The Visible Results Society (VES) held its twenty fourth Annual VES Awards at The Beverly Hilton lodge in Los Angeles, and it was an evening of Fireplace (and Ash). “Avatar: Fireplace and Ash,” which received seven awards in complete, together with the highest prize of Excellent Visible Results in a Photoreal Characteristic. Extra wins for “Avatar: Fireplace and Ash” included Excellent Character in a Photoreal Characteristic for Varang (Oona Chaplin), Excellent CG Cinematography, and the Rising Know-how Award, given to the Kora Fireplace Toolset.
In the meantime, within the animation classes, “KPop Demon Hunters” led the evening with three awards, together with the highest prize of Excellent Animation in an Animated Characteristic, and Excellent Character in an Animated Characteristic for Rumi (Arden Cho). There are some vivid spots for “Sinners,” which received for Excellent Supporting Visible Results, and “Zootopia 2,” which received for Excellent Atmosphere in an Animated Characteristic, however “Avatar: Fireplace and Ash” and “KPop Demon Hunters” look fairly locked into their respective classes right here — and going into the Oscars.
Nevertheless, the VES awards not solely distinguish between animated and photoreal (or live-action) options. The group of over 5,500 VFX professionals additionally provides out awards for wonderful work in environments, character design, and impact simulations in tv, commercials, and different media initiatives. “Ghost of Yotei” received for a real-time mission (as video video games largely are), whereas “Andor,” “The Final of Us,” “Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age,” and “It: Welcome to Derry” all received awards for various excellent points of their visible results in particular episodes of tv.
Movie producer Jerry Bruckheimer was honored with the VES Lifetime Achievement Award, offered by his longtime collaborator, “F1: The Film” director Joseph Kosinski. Wētā Workshop co-founder and Chief Inventive Officer Sir Richard Taylor obtained this 12 months’s VES Visionary Award, offered by Adam Savage.
Learn the complete record of winners beneath.
OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A PHOTOREAL FEATURE
“Avatar: Fireplace and Ash”
Richard Baneham
Peter Litvack
Eric Saindon
Nicky Muir
Steve Ingram
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A PHOTOREAL FEATURE
“Sinners”
Michael Ralla
James Alexander
Nick Marshall
Aspen Nordahl
Donnie Dean
OUTSTANDING ANIMATION IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE
“KPop Demon Hunters”
Joshua Beveridge
Jacky Priddle
Benjamin Hendricks
Clara Chan
OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A PHOTOREAL EPISODE
“Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age” — “The Large Freeze”
Russell Dodgson
Tracey Gibbons
Francois Dumoulin
Gavin McKenzie
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A PHOTOREAL EPISODE
“The Residence” — “The Fall of the Home of Usher”
Seth Hill
Tesa Kubicek
John Nelson
Gabriel Vargas
OUTSTANDING VISUAL ARTS IN A REAL-TIME PROJECT
“Ghost of Yōtei”
Jason Connell
Matt Vainio
Joanna Wang
Jasmine Patry
OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A COMMERCIAL
BMW; “Coronary heart of Pleasure | Meet Okto the Octopus”
Tom Raynor
Helen Tang
Jack Harris
Alex Kulikov
OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A SPECIAL VENUE PROJECT
“The Wizard of Oz” at Sphere
Ben Grossmann
Tamara Watts Kent
Dr Irfan Essa
Matt Dougan
Glenn Derry
OUTSTANDING CHARACTER IN A PHOTOREAL FEATURE
“Avatar: Fireplace and Ash” — Varang: Chief of the Ash Clan
Stephen Clee
Stuart Adcock
Kevin Norris
Joseph Kim
OUTSTANDING CHARACTER IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE
“KPop Demon Hunters” — Rumi
Sophia (Seung Hee) Lee
Andrea Matamoros
Marc Souliere
Joshua Beveridge
OUTSTANDING CHARACTER IN AN EPISODIC, COMMERCIAL, GAME CINEMATIC, OR REAL-TIME PROJECT
“IT: Welcome to Derry” — “The Factor within the Darkish;” The Pickle Monster
Philip Harris-Genois
Pierric Danjou
Chloe Ostiguy
Jonathan Bourdua
OUTSTANDING ENVIRONMENT IN A PHOTOREAL FEATURE
“Avatar: Fireplace and Ash” — Bridgehead Industrial Metropolis
Gianluca Pizzaia
Steve Bevins
Dziga Kaiser
Psalm Matthew
OUTSTANDING ENVIRONMENT IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE
“Zootopia 2” — Marsh Market
Limei Z. Hshieh
Alexander Nicholas Whang
Joshua Fry
Ryan DeYoung
OUTSTANDING ENVIRONMENT IN AN EPISODIC, COMMERCIAL, GAME CINEMATIC, OR REAL-TIME PROJECT
“Andor” — “Welcome to the Rise up;” The Senate District
John O’Connell
Falk Boje
Hasan Ilhan
Kevin George
OUTSTANDING CG CINEMATOGRAPHY
“Avatar: Fireplace and Ash”
Steve Deane
AJ Briones
Zachary Brake
Andrew Moffett
OUTSTANDING MODEL IN A PHOTOREAL OR ANIMATED PROJECT
“Avatar: Fireplace and Ash” —The Windtraders’ Gondola
Michael Smale
Sam Sharplin
Joe W. Churchill
Jacqi Dillon
OUTSTANDING EFFECTS SIMULATIONS IN A PHOTOREAL FEATURE
“Avatar: Fireplace and Ash;” Simulating Pandora
Nicholas James Illingworth
Sarah C. Farmer
James Robinson
Ryan Bowden
OUTSTANDING EFFECTS SIMULATIONS IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE
“KPop Demon Hunters”
Filippo Maccari
Nikolaos End
Daniel La Chapelle
Srdjan Milosevic
OUTSTANDING EFFECTS SIMULATIONS IN AN EPISODE, COMMERCIAL, GAME CINEMATIC, OR REAL-TIME PROJECT
“Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age” — “The Large Freeze”
Edward Ferrysienanda
Kevin Christensen
Man Schuleman
Kevin Tarpinian
OUTSTANDING COMPOSITING & LIGHTING IN A FEATURE
“F1: The Film;” Trendy Race and POV Footage
Hugo Gauvreau
Chris Davies
Raushan Raj
Amaury Rospars
OUTSTANDING COMPOSITING & LIGHTING IN AN EPISODE
“The Final of Us” — “By means of the Valley;” A Storm of Ice, Fireplace and Flesh
Tobias Wiesner
Mark Julien
Owen Longstaff
Brendan Naylor
OUTSTANDING COMPOSITING & LIGHTING IN A COMMERCIAL
BMW; “Coronary heart of Pleasure | Meet Okto the Octopus”
Alex Kulikov
Jack Harris
Adam Chabane
Nicola Borsari
OUTSTANDING SPECIAL (PRACTICAL) EFFECTS IN A PHOTOREAL PROJECT
“Andor” — “Who Are You?”
Luke Murphy
Dean Ford
Jody Eltham
Darrell Guyon
EMERGING TECHNOLOGY AWARD
“Avatar: Fireplace and Ash;” Kora Fireplace Toolset
Alexey Dmitrievich Stomakhin
John Edholm
Murali Ramchari
Alexander Isakov
OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A STUDENT PROJECT
“Azimuth”
Thomas Teisseire
Cassandre Cinier
Martin Bluy
Mathis Giraudeau