OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS in a PHOTOREAL FEATURE
“The Lion King”
Robert Legato, Tom Peitzman, Adam Valdez, Andrew R. Jones
NOMINEES
- Alita: Battle Angel, Richard Hollander, Kevin Sherwood, Eric Saindon, Richard Baneham, Bob Trevino
- Avengers: Endgame, Daniel DeLeeuw, Jen Underdahl, Russell Earl, Matt Aitken, Daniel Sudick
- Gemini Man, Bill Westenhofer, Karen Murphy-Mundell, Guy Williams, Sheldon Stopsack, Mark Hawker
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, Roger Guyett., Stacy Bissell, Patrick Tubach, Neal Scanlan, Dominic Tuohy
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING VISUAL EFFECTS in a PHOTOREAL FEATURE
“The Irishman”
Pablo Helman, Mitch Ferm, Jill Brooks, Leandro Estebecorena, Jeff Brink
NOMINEES
- 1917, Guillaume Rocheron, Sona Pak, Greg Butler, Vijay Selvam, Dominic Tuohy
- Ford v Ferrari, Olivier Dumont, Kathy Siegel, Dave Morley, Malte Sarnes, Mark Byers
- Joker, Edwin Rivera, Brice Parker, Mathew Giampa, Bryan Godwin, Jeff Brink
- The Aeronauts, Louis Morin, Annie Godin, Christian Kaestner, Ara Khanikian, Mike Dawson
OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS in an ANIMATED FEATURE
“Missing Link”
Brad Schiff, Travis Knight, Steve Emerson, Benoit Dubuc
NOMINEES
- Frozen 2, Steve Goldberg, Peter Del Vecho, Mark Hammel, Michael Giaimo
- Klaus, Sergio Pablos, Matthew Teevan, Marcin Jakubowski, Szymon Biernacki
- The Lego Movie 2, David Burgess, Tim Smith, Mark Theriault. John Rix
- Toy Story 4, Josh Cooley, Mark Nielsen, Bob Moyer, Gary Bruins
OUTSTANDING ANIMATED CHARACTER in a PHOTOREAL FEATURE
“Alita: Battle Angel”
Character: Alita
Michael Cozens, Mark Haenga, Olivier Lesaint, Dejan Momcilovic
NOMINEES
- Avengers: Endgame; Smart Hulk; Kevin Martel, Ebrahim Jahromi, Sven Jensen, Robert Allman
- Gemini Man; Junior; Paul Story, Stuart Adcock, Emiliano Padovani, Marco Revelant
- The Lion King; Scar; Gabriel Arnold, James Hood, Julia Friedl, Daniel Fortheringham
OUTSTANDING CREATED ENVIRONMENT in a PHOTOREAL FEATURE
“The Lion King”
Environment: The Pridelands
Marco Rolandi, Luca Bonatti, Jules Bodenstein, Filippo Preti
NOMINEES
- Aladdin; Agrabah; Daniel Schmid, Falk Boje, Stanislaw Marek, Kevin George
- Alita: Battle Angel; Iron City; John Stevenson-Galvin, Ryan Arcus, Mathias Larserud, Mark Tait
- Motherless Brooklyn; Penn Station; John Bair, Vance Miller, Sebastian Romero, Steve Sullivan
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker; Pasaana Desert; Daniele Bigi, Steve Hardy, John Seru, Steven Denyer
OUTSTANDING VIRTUAL CINEMATOGRAPHY in a CG PROJECT
“The Lion King”
Robert Legato, Caleb Deschanel, Ben Grossmann, AJ Sciutto
NOMINEES
- Alita: Battle Angel; Emile Ghorayeb, Simon Jung, Nick Epstein, Mike Perry
- The Mandalorian; The Prisoner; The Roost; Richard Bluff, Jason Porter, Landis Fields IV, Baz Idione
- Toy Story 4; Jean-Claude Kalache, Patrick Lin
OUTSTANDING MODEL in a PHOTOREAL or ANIMATED PROJECT
“The Mandalorian: Season One”
Episode: “The Sin”
