5th Visual Effects Society Awards

5th Visual Effects Society Awards

February 12, 2007

Best Visual Effects – Motion Picture:
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

The 5th Visual Effects Society Awards, given in Los Angeles on February 11, 2007, at the Kodak Grand Ballroom, honored the best visual effects in film and television of 2006. An edited version of the awards were broadcast on HDNet.[1][2]

Winners and nominees

(winners in bold)

Honorary Awards

Lifetime Achievement Award:

Film

Outstanding Visual Effects in an Effects Driven Feature Motion Picture Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Feature Motion Picture

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest – John Knoll, Jill Brooks, Hal Hickel, Charlie Gibson

Flags of Our Fathers – Michael Owens, Matthew Butler, Bryan Grill, Julian Levi

Best Single Visual Effect of the Year Outstanding Performance by an Animated Character in a Live Action Motion Picture

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest - Flying Dutchman Sequence) – John Knoll, Ned Gorman, Jakub Pistecky, Tom Fejes

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest - Davy Jones – Steve Walton, Jung-Seung Hong, Marc Chu, James Tooley

  • Charlotte's Web - Templeton – Todd Labonte, Jason Armstrong, Sven Jensen, David Richard Nelson
  • Charlotte's Web - Wilbur – Grant Adam, Daniel Fotheringham, Avi Goodman, Paul Buckley
Outstanding Performance by an Animated Character in an Animated Motion Picture Outstanding Created Environment in a Live Action Motion Picture

Cars - Mater – Larry the Cable Guy, Mike Krummhoefener, Tom Sanocki, Nancy Kato

  • Happy Feet - Mumble's Banishment – Damien Gray, Tim Gibson, Carl Prud 'Homme
  • Monster House - House – Umberto Lazzari, Michael Kimmel, Kui Han Lee, Owen Demers

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest – Chris Stoski, Susumu Yukuhiro, Jack Mongovan, Greg Salter

Outstanding Models and Miniatures in a Feature Motion Picture Outstanding Compositing in a Feature Motion Picture

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest – Bruce Holcomb, Ron Woodall, Charlie Bailey, Carl Miller

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest – Eddie Pasquarello, Francois Lambert, Jeff Sutherland, Tory Mercer

  • The Da Vinci Code - Saint Sulpice Sequence – Mathew Krentz, Jordan Benwick, Enrico Perei, Rafal Kaniewski
  • Poseidon – Scott Younkin, Janeen Elliott, Brian Connor, Mark Nettleton
Outstanding Special Effects in a Feature Motion Picture

Casino Royale – Chris Corbould, Peter Notley, Ian Lowe, Roy Quinn

Television

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Broadcast Series Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Broadcast Program

Battlestar Galactica - Episode 303b - Exodus – Gary Hutzel, Michael Gibson, Alec McClymont, Brenda Campbell

ER - Scoop and Run – Sam Nicholson, Scott Ramsey, Adam Ealovega, Anthony Ocampo

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Broadcast Miniseries, Movie or Special Outstanding Visual Effects in a Commercial

Nightmares and Dreamscapes - Battleground – Eric Grenaudier, Sam Nicholson, Mark Spatny, Adalberto Lopez

  • Fight Science – Mat Beck, Kymber Lim, Manny Wong, Jack Matsumoto
  • The Hogfather - Episode 1 – Oliver Money, Simon Thomas, Kim Stevenson, Stephen Jolley

Travelers - Snowball – Dan Lemmon, Eileen Moran, R. Christopher White, Paul Story

  • Rexona - Go Wild – Andy Boyd, Stephanie Allender, Dan Seddon, Abby Orchard
  • Sears Tools - Arboretum – Rich Rama, Cedric Nicolas, Laurent Ledru
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Music Video Outstanding Performance by an Animated Character in a Live Action Broadcast Program, Commercial or Music Video

U2 and Green Day – "The Saints Are Coming" – Matt Winkel, Ben Looram, Wayne England, Graham Fyffe

  • Killers - Bones – Chas Jarrett, Dave Child, Paul O'Shea, Andrew Bell

GEICO - Chat – David Hulin, Seth Gollub, Andy Walker, Jenny Bischsel

Outstanding Created Environment in a Live Action Broadcast Program, Commercial or Music Video Outstanding Models and Miniatures in a Broadcast Program, Commercial or Music Video

Elisabeth - Episode 1 – Dave Bowman, Jimmy Kidell, Russell Horth, Gurel Mehmet

Battlestar Galactica -Season 2 - Episode 218 - Resurrection Ship, Part 2 – Steve Graves, Jose Peretz, Mark Shimer, Chris Zapara

  • Dodge - Fairy – Matthew Gratzner, Forest Fischer, Jon Warren, Scott Schneider
Outstanding Compositing in a Broadcast Program, Commercial or Music Video

Travelers - Snowball – Laure Lacroix, Lyse Beck, Steve McGillen, Matt Holland

Other categories

Outstanding Real Time Visuals in a Video Game Outstanding Visual Effects in a Special Venue Project

Fight Night Round 3 – Christopher Sjoholm, Kat Kelly Hayduk, Rob Hilson, Celia Jepson

Roving Mars – Alan Markowitz, Dan Maas, Jeremy Nicolaides, Johnathan Banta

  • Fields of Freedom – Sam Nicholson, Scott Ramsey, Adam Ealovega, Jon Craig
  • Greece, Secrets of the Past – Craig Barron, Ken Rogerson, Glenn Cotter, Chris Evans

References

  1. ^ "5th Annual VES Awards". Visual Effects Society. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
  2. ^ Giardina, Carolyn (February 12, 2007). "VES opens the hatches for 'Pirates'". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 19, 2017.