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.
Outstanding Created Environment in an Animated Feature Motion Picture
| Year | Film | Environment | Nominee(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 [1] [2] | Rango | Main Street Dirt | John Bell, Polly Ing, Martin Murphy, Russell Paul |
| The Adventures of Tintin | Bagghar | Hamish Beachman, Adam King, Wayne Stables, Mark Tait | |
| Docks | Matt Aitken, Jeff Capogreco, Jason Lazaroff, Alessandro Mozzato | ||
| Pirate Battle | Phil Barrenger, Keith F. Miller, Alessandro Saponi, Christoph Sprenger | ||
| Puss in Boots | The Cloud World | Guillaume Aretos, Greg Lev, Brett Miller, Peter Zaslav | |
| 2012 [3] [4] | Brave | The Forest | Tim Best, Steve Pilcher, Inigo Quilez, Andrew Whittock |
| ParaNorman | Graveyard | Phil Brotherton, Robert Desue, Oliver Jones, Nick Mariana | |
| Main Street | Alice Bird, Matt DeLeu, Caitlin Pashalek | ||
| Rise of the Guardians | The North Pole | Eric Bouffard, Sonja Burchard, Andy Harbeck, Peter Maynez | |
| 2013 [5] [6] | Frozen | Elsa's Ice Palace | Virgilio John Aquino, Alessandro Jacomini, Lance Summers, David Womersley |
| The Croods | The Maze | Jonathan Harman, Violette Sacre-Shaik, Benjamin Venancie, Philippe Brochu | |
| Epic | Pod Patch | Aaron Ross, Travis Price, Jake Panian, Antelmo Villarreal | |
| Monsters University | Campus | Robert Kondo, Eric Andraos, Dale Ruffolo, Peter Sumanaseni | |
| 2014 [7] [8] | Big Hero 6 | Into the Portal | Ralf Habel, David Hutchins, Michael Kaschalk, Olun Riley |
| The Book of Life | Magical Land of the Remembered | Glo Minaya, Amy Chen, Sean McEwan, Jeff Masters | |
| The Boxtrolls | Boxtroll Cavern | Curt Enderle, Rob DeSue, Emily Greene, Jesse Gregg | |
| How to Train Your Dragon 2 | Oasis | Glo Minaya, Amy Chen, Sean McEwan, Jeff Masters |
Outstanding Created Environment in an Animated Feature
| Year | Film | Character | Nominee(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 [9] [10] | The Good Dinosaur | The Farm | David Munier, Matthew Webb, Matt Kuruc, Tom Miller |
| Inside Out | Imagination Land | Amy L. Allen, Steve Karski, Eric Andraos, Jose L. Ramos Serrano | |
| The Peanuts Movie | Charlie Brown's Neighborhood | Jon Townley, Angel Camacho-Torres, Cleveland Hibbert, Ken Lee | |
| Shaun the Sheep Movie | Under the Arches | Matt Perry, Charles Copping, Alfred Llupia Perez, Andy Brown | |
| 2016 [11] [12] | Moana | Motonui Island | Rob Dressel, Andy Harkness, Brien Hindman, Larry Wu |
| Finding Dory | Open Ocean Exhibit | Stephen Gustafson, Jack Hattori, Jesse Hollander, Michael Rutter | |
| Kubo and the Two Strings | Hanzo's Fortress | Phil Brotherton, Nick Mariana, Emily Greene, Joe Strasser | |
| Waves | David Horsley, Eric Wachtman, Daniel Leatherdale, Takashi Kuboto | ||
| 2017 [13] [14] | Coco | City of the Dead | Michael Frederickson, Jamie Hecker, Jonathan Pytko, Dave Strick |
| Cars 3 | Abandoned Racetrack | Marlena Fecho, Thidartana Annee Jonjai, Jose L. Ramos Serrano, Frank Tai | |
| Despicable Me 3 | Hollywood Destruction | Axelle De Cooman, Pierre Lopes, Milo Riccarand, Nicolas Brack | |
| The Lego Ninjago Movie | Ninjago City | Kim Taylor, Angela Ensele, Felicity Coonan, Jean Pascal leBlanc | |
