OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A PHOTOREAL FEATURE

AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH •
20th Century Studios

Visual Effects by Richard Baneham, Peter Litvack, Eric Saindon, Nicky Muir, Steve Ingram

James Cameron | Director
James Cameron, Jon Landau | Producers

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F1: The Movie
How to Train Your Dragon
Jurassic World: Rebirth
The Lost Bus

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A PHOTOREAL FEATURE

SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures

Visual Effects by Michael Ralla, James Alexander, Nick Marshall, Espen Nordahl, Donnie Dean

Ryan Coogler | Director
Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Ryan Coogler | Producers

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After the Hunt
Dongji Rescue
A House of Dynamite
Warfare

OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE

KPOP DEMON HUNTERS • Netflix

Visual Effects by Joshua Beveridge, Jacky Priddle, Benjamin Hendricks, Clara Chan

Chris Appelhans, Maggie Kang | Directors
Michelle L.M. Wong | Producer

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The Bad Guys 2
Elio
In Your Dreams
Zootopia 2

OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A PHOTOREAL EPISODE

Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age • Apple TV+
EPISODE: “The Big Freeze”

Visual Effects by Russell Dodgson, Tracey Gibbons, Francois Dumoulin, Gavin McKenzie

Leah Arnold, Alec Ginns | Directors
Jon Favreau, Michael Gunton | Executive Producers

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Andor – Who Are You?
IT: Welcome to Derry – Winter Fire
The Last of Us – Through the Valley
Stranger Things – Chapter Eight: The Rightside Up

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A PHOTOREAL EPISODE

The Residence • Netflix
EPISODE: “The Fall of the House of Usher”

Visual Effects by Seth Hill, Tesa Kubicek, John Nelson, Gabriel Vargas

Paul William Davies | Creator
Paul William Davies, Shonda Rhimes, Betsy Beers | Executive Producers

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Death by Lightning – The Man from Ohio
Man vs Baby – Chapter One
Severance – Hello, Ms. Cobel
The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon – Costa Da Morte

OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A REAL-TIME PROJECT

Ghost of Yōtei •
Sony Interactive Entertainment

Visual Effects by Jason Connell, Matt Vainio, Joanna Wang, Jasmin Patry

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Battlefield 6
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
Doom: The Dark Ages
South of Midnight

OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A COMMERCIAL

BMW • “Heart of Joy | Meet Okto the Octopus”

Visual Effects by Tom Raynor, Helen Tang, Jack Harris, Alex Kulikov

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Battlefield 6 – It’s Good to Be Back
Columbia Sportswear – Engineered for Whatever
Coors Light – Slow Monday
Virgin Media – Trunk Trucker

OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A SPECIAL VENUE PROJECT

The Wizard of Oz at Sphere

Visual Effects by Ben Grossmann, Tamara Watts Kent, Dr. Irfan Essa, Matt Dougan, Glenn Derry

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Disney Tales of Magic
Monsters Unchained: The Frankenstein Experiment
Stranger Things: Escape the Dark
Zootopia: Better Zoogether

OUTSTANDING ANIMATED CHARACTER IN A PHOTOREAL FEATURE

AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH • 20th Century Studios
Character: Varang: Leader of the Ash Clan

Visual Effects by Stephen Clee, Stuart Adcock, Keven Norris, Joseph Kim

James Cameron | Director
James Cameron, Jon Landau | Producers

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Lilo & Stitch – Stitch
A Minecraft Movie – Queen Malgosha
Superman – Krypto the Superdog

OUTSTANDING ANIMATED CHARACTER IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE

KPOP DEMON HUNTERS • Netflix
Character: Rumi

Visual Effects by Sophia (Seung Hee) Lee, Andrea Centeno, Marc Souliere, Joshua Beveridge

Chris Appelhans, Maggie Kang | Directors
Michelle L.M. Wong | Producer

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Elio – Glordon
Elio – Ooooo the Liquid Supercomputer
Zootopia 2 – Gary De’Snake

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

It: Welcome to Derry • HBO Max
EPISODE: “The Thing in the Dark”
Character: The Pickle Monster

Visual Effects by Philip Harris-Genois, Pierric Danjou, Chloe Ostiguy, Jonathan Bourdua

Andy Muschietti, Barbara Muschietti, Jason Fuchs | Creator
Jason Fuchs, Brad Caleb Kane, Andy Muschietti, Barbara Muschietti, Shelley Meals, Roy Lee, Dan Lin, Bill Skarsgård | Executive Producers

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IT: Welcome to Derry: Winter Fire – Pennywise
Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age – Female Smilodon
Stranger Things: Chapter Eight: The Rightside Up – Mindflayer

OUTSTANDING CREATED ENVIRONMENT IN A PHOTOREAL FEATURE

AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH • 20th Century Studios
Environment: Bridgehead Industrial City

Visual Effects by Gianluca Pizzaia, Steve Bevins, Dziga Kaiser, Zsolt Máté

James Cameron | Director
James Cameron, Jon Landau | Producers

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The Gorge – The Bodywebt
The Lost Bus – Feather River Canyon by the Pulga Bridge
The Lost Bus – The Wildfires of Roe Road
Tron: Ares – Dillinger’s Grid City

OUTSTANDING CREATED ENVIRONMENT IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE

ZOOTOPIA 2 • Walt Disney Pictures
Environment: Marsh Market

Visual Effects by Limei Z. Hshieh, Alexander Nicholas Whang, Joshua Fry, Ryan DeYoung

