24th VES Awards Program Book

About the Visual Effects Society

Since 1997, the Visual Effects Society has championed the international visual effects community, uniting professionals around the world with our shared passion for the craft. We are proud to take stock of how much our organization has grown and what we’ve accomplished together – empowering members through professional education and networking, building bridges for artists and technologists to shape the future of visual storytelling, and of course, celebrating innovation and excellence.

As the entertainment industry’s only official professional organization representing the worldwide visual effects community, our membership spans supervisors, artists, producers, technologists, educators, and studio executives – now with more than 5,500 members, and growing every day. From film and television to commercials, games, animation, and new media, our members bring cinematic dreams to life in every corner of the entertainment world.

Our international presence continues to grow stronger, with members in 50+ countries, thanks to the incredible efforts of our regional communities. We’re thrilled to welcome our newest VES Sections in Japan and Spain, bringing our global community to 18 Sections worldwide and expanding opportunities for collaboration, inspiration, and camaraderie.

The annual VES Awards celebrates the visionaries, trailblazers, and innovators who redefine visual storytelling. As we gather for our 24th Annual VES Awards, we honor all of the artists and teams who contributed to the year’s groundbreaking VFX achievements.

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Welcome from The Board Chair and Executive Director Welcome to the 24th Annual VES Awards!

We’re delighted to gather with you to celebrate the magic of visual effects and the visionaries who bring our wildest ideas to life.

Tonight, we shine a spotlight on the remarkable artists, producers, filmmakers, and creators who dazzle us on the big screen and beyond. We have the pleasure of recognizing legendary producer Jerry Bruckheimer as the recipient of this year’s VES Lifetime Achievement Award, and Wētā Workshop co-founder Sir Richard Taylor as this year’s VES Visionary Award recipient. Additionally, we’re thrilled to welcome back The Sklar Brothers as our hosts for the evening.

Our special thanks to the year-round efforts of our VES Awards Committee, who led a rigorous selection process for all submissions, culminating in a total of 60 in-person and virtual peer-led Nomination Events for our members around the world. The incredible work of the Awards Committee, plus the commitment and enthusiasm of all of our voting members worldwide, make this a truly remarkable evening.

On behalf of the VES Board of Directors, our staff and volunteers, and our members around the world, we thank each of you for supporting the visual effects community and celebrating this extraordinary craft. We hope you share our pride in the incredible range of artistry represented tonight.

Now, on with the show!!

Render tonight unforgettable!

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Kim Davidson Nancy Ward VES Board Chair VES Executive Director

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Awards Hosts The Sklar Brothers Identical twins Randy and Jason Sklar, aka The Sklar Brothers, are a post-modern take on a stand up comedy duo. Returning for the second consecutive year, The Sklar Brothers are tonight’s hosts for the 24th Annual VES Awards. The Sklar Brothers have released six critically-acclaimed comedy albums, two “Comedy Central Presents” specials, and a one hour Netflix stand up special titled “What Are We Talking About.”

They can currently be seen on Amazon’s sports comedy show “Good Sports,” where they write and perform alongside Kenan Thompson and Kevin Hart.

Randy and Jason are also writers, directors, and actors appearing in a wide variety of shows, including “Entourage,” “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia,” “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” “Better Call Saul,” “Grey’s Anatomy,” “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,” and much more. They are also known for their ESPN Classic cult-hit show “Cheap Seats,” their UFC original series “The Nosebleeds,” and as hosts and producers of the History Channel’s “United Stats of America.” In December, Randy and Jason led “The Altcast From The Cheap Seats” on TruTV and HBO Max. Most importantly, Randy and Jason are fathers and husbands living in Los Angeles. (Not with each other – that would be weird.)

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VES Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient

Jerry Bruckheimer The most successful film and television producer of all time, Academy Award-nominated Jerry Bruckheimer’s credits include the monumentally successful “Pirates of the Caribbean,” “Top Gun,” “National Treasure,” “Bad Boys,” and “Beverly Hills Cop” franchises, as well as such hits as “Black Hawk Down,” “Pearl Harbor,” “Remember the Titans,” “Enemy of the State,” “Armageddon,” “Con Air,” “The Rock,” “Crimson Tide,” and “Flashdance.”