Model: The Razorcrest
Doug Chiang, Jay Machado, John Goodson, Landis Fields IV
NOMINEES
- Lost in Space; The Resolute; Xuan Prada, Jason Martin, Jonathan Vårdstedt, Eric Andersson
- Missing Link; The Manchuria; Todd Alan Harvey, Dan Casey, Katy Hughes
- The Man in the High Castle; Rocket Train; Neil Taylor, Casi Blume, Ben McDougal, Chris Kuhn
OUTSTANDING EFFECTS SIMULATIONS in a PHOTOREAL FEATURE
“Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker”
Don Wong, Thibault Gauriau, Goncalo Cababca, Francois-Maxence Desplanques
NOMINEES
- Dumbo; Bubble Elephants; Sam Hancock, Victor Glushchenko, Andrew Savchenko, Arthur Moody
- Spider-Man: Far From Home; Molten Man; Adam Gailey, Jacob Santamaria, Jacob Clark, Stephanie Molk
- The Lion King, David Schneider, Samantha Hiscock, Andy Feery, Kostas Strevlos
OUTSTANDING COMPOSITING in a PHOTOREAL FEATURE
“The Irishman”
Nelson Sepulveda, Vincent Papaix, Benjamin O’Brien, Christopher Doerhoff
NOMINEES
- 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
OUTSTANDING SPECIAL (PRACTICAL) EFFECTS in a PHOTOREAL or ANIMATED PROJECT
“The Dark Crystal: Age Of Resistance”
Episode: “She Knows All the Secrets”
Sean Mathiesen, Jon Savage, Toby Froud, Phil Harvey
NOMINEES
- Aladdin; Magic Carpet; Mark Holt, Jay Mallet, Will Wyatt, Dickon Mitchell
- Game of Thrones; “The Bells,” Sam Conway, Terry Palmer, Laurence Harvey, Alastair Vardy
- Terminator: Dark Fate, Neil Corbould, David Brighton, Ray Ferguson, Keith Dawson
OUTSTANDING ANIMATED CHARACTER in an ANIMATED FEATURE
“Missing Link”
Character: Susan
Rachelle Lambden, Brenda Baumgarten, Morgan Hay, Benoit Dubuc
NOMINEES
- Frozen 2; The Water Nokk; Svetla Radivoeva, Marc Bryant, Richard E. Lehmann, Cameron Black
- Klaus; Jesper; Yoshimishi Tamura, Alfredo Cassano, Maxime Delalande, Jason Schwartzman
- Toy Story 4; Bo Peep; Radford Hurn, Tanja Krampfert, George Nguyen, Becki Rocha Tower
OUTSTANDING CREATED ENVIRONMENT in an ANIMATED FEATURE
“Toy Story 4”
Environment: Antiques Mall
Hosuk Chang, Andrew Finley, Alison Leaf, Philip Shoebottom
NOMINEES
- Frozen 2; 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; Oliver Jones, Phil Brotherton, Nick Mariana, Ralph Procida
OUTSTANDING EFFECTS SIMULATIONS in an ANIMATED FEATURE
“Frozen II”
Erin V. Ramos, Scott Townsend, Thomas Wickes, Rattanin Sirinaruemarn
NOMINEES
- Abominable, Alex Timchenko, Domin Lee, Michael Losure, Eric Warren
- How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World; Water and Waterfalls, Derek Cheung Baptiste Van Opstal, Youxi Woo, Jason Mayer
- Toy Story 4, Alexis Angelidis, Amit Baadkar, Lyon Liew, Michael Lorenzen
TELEVISION, VIDEO GAMES, COMMERCIAL, SPECIAL VENUE, AND STUDENT PROJECTS
OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS in a PHOTOREAL EPISODE
“The Mandalorian: Season One”
Episode: “The Child”
Richard Bluff, Abbigail Keller, Jason Porter, Hayden Jones, Roy Cancinon
NOMINEES
- Game of Thrones; “The Bells,” Joe Bauer, Steve Kullback, Ted Rae, Mohsen Mousavi, Sam Conway
