Irishman | Nelson Sepulveda, Vince Papaix, Benjamin O'Brien, Christopher Doerhoff | ||
Alita: Battle Angel | Adam Bradley, Carlo Scaduto, Hirofumi Takeda, Ben Roberts | |||
Avengers: Endgame | Tim Walker, Blake Winder, Tobias Wiesner, Joerg Bruemmer | |||
Captain Marvel ( Young Nick Fury ) | Trent Claus, David Moreno Hernandez, Jeremiah Sweeney, Yuki Uehara | |||
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker | Jeff Sutherland, John Galloway, Sam Bassett, Charles Lai |
Year | Film | Nominee(s) | ||
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2020 [36] | Project Power | Russell Horth, Matthew Patience, Julien Rousseau | ||
Greyhound | Chris Gooch, Tiago Santos, Stu Bruzek, Sneha Amin | |||
Mulan | Christoph Salzmann, Beck Veitch, Joerg Bruemmer, Indah Maretha | |||
Underwater | Sreejith Venugopalan, Ruslan Borysov, Susil Sabat, Andreas Andersson | |||
2021 [37] | Outstanding Compositing & Lighting in a Feature | |||
Dune (Attack on Arrakeen) | Gregory Haas, Francesco Dell'Anna, Abhishek Chaturvedi, Cleve Zhu | |||
Black Widow (Red Room Crashing Back to Earth) | Michael Melchiorre, Simon Twine, Daniel Harkness, Tim Crowson | |||
Dune(Hologram & Hunter Seeker) | Patrick Heinen, Jacob Maymudes, Tj Burke, James Jooyoung Lee | |||
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (Macau City) | Jeremie Maheu, Mathieu Dupuis, Karthic Ramesh, Jiri Kilevnik | |||
Spider-Man: No Way Home (Liberty Island Battle & Christmas Swing Finale) | Zac Campbell, Frida Nerdal, Louis Corr, Kelvin Yee | |||
2022 [38] | Avatar: The Way of Water (Water Integration) | Sam Cole, Francois Sugny, Florian Schroeder, Jean Matthews | ||
Avatar: The Way of Water (Landing Rockets Forest Destruction) | Miguel Santana Da Silva, Hongfei Geng, Jonathan Moulin, Maria Corcho | |||
The Batman (Rainy Freeway Chase) | Beck Veitch, Stephen Tong, Eva Snyder, Rachel E. Herbert | |||
Top Gun: Maverick | Saul Davide Galbiati, Jean-Freceric Veilleux, Felix B. Lafontaine, Cynthia Rodriguez del Castillo | |||
2023 [39] | The Creator (Bar) | Phil Prates, Min Kim, Nisarg Suthar, Toshiko Miura | ||
The Creator (Spaceships) | Ben O-Brien, Juan Espigares Enriquez, Wesley Roberts, Hayes Brien | |||
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 | Indah Maretha, Beck Veitch, Nathan Abbot, Steve McGillen | |||
John Wick: Chapter 4 (Apartment Massacre Videogame Style) | Javier Roca, Julien Forest, Thomas Bourdis, Dominik Kirouac | |||
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse | Bret St.Clair, Kieron Cheuk-Chi, Lo Kelly, Christophers Rowan Young |
The Visual Effects Society Award for Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature is one of the annual awards given by the Visual Effects Society starting from 2008.
The Visual Effects Society Award for Outstanding Animated Character in a Photoreal Feature is one of the annual awards given by the Visual Effects Society starting from 2002. Since its inception, the award's title has gone through six different title changes, and one major category shift. First awarded in 2002, the award was titled "Outstanding Character Animation in a Live Action Motion Picture" and given to the best character animation in a live action film, with no specific character cited. This would change in 2004, when the category was re-titled "Outstanding Performance by an Animated Character in a Live Action Motion Picture", and given to visual effects artists for work on a specified character. The category was again re-titled in 2008, this time to "Outstanding Animated Character in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture". In 2014, it was titled "Outstanding Performance of an Animated Character in a Photoreal/Live Action Feature Motion Picture", but changed in 2016 to "Outstanding Animated Performance in a Photoreal Feature" and once again in 2017 to its current title.
