23rd Annual Visual Effects Society AwardS
Tuesday, February 11, 2025

OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A PHOTOREAL FEATURE

“Better Man” • Paramount Pictures
Luke Millar, Andy Taylor, David Clayton, Keith Herft, Peter Stubbs

“Dune: Part Two” • Warner Bros Pictures
Paul Lambert, Brice Parker, Stephen James, Rhys Salcombe, Gerd Nefzer

“Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” • 20th Century Studios
Erik Winquist, Julia Neighly, Paul Story, Danielle Immerman, Rodney Burke

“Mufasa: The Lion King” • Walt Disney Pictures
Adam Valdez, Barry St. John, Audrey Ferrara, Daniel Fotheringham

“Twisters” • Universal Pictures
Ben Snow, Mark Soper, Florian Witzel, Susan Greenhow, Scott Fisher

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A PHOTOREAL FEATURE

“Blitz” • Apple Original Films
Andrew Whitehurst, Sona Pak, Theo Demiris, Vincent Poitras, Hayley Williams

“Civil War” • A24
David Simpson, Michelle Rose, Freddy Salazar, Chris Zeh, J.D. Schwalm

“Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1” • New Line Cinema
Jason Neese, Armen Fetulagian, Jamie Neese, J.P. Jaramillo

“Nosferatu” • Focus Features
Angela Barson, Lisa Renney, David Scott, Dave Cook, Pavel Ságner

“Young Woman and the Sea” • Walt Disney Pictures
Richard Briscoe, Carrie Rishel, Jeremy Robert, Stéphane Dittoo, Ivo Jivkov

OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE

“Inside Out 2” • Pixar Animation/Walt Disney Pictures
Kelsey Mann, Mark Nielsen, Sudeep Rangaswamy, Bill Watral

“Moana 2” • Walt Disney Pictures
Carlos Cabral, Tucker Gilmore, Ian Gooding, Gabriela Hernandez

“Transformers One” • Paramount Pictures
Frazer Churchill, Fiona Chilton, Josh Cooley, Stephen King

“Ultraman: Rising” • Netflix
Hayden Jones, Sean M. Murphy, Shannon Tindle, Mathieu Vig

“The Wild Robot” • DreamWorks Animation/Universal Pictures
Chris Sanders, Jeff Hermann, Jeff Budsberg, Jacob Hjort Jensen

OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A PHOTOREAL EPISODE

“Fallout” • Amazon Prime
Episode: “The Head”
Jay Worth, Andrea Knoll, Grant Everett, Joao Sita, Devin Maggio

“House of the Dragon: Season 2” • HBO
Episode: “The Red Dragon and the Gold”
Daði Einarsson, Tom Horton, Sven Martin, Wayne Stables, Mike Dawson

“The Lord of The Rings: The Rings of Power: Season 2” • Amazon Prime
Episode: “Eldest”
Jason Smith, Tim Keene, Ann Podlozny, Ara Khanikian, Ryan Conder

“Shōgun” • FX/Hulu
Episode: “Anjin”
Michael Cliett, Melody Mead, Philip Engström, Ed Bruce, Cameron Waldbauer

“Star Wars: Skeleton Crew” • Disney+
Episode: “You Have a Lot to Learn About Pirates”
John Knoll, Pablo Molles, Jhon Alvarado, Jeff Capogreco

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING VISUAL EFFECTS
IN A PHOTOREAL EPISODE

“Expats” • Amazon Prime
Episode: “Home”
Robert Bock, Glorivette Somoza, Charles Labbé, Tim Emeis

“Lady in the Lake” • Apple TV+
Episode: “It Has to Do With the Search for the Marvelous”
Jay Worth, Eddie Bonin, Joe Wehmeyer, Eric Levin-Hatz, Mike Myers

“Masters of the Air” • Apple TV+
Episode: “Part Three: The Regensburg-Schweinfurt Mission”
Stephen Rosenbaum, Bruce Franklin, Xavier Matia Bernasconi, David Andrews, Neil Corbould

