12th Visual Effects Society Awards
February 12, 2014
Best Visual Effects in a Visual Effects Driven Motion Picture:
Gravity
The 12th Visual Effects Society Awards was held in Los Angeles at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on February 12, 2014, in honor to the best visual effects in film and television of 2013. Patton Oswalt was the host. [1] [2]
(winners in bold)
Lifetime Achievement Award:
VES Visionary Award:
| Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects Driven Feature Motion Picture | Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Feature Motion Picture |
|---|---|
Gravity – Tim Webber, Nikki Penny, Chris Lawrence, Richard Mcbride
| The Lone Ranger – Tim Alexander, Gary Brozenich, Shari Hanson, Kevin Martel
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| Outstanding Animation in an Animated Feature Motion Picture | Outstanding Animated Character in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture |
Frozen – Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee, Peter Del Vecho, Lino Di Salvo
| The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug – Smaug – Eric Reynolds, David Clayton, Myriam Catrin, Guillaume Francois
|
| Outstanding Animated Character in an Animated Feature Motion Picture | Outstanding Created Environment in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture |
Frozen – Bringing the Snow Queen to Life – Alexander Alvarado, Joy Johnson, Chad Stubblefield, Wayne Unten
| Gravity – Exterior – Paul Beilby, Kyle Mcculloch, Stuart Penn, Ian Comley
|
| Outstanding Created Environment in an Animated Feature Motion Picture | Outstanding Virtual Cinematography in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture |
Frozen – Elsa's Ice Palace – Virgilio John Aquino, Alessandro Jacomini, Lance Summers, David Womersley
| Gravity – Tim Webber, Emmanuel Lubezki, Richard Mcbride, Dale Newton
|
| Outstanding Models in a Feature Motion Picture | Outstanding FX and Simulation Animation in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture |
Gravity – ISS Exterior – Ben Lambert, Paul Beilby, Chris Lawrence, Andy Nicholson
| Gravity – Parachute and ISS Destruction – Alexis Wajsbrot, Sylvain Degrotte, Horacio Mendoza, Juan-Luis Sanchez
|
| Outstanding FX and Simulation Animation in an Animated Feature Motion Picture | Outstanding Compositing in a Feature Motion Picture |
Frozen – Elsa's Blizzard – Eric W. Araujo, Marc Bryant, Dong Joo Byun, Tim Molinder
| Gravity – Mark Bakowski, Anthony Smith, Theodor Groeneboom, Adrian Metzelaar
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| Outstanding Visual Effects in a Broadcast Program | Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Broadcast Program |
|---|---|
Game of Thrones – Valar Dohaeris – Steve Kullback, Joe Bauer, Jörn Großhans, Sven Martin
| Banshee – Pilot – Armen Kevorkian, Mark Skowronski, Jeremy Jozwik, Ricardo Ramirez
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| Outstanding Visual Effects in a Commercial | Outstanding Animated Character in a Commercial or Broadcast Program |
PETA: 99% Human – Angus Kneale, Vince Baertsoen, Colin Blaney, Kyle Cody
| PETA – 98% Human – Vince Baertsoen, Alex Allain, Henning Koczy
|
| Outstanding Created Environment in a Commercial or Broadcast Program | Outstanding Virtual Cinematography in a Live-Action Commercial or Broadcast Program |
Game of Thrones – The Climb – Patrick Zentis, Mayur Patel, Nitin Singh, Tim Alexander
| The Crew – Dominique Boidin, Rémi Kozyra, Léon Bérelle, Maxime Luère
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| Outstanding FX and Simulation Animation in a Commercial or Broadcast Program | Outstanding Compositing in a Broadcast Program |
PETA: 98% Human – Vince Baertsoen, Jimmy Gass, Dave Barosin
| Game of Thrones – The Climb – Kirk Brillon, Steve Gordon, Geoff Sayer, Winston Lee
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| Outstanding Compositing in a Commercial | |
Call of Duty : Epic Night Out – Chris Knight, Daniel Thuresson, Nick Tayler, Dag Ivarsory
| |
| Outstanding Real-Time Visuals in a Video Game | Outstanding Visual Effects in a Special Venue Project |
|---|---|
Call of Duty: Ghosts – Mark Rubin, Richard Kriegler, David Johnson, Alessandro Nardini
| Space Shuttle Atlantis – Daren Ulmer, John Gross, Cedar Connor, Christian Bloch
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| Outstanding Visual Effects in a Student Project | |
Rugbybugs – Alexandra Stautmeister
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