- His Dark Materials; “The Fight to the Death,” Russell Dodgson, James Whitlam, Shawn Hillier, Robert Harrington
- Lady and the Tramp, Robert Weaver, Christopher Raimo, Arslan Elver, Michael Cozens, Bruno Van Zeebroeck
- Lost in Space; “Episode: Ninety-Seven,” Jabbar Raisani, Terron Pratt, Niklas Jacobson, Juri Stanossek, Paul Benjamin
- Stranger Things; “Chapter Six: E Pluribus Unum,” Paul Graff, Tom Ford, Michael Maher Jr., Martin Pelletier, Andy Sowers
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING VISUAL EFFECTS in a PHOTOREAL EPISODE
“Chernobyl”
Episode: “1:23:45”
Max Dennison, Lindsay McFarlane, Clare Cheetham, Paul Jones, Claudius Christian Rauch
NOMINEES
- Living With Yourself; “Nice Knowing You,” Jay Worth, Jacqueline VandenBussche, Chris Wright, Tristan Zerafa
- See; “Godflame,” Adrian de Wet, Eve Fizzinoglia, Matthew Welford, Pedro Sabrosa, Tom Blacklock
- The Crown; “Aberfan,” Ben Turner, Reece Ewing, David Fleet, Jonathan Wood
- Vikings; “What Happens in the Cave,” Dominic Remane, Mike Borrett, Ovidiu Cinazan, Tom Morrison, Paul Byrne
OUTSTANDING ANIMATED CHARACTER in an EPISODE or REAL-TIME PROJECT
“Stranger Things: Season Three”
Character: Tom/Bruce Monster
Joseph Dubé-Arsenault, Antoine Barthod, Frederick Gagnon, Xavier Lafarge
NOMINEES
- Lady and the Tramp; Tramp; Thiago Martins, Arslan Elver, Stanislas Paillereau, Martine Chartrand
- The Mandalorian; The Child; Mudhorn; Terry Bannon, Rudy Massar, Hugo Leygnac
- “The Umbrella Academy;” Episode: “Pilot,” Pogo
OUTSTANDING CREATED ENVIRONMENT in an EPISODE, COMMERCIAL or REAL-TIME PROJECT
“Game Of Thrones: Season Eight”
Episode: “The Iron Throne”
Environment: Red Keep Plaza
Carlos Patrick DeLeon, Alonso Bocanegra Martinez, Marcela Silva, Benjamin Ross
NOMINEES
- Lost in Space; Precipice; The Trench; Philip Engström, Benjamin Bernon, Martin Bergquist, Xuan Prada
- The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance; The Endless Forest; Sulé Bryan, Charles Chorein, Christian Waite, Martyn Hawkins
- The Mandalorian; Nevarro Town; Alex Murtaza, Yanick Gaudreau, Marco Tremblay, Maryse Bouchard
OUTSTANDING EFFECTS SIMULATIONS in an EPISODE, COMMERCIAL or REAL-TIME PROJECT
“Stranger Things: Season Three”
Effect: Melting Tom/Bruce
Nathan Arbuckle, Christian Gaumond, James Dong, Aleksandr Starkov
NOMINEES
- Game of Thrones; “The Bells,” Marcel Kern, Paul Fuller, Ryo Sakaguchi, Thomas Hartmann,
- Hennessy: “The Seven Worlds,” Selcuk Ergen, Radu Ciubotariu, Andreu Lucio, Vincent Ullmann
- Lost in Space; Precipice; Water Planet, Juri Bryan, Hugo Medda, Kristian Olsson, John Perrigo
- The Mandalorian; The Child; Mudhorn, Xavier Martin Ramirez, Ian Baxter, Fabio Siino, Andrea Rosa
OUTSTANDING COMPOSITING in a PHOTOREAL EPISODE
“Game Of Thrones: Season Eight”
Episode: “The Long Night”
Composite: Dragon Ground Battle
Mark Richardson, Darren Christie, Nathan Abbott, Owen Longstaff
NOMINEES
- Game of Thrones; “The Bells,” Sean Heuston, Scott Joseph, James Elster, Corinne Teo