“The Penguin” • HBO Max
Episode: “Bliss”
Johnny Han, Michelle Rose, Goran Pavles, Ed Bruce, Devin Maggio

“The Tattooist of Auschwitz” • Peacock
Episode: “Pilot”
Simon Giles, Alan Church, David Schneider, James Hattsmith

OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A REAL-TIME PROJECT

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Fabio Silva, Matthew Sherman, Caleb Essex, Bob Kopinsky

“Destiny 2: The Final Shape”
Dave Samuel, Ben Fabric, Eric Greenlief, Glenn Gamble

“Star Wars Outlaws”
Stephen Hawes, Lionel Le Dain, Benedikt Podlesnigg, Bogdan Draghici

“What If…? – An Immersive Story”
Patrick N.P. Conran, Shereif Fattouh, Zain Homer, Jax Lee

“Until Dawn”
Nicholas Chambers, Jack Hidde Glavimans, Alex Gabor

OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A COMMERCIAL

Coca-Cola; The Heroes
Greg McKneally, Antonia Vlasto, Ryan Knowles, Fabrice Fiteni

Disney; Holidays 2024
Adam Droy, Helen Tang, Christian Baker-Steele, David Fleet

Six Kings Slam; Call of the Kings
Ryan Knowles, Joe Billington, Dean Robinson, George Savvas

Virgin Media; Walrus Whizzer
Sebastian Caldwell, Ian Berry, Ben Cronin, Alex Grey

YouTube TV NFL Sunday Ticket: The Magic of Sunday
Chris Bayol, Jeremy Brooks, Lane Jolly, Jacob Bergman

OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A SPECIAL VENUE PROJECT

D23; Real-Time Rocket
Evan Goldberg, Alyssa Finley, Jason Breneman, Alice Taylor

The Goldau Landslide Experience
Roman Kaelin, Gianluca Ravioli, Florian Baumann

MTV Video Music Awards; Slim Shady Live
Jo Plaete, Sara Mustafa, Cameron Jackson, Andries Courteaux

Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony; Run
Benjamin Le Ster, Gilles De Lusigman, Gerome Viavant, Romain Tinturier

Tokyo DisneySea; Peter Pan’s Never Land Adventure
Michael Sean Foley, Kirk Bodyfelt, Darin Hollings, Bert Klein, Maya Vyas

OUTSTANDING ANIMATED CHARACTER IN A PHOTOREAL FEATURE

“Better Man” • Paramount Pictures
Character: Robbie Williams
Milton Ramirez, Andrea Merlo, Seoungseok Charlie Kim, Eteuati Tema

“Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” • 20th Century Studios
Character: Noa
Rachael Dunk, Andrei Coval, John Sore, Niels Peter Kaagaard

“Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” • 20th Century Studios
Character: Raka
Seoungseok Charlie Kim, Giorgio Lafratta, Tim Teramoto, Aidan Martin

“Mufasa: The Lion King” • Walt Disney Pictures
Character: Taka
Klaus Skovbo, Valentina Rosselli, Eli De Koninck, Amelie Talarmain

OUTSTANDING ANIMATED CHARACTER IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE

“Inside Out 2” • Pixar Animation/Walt Disney Pictures
Character: Anxiety
Alexander Alvarado, Brianne Francisco, Amanda Wagner, Brenda Lin Zhang

“Thelma The Unicorn” • Netflix
Character: Vic Diamond
Guillaume Arantes, Adrien Montero, Anne-Claire Leroux, Gaspard Roche

“Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl” • Netflix
Character: Gromit
Jo Fenton, Alison Evans, Andy Symanowski, Emanuel Nevado

“The Wild Robot” • DreamWorks Animation/Universal Pictures
Character: Roz
Fabio Lignini, Yukinori Inagaki, Owen Demers, Hyun Huh