Jerry’s most recent blockbuster, 2025’s “F1,” became not only the highest grossing sports movie of all time, but also the biggest movie in the storied career of star Brad Pitt. “F1” was helmed by “Top Gun: Maverick” director Joseph Kosinski and produced alongside 7-time F1 world champion Sir Lewis Hamilton. The previous year, Jerry’s slate included four new releases, notably including “Bad Boys: Ride or Die,” starring Will Smith and Martin Lawrence for the fourth time in the beloved series. “Ride or Die” went on to take the “Bad Boys” franchise to over $1 billion in total grosses. Jerry also recently scored the biggest hit of his career with “Top Gun: Maverick,” which reunited him with Tom Cruise for a long-awaited sequel to the 1986 original. “Maverick” ended its theatrical run with an unbelievable global box office of nearly $1.5B, landing at #5 on the all-time list.

The film received six Academy Award nominations including Best Picture and won the Oscar for Best Sound.

Jerry is also one of the most dominant producers on television, with four series currently on the air, including Season 38 of the ten-time Emmy Award–winning “The Amazing Race.” Together, “Fire Country” (#1 new broadcast show 2022), “Sheriff Country” (spinoff of “Fire Country” and #2 new broadcast show 2025), and “Boston Blue” (expansion of the beloved “Blue Bloods” series and #1 new broadcast show 2025) make up CBS’s “Bruckheimer Fridays” programming block. He has also produced some of the most successful television series of the past 25 years, beginning with the global phenomenon “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,” which quickly became the number one show in the world and spawned five spin-offs.

In a career spanning more than 50 years, Jerry’s productions have been recognized with countless awards including Oscars, Emmys, Golden Globes, People’s Choice, Critics Choice, and Grammy honors.

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VES Visionary Award Recipient

Sir Richard Taylor Richard Taylor is the co-founder of the Wētā companies and co-owner of Wētā Workshop, along with his wife Tania Rodger. Established in their home city of Wellington, New Zealand, Wētā Workshop is a multifaceted, award-winning creative studio that has provided the design and physical effects for more than 160 films, numerous television shows, and multiple location-based experiences. Notable titles include the globally acclaimed “The Lord of the Rings” and “The Hobbit” trilogies, as well as “The Chronicles of Narnia,” “King Kong,” “Avatar,” “District 9,” “Ghost in the Shell,” “Mulan,” “Thor,” “Black Panther,” and “Alien: Romulus,” to name a few. As a passionate creative with more than 30 years of experience, Richard collaborates each day with his colleagues across a diverse range of artistic and technical disciplines.

Richard has won five Academy Awards© across three disciplines, for special effects makeup, visual effects, and costume design. He has also received four BAFTAs, three THEA Awards and more than 35 national and international awards for his work within the creative industries. In 2010, Richard was made a Knight Companion of the NZ Order of Merit for his services to film, and voted New Zealand Entrepreneur of the Year, and in 2012 he was named New Zealander of the Year.

Richard and Tania also co-own the children’s IP development and television production company Pukeko Pictures, along with business and creative partner Martin Baynton. Pukeko developed the award-winning television shows “Jane and the Dragon,” “The Wot Wots,” “Kiddets,” “Book Hungry Bears,” and reimagined the Gerry Anderson classic “Thunderbirds Are Go.” Pukeko has also forged co-production relationships with China, creating the first-ever co-production in children’s television between China and New Zealand.

Richard and Tania continue to be active within the Wellington community, serving as patrons of the Little Miracles Trust, and giving their time to numerous charity projects and initiatives. They also co-own Stardog LP, a fine art and IP development company that works with young artists to help them realise their own creative endeavours.

