20th Visual Effects Society Awards

20th Visual Effects Society Awards

March 8, 2022

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature:
Dune

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode:
Foundation - The Emperor's Peace

The 20th Visual Effects Society Awards was an awards ceremony held by the Visual Effects Society. Nominations were announced on January 18, 2022,[1] and the ceremony took place on March 8, 2022.

Nominees

Honorary Awards

Lifetime Achievement Award:

  • Lynwen Brennan

VES Award for Creative Excellence

Film

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature

Dune – Paul Lambert, Brice Parker, Tristan Myles, Brian Connor, Gerd Nefzer

Last Night in Soho – Tom Proctor, Gavin Gregory, Julian Gnass, Fabricio Baessa

  • Candyman – Andrew Zink, James McQuaide, Josh Simmonds, Drew Dir, Ryan Evans
  • Nightmare Alley – Dennis Berardi, Ryan MacDuff, Mark Hammond, David Roby, Geoff Hill
  • The Last Duel – Gary Brozenich, Helen Judd, Jessica Norman, Yann Blondel, Stefano Pepin
  • The Tragedy of Macbeth – Alex Lemke, Michael Huber, Michael Ralla, Benedikt Laubenthal
Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature Outstanding Animated Character in a Photoreal Feature

Encanto – Scott Kersavage, Bradford Simonsen, Thaddeus P. Miller, Ian Gooding

Finch: Jeff – Harinarayan Rajeev, Matthias Schoenegger, Simon Allen, Paul Nelson

Outstanding Animated Character in an Animated Feature Outstanding Created Environment in a Photoreal Feature

Encanto: Mirabel Madrigal – Kelly McClanahan, Sergi Caballer, Mary Twohig, Jose Luis "Weecho" Velasquez

Spider-Man: No Way Home: The Mirror Dimension – Eric Le Dieu de Ville, Thomas Dotheij, Ryan Olliffe, Claire Le Teuff

  • Dune: Arrakeen City – Rhys Salcombe, Seungjin Woo, Jeremie Touzery, Marc Austin
  • Jungle Cruise: Waterfall Canyon – Mark McNicholl, Frédéric Valleur, Hamish Beachman, Mark Wainwright
  • The Suicide Squad: Valle Del Marre – Nick Cattell, Jason Desjarlais, Matt Fitzgerald, Jerome Moo
Outstanding Created Environment in an Animated Feature Outstanding Virtual Cinematography in a CG Project

Encanto: Antonio's Room – Camille Andre, Andrew Finley, Chris Patrick O'Connell, Amol Sathe

  • Luca: Portorosso Piazza – Airton Dittz, Jr., Jack Hattori, Michael Rutter, Joshua West
  • Raya and the Last Dragon: Talon – Mingjue Helen Chen, Chaiwon Kim, Virgilio John Aquino, Diana Jiang LeVangie
  • Sing 2: Crystal Theater – Ludovic Ramière, Théo Rivoalen, Henri Deruer, Frédéric Mainil
  • Vivo: Mambo Cabana – Bertrand Bry-Marfaing, Josef Dylan Swift, Geeta Basantani, Jeremy Kim

Encanto: We Don't Talk about Bruno – Nathan Detroit Warner, Dorian Bustamante, Tyler Kupferer, Michael Woodside

Outstanding Model in a Photoreal or Animated Project Outstanding Effects Simulations in a Photoreal Feature

Dune: Royal Ornithopter – Marc Austin, Anna Yamazoe, Michael Chang, Rachael Dunk

  • Black Widow: The Red Room – Tristan John Connors, Bo Kwon, James Stuart, Ryan Duhaime
  • Encanto: Casita Madrigal – Jonathan Lin, Chris Patrick O'Connell, Christoffer Pedersen, Alberto Abril
  • The Suicide Squad: Jotunheim – Simon Dean Morley, Cedric Enriquez Canlas, Layne Howe, Alberto R. S. Hernandez

