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(Page 1 of 1 pages for this article ) Filed under: GentryMedia Sister Sites •ProVideo Coalition •PR News • Visual Effects Society (VES) Announces Winners of 10th Annual VES AwardsRango, recognized with awards in four categories, is the night’s most honored project
The Visual Effects Society (VES) announced the winners of its 10th Annual VES Awards tonight at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. The annual event recognizes outstanding visual effects artistry in 23 categories of film, animation, television, commercials, special venues and video games.
More than a thousand attendees—filmmakers, producers, directors and members of the visual effects community—gathered to recognize the year’s best work and the artists who created it. Rango was the evening’s most honored project with four awards, including Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature Motion Picture, Outstanding Animated Character in an Animated Feature Motion Picture, Outstanding Created Environment in an Animated Feature Motion Picture, and Outstanding Virtual Cinematography in an Animated Feature Motion Picture. Hugo, Rise of the Planet of the Apes and Transformers: Dark of the Moon all took home two awards in the Feature Motion Picture categories, while Boardwalk Empire and Game of Thrones each garnered a pair of awards in the Television categories. Stan Lee received the Lifetime Achievement Award and visual effects pioneer Douglas Trumbull received the Georges Méliès Award at the show, which was hosted by Patton Oswalt. Antonio Banderas, Lou Ferrigno, directors Chris Miller, Marc Webb and Jennifer Yuh Nelson, and a host of luminaries were on hand to present awards. A surprise appearance by Martin Scorsese, whose film Hugo received two awards, was one of the evening’s highlights. The complete list of winners of the 10th Annual VES Awards is as follows: Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects-Driven Feature Motion Picture Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Feature Motion Picture Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature Motion Picture Outstanding Visual Effects in a Broadcast Miniseries, Movie, or Special Outstanding Visual Effects in a Broadcast Series Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Broadcast Program Outstanding Visual Effects in a Live Action Commercial Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Commercial or Video Game Trailer Outstanding Visual Effects in a Special Venue Project Outstanding Animated Character in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture Outstanding Animated Character in an Animated Feature Motion Picture Outstanding Animated Character in a Broadcast Program or Commercial Outstanding Created Environment in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture Outstanding Created Environment in an Animated Feature Motion Picture Outstanding Created Environment in a Broadcast Program or Commercial Outstanding Virtual Cinematography in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture Outstanding Virtual Cinematography in an Animated Feature Motion Picture Outstanding Virtual Cinematography in a Broadcast Program or Commercial Outstanding Models in a Feature Motion Picture Outstanding Models in a Broadcast Program or Commercial Outstanding Compositing in a Feature Motion Picture Outstanding Compositing in a Broadcast Program or Commercial Outstanding Visual Effects in a Student Project The 10th Annual VES Awards will air exclusively on REELZCHANNEL Sunday, February 19 at 10pm ET/7pm PT with encore presentations throughout February. For more information on the VES Awards and the Visual Effects Society please visit http://www.visualeffectssociety.com About the VES
Its over 2,500 global members contribute to all areas of entertainment from film, animation, television and commercials to music videos, games and new media. VES strives to enrich and educate its members and the entertainment community at large through many domestic and international events, screenings and programs. Visual effects professionals constitute a vital creative force in content creation and are literally shaping the future of entertainment.
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