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The Program Outstanding Environment in an Episodic, Commercial, Game Cinematic, or Real-Time Project Outstanding Environment in an Animated Feature Outstanding Environment in a Photoreal Feature Outstanding Visual Effects in a Commercial Outstanding Visual Arts in a Real-Time Project Outstanding Visual Effects in a Special Venue Project Outstanding CG Cinematography Emerging Technology Award Outstanding Visual Effects in a Student Project Outstanding Model in a Photoreal or Animated Project Outstanding Special (Practical) Effects in a Photoreal Project Outstanding Compositing & Lighting in an Episode Outstanding Compositing & Lighting in a Commercial Outstanding Compositing & Lighting in a Feature VES Visionary Award: Sir Richard Taylor Outstanding Effects Simulations in an Episode, Commercial, Game Cinematic, or Real-Time Project Outstanding Effects Simulations in an Animated Feature Outstanding Effects Simulations in a Photoreal Feature Outstanding Character in a Photoreal Feature Outstanding Character in an Episodic, Commercial, Game Cinematic, or Real-Time Project Outstanding Character in an Animated Feature VES Lifetime Achievement Award: Jerry Bruckheimer Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode Outstanding Animation in an Animated Feature Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature

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Nominees Outstanding Environment in an Episodic, Commercial, Game Cinematic, or Real-Time Project Foundation, Episode 1: A Song for the End of Everything Clarion Station Sylvain Lesaint Ilyes Boutemeur Blake Dewoody Benjamin Rojek

Andor, Episode 9: Welcome to the Rebellion - The Senate District John O’Connell Falk Boje Hasan Ilhan Kevin George

The Last of Us Post-Apocalyptic Seattle Romain Simonnet Abraham Ibanez David Desplat Minguk Lee

The Residence, Episode 2: Dial M for Murder - The White House Exterior Gabriel Vargas Eric Schoellnast Andrew Wilkins Omer Gurkan

Outstanding Environment in an Animated Feature Zootopia 2 - Marsh Market

KPop Demon Hunters - Seoul

Elio - The Communiverse

The Bad Guys 2 - Cairo City

Limei Z. Hshieh Alexander Nicholas Whang Joshua Fry Ryan DeYoung Steve Arguello Christopher M. Burrows Andy Lin Laura Murphy

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Rafael Lescano GunSik Kim Tyquane Wright Hee-Chel Nam

John J. Lee Greg Hettinger Mikael Genachte-Le Bail Mayumi Shimokawa

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Nominees Outstanding Environment in a Photoreal Feature Tron: Ares - Dillinger’s Grid City Jared Michael Noor Valibhoy Cody Gramstad Stefan Litterini

The Lost Bus The Wildfires of Roe Road Jamie Haydock Francesco Ferraresi Sergey Konorev Frederick Vallee

The Lost Bus - Feather River Canyon by the Pulga Bridge David Schulz Mareike Loges Björn Markgraf Philipp Hafellner

The Gorge - The Bodyweb Daniel James Cox Yosuke Inomata Clint Rea Gabriel Pires

Avatar: Fire and Ash Bridgehead Industrial City Gianluca Pizzaia Steve Bevins Dziga Kaiser Zsolt Máté

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Commercial Coors Light - Slow Monday Bruno Fukumothi Ella Glazer David Fleet Martino Madeddu

BMW - Heart of Joy | Meet Okto the Octopus Tom Raynor Helen Tang Jack Harris Alex Kulikov

Virgin Media - Trunk Trucker

Columbia Sportswear Engineered for Whatever Kamen Markov Alexia Paterson David Lochhead Henrique Campanha

Battlefield 6 It’s Good to Be Back Michael Ralla James Alexander Brian Creasey Luca Pelegatta

Sebastian Caldwell Larisa Covaciu Ben Cronin Alex Grey

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Nominees Outstanding Visual Arts in a Real-Time Project Ghost of Yōtei

South of Midnight

Death Stranding 2: On the Beach

Battlefield 6

Jason Connell Matt Vainio Joanna Wang Jasmin Patry

Hideo Kojima Yoji Shinkawa Shota Hirasawa

Doom: The Dark Ages

Ian Mac Gregor Yasmeen Leclerc Petro Kosariekov Connor Bugni Chris Bayol Sean Tomek Skye White Jacob Bergman

Todd Boyce Andrew Willis Ian Malerich Derek Best

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Special Venue Project The Wizard of Oz at Sphere Ben Grossmann Tamara Watts Kent Dr. Irfan Essa Matt Dougan Glenn Derry

Zootopia: Better Zoogether!