- Stranger Things 3; Starcourt Mall Battle, Simon Lehembre, Andrew Kowbell, Karim El-Masry, Miklos Mesterhazy
- Watchmen; “Pilot”; Looking Glass, Nathaniel Larouche, Iyi Tubi, Perunika Yorgova, Mitchell Beaton
OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS in a REAL-TIME PROJECT
“Control”
Janne Pulkkinen, Elmeri Raitanen, Matti Hämäläinen, James Tottman
NOMINEES
- Call of Duty Modern Warfare; Charles Chabert, Chris Parise, Attila Zalanyi, Patrick Hagar
- Gears 5; Aryan Hanbeck, Laura Kippax, Greg Mitchell, Stu Maxwell
- Myth: A Frozen Tale; Jeff Gipson, Nicholas Russell, Brittney Lee, Jose Luis Gomez Diaz
- Vader Immortal: Episode I; Ben Snow, Mike Doran, Aaron McBride, Steve Henricks
OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS in a COMMERCIAL
“Hennessy: The Seven Worlds”
Carsten Keller, Selcuk Ergen, Kiril Mirkov, William Laban
NOMINEES
- Anthem: “Conviction,” Viktor Muller, Lenka Likarova, Chris Harvey, Petr Marek
- BMW Legend; Michael Gregory, Christian Downes, Tim Kafka, Toya Drechsler
- PlayStation: “Feel The Power of Pro,” Sam Driscoll, Clare Melia, Gary Driver, Stefan Susemihl
- Purdey’s: “Hummingbird,” Jules Janaud, Emma Cook, Matthew Thomas, Philip Child
OUTSTANDING ANIMATED CHARACTER in a COMMERCIAL
“Cyberpunk 2077”
Character: Dex
Jonas Ekma, Jonas Skoog, Marek Madej, Grzegorz Chojnacki
NOMINEES
- Apex Legends; Meltdown; Mirage; Chris Bayol, John Fielding, Derrick Sesson, Nole Murphy
- Churchill; Churchie; Martino Madeddu, Philippe Moine, Clement Granjon, Jon Wood
- John Lewis; Excitable Edgar; Edgar; Tim van Hussen, Diarmid Harrison-Murray, Amir Bazzazi, Michael Diprose
OUTSTANDING COMPOSITING in a PHOTOREAL COMMERCIAL
“Hennessy: The Seven Worlds”
Rod Norman, Guillaume Weiss, Alexander Kulikov, Alessandro Granella
NOMINEES
- BMW Legend, Toya Drechsler; Vivek Tekale, Guillaume Weiss, Alexander Kulikov
- Feeding America; “I Am Hunger in America,” Dan Giraldo, Marcelo Pasqualino, Alexander Koester
- PlayStation: “Feel the Power of Pro,” Gary Driver, Stefan Susemihl, Greg Spencer, Theajo Dharan
OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS in a SPECIAL VENUE PROJECT
“Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance”
Jason Bayever, Patrick Kearney, Carol Norton, Bill George
NOMINEES
- Avengers: Damage Control; Michael Koperwas, Shereif Fattouh, Ian Bowie, Kishore Vijay, Curtis Hickman
- Jurassic World: The Ride; Hayden Landis, Friend Wells, Heath Kraynak, Ellen Coss
- Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run; Asa Kalama, Rob Huebner, Khatsho Orfali, Susan Greenhow
- Universal Sphere; James Healy, Morgan MacCuish, Ben West, Charlie Bayliss
OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS in a STUDENT PROJECT
“The Beauty”
Marc Angele, Aleksandra Todorovic, Pascal Schelbli, Noel Winzen
NOMINEES
- Downfall, Matias Heker, Stephen Moroz, Bradley Cocksedge
- Love and Fifty Megatons, Denis Krez, Josephine Rob, Paulo Scatena, Lukas Löffler
- Oeil Pour Oeil, Alan Guimont, Thomas Boileau, Malcom Hunt, Robin Courtoise
