The nominations for the annual VES awards have been announced… and I like everything they’ve come up with (I put my choices in red):
VISUAL EFFECTS IN A VISUAL EFFECTS DRIVEN MOTION PICTURE
“I Am Legend” – Janek Sirrs, Mike Chambers, Jim Berney, Crys Forsyth-Smith
“Transformers” – Scott Farar, Shari Hanson, Russel Earl, Scott Benza
“The Golden Compass” – Michael Fink, Susan MacLeod, Bill Westenhofer, Ben Morris
“Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End” – John Knoll, Jill Brooks, Hal Hickel, Charlie Gibson
“Spider-Man 3” – Scott Stokdyk, Terry Clotiaux, Peter Nofz, Spencer Cook
SUPPORTING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A MOTION PICTURE
“Ratatouille” – Michael Fong, Apurva Shah, Christine Waggoner, Michael Fu
“Zodiac” – Eric Barba, Craig Barron, Janelle Croshaw, Chris Evans
“We Own the Night” – Kelly Port, Julian Levi, Brad Parker, Olivier Sarda
“The Kite Runner” – David Ebner, Les Jones, Todd Perry, Leif Einarsson
“Blades of Glory” – Mark Breakspear, Randy Starr, Shauna Bryan, Kody Sabourin
VISUAL EFFECTS IN A BROADCAST MINISERIES, MOVIE OR SPECIAL
“Battlestar Galactica” – Razor – Mike Gibson, Gary Hutzel, Sean Jackson, Pierre Drolet
“Race To Mars: Getting to Mars” – Manon Barriault, Jacques Levesque, Olivier Goulet, Benoit Girard
“Doctor Who: Christmas Special 2007” – “Voyage of the Damned” – David Houghton, Will Cohen
“Ben 10: Race Against Time” – VFX Compilation – Dina Benadon, Evan Jacobs, Brent Young, Chris Christman
“Tin Man – Night One” – Lee Wilson, Lisa Sepp-Wilson, Sebastien Bergeron
VISUAL EFFECTS IN A BROADCAST SERIES
“Heroes” – Episode 208 – “Four Months Ago” – Eric Grenaudier, Mark Spatny, Diego Galtieri, Mike Enriquez
“Doctor Who: The Last of the Time Lords” – Series 3, Episode 13 – David Houghton, Will Cohen
“Stargate Atlantis” – “Adrift” – Mark Savela, Shannon Gurney, Erica Henderson, Jamie Yukio Kawano
“Fight For Life” – Episode 4 – Philip Dobree, Nicola Instone, Marco Iozzi, Matt Chandler
“Battlestar Galactica – Episode 316 – “Maelstrom” – Mike Gibson, Gary Hutzel, Michael J. Davidson, Kyle Toucher
SUPPORTING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A BROADCAST PROGRAM
“Grey’s Anatomy” – “Walk On Water” – Ferryboat crash – Sam Nicholson, Scott Ramsey, Valeri Pfahning, Mike Enriquez
“Marie-Antoinette” – miniseries – Richard Martin, Pierre Raymond, Sebastien Rioux, Nadine Homier
“Drive Episode 101: The Starting Line” – Driving Sequence – Raoul Yorke Bolognini, Loni Peristere, Steve Meyer, Chris Jones
“Rome 2” – Episode 6 – “Philippi” – James Madigan, Barrie Hemsley, Duncan Kinnard, Gary Broznich
“Pushing Daisies – Pilot Episode – Craig Weiss, Toni Pace Carstensen, Brian Vogt, Jimmy Berndt
BEST SINGLE VISUAL EFFECT of the YEAR
“Transformers” – Desert Highway Sequence – Scott Farrar, Shari Hanson, Shawn Kelly, Michael Jamieson
“Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End” – Jack and Davy duel – John Knoll, Jill Brooks, Francois Lambert, Philippe Rebours
“300” – Crazy horse sequence – Chris Watts, Gayle Busby, Kirsty Millar
“Surf’S Up” – Riding the visual effects tube – Rob Bredow, Lydia Bottegoni, Daniel Kramer, Matt Hausman
“Spider-Man 3” – The birth of Sandman – Scott Stokdyk, Terry Clotiaux, Spencer Cook, Doug Bloom
ANIMATED CHARACTER IN A LIVE ACTION MOTION PICTURE
“Spider-Man 3” – Sandman – Chris Yang, Bernd Anger, Dominick Cecere, Remington Scott