Richard Enders Kirk Bodyfelt Darin Hollings Darren Simpson

Disney Tales of Magic Tim Lutkin Patrick Aigouy Adrien Mourey Lydia Caplan

Stranger Things: Escape the Dark Julien Héry Antoine Sitruk Simon Lecavalier Martin Hesselink

Monsters Unchained: The Frankenstein Experiment Alan Woods Maximilian McNair MacEwan Jason Fox Iris Chailloux

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Nominees Outstanding CG Cinematography Zootopia 2

Tyler Kupferer Daniel Rice Griselda Sastrawinata-Lemay

Avatar: Fire and Ash

Tron: Ares

Jhon Alvarado Michael Beaulieu Jayden Beveridge Hayley Haetsal Kim

KPop Demon Hunters

Steve Deane A.J. Briones Zachary Brake Andrew Moffett

Benjamin Hendricks Gary H. Lee Randolph Lizarda Linh Mai Nguyen Chan

Emerging Technology Award Win or Lose - Detached Facial Features David Munier Ana Gabriela Lacaze Jonathan Page Anna-Christine Lykkegaard

Mickey 17 - REVIZE John Bastian Ben Ward Thomas Rowntree Robert Beveridge

Avatar: Fire and Ash - BodyOpt Christoph Sprenger Tobias Mack Florian Fernandez Niall Ryan

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Elio - Real-Time High Fidelity Animation System Using Signed Distance Functions Andrew Butts Trent Crow Anna-Christine Lykkegaard Catherine Luo

Avatar: Fire and Ash Kora Fire Toolset

Alexey Dmitrievich Stomakhin John Edholm Murali Ramachari Aleksandr Isakov

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Nominees Outstanding Visual Effects in a Student Project Au Delà des Mots

Azimuth

Flying From War

A Sparrow’s Song

Antoine Barbannaud Leandro Leijnen Timothé Vergught Mathis De Sauvecanne Ciara Borgards

Two Kings

Eliot Hervier Blondel Mathieu Keraudran Adrian Delmotte Jonas Lopez Del Castillo

Thomas Teisseire Cassandre Cinier Martin Bluy Mathis Giraudeau Tobias Eckerlin Vincent Maurer Elias Weber Lilli-Luisa Heckmann

Outstanding Model in a Photoreal or Animated Project Mickey 17 - The Niflheim Spaceship Bikas Panigrahi Nikolai Razuev Ajinkya Nitin Phokmare Manoj Vijay Kamble

Wicked: For Good - Bison Marco Chau Giorgio Pennisi Sowmya Ramakumar Balazs Meszaros

Avatar: Fire and Ash - The Windtraders’ Gondola Michael Smale Sam Sharplin Joe W. Churchill Jacqi Dillon

Superman - The Fortress of Solitude Crystal Bretz Martin Pélissier Klaudio Ladavac Conner Wessinger

Outstanding Special (Practical) Effects in a Photoreal Project Gen V - Bags

Hudson Christopher Kenny Curtis Carlson John Koyama Bruno Larizza

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Andor - Who Are You? Luke Murphy Dean Ford Jody Eltham Darrell Guyon

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Nominees Outstanding Compositing & Lighting in an Episode The Residence, Episode 1: Pilot Spencer Hecox Gunnar Heiss Alexander Greenberg Eric Schoellnast

Stranger Things, Chapter Eight: The Rightside Up - The Abyss and Vecna’s Face Ben Roberts Rachel E. Herbert Don Bradford Ken Lam

The Last of Us, Episode 2: Through the Valley - A Storm of Ice, Fire and Flesh Tobias Wiesner Mark Julien Owen Longstaff Brendan Naylor

Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age Saruta Puff Pisanwalerd Jean-Baptiste Noyau Marion Nove-Josserand Sue Nelson

Outstanding Compositing & Lighting in a Commercial Disney - Best Christmas Ever

Virgin Media - Trunk Trucker

BMW - Heart of Joy | Meet Okto the Octopus

Genesis - No Old Ideas

Hudson Martins Ribeiro Luke Warpus Jinhui Wang Alex Miller

Alex Kulikov Jack Harris Adam Chabane Nicola Borsari

Alex Grey Sebastian Caldwell Nicola Borsari Giacomo Cavalletti

Greg McKneally Christian Block Alberto Pizzocchero Alessandro Granella

Outstanding Compositing & Lighting in a Feature Avatar: Fire and Ash - Bridgehead Industrial City