The Visual Effects Society Award for Outstanding Created Environment in a Photoreal Feature is one of the annual awards given by the Visual Effects Society starting from 2004. The award was originally titled "Outstanding Created Environment in a Live Action Motion Picture", and changed in 2007 to "Outstanding Created Environment in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture". It was again changed in 2009, this time to "Outstanding Created Environment in a Feature Motion Picture", and again in 2011 to "Outstanding Created Environment in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture". Before its final change in 2015, to its current title, it was re-titled in 2014 to "Outstanding Created Environment in a Photoreal/Live Action Feature Motion Picture".
The Visual Effects Society Award for Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Picture is one of the annual awards given by the Visual Effects Society starting in 2002. While the award's title has changed several time within this period, the recipient has always been a visual effects-heavy feature film; film's with more background effects work have their own category, the Visual Effects Society Award for Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Feature Motion Picture.
The Visual Effects Society Award for Outstanding Animated Character in an Animated Feature is one of the annual awards given by the Visual Effects Society starting from 2002. Since its inception, the award's title has gone through six title changes, and one major category shift. First awarded in 2002, the award was titled "Best Character Animation in an Animated Motion Picture" and given to the best character animation in an animated film, with no specific character cited. This would change in 2004, when the category was re-titled "Outstanding Performance by an Animated Character in an Animated Motion Picture", and given to visual effects artists for work on a specified character. as well as the voice actor for the character. The category was again re-titled in 2008, this time to "Outstanding Animated Character in an Animated Feature Motion Picture". In 2015, it was titled "Outstanding Animated Performance in an Animated Feature", but changed in 2017 to "Outstanding Animated Character in an Animated Feature", its current title.
The Visual Effects Society Award for Outstanding Created Environment in an Animated Feature is one of the annual awards given by the Visual Effects Society starting from 2011. The award was originally titled "Outstanding Created Environment in an Animated Feature Motion Picture", before being re-titled in 2016.
The Visual Effects Society Award for Outstanding Model in a Photoreal or Animated Project is one of the annual awards given by the Visual Effects Society. The award goes to artists whose work in models, miniatures, have been deemed worthy of recognition. Originally, the award was given separately to artists in both film and television, with the categories "Best Models and Miniatures in a Motion Picture" and "Best Models and Miniatures in a Televised Program, Music Video or Commercial". In 2004, there was only one category, recognizing only work in motion pictures with "Outstanding Models and Miniatures in a Motion Picture". In 2005, television was honored, once again, with "Outstanding Models and Miniatures in a Broadcast Program, Commercial or Music Video". Television series and/or televised content would be honored, intermittently, until 2015, when the category was redesigned to honor any motion media project. It has continued to do so since then.
The Visual Effects Society Award for Outstanding Virtual Cinematography in a CG Project is one of the annual awards given by the Visual Effects Society. The award goes to artists whose work in virtual cinematography. It was first awarded in 2003 and 2004 for, under the title "Best Visual Effects Photography in a Motion Picture", before being scrapped from the ceremony. The award was given separately to artists in live-action film, animated film, and commercials/television. These categories were first awarded in 2012. The following year, the category specifically awarding animated film was dropped, with only live-action film and commercial/television being awarded. In 2015, only live-action films were awarded. The following year, the category's title changed to "Outstanding Virtual Cinematography in a Photoreal Project". It has held its current title since 2020.
The Visual Effects Society Award for Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode is one of the annual awards given by the Visual Effects Society starting in 2002. While the award's title has changed several time within this period, the recipient has always been a visual effects-heavy television episode. Episodes with more background effects work have their own category, the Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode. Until 2012, miniseries and television movies had their own category.
The Visual Effects Society Award for Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode is one of the annual awards given by the Visual Effects Society, starting in 2004. While the award's title has changed several time within this period, the recipients have been television episodes and/or movies or specials with less prominent, more subtle visual effects work.
The Visual Effects Society Award for Outstanding Compositing in a Photoreal Feature is one of the annual awards given by the Visual Effects Society, starting in 2012. It is awarded to visual effects artists for their work in effects simulations.