“The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep” – Crusoe – Richard Frances-Moore, Martin Hill, Marco Revelant, Daniel Barrett
“Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End” – Davy Jones – Hal Hickel, Marc Chu, Jakub Pistecky, Maia Kayser
“Enchanted” – Pip – Tom Gibbons, James W. Brown, David Richard Nelson, John Koester
“Transformers” – Optimus Prime – Rick O’connor , Doug Sutton, Keiji Yamaguchi, Jeff White
“I Am Legend” – The Infected Leader – David Schaub, Marco Marenghi, Josh Beveridge
ANIMATED CHARACTER IN AN ANIMATED MOTION PICTURE
“Surf’s Up” – Chicken Joe – David Schaub, Moon Jun Kang, Brian Casper, Andreas Procopiou
“Shrek the Third” – King Harold – John Cleese, Guillaume Aretos, Tim Cheung, Sean Mahoney
“Beowulf” – Beowulf – Keith Smith, Scott Holmes, Pericles Michielin, Kenn Mcdonald
“Surf’s Up” – Cody – David Schaub, Pete Nash, James Crossley, Shia Labeouf
“Ratatouille” – Colette – Janeane Garofalo, Jaime Landes, Sonoko Konishi , Paul Aichele
EFFECTS IN AN ANIMATED MOTION PICTURE
“Beowulf” – dragon chase – Theo Vandernoot, Vincent Serritella, Rob Engle, Pericles Michielin
“Shrek the Third” – effects – Matt Baer, Greg Hart, Krzysztof Rost, Anthony Field
“Ratatouille” – food – Jon Reisch, Jason Johnston, Eric Froemling, Tolga Goktekin
“Surf’s Up” – riding wave – CG Style – Rob Bredow, Daniel Kramer, Matt Hausman, Danny Dimian
“Ratatouille” – rapids – Darwyn Peachey, Chen Shen
CREATED ENVIRONMENT IN A LIVE ACTION MOTION PICTURE
“Sweeney Todd” – The Old Bailey – Raf Morant, Julian Gnass, Nakia Mcglynn, Christine Wong
“Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End” – the maelstrom – Frank Losasso Petterson , Paul Sharpe , Joakim Arnesson , David Meny
“Zodiac” – Washington and Cherry – Wei Zheng, Greg Szafranski, Janelle Croshaw, Karl Denham
“Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” – The Hall Of Prophecy – David Vickery, Philippe Leprince, Trina Roy, Jolene Mccaffrey
“Rush Hour 3” – Barry Williams, Robert Weaver , Jay Cooper , Masahiko Tani
“I Am Legend” – Times Square hunt – Daniel Eaton, Blaine Kennison, Ron Gress, Daveed Shwartz
MODELS OR MINIATURES IN A MOTION PICTURE
“Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End” – Practical And Digital Ships – Ken Bailey, Bruce Holcomb, Carl Miller , Geoff Heron
“Live Free Or Die Hard” – Freeway Sequence – F35 Miniature And Effects – Ian Hunter, Scott Schneider, Scott Beverly, John Cazin
“Transformers” – Dave Fogler , Ron Woodall , Alex Jaeger, Brian Gernand
“Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” – Hogwarts School – Jose Granell, Nigel Stone
“Spider-Man 3” – Building / Crane Destruction Miniature And Effects – Ian Hunter, Scott Beverly, Forest Fischer, Raymond Moore
COMPOSITING IN A MOTION PICTURE
“Transformers” – Pat Tubach , Beth D’amato , Todd Vaziri , Mike Conte
“Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End” – Death Of Beckett – Lou Pecora, Joel Behrens, Ted Andre, Kevin Lingenfelser
“Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End” – Eddie Pasquarello , Katrin Klaiber, Jen Howard, Shawn Hillier
“I Am Legend” – Seaport Evacuation – Darren Lurie, John Sasaki, Rita Kunzler, Fish Essenfeld
“The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep” – Crusoe – Areito Echevarria, Gareth Dinneen, Norman Cates, Caterina Schiffers
“Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” – Hall of Prophecy and Comp Shots – Jolene Mccaffrey, Jelena Stojanovic, Victor Wade, Adam Pashke
