The 6th Annual VES Awards were held on Feb. 10, 2008 at the Kodak Theatre Grand Ballroom in Hollywood by the Visual Effects Society. Dennis Muren presented Steven Spielberg with the VES Lifetime Achievement Award. This award recognizes the contribution that his vast body of work, as both a director and producer, has made to the art and science of visual effects. Nominees were chosen Saturday, January 5, 2008 by panels of VES members who viewed submissions at the FotoKem screening facilities in Burbank.
The winners of the 6th Annual VES Awards are:
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects Driven Motion Picture
Transformers
Scott Farrar, Shari Hanson, Russel Earl, Scott Benza
Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Motion Picture
Ratatouille
Michael Fong, Apurva Shah, Christine Waggoner, Michael Fu
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Broadcast Miniseries, Movie or Special
BATTLESTAR GALACTICA
Razor Mike Gibson, Gary Hutzel, Sean Jackson, Pierre Drolet
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Broadcast Series
FIGHT FOR LIFE – Episode 4
Philip Dobree, Nicola Instone, Marco Iozzi, Matt Chandler
Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Broadcast Program
ROME 2 – Episode 6 “Philippiâ€
James Madigan, Barrie Hemsley, Duncan Kinnard, Gary Broznich
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Commercial
SMIRNOFF Sea
William Bartlett, Scott Griffin, Dan Seddon, David Mellor
Best Single Visual Effect of the Year
TRANSFORMERS – Desert Highway Sequence
Scott Farrar, Shari Hanson, Shawn Kelly, Michael Jamieson
Outstanding Real Time Visuals in a Video Game
HALO 3 – Halo 3 Footage
Marcus Lehto, Jonty Barnes, Stephen Scott, CJ Cowan
Outstanding Pre-Rendered Visuals in a Video Game
WORLD OF WARCRAFT: THE BURNING CRUSADE – Cinematic Intro
Jeff Chamberlain, Scott Abeyta
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Special Venue Project
SEA MONSTERS
Sean Phillips, Jack Geist, Robin Aristorenas, Mark Dubeau
Outstanding Animated Character in a Live Action Motion Picture
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD’S END – Davy Jones
Hal Hickel, Marc Chu, Jakub Pistecky, Maia Kayser
Outstanding Animated Character in an Animated Motion Picture
RATATOUILLE – Colette
Janeane Garofalo, Jaime Landes, Sonoko Konishi , Paul Aichele
Outstanding Animated Character in a Live Action Broadcast Program or Commercial
CHEMICAL BROTHERS – SALMON DANCE – Fatlip shots
Nicklas Andersson, Mike Mellor, Sylvain Marc, Florent DeLa Taille
Outstanding Effects in an Animated Motion Picture
RATATOUILLE – Food
Jon Reisch, Jason Johnston, Eric Froemling, Tolga Goktekin
Outstanding Created Environment in a Live Action Motion Picture
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD’S END – The Maelstrom
Frank Losasso Petterson, Paul Sharpe, Joakim Arnesson, David Meny
Outstanding Created Environment in a Live Action Broadcast Program or Commercial
BURY MY HEART AT WOUNDED KNEE – 002_05
Phi Tran, Matthew Lee, Martin Hilke, Andrew Roberts
Outstanding Models or Miniatures in a Motion Picture
TRANSFORMERS
Dave Fogler , Ron Woodall , Alex Jaeger, Brian Gernand
Outstanding Compositing in a Motion Picture
TRANSFORMERS
Pat Tubach , Beth D’Amato , Todd Vaziri , Mike Conte
Outstanding Compositing in a Broadcast Program or Commercial
NIKE – Leave Nothing
James Allen, Rob Trent
Outstanding Special Effects in a Motion Picture
HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX
John Richardson, Stephen Hamilton, Richard Farns, Stephen Hutchinson
Outstanding Special Effects in a Broadcast Program or Commercial
ACTIVELY SAFE – Lexus Hydrant
Dave Peterson, Anthony De La Cruz
fxguide congratulates the winners as well as everyone involved with this event.
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