The 2015 Visual Effects Society Awards were handed out last night at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills. The VES Awards recognize outstanding achievements in visual effects work and honors the artists who create them.
Big Hero 6 was the “big” winner of the evening, taking home five awards, including Outstanding Animation in an Animated Feature Motion Picture, while Dawn of the Plant of the Apes landed the top live action motion picture award. Game of Thrones also came away with accolades on the television side, as did American Horror Story: Freak Show.
Additionally, J.J. Abrams (Star Trek) was presented the Visionary Award, which recognizes an individual who employs visual effects to “foster imagination and ignite future discoveries by way of artistry, invention and groundbreaking work.” He was introduced by Star Trek: Into Darkness star Zoe Saldana.
The complete winners:
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects-Driven Photoreal/Live Action Feature Motion Picture
DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES
Joe Letteri, Ryan Stafford, Matt Kutcher, Dan Lemmon, Hannah Blanchini
Outstanding Animation in an Animated Feature Motion Picture
BIG HERO 6
Don Hall, Chris Williams, Roy Conli, Zach Parrish
Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal/Live Action Feature Motion Picture
BIRDMAN
Ara Khanikian, Ivy Agregan, Sebastien Moreau, Isabelle Langlois
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects-Driven Photoreal/Live Action Broadcast Program
GAME OF THRONES, “The Children”
Joe Bauer, Steve Kullback, Stuart Brisdon, Thomas Schelesny, Sven Martin
Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Visual Effects-Driven Photoreal/Live Action Broadcast Program
AMERICAN HORROR STORY: FREAK SHOW, “Edward Mordrake, Part 2”
Jason Piccioni, Jason Spratt, Mike Kirylo, Justin Ball, Eric Roberts
Outstanding Compositing in a Photoreal/Live Action Feature Motion Picture
DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES
Christoph Salzmann, Florian Schroeder, Quentin Hema, Simone Riginelli
Outstanding Compositing in a in a Photoreal/Live Action Commercial
SSE
Neil Davies, Leonardo Costa, Gianluca DiMarco
Outstanding Compositing in a Photoreal/Live Action Broadcast Program
GAME OF THRONES, “The Watchers on the Wall”
Dan Breckwoldt, Martin Furman, Sophie Marfleet, Eric Andrusyszyn
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Commercial
SSE, “Maya”
Neil Davies, Alex Hammond, Jorge Montiel, Beth Vander
Outstanding Real-Time Visuals in a Video Game
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
Yi-chao Sandy Lin-Chiang, Joseph Salud, Demetrius Leal, Dave Blizard
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Student Project
WRAPPED
Roman Kaelin, Falko Paeper, Florian Wittmann, Paolo Tamburrino
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Special Venue Project
Ratatouille: L’Aventure Totalement Torquee de Remy
Tony Apodaca, Marianne McLean, Gilles Martin, Edwin Chang, Mark Mine
Outstanding Virtual Cinematography in a Photoreal/Live Action Motion Media Project
X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST, “Kitchen Scene”
Austin Bonang, Casey Schatz, Dennis Jones, Newton Thomas Sigel
Outstanding Models in any Motion Media Project
BIG HERO 6, City of San Fransokyo
Brett Achorn, Minh Duong, Scott Watanabe, Larry Wu
Outstanding Created Environment in an Animated Feature Motion Picture
BIG HERO 6, Into the Portal
Ralf Habel, David Hutchins, Michael Kaschalk, Olun Riley
Outstanding Created Environment in a Commercial, Broadcast Program, or Video Game
GAME OF THRONES, Braavos Establisher
Rene Borst, Christian Zilliken, Jan Burda, Steffen Metzner
Outstanding Created Environment in a Photoreal/Live Action Feature Motion Picture
INTERSTELLAR, Tesseract
Tom Bracht, Graham Page, Thomas Døhlen, Kirsty Clark
Outstanding Effects Simulations in a Photoreal/Live Action Feature Motion Picture
X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST, Quicksilver Pentagon Kitchen
Adam Paschke, Premamurti Paetsch, Sam Hancock, Timmy Lundin
Outstanding Effects Simulations in an Animated Feature Motion Picture
BIG HERO 6
Henrik Falt, David Hutchins, Michael Kaschalk, John Kosnik
Outstanding Effects Simulations in a Commercial, Broadcast Program, or Video Game
COSMOS: A SPACETIME ODYSSEY
Dominique Vidal, Isabelle Perin-Leduc, Sandrine Lurde, Alexandre Lerouge
Outstanding Animated Character in an Animated Feature Motion Picture
BIG HERO 6, Baymax
Colin Eckart, John Kahwaty, Zach Parrish, Zack Petroc
Outstanding Performance of an Animated Character in a Photoreal/Live Action Feature Motion Picture
DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES, Caesar
Paul Story, Eteuati Tema, Andrea Merlo, Emiliano Padovani
Outstanding Performance of an Animated Character in a Commercial, Broadcast Program, or Video Game
SSE, Maya
Jorge Montiel, Alex Hammond, Daniel Kmet, Philippe Moine
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