OUTSTANDING ANIMATED CHARACTER
IN AN EPISODE, COMMERCIAL, GAME CINEMATIC
OR REAL-TIME PROJECT

“Diablo IV: Vessel of Hatred“
Character: Neyrelle
Chris Bostjanick, James Ma, Yeon-Ho Lee, Atsushi Ikarashi

Disney; Holidays 2024
Character: Octopus
Alex Doyle, Philippe Moine, Lewis Pickston, Andrea Lacedelli

“Ronja the Robber’s Daughter“ • Netflix
Character: Vildvittran the Queen Harpy
Nicklas Andersson, David Allan, Gustav Åhren, Niklas Wallén

“Secret Level” • Amazon Prime
Episode: “Armored Core: Asset Management”
Character: Mech Pilot
Zsolt Vida, Péter Krucsai, Ágnes Vona, Enric Nebleza Pañella

OUTSTANDING CREATED ENVIRONMENT IN A PHOTOREAL FEATURE

“Civil War” • A24
Environment: Washington, D.C.
Matthew Chandler, James Harmer, Robert Moore, Adrien Zeppieri

“Dune: Part Two” • Warner Bros Pictures
Environment: The Arrakeen Basin
Daniel Rhein, Daniel Anton Fernandez, Marc James Austin, Christopher Anciaume

“Gladiator II” • Paramount Pictures
Environment: Rome
Oliver Kane, Stefano Farci, John Seru, Frederick Vallee

“Wicked” • Universal Pictures
Environment: The Emerald City
Alan Lam, Steve Bevins, Deepali Negi, Miguel Sanchez López-Ruíz

OUTSTANDING CREATED ENVIRONMENT IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE

“Kung Fu Panda 4” • DreamWorks Animation/Universal Pictures
Environment: Juniper City
Benjamin Lippert, Ryan Prestridge, Sarah Vawter, Peter Maynez

“Transformers One” • Paramount Pictures
Environment: Iacon City
Alex Popescu, Geoffrey Lebreton, Ryan Kirby, Hussein Nabeel

“Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl” • Netflix
Environment: Aqueduct
Matt Perry, Dave Alex Riddett, Matt Sanders, Howard Jones

“The Wild Robot” • DreamWorks Animation/Universal Pictures
Environment: The Forest
John Wake, He Jung Park, Woojin Choi, Shane Glading

OUTSTANDING CREATED ENVIRONMENT
IN AN EPISODE, COMMERCIAL, GAME CINEMATIC
OR REAL-TIME PROJECT

“Dune: Prophecy” • HBO Max
Episode: “Pilot”
Environment: The Imperial Palace
Scott Coates, Sam Besseau, Vincent l’Heureux, Lourenco Abreu

“Dune: Prophecy” • HBO Max
Episode: “Two Wolves”
Environment: Zimia Spaceport
Nils Weisbrod, David Anastacio, Rene Borst, Ruben Valente

“The Lord of The Rings: The Rings of Power: Season 2” • Amazon Prime
Episode: “Doomed to Die”
Environment: Eregion
Yordan Petrov, Bertrand Cabrol, Lea Desrozier, Karan Dhandha

“Shōgun” • FX/Hulu
Environment: Osaka
Manuel Martinez, Phil Hannigan, Keith Malone, Francesco Corvino

OUTSTANDING VIRTUAL CINEMATOGRAPHY IN A CG PROJECT

“Better Man” • Paramount Pictures
Blair Burke, Shweta Bhatnagar, Tim Walker, Craig Young

“Dune: Part Two” • Warner Bros Pictures
CG Project: Arrakis
Greig Fraser, Xin Steve Guo, Sandra Murta, Ben Wiggs

“House of the Dragon: Season 2” • HBO
Episode: “The Red Dragon and the Gold”
CG Project: Battle at Rook’s Rest
Matt Perrin, James Thompson, Jacob Doehner, P.J. Dillon

“Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” • 20th Century Studios
CG Project: Egg Climb
Dennis Yoo, Angelo Perrotta, Samantha Erickstad, Miae Kang