| 2018 [15] [16] | Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse | Graphic New York City | Terry Park, Bret St. Clair, Kimberly Liptrap, Dave Morehead |
| Dr. Seuss' The Grinch | Whoville | Loic Rastout, Ludovic Ramiere, Henri Deruer, Nicolas Brack | |
| Incredibles 2 | Parr House | Christopher M. Burrows, Philip Metschan, Michael Rutter, Joshua West | |
| Ralph Breaks the Internet | Social Media District | Benjamin Min Huang, Jon Kim Krummel II, Gina Warr Lawes, Matthias Lechner | |
| 2019 [17] [18] | Toy Story 4 | Antiques Mall | Hosuk Chang, Andrew Finley, Alison Leaf, Philip Shoebottom for Antique Mall |
| Frozen II | Giants' Gorge | Samy Segura, Jay V. Jackson, Justin Cram, Scott Townsend | |
| How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World | The Hidden World | Chris Grun, Ronnie Cleland, Ariel Chisholm, Philippe Brochu | |
| Missing Link | Passage to India Jungle | Phil Brotherton, Oliver Jones, Nick Mariana, Ralph Procida |
| Year | Film | Environment | Nominee(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 [19] [20] | Soul | You Seminar | Hosuk Chang, Sungyeon Joh, Peter Roe, Frank Tai |
| Onward | Swamp Gas | Eric Andraos, Laura Grieve, Nick Pitera, Michael Rutter | |
| Trolls World Tour | Techno Reef | Luke Heathcock, Zachary Glynn, Marina Ilic, Michael Trull | |
| Volcano Rock City | Brian LaFrance, Sara Cembalisty, Christopher Sprunger, Ruben Perez | ||
| 2021 [21] | Encanto | Antonio's Room | Camille Andre, Andrew Finley, Chris Patrick O'Connell, Amol Sathe |
| Luca | Portorosso Piazza | Airton Dittz, Jr., Jack Hattori, Michael Rutter, Joshua West | |
| Raya and the Last Dragon | Talon | Mingjue Helen Chen, Chaiwon Kim, Virgilio John Aquino, Diana Jiang LeVangie | |
| Sing 2 | Crystal Theater | Ludovic Ramière, Théo Rivoalen, Henri Deruer, Frédéric Mainil | |
| Vivo | Mambo Cabana | Bertrand Bry-Marfaing, Josef Dylan Swift, Geeta Basantani, Jeremy Kim | |
| 2022 [22] | Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio | In the Stomach of a Sea Monster | Warren Lawtey, Anjum Sakharkar, Javier Gonzalez Alonso, Quinn Carvalho |
| Lightyear | T'Kani Prime Forest | Lenora Acidera, Amy Allen, Alyssa Minko, Jose L. Ramos Serrano | |
| The Sea Beast | The Hunting Ship | Yohan Bang, Enoch Ihde, Denil George Chundangal, John Wallace | |
| Strange World | The Windy Jungle | Ki Jong Hong, Ryan Smith, Jesse Erickson, Benjamin Fiske | |
| Wendell & Wild | The Scream Fair | Tom Proost, Nicholas Blake, Colin Babcock, Matthew Paul Albertus Cross | |
| 2023 [23] | Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse | Mumbattan City | Taehyun Park, YJ Lee, Pepe Orozco, Kelly Han |
| Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget | Chicken Island | Charles Copping, Matthew Perry, Jim Lewis, Jon Biggins | |
| Elemental | Element City | Chris Bernardi, Brandon Montell, David Shavers, Ting Zhang | |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem | Midtown Manhattan | Olivier Mitonneau, Eddy Frechou, Guillaume Chevet, Arnaud Philippe-Giraux |
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.
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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".
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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.
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