The Visual Effects Society Award for Outstanding Special (Practical) Effects in a Photoreal or Animated Project is one of the annual awards given by the Visual Effects Society. The award goes to artists whose work in special/practical effects, have been deemed worthy of recognition. The award has been handed out intermittently since the first VES awards. Only twice was it awarded to television broadcasts or commercials, and was award for film from 2003 to 2009, with the exception being 2006. It was reintroduced in 2020, awarding any photoreal and/or animated project.
The Visual Effects Society Award for Outstanding Compositing in a Photoreal Episode is one of the annual awards given by the Visual Effects Society, starting in 2003. It is awarded to visual effects artists for their work in compositing. It has gone through several title changes over the years; from 2003 to 2012, the category included commercials in the category, before refocusing in 2013, specifically nominating television programs.
The Visual Effects Society Award for Outstanding Animated Character in an Episode or Real-Time Project is one of the annual awards given by the Visual Effects Society, starting from 2002. Since its inception, the award's title has gone through several title changes, and one major category shift. First awarded in 2002, the award was titled "Best Character Animation in a Live Action Televised Program, Music Video or Commercial" and given to the best character animation in a televised program, with no specific character cited. This would change in 2004, when the category was re-titled "Outstanding Performance by an Animated Character in a Live Action Broadcast Program", and given to visual effects artists for work on a specified character. The category was again re-titled the following year, this time to "Outstanding Performance by an Animated Character in a Live Action Broadcast Program, Commercial, or Music Video". In 2008, it was titled "Outstanding Animated Character in a Live Action Broadcast Program or Commercial", but changed in 2014 to "Outstanding Performance of an Animated Character in a Commercial, Broadcast Program, or Video Game" and once again the next year to "Outstanding Animated Performance in an Episode, Commercial, or Real-Time Project". In the title changed to "Outstanding Animated Performance in an Episode or Real-Time Project" and, finally, in 2017 to "Outstanding Animated Character in an Episode or Real-Time Project"
The Visual Effects Society Award for Outstanding Effects Simulations in an Episode, Commercial, or Real-Time Project is one of the annual awards given by the Visual Effects Society, starting in 2012. It is awarded to visual effects artists for their work in effects simulations.
The Visual Effects Society Award for Outstanding Created Environment in an Episode, Commercial, or Real-Time Project is one of the annual awards given by the Visual Effects Society starting from 2004. The award was originally titled "Outstanding Created Environment in a Live Action Broadcast Program", and changed in 2005 to "Outstanding Created Environment in a Live Action Broadcast Program, Commercial, or Music Video". It was again changed in 2009, this time to "Outstanding Created Environment in a Feature Motion Picture", and again in 2011 to "Outstanding Created Environment in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture". Before its final change in 2015, to its current title, it was re-titled in 2014 to "Outstanding Created Environment in a Photoreal/Live Action Feature Motion Picture".
The American Society of Cinematographers Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Motion Picture, Limited Series, or Pilot Made for Television is an annual award given by the American Society of Cinematographers to cinematographers working in the field of television film, limited series or television pilots. It has been awarded, in some capacity, since 1986. From 2009 to 2013, pilot episodes were moved in competition with regular series, but returned in 2014, where it has since remained.
The American Society of Cinematographers Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in an Episode of a One-Hour Television Series – Commercial is an annual award given by the American Society of Cinematographers to cinematographers working in commercial television. It was first awarded in 2016, when the awards separated it Regular Series award, splitting ad-sponsored television programs and non-sponsored, cable or streaming series into two categories. In 2020, the distinction of "One-Hour" was added, as half-hour programs were given their own categories.
The American Society of Cinematographers Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in an Episode of a One-Hour Television Series – Non-Commercial is an annual award given by the American Society of Cinematographers to cinematographers working in non-commercial television. It was first awarded in 2016, when the awards separated it Regular Series award, splitting ad-sponsored television programs and non-sponsored, cable or streaming series into two categories. In 2020, the distinction of "One-Hour" was added, as half-hour programs were given their own categories.
The American Society of Cinematographers Spotlight Award is an annual award given by the American Society of Cinematographers to cinematographers working in features and documentaries that are typically screened at film festivals, in limited theatrical release, or outside the United States. It was first awarded in 2014.