OUTSTANDING MODEL IN A PHOTOREAL OR ANIMATED PROJECT

“Alien: Romulus” • 20th Century Studios
Model: Renaissance Space Station
Waldemar Bartkowiak, Trevor Wide, Matt Middleton, Ben Shearman

“Deadpool & Wolverine” • Marvel Studios
Model: Ant-Man Arena
Carlos Flores Gomez, Corinne Dy, Chris Byrnes, Gerald Blaise

“Dune: Part Two” • Warner Bros Pictures
Model: The Harkonnen Harvester
Andrew Hodgson, Timothy Russell, Erik Lehmann, Louie Cho

“Gladiator II” • Paramount Pictures
Model: The Colosseum
Oliver Kane, Marnie Pitts, Charlotte Fargier, Laurie Priest

OUTSTANDING EFFECTS SIMULATIONS IN A PHOTOREAL FEATURE

“Dune: Part Two” • Warner Bros Pictures
Effects Simulations: Atomic Explosions and Wormriding
Nicholas Papworth, Sandy la Tourelle, Lisa Nolan, Christopher Phillips

“Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” • 20th Century Studios
Effects Simulations: Burning Village, Rapids and Floods
Alex Nowotny, Claude Schitter, Frédéric Valleur, Kevin Kelm

“Twisters” • Universal Pictures
Matthew Hanger, Joakim Arnesson, Laurent Kermel, Zheng Yong Oh

“Venom: The Last Dance” • Columbia Pictures
Effects Simulations: Water, Fire & Symbiote Effects
Xavi Martin Ramirez, Oscar Dahlen, Hedi Namar, Yuri Yang

OUTSTANDING EFFECTS SIMULATIONS IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE

“Kung Fu Panda 4” • DreamWorks Animation/Universal Pictures
Jinguang Huang, Zhao Wang, Hamid Shahsavari, Joshua LaBrot

“Moana 2” • Walt Disney Pictures
Zoran Stojanoski, Jesse Erickson, Shamintha Kalamba Arachchi, Erin V. Ramos

“Ultraman: Rising” • Netflix
Goncalo Cabaca, Zheng Yong Oh, Nicholas Yoon Joo Kuang, Praveen Boppana

“The Wild Robot” • DreamWorks Animation/Universal Pictures
Derek Cheung, Michael Losure, David Chow, Nyoung Kim

OUTSTANDING EFFECTS SIMULATIONS
IN AN EPISODE, COMMERCIAL, GAME CINEMATIC
OR REAL-TIME PROJECT

“Avatar: The Last Airbender” • Netflix
Episode: “Legends”
Effects Simulations: Koizilla
Ioan Boieriu, David Stopford, Per Balay, Saysana Rintharamy

“The Lord of The Rings: The Rings of Power: Season 2” • Amazon Prime
Episode: “Shadow and Flame”
Effects Simulations: Balrog Fire and Collapsing Cliff
Koenraad Hofmeester, Miguel Perez Senent, Miguel Santana Da Silva, Billy Copley

“Shōgun” • FX/Hulu
Episode: “Broken to the Fist”
Effects Simulations: Landslide
Dominic Tiedeken, Heinrich Löwe, Charles Guerton, Timmy Lundin

“Star Wars: Skeleton Crew” • Disney+
Episode: “Pilot”
Effects Simulations: Spaceship Hillside Takeoff
Travis Harkleroad, Xiaolong Peng, Marcella Brown, Mickael Riciotti

“Three Body Problem” • Netflix
Episode: “Judgement Day”
Yves D’Incau, Gavin Templer, Martin Chabannes, Eloi Andaluz Fullà

OUTSTANDING COMPOSITING & LIGHTING IN A FEATURE

“Better Man” • Paramount Pictures
Mark McNicholl, Gordon Spencer de Haseth, Eva Snyder, Markus Reithoffer

