10th Visual Effects Society Awards
February 7, 2012
Best Visual Effects in a Visual Effects Driven Motion Picture:
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
The 10th Visual Effects Society Awards was held in Beverly Hills, California at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on February 7, 2012, in honor to the best visual effects in film and television of 2011. The show was hosted by Patton Oswalt and broadcast, in edited form, on the ReelzChannel on February 19, 2012. [1]
(winners in bold)
Lifetime Achievement Award:
Georges Méliès Award:
| Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects Driven Feature Motion Picture | Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Feature Motion Picture |
|---|---|
Rise of the Planet of the Apes – Dan Lemmon, Joe Letteri, Cyndi Ochs, Kurt Williams
| Hugo – Ben Grossmann, Alex Henning, Rob Legato, Karen Murphy
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| Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature Motion Picture | Outstanding Animated Character in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture |
Rango – Tim Alexander, Hal Hickel, Jacqui Lopez, Katie Lynch
| Rise of the Planet of the Apes - Caeser – Daniel Barrett, Florian Fernandez, Matthew Muntean, Eric Reynolds
|
| Outstanding Animated Character in an Animated Feature Motion Picture | Outstanding Compositing in a Feature Motion Picture |
Rango - Rango – Frank Gravatt, Kevin Martel, Brian Paik, Steve Walton
| Captain America: The First Avenger – Casey Allen, Trent Claus, Brian Hajek, Cliff Welsh
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| Outstanding Created Environment in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture | Outstanding Created Environment in an Animated Feature Motion Picture |
| Rango - Main Street Dirt – John Bell, Polly Ing, Martin Murphy, Russell Paul
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| Outstanding Models in a Feature Motion Picture | Outstanding Virtual Cinematography in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture |
Transformers: Dark of the Moon - Driller – Tim Brakensiek, Kelvin Chu, David Fogler, Rene Garcia
| Hugo – Martin Chamney, Rob Legato, Adam Watkins, Fabio Zangla
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| Outstanding Virtual Cinematography in an Animated Feature Motion Picture | |
Rango – Colin Benoit, Philippe Rebours, Nelson Sepulveda, Nick Walker
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| Outstanding Visual Effects in a Broadcast Series | Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Broadcast Program |
|---|---|
Terra Nova – Kevin Blank, Colin Brady, Adica Manis, Jason Zimmerman
| Game of Thrones - Winter Is Coming – Lucy Ainsworth-Taylor, Angela Barson, Ed Bruce, Adam McInnes
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| Outstanding Animated Character in a Broadcast Program or Commercial | Outstanding Compositing in a Broadcast Program or Commercial |
Canal + - The Bear – Lauent Creusot, Guillaume Ho, Olivier Mitonneau, Michal Nauzin
| Boardwalk Empire - Gimcrack & Bunkum – Anton Dawson, Eran Dinur, Austin Meyers, David Reynolds
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| Outstanding Created Environment in a Broadcast Program or Commercial | Outstanding Models in a Broadcast Program or Commercial |
Game of Thrones - The Icewall – Markus Kuha, Damien Macé, Dante Harbridge Robinson, Fani Vassiadi
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| Outstanding Virtual Cinematography in a Broadcast Program or Commercial | Outstanding Visual Effects in a Broadcast Miniseries, Movie or Special |
Gears of War 3 - Dust to Dust – Niles Heckman, Richard Morton, Vernon Wilbert Jr.
| Inside the Human Body – Phil Dobree, Sophie Orde, Dan Upton
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| Outstanding Visual Effects in a Live Action Commercial | Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Commercial or Video Game Trailer |
Dior J'adore – Pascal Giroux, Julien Meesters, Stephane Pivron, Manuel Souillac
| Diablo III: The Black Soulstone – Nicholas S. Carpenter, Jon Lanz, Chris Thunig, Taka Yasuda |
| Outstanding Visual Effects in a Special Venue Project | Outstanding Visual Effects in a Student Project |
|---|---|
Transformers the Ride: The Ultimate 3D Battle – Lori Arnold, Yannick Dusseault, Delio Tramontozzi, Jeff White
| a.maize – Roman Kaelin, Falko Paeper, Florian Wittmann
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