Dune: Dunes of Arrakis – Gero Grimm, Ivan Larinin, Hideki Okano, Zuny An

  • Godzilla vs. Kong: Ocean Water & Battle Destruction – Jonathan Freisler, Nahuel Alberto Letizia, Eloi Andaluz Fullà, Saysana Rintharamy
  • Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings: Water, Bubbles & Magic – Simone Riginelli, Claude Schitter, Teck Chee Koi, Arthur Graff
  • The Suicide Squad: Corto Maltese City Destruction – David R. Davies, Rogier Fransen, Sandy Sutherland, Brandon James Fleet
Outstanding Effects Simulations in an Animated Feature Outstanding Compositing and Lighting in a Feature

Raya and the Last Dragon – Le Joyce Tong, Henrik Fält, Rattanin Sirinaruemarn, Jacob Rice

  • Encanto – Francisco Rodriguez, Christopher Hendryx, Brent Burley, David Hutchins
  • Luca – Amit Baadkar, Greg Gladstone, Emron Grover, Tim Speltz
  • Sing 2 – Richard Adenot, Guillaume Gay, Frédéric Valz-Gris, Antoine Brémont

Dune: Attack on Arrakeen – Gregory Haas, Francesco Dell'Anna, Abhishek Chaturvedi, Cleve Zhu

  • Black Widow: Red Room Crashing Back to Earth – Michael Melchiorre, Simon Twine, Daniel Harkness, Tim Crowson
  • Dune: Hologram and Hunter Seeker – Patrick Heinen, Jacob Maymudes, Tj Burke, James Jooyoung Lee
  • Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings: Macau City – Jeremie Maheu, Mathieu Dupuis, Karthic Ramesh, Jiri Kilevnik
  • Spider-Man: No Way Home: Liberty Island Battle and Christmas Swing Finale – Zac Campbell, Frida Nerdal, Louis Corr, Kelvin Yee
Outstanding Special (Practical) Effects in a Photoreal or Animated Project

Jungle Cruise – JD Schwalm, Nick Rand, Robert Spurlock, Nick Byrd

Television

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode

Foundation: "The Emperor's Peace" – Chris MacLean, Addie Manis, Mike Enriquez, Chris Keller, Paul Byrne

  • Loki: "Journey into Mystery" – Dan DeLeeuw, Allison Paul, Sandra Balej, David Seager
  • Lost in Space: "Trust" – Jabbar Raisani, Terron Pratt, Juri Stanossek, Niklas Jacobson, Paul Benjamin
  • The Nevers: "Ignition" – Johnny Han, Jack Geist, Justin Mitchell, Emanuel Fuchs, Michael Dawson
  • The Stand – Jake Braver, Phillip Hoffman, Laurent Hugueniot, Vincent Papaix

See: "Rock-A-Bye" – Chris Wright, Parker Chehak, Javier Roca, Tristan Zerafa, Tony Kenny

  • 9-1-1: Lone Star: "Hold the Line" – Brigitte Bourque, Tyler Deck, Jason Gottlieb, Josephine Noh, Elia Popov
  • Squid Game: "VIPS" – Jaihoon Jung, Hyejin Kim, Hyungrok Kim, Sungman Jun
  • Sweet Tooth: "Sorry About All the Dead People" – Rob Price, Danica Tsang, Matt Bramante, Jayme Vandusen
  • The Handmaid’s Tale: "Chicago" – Brendan Taylor, Stephen Lebed, Kayla Cabral, Brannek Gaudet
  • The Mysterious Benedict Society: "A Bunch of Smart Orphans" – Philippe Thibault, Marie-Pierre Boucher, Alexis Belanger, Gabriel Beauvais
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Commercial Outstanding Animated Character in an Episode or Real-Time Project

Sheba "Hope Reef" – Grant Walker, Sophie Harrison, Hernan Llano, Michael Baker

  • Far Cry 6 "Chicharrón Run" – Niklas Ström, Kajsa Kurtén, Nicklas Andersson, Adrian Tsang
  • Lego "Rebuild the World" – Fabian Frank, Anandi Peiris, Kiril Mirkov, Platon Filimonov
  • Lexus "Parking Spot" – Alex Thomas, Andrew McLintock, JD Yepes, Clement Renaudin
  • Zillow "The Journey" – Ben Kwok, Ashley Goodwin, Oliver Varteressian, Yebin Ahn, Tom Bussell