Jared Bush, Byron Howard | Directors
Yvett Merino Flores | Producer

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The Bad Guys 2 – Cairo City
Elio – The Communiverse
KPop Demon Hunters – Seoul

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

ANDOR • Disney+
EPISODE: “Welcome to the Rebellion”
Environment: The Senate District

Visual Effects by John O’Connell, Falk Boje, Hasan Ilhan, Kevin George

Tony Gilroy | Creator
Tony Gilroy, Kathleen Kennedy, Diego Luna | Executive Producers

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Foundation: A Song for the End of Everything – Clarion Station
The Last of Us – Post-Apocalyptic Seattle
The Residence: Dial M for Murder – The White House Exterior

OUTSTANDING VIRTUAL CINEMATOGRAPHY IN A CG PROJECT

AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH • 20th Century Studios

Visual Effects by Steve Deane, AJ Briones, Zachary Brake, Andrew Moffett

James Cameron | Director
James Cameron, Jon Landau | Producers

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KPop Demon Hunters
Tron: Ares
Zootopia 2

OUTSTANDING MODEL IN A PHOTOREAL OR ANIMATED PROJECT

AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH • 20th Century Studios
Model: The Windtraders’ Gondola

Visual Effects by Michael Smale, Sam Sharplin, Joe W. Churchill, Jacqi Dillon

James Cameron | Director
James Cameron, Jon Landau | Producers

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Mickey 17 – The Niflheim Spaceship
Superman – The Fortress of Solitude
Wicked: For Good – Bison

OUTSTANDING EFFECTS SIMULATIONS IN A PHOTOREAL FEATURE

AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH •
20th Century Studios
Simulation: Simulating Pandora

Visual Effects by Nicholas Illingworth, Sarah C. Farmer, James Robinson, Ryan Bowden

James Cameron | Director
James Cameron, Jon Landau | Producers

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The Lost Bus – Escape from Hell
Superman – Metropolis City Destruction
Together

OUTSTANDING EFFECTS SIMULATIONS IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE

KPOP DEMON HUNTERS • Netflix

Visual Effects by Filippo Maccari, Nikolaos Finizio, Daniel La Chapelle, Srdjan Milosevic

Chris Appelhans, Maggie Kang | Directors
Michelle L.M. Wong | Producer

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The Bad Guys 2
In Your Dreams
Zootopia 2

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

Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age • Apple TV+
EPISODE: “The Big Freeze”

Visual Effects by Edward Ferrysienanda, Kevin Christensen, Guy Schuleman, Kevin Tarpinian

Leah Arnold, Alec Ginns | Directors
Jon Favreau, Michael Gunton | Executive Producers

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Battlefield 6
The Last of Us: Through the Valley – The Infected Horde
Stranger Things: Chapter Eight: The Rightside Up – Assault on the Mindflayer

OUTSTANDING COMPOSITING & LIGHTING IN A FEATURE

F1: THE MOVIE • Warner Bros / Apple
Compositing & Lighting: Modern Race and POV Footage

Visual Effects by Hugo Gauvreau, Chris Davies, Raushan Raj, Amaury Rospars

Joseph Kosinski | Director
Jerry Bruckheimer, Joseph Kosinski, Lewis Hamilton, Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Chad Oman | Producers

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Avatar: Fire and Ash – Bridgehead Industrial City
Avatar: Fire and Ash – The Wind Traders, Bridgehead, Rivers and Ocean
Superman – Fights and Metropolis City Destruction

OUTSTANDING COMPOSITING & LIGHTING IN AN EPISODE

THE LAST OF US • HBO Max
EPISODE: “Through the Valley”
Compositing & Lighting: A Storm of Ice, Fire and Flesh

Visual Effects by Tobias Wiesner, Mark Julien, Owen Longstaff, Brendan Naylor

Peter Hoar | Creator
Neil Druckmann, Craig Mazin | Executive Producers

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Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age
The Residence: Pilot
Stranger Things: Episode Eight: The Rightside Up – The Abyss and Vecna’s Face

OUTSTANDING COMPOSITING & LIGHTING IN A COMMERCIAL

BMW • “Heart of Joy | Meet Okto the Octopus”

Visual Effects by Alex Kulikov, Jack Harris, Adam Chabane, Nicola Borsari

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Disney – Best Christmas Ever
Genesis – No Old Ideas
Virgin Media – Trunk Trucker

OUTSTANDING SPECIAL (PRACTICAL) EFFECTS IN A PHOTOREAL PROJECT

ANDOR • Disney+
EPISODE: “Who Are You?”

Visual Effects by Luke Murphy, Dean Ford, Jody Eltham, Darrell Guyon

Tony Gilroy | Creator
Tony Gilroy, Kathleen Kennedy, Diego Luna | Executive Producers

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Gen V – Bags

EMERGING TECHNOLOGY AWARD

AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH • 20th Century Studios
Technology: BodyOpt

Visual Effects by Christoph Sprenger, Tobias Mack, Florian Fernandez, Niall Ryan

James Cameron | Director
James Cameron, Jon Landau | Producers

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Avatar: Fire and Ash – KoraFire Toolset
Elio – Real-Time High Fidelity Animation System Using Signed Distance Functions
Mickey 17 – REVIZE
Win or Lose – Detached Facial Features

OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A STUDENT PROJECT

Azimuth

Visual Effects by Thomas Teisseire, Cassandre Cinier, Martin Bluy, Mathis Giraudeau

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Au Delà des Mots
Flying From War
A Sparrow’s Song
Two Kings