The Visual Effects Society will hold the 1st Annual VES Awards in February, nominees were announced today….
The VES Awards will honor excellence for visual effects in feature films, television, commercials and music videos. The Awards will be held February 19, 2003 at a black tie dinner event at the Ahmanson Ballroom in the Skirball Cultural Center.
Nominees were announced today:
Best Visual Effects in an Effects Driven Motion Picture
Men in Black II
John Berton, Tom Bertino
Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones
John Knoll, Ben Snow, Pablo Helman, Rob Coleman
Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Jim Rygiel, Joe Letteri, Randall Cook, Alex Funke
Best Supporting Visual Effects in a Motion Pictures
Gangs of New York
Michael Owens, Camille Geier, Edward Hirsh, Jon Alexander
The Sum of all Fears
Glenn Neufeld, Derek Spears, Dan Malvin, Al Disarro
Frida
Jeremy Dawson, Daniel Schrecker
Best Visual Effects in a Television Miniseries, Movie, or a Special
Stephen King’s Rose Red
Robin Griffin, Stuart Robertson, Dion Hatch, and Nelson Sepulveda
James Cameron’s Expedition Bismarck
Dean Lewis
Dinotopia
Christian Manz, Pedro Sabrosa, Nicolas Cotta, Tor Bjorn
Best Visual Effects in a Television Series
Dinotopia “Marooned & Making Good”
Guy Hudson, Sharon Fitzgerald, Frazer Churchill, David Hulin
Firefly “Serenity” pilot
Emile Smith, Rocco Passionino, Loni Persterc, Kristen Branan
Shockwave Part One Episode of the Enterprise
Dan Curry, Ronald Moore, Liz Castro
Best Visual Effects in a Commercial
Blockbuster Entertainment: �Prima Donna�
Scott Souter, Frank Petzond
XBOX �Mosquito�
William Bartlett, Andrew Daffy, Jake Mengers, Helen Mackenzie
Adidas “Mechanical Legs”
Eric Barba, Bernd Angerer, Jeff Julian, Feliciano Digiorgio
Best Visual Effects in a Music Video
Linkin Park “Points of Authority”
Emile Smith, Kyle Toucher, Andrew Orloff, Kristen Branan
Will Smith “Black Suits Coming”
Greg Strause, Colin Strause
So to Speak
Andrew Honacker, Steven Wagner, Sean Capone, Talon Nightshade
Best Character Animation in a Live Action Motion Picture
Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones
Rob Coleman, Hal Hickel, Chris Armstrong, James Tooley
Harry Potter “Dobby’s Face”
David Andrews, Steven Rawlins, Frank Gravatt
The Lord of the Rings: “The Two Towers”
Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon, Den McGaugh, Bay Raitt
Best Character Animation in a Live Action Televised Program, Music Video, or Commercial
Stargate SG-1 �Revelations�
James Tichenor, Craig Van Den Beggelaar, Kevin Little, Adam De Bosch Kemper
Blockbuster Entertainment “Kung Fu”
Scott Souter, Frank Petzond
Dinotopia
Michael Eames, Quentin Miles, Dadi Einarsson, Ben White
Best Character Animation in an Animated Motion Picture
Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron
James Baxter
Stuart Little 2
Tony Bancroft, David Schaub, Eric Armstrong, Sean Mullen
Best Special Effects in a Motion Picture
Die Another Day
Chris Corbould
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Steve Ingram, Blair Foord, Rech Cordobes, Scott Harens
Best Matte Painting in a Motion Picture
Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones
Paul Huston, Yusei Uesugi, Jonathan Harb
Gangs of New York
Brett Northcutt, Ronn Brown, Mathieu Raynault, Evan Pontoriero
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Yanick Dusseault, Max Dennison, Roger Kupelain, Mathieu Raynault
Best Matte Painting in a Televised Program, Music Video, or Commercial
The Man Who Saved Christmas
Mark Fordham, Ian Britton, Graham Cunningham, Audurm Heinze
Dinotopia
Daren Horley, Jason Horley, Craig Lyn, Martin McRae
Best Models and Miniatures in a Motion Picture
Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones
Brian Gernand, Russell Paul, Geoff Campbell, Jean Bolte
Die Another Day
John Richardson
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Richard Taylor, Paul Van Ommen, Matt Aitken
Best Models and Miniatures in a Televised Program, Music Video, or Commercial
Stephen King�s “Rose Red”
Michael Joyce
Gatorade �Visitors�
Mathew Gratzner, James Waterhouse, Scott Lukowski, Eric Coon
Enterprise “Dead Stop”
John Teska, Koji Kuramura, Pierre Drolet, Sean Scott
Best Visual Effects Photography in a Motion Picture
Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones
Patrick Sweeney, Marty Rosenberg, Carl Miller, Fred Meyers
Stuart Little 2
Earl Wiggins, Mark Vargo, Tom Houghton, Anna Foerster
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Alex Funke, Bran Hul, Richard Bluck
Best Effects Art Direction in a Motion Picture
Minority Report
Alexander Laurant, Alex McDowell
Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones
Alex Jaeger, Doug Chiang, Erik Tiemens, Ryan Church
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Alan Lee, Jeremy Bennett, Christian Rivers, Gino Acevedo
Best Effects Art Direction in a Televised Program, Music Video, or Commercial
Linkin Park �Points of Authority�
Loni Peristere, Kristen Branan, Emile Smith, Rocco Passionino
Adidas “Mechanical Legs”
Eric Barba, Bernd Angerer, Jeff Julian, Feliciano Digiorgio
Best Compositing in a Motion Picture
Minority Report
Scott Frankel, Patrick Jarvis
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets “Quidditch Match”
Barbara Brennan, Jay Cooper, Kimberly Lashbrook, Dorne Huebler
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Mark Lewis, Heitmann Demers, Alex Lemke, Alfred Murrle
Best Compositing in a Televised Program, Music Video, or Commercial
Dinotopia
Christian Manz, Pedro Sabrosa, Nicolas Cotta, Tor Bjorn
Firefly “Serenity” Pilot
Andrew Orloff, Emile Smith, Kristen Branan, Kyle Torcher
Adidas “Mechanical Legs”
Eric Barba, Bernd Angerer, Jeff Julian, Feliciano Digiorgio
Best Performance by an Actor in an Effects Film
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Andy Serkis, Elijah Wood, Sean Astin
Adaptation
Nicholas Cage
Men in Black II
Will Smith
Full details about these awawrds can be found at the Visual Effects Society webpage: http://www.visualeffectssociety.com/