On Tuesday, the Visual Effects Society announced the winners of the 14th annual VES Awards. The VES is the industry’s only organization representing the full breadth of visual effects artists, animators, technologists and specialists. The group is made up of more than 2,400 members from over 20 countries. This year’s winners had a heavy hand in creating some of the biggest commercial successes of the year–including blockbuster titles like Star Wars: The Force Awakens and The Revenant.
See the complete list of winners below:
OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A PHOTOREAL FEATURE
FURIOUS 7
SAN ANDREAS
Winner: STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS
MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
THE MARTIAN
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A PHOTOREAL FEATURE
Winner: THE REVENANT
IN THE HEART OF THE SEA
BRIDGE OF SPIES
THE WALK
EVEREST
OUTSTANDING ANIMATED PERFORMANCE IN A PHOTOREAL FEATURE
STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS, Maz
Winner: THE REVENANT, The Bear
AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON, Hulk
CHAPPIE, Chappie
OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A PHOTOREAL EPISODE
NEZLAMNA, Sea Dogfight
CHILDHOOD’S END, Night Three
JONATHAN STRANGE & MR. NORRELL, Arabella
THE STRAIN, Identity
Winner: GAME OF THRONES, The Dance Of Dragons
OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A COMMERCIAL
SSE; Pier
IKEA, T-Shirts
HALO 5, The Hunt Begins
AUDI, Birth
GAME OF WAR, Rooftop Alliance
OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A SPECIAL VENUE PROJECT
Winner: FAST AND FURIOUS: SUPERCHARGED
GOOSEBUMPS VR ADVENTURE
NIKE, The Neymar Jr. Effect
KAKA’S GREAT ADVENTURE
SPONGEBOB SUBPANTS
OUTSTANDING CREATED ENVIRONMENT IN A PHOTOREAL FEATURE
Winner: STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS
THE WALK
ANT-MAN
JURASSIC WORLD
TOMORROWLAND
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A PHOTOREAL EPISODE
Winner: VIKINGS, To The Gates
BLACK SAILS, XVIII
PENNY DREADFUL, And They Were Enemies
DAREDEVIL, Speak Of The DEVIL
AGENT CARTER, Now Is Not The End
OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE
THE PEANUTS MOVIE
INSIDE OUT
ANOMALISA
HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 2
Winner: THE GOOD DINOSAUR
OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A REAL-TIME PROJECT
Winner: THE ORDER: 1886
HALO 5: GUARDIANS
THE HOBBIT: A THIEF IN THE SHADOWS
DESTINY: THE TAKEN KING
ASSASSIN’S CREED SYNDICATE
OUTSTANDING ANIMATED PERFORMANCE IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE
THE PEANUTS MOVE, Snoopy
THE PEANUTS MOVIE, Charlie Brown
Winner: INSIDE OUT, Joy
THE GOOD DINOSAUR, Spot
OUTSTANDING CREATED ENVIRONMENT IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE
Winner: THE GOOD DINOSAUR
INSIDE OUT
THE PEANUTS MOVIE
SHAUN THE SHEEP MOVIE
OUTSTANDING COMPOSITING IN A PHOTOREAL FEATURE
SAN ANDREAS, Los Angeles Destruction
STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS
TOMORROWLAND
MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
Winner: THE REVENANT, Bear Attack
OUTSTANDING CREATED ENVIRONMENT IN AN EPISODE, COMMERCIAL, OR REAL-TIME PROJECT
Winner: GAME OF THRONES, City of Volantis
VIKINGS, Paris
GAME OF THRONES, Drogon Arena
BLACK SAILS, Charles Town Harbor
OUTSTANDING VIRTUAL CINEMATOGRAPHY IN A PHOTOREAL PROJECT
Winner: STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS, Falcon Chase / Graveyard
ANT-MAN, Macro-Action
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – ROGUE NATION, Underwater Torus Chamber
THE WALK, Towers Walk
OUTSTANDING EFFECTS SIMULATIONS IN AN EPISODE, COMMERCIAL, OR REAL-TIME PROJECT
Winner: GAME OF THRONES
SSE
HALO 5
LIPTON
OUTSTANDING MODELS IN A PHOTOREAL OR ANIMATED PROJECT
Winner: STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS, BB-8
AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON, Hulkbuster
EVEREST, Mt. Everest
JURASSIC WORLD, Indominus Rex
OUTSTANDING EFFECTS SIMULATIONS IN A PHOTOREAL FEATURE
Winner: MAD MAX: FURY ROAD, Toxic Storm
AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON, Hulk vs Hulkbuster
SAN ANDREAS, Hoover Dam / San Francisco Tsunami
SAN ANDREAS, Los Angeles Destruction
STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS, Starkiller Base
OUTSTANDING EFFECTS SIMULATIONS IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE
INSIDE OUT
THE PEANUTS MOVIE
Winner: THE GOOD DINOSAUR
HOME
OUTSTANDING COMPOSITING IN A PHOTOREAL COMMERCIAL
Winner: SSE
GAME OF WAR
HALO 5
UNDER ARMOUR
OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A STUDENT PROJECT
Winner: CITIPATI
SKAL
JAGON
KORSER
