Visual Effects Society Announces 6th Annual VES Awards Winners

Visual Effects Society Announces 6th Annual VES Awards Winners

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- The VES Awards were given out last night during the Visual Effects Society's (VES) sixth annual gala event at the Kodak Theatre Grand Ballroom in Hollywood. The sold-out event attracted more than a thousand visual effects and animation artists, dozens of nominees and members of the film, television, commercial and video game industries. During the evening, filmmaker Steven Spielberg received the VES Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of his contribution to the art and science of visual effects.

"The work we celebrated tonight is a testament to the crucial role the talent, knowledge and experience visual effects artists play in the storytelling process. Because visual effects 'geeks' are at the cutting edge of technology, they are also at the cutting edge of entertainment as well," says Eric Roth, VES Executive Director. "I think it is remarkably appropriate that we awarded our highest honor -- the VES Lifetime Achievement Award -- to Steven Spielberg, because he is not only one of the greatest storytellers of our time, he is also an honorary techno-geek for us tonight."

   And the winners are:    Visual Effects in a Visual Effects Driven Motion Picture    "Transformers"   Scott Farrar   Shari Hanson   Russell Earl   Scott Benza    Supporting Visual Effects in a Motion Picture    "Ratatouille"   Michael Fong   Apurva Shah   Christine Waggoner   Michael Fu    Visual Effects in a Broadcast Miniseries, Movie or Special    "Battlestar Galactica - Razor"   Mike Gibson   Gary Hutzel   Sean Jackson   Pierre Drolet    Visual Effects in a Broadcast Series    "Fight for Life - Episode 4"   Philip Dobree   Nicola Instone   Marco Iozzi   Matt Chandler    Supporting Visual Effects in a Broadcast Program    Rome 2 - Episode 6 - "Philippi"   James Madigan   Barrie Hemsley   Duncan Kinnard   Gary Brozenich    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    Real Time Visuals in a Video Game    Halo 3   Marcus Lehto   Jonty Barnes   Stephen Scott   CJ Cowan    Pre-Rendered Visuals in a Video Game    "World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade"   Jeff Chamberlain   Scott Abeyta    Visual Effects in a Special Venue Project    "Sea Monsters"   Sean Phillips   Jack Geist   Robin Aristorenas   Mark Dubeau    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    Animated Character in an Animated Motion Picture    "Ratatouille" (Colette)   Janeane Garofalo   Jamie Landes   Sonoko Konishi   Paul Aichele    Animated Character in a Live Action Broadcast Program or Commercial    Chemical Brothers "Salmon Dance"   Nicklas Andersson   Mike Mellor   Sylvain Marc   Florent DeLa Taille    Effects in an Animated Motion Picture    "Ratatouille" (food)   Jon Reisch   Jason Johnston   Eric Froemling   Tolga Goketkin    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    Created Environment in a Live Action Broadcast Program or Commercial    "Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee"   Phi Tran   Matthew Lee   Martin Hilke   Justin Mitchell    Models or Miniatures in a Motion Picture    "Transformers"   Dave Fogler   Ron Woodall   Alex Jaeger   Brian Gernand    Models or Miniatures in a Broadcast Program or Commercial    "Halo 3/Believe Campaign"   Matthew Gratzner   Alan Scott   Seth Curlin   Greg Boettcher    Compositing in a Motion Picture    "Transformers"   Pat Tubach   Beth D'Amato   Todd Vaziri   Mike Conte    Compositing in a Broadcast Program or Commercial    Nike "Leave Nothing"   James Allen   Rob Trent    Special Effects in a Motion Picture    "Harry Potter and The Order of The Phoenix"   John Richardson   Stephen Hamilton   Richard Farns   Stephen Hutchinson    Special Effects in a Broadcast Program or Commercial    Lexus Hydrant "Actively Safe"   Dave Peterson   Anthony De La Cruz    About the VES  

VES is a professional, honorary society, dedicated to advancing the arts, sciences, and applications of visual effects and to upholding the highest uniform standards and procedures for the visual effects profession. The VES is the entertainment industry's only official trade organization representing the extended community of visual effects practitioners including supervisors, artists, producers, technology developers, educators and studio executives.

Its 1,600 global members contribute to all areas of entertainment from film, television and commercials to music videos, games and new media. The 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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