56th Annual Emmy Award Nominees

The nominations for the 56th Annual Emmy Awards were announced today, here are the Visual Effects Nominees:

The nominations for the 56th Annual Emmy Awards were announced today, here are the Visual Effects Nominees:

Outstanding Special Visual Effects For A Series

Dead Like Me – Pilot – Showtime – Showtime Presents; MGM
Jennifer McEachern, Visual Effects Supervisor
Mark Breakspear, Lead Visual Effects Compositor
Carmen Pollard, Lead Visual Effects Compositor
Colin Liggett, Lead Visual Effects Compositor
David Allinson, Special Effects Supervisor
Kevin Little, CGI Supervisor
Nick Boughen, Lead CGI Animator
Adam de Bosch Kemper, Lead CGI Animator

Star Trek: Enterprise – Countdown – UPN – Paramount Studios
Ronald B. Moore, Visual Effects Supervisor
Daniel F. Curry, Visual Effects Producer
Elizabeth Castro, Visual Effects Coordinator
Paul Hill, Lead Visual Effects Compositor
Greg Rainoff, Lead Visual Effects Animator
Fred Pienkos, CGI Supervisor
Sean Scott, Lead CGI Animator
David Morton, Lead CGI Animator
Chris Zapara, Lead CGI Animator

Star Trek: Enterprise – The Council – UPN – Paramount Studios
Art Codron, Visual Effects Supervisor
Dan Curry, Visual Effects Producer
Steve Fong, Lead Visual Effects Compositor
Greg Rainoff, Lead Visual Effects Animator
John Teska, Lead CGI Artist
Sean Jackson, Lead CGI Artist
Mike Stetson, Lead CGI Artist
Koji Kuramura, Lead CGI Artist
Pierre Drolet, Lead CGI Artist

Stargate SG-1 – Lost City Part 2 – SCI FI – MGM Television in association with Double Secret Productions and Gekko Film Corporation
Michelle Comens, Visual Effects Supervisor
James Tichenor, Visual Effects Producer
Shannon Gurney, Visual Effects Coordinator
Bruce G. Woloshyn, Lead Visual Effects Compositor
Chris Doll, Lead Visual Effects Compositor
James Halverson, Lead Matte Artist
Craig Van Den Biggelaar, CGI Supervisor
Krista McLean, Lead CGI Artist
Patrick Kalyn, Lead CGI Animator

Stephen King’s Kingdom Hospital – Thy Kingdom Come (Pilot) – ABC – Touchstone Television and Mark Carliner Productions in association with Sony Pictures Television
James Tichenor, Visual Effects Supervisor
Shannon Gurney, Visual Effects Coordinator
Stephen Pepper, Lead Visual Effects Compositor
Bradley Mullennix, Lead Visual Effects Animator
Jeremy Hoey, Lead Matte Artist
Craig van den Biggelaar, CGI Supervisor
Kevin Little, Lead CGI Artist
Simon van de Lagemaat, Lead CGI Artist
Adam de Bosch Kemper, Lead CGI Animator


Outstanding Special Visual Effects For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Special

Angels In America – Part 2 – Perestroika – HBO – An Avenue Pictures production in association with HBO Films
Richard Edlund, A.S.C., Visual Effects Supervisor
Ron Simonson, Co-Visual Effects Supervisor
Liz Ralston, Visual Effects Producer
Stefano Trivelli, Lead Visual Effects Compositor
Don Greenberg, Lead Visual Effects Compositor
Lawrence Littleton, Lead Visual Effects Compositor
Michele Moen, Lead Matte Artist
Steve Kirshoff, Special Effects Supervisor
Greg Jein, Lead Model Maker

Battlestar Galactica – Night 1 – SCI FI – USA Cable Entertainment
Gary Hutzel, Visual Effects Supervisor
Patti Gannon, Lead Visual Effects Compositor
Christopher Jones, Lead Visual Effects Compositor
Lee Stringer, CGI Supervisor
Emile Edwin Smith, CGI Supervisor
Jarrod Davis, Lead CGI Artist
Kevin Quattro, Lead CGI Animator
Aram Granger, Lead CGI Animator
Kyle Toucher, Lead CGI Animator

Dreamkeeper – Part 1 – ABC – Hallmark Entertainment in association with RTL Television Germany
Nicholas Brooks, Visual Effects Supervisor
Sophie Leclerc, Visual Effects Producer
John Spooner, Visual Effects Cameraman
Ludo Fealy, CGI Supervisor
Alastair Hearsum, CGI Supervisor
Eve Ramboz, CGI Supervisor
Charlie Noble, CGI Supervisor
Luc Froehlicher, CGI Supervisor
John Vegher, CGI Supervisor

10.5 – Night 1 – NBC – Pearl Pictures, Jaffe/Braunstein, Argosy Productions
Lee Wilson, Visual Effects Supervisor
Lisa Sepp-Wilson, Visual Effects Coordinator
Sebastien Bergeron, Lead Visual Effects Compositor
Jean LaPointe, Lead Visual Effects Compositor
Michael Joyce, Lead Model Maker
Les Quinn, Lead CGI Artist
Tristam Gieni, CGI Artist
Craig Calvert, CGI Artist
Jordan Benwick, CGI Artist

The Winning Season (A Johnson & Johnson Spotlight Presentation) – TNT – A Rosemont Productions International Ltd. production
Craig Weiss, Visual Effects Supervisor
Deane Boeka, Lead Visual Effects Compositor
Christopher DeCristo, Lead Visual Effects Compositor
George Garcia, Lead Matte Artist
Bill Graham, Lead Matte Artist
Bob Scifo, Lead Matte Artist
Niel Wray, Lead CGI Animator
Loren Bivens, Lead CGI Animator


Complete details and other categories at: http://www.emmys.tv

Congrats to all the nominees!!!

Creative Arts Awards will be presented September 12, 2004 and ABC has the primetime broadcast on September 19, 2004 from the Los Angeles Shrine Auditorium.