“Dune: Part Two” • Warner Bros Pictures
Wormriding, Geidi Prime, and the Final Battle
Christopher Rickard, Francesco Dell’Anna, Paul Chapman, Ryan Wing

“Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” • 20th Century Studios
Joerg Bruemmer, Zachary Brake, Tim Walker, Kaustubh A. Patil

“The Wild Robot” • DreamWorks Animation/Universal Pictures
Sondra L. Verlander, Baptiste Van Opstal, Eszter Offertaler, Austin Casale

OUTSTANDING COMPOSITING & LIGHTING IN AN EPISODE

“The Boys: Season 4” • Amazon Prime
Episode: “Life Among the Septics”
Tristan Zerafa, Mike Stadnyckyj, Toshi Kosaka, Rajeev BR

“The Penguin” • HBO Max
Episode: After Hours
Jonas Stuckenbrock, Karen Chang, Eugene Bondar, Miky Girón

“Shōgun” • FX/Hulu
Episode: “Broken to the Fist” | Jaws
Benjamin Bernon, Douglas Roshamn, Victor Kirsch, Charlie Raud

“Star Wars: Skeleton Crew” • Disney+
Episode: “Zero Friends Again” | Jaws
Rich Grande, Tomas Lefebvre, Ian Dodman, Rey Reynolds

OUTSTANDING COMPOSITING & LIGHTING IN A COMMERCIAL

Coca-Cola; The Heroes
Ryan Knowles, Alex Gabucci, Jack Powell, Dan Yarcigi

Corcept; Marionette
Yongchan Kim, Arman Matin, Yoon Bae, Rajesh Kaushik

Disney; Holidays 2024
Christian Baker-Steele, Luke Warpus, Pritesh Kotian, Jack Harris

Virgin Media; Walrus Whizzer
Sebastian Caldwell, Alex Grey, Kanishk Chouhan, Shubham Mehta

OUTSTANDING SPECIAL (PRACTICAL) EFFECTS
IN A PHOTOREAL PROJECT

“Blitz” • Apple Original Films
Hayley Williams, David Eves, Alex Freeman, David Watson

“Constellation” • Apple TV+
Martin Goeres, Johara Raukamp, Lion David Bogus, Leon Mark

“The Penguin” • HBO Max
Episode: Safe Guns
Devin Maggio, Johnny Han, Cory Candrilli, Alexandre Prod’homme

EMERGING TECHNOLOGY AWARD

“Dune: Part Two” • Warner Bros Pictures
Technology: Nuke CopyCat
Ben Kent, Guillaume Gales, Mairead Grogan, Johanna Barbier

“Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” • Warner Bros Pictures
Technology: Artist-driven Machine Learning Character
John Bastian, Ben Ward, Thomas Rowntree, Robert Beveridge

“Here” • Miramax
Technology: Neural Performance Toolset
Jo Plaete, Oriel Frigo, Tomas Koutsky, Matteo Oliviero Dancy

“Mufasa: The Lion King” • Walt Disney Pictures
Technology: Real-Time Interactive Filmmaking, From Stage To Post
Callum James, James Hood, Lloyd Bishop, Bruno Pedrinha

“The Penguin” • HBO Max
Technology: Phase Synced Flash-Gun System
Johnny Han, Jefferson Han, Joseph Menafra, Michael Pynn

OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A STUDENT PROJECT

“Courage” (entry from Supinfocom – Rubika)
Salomé Cognon, Margot Jacquet, Nathan Baudry, Lise Delcroix

“Dawn” (entry from ESMA – École Supérieure Des Métiers Artistiques)
Noah Mercier, Apolline Royer, Lorys Stora, Marie Pradeilles

“Pittura” (entry from ARTFX – Schools of Digital Arts)
Lauriol Adam, Lassère Titouan, Vivenza Rémi, Marre Helloïs

“Student Accomplice” (entry from Brigham Young University)
Spencer Blanchard, Lisa Bird, Anson Savage, Kiara Spencer