The Witcher: Nivellen the Cursed Man – Marko Chulev, Rasely Ma, Mike Beaulieu, Robin Witzsche

  • Lisey’s Story: The Long Boy – Mohsen Mousavi, Salauddin "Sallu" Kazi, Mattias Brunosson, Pablovsky Ramos-Nieves
  • Love, Death & Robots: "Snow in the Desert"; Hirald – Maxime Luere, Zoé Pelegrin-Bomel, Laura Guerreiro, Florent Duport
  • The Witcher: Leshy Eskel; Tree Branch Creature – Hannes Faupel, Stéphane Paccolat, Ivan Cadena Ayala, Laurent Fortin
  • Y: The Last Man: Ampersand – Mike Beaulieu, Michael Dharney, Peter Pi, Aidana Sakhvaliyeva
Outstanding Animated Character in a Commercial Outstanding Created Environment in an Episode, Commercial, or Real-Time Project

Smart Energy: "Einstein Knows Best"; Einstein – Alex Hammond, Harsh Borah, Clare Williams, Andreas Graichen

  • Avanti West Coast: "Feel Good Travel"; Terri – Tom Raynor, Chloe Dawe, Suvi Jokiniemi, Alex Doyle
  • Far Cry 6: Chicharrón – Elin Laven, Gustav Ahren, Anton Stattin, Simon Decombel
  • France Télévision: Sumo – Geoffroy Barbet-Massin, Vincent Venchiarutti, Antoine Antin, Mathias Lachal
  • ING: "Do Your Thing"; Roary the Lion – Chris Welsby, Clementine Supiot, Kiril Mirkov, Arnau Gilabert

Sheba: Hope Reef – Henrique Campanha, Baptiste Roy, Luca Veronese, Timothee Maron

Outstanding Effects Simulations in an Episode, Commercial, or Real-Time Project Outstanding Compositing and Lighting in an Episode

Foundation: Collapse of the Galactic Empire – Giovanni Casadei, Mikel Zuloaga, Steven Moor, Louis Manjarres

  • Loki: "Journey into Mystery"; Alioth Cloud – George Kuruvilla, Menno Dijkstra, Matthew Hanger, Jiyong Shin
  • The Nevers – David Stopford, Michele Stocco, Mike Hsu, Justin Mitchell
  • WandaVision: Vision's Destruction – Sylvain Nouveau, Hakim Harrouche, Omar Meradi, Laurent Meste

Loki: "Lamentis"; Shuroo City Destruction – Paul Chapman, Tom Truscott, Biagio Figliuzzi, Attila Szalma

Outstanding Compositing and Lighting in a Commercial

Verizon "The Reset" – David Piombino, Rajesh Kaushik, Manideep Sanisetty, Tim Crean

  • Toyota "Never Stop" – Michael Ralla, Alejandro Villabon, Alexander Osvaldsson, Paul Krist
  • Toyota "Upstream" – JD Yepes, Paul Krist, Carlos Adarraga Gomez, Minsang Lee
  • Zillow "The Journey" – Ben Kwok, Yebin Ahn, Robert Bruce, Tuna Unalan

Other categories

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Real-Time Project Outstanding Visual Effects in a Special Venue Project

Call of Duty: Vanguard – Sandy Lin-Chiang, Joseph Knox, Gareth Richards, Shane Daley

Jurassic World Adventure – Eugénie von Tunzelmann, Maximilian McNair MacEwan, Stephen Goalby, Brad Silby

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Student Project

Green – Camille Poiriez, Arielle Cohen, Eloise Thibaut, Louis Florean

  • Le Souffleur de Rêves – Lea Desrozier, Paul Denis, Gregoire Hoarau, Lisa Ripper
  • Neoshin Episode 01: Cold Blood – Sebastian Selg, Ramon Schauer, Jiayan Chen, Bea Hoeller
  • Relativity – Hugo Astesano, Loïc Ciaux, Guillaume Hulot, Loïc Remy

References

  1. ^ Pederson, Erik (March 2, 2021). "VES Awards Nominations: 'Tenet', 'Midnight Sky', 'Extraction', 'Soul' & 'Mandalorian' Among Titles In Visual Effects Hunt". Deadline. Retrieved March 2, 2021.