Superman - Fights and Metropolis City Destruction

F1: The Movie - Modern Race and POV Footage

Avatar: Fire and Ash - The Wind Traders, Bridgehead, Rivers and Ocean

Ziad Shureih Stefano Oggeri Jaume Creus Costabella Hugo Debat-Burkarth

Hugo Gauvreau Chris Davies Raushan Raj Amaury Rospars

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Can Chang Nicolas Caillier Bryan Smeall Elona Musha

Alex Klaricich Gianfranco Sgura Brad Floyd Ari Ross

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Nominees Outstanding Effects Simulations in an Episode, Commercial, Game Cinematic, or Real-Time Project Battlefield 6

Björn Åkerstedt Anders Egleus Kasra Kalami Craig Moroney

The Last of Us, Episode 2: Through the Valley The Infected Horde Duarte Victorino Claudio Gonzalez Andre Castelao Igor Bondar

Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age The Big Freeze Edward Ferrysienanda Kevin Christensen Guy Schuleman Kevin Tarpinian

Stranger Things, Chapter Eight: The Rightside Up Assault on the Mindflayer Michael Chrobak Brandon James Fleet Yasunobu Arahori Hoi Ying Fung

Outstanding Effects Simulations in an Animated Feature In Your Dreams

Zootopia 2

The Bad Guys 2

KPop Demon Hunters

Stephanie McNair Dmitriy Kolesnik Stephen Paschke David Sellares Michael Losure Landon Gray Zachary Glynn Steve Avoujageli

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Sujil Sukumaran Stuart Griese Zoran Stojanoski Paul Carman Filippo Maccari Nikolaos Finizio Daniel La Chapelle Srdjan Milosevic

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Nominees Outstanding Effects Simulations in a Photoreal Feature Avatar: Fire and Ash - Simulating Pandora Nicholas James Illingworth Sarah C. Farmer James Robinson Ryan Bowden

Superman - Metropolis City Destruction Rick Hankins Marcel Kern Eric Hollands Masoud Aziminajjar

The Lost Bus - Escape from Hell Billy Copley Mathieu Chardonnet Chetan Patkar David Schott

Together

Darcy George Andrew Dunkerley Ray Leung Steve Oakley

Outstanding Character in a Photoreal Feature

A Minecraft Movie Queen Malgosha Kevin Estey Fabio Leporelli Matteo Stirati Nick Grace

Lilo & Stitch - Stitch Matthew Shumway Claus Pedersen Xiying Zhai Enrique Mateo-Sagasta

Superman - Krypto the Superdog Löic Mireault Martine Chartrand Marianne Morency Matthias Schoenegger

Avatar: Fire and Ash - Varang: Leader of the Ash Clan Stephen Clee Stuart Adcock Keven Norris Joseph Kim

Outstanding Character in an Episodic, Commercial, Game Cinematic, or Real-Time Project IT: Welcome to Derry, Episode 2: The Thing in the Dark - The Pickle Monster Philip Harris-Genois Pierric Danjou Chloé Ostiguy Jonathan Bourdua

IT: Welcome to Derry, Episode 8: Winter Fire - Pennywise Théo Peronnard Yan Morin-Dubuisson Yan Detang Jonathan Fleming-Bock

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Stranger Things, Chapter Eight: The Rightside Up - Mind Flayer James Moore Layne Howe Shawn Warawa Yoshihiro Harimoto

Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age - Female Smilodon Alvise Avati Marc-André Coulombe Youen Leclerc Andrea De Martis

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Nominees Outstanding Character in an Animated Feature Elio - Ooooo the Liquid Supercomputer Catherine Luo Anna-Christine Lykkegaard Ferdi Scheepers Julian Teo

Elio - Glordon Marco Burbano Edgar Rodriguez Ben Rush Patrick Yu Wang

Zootopia 2 - Gary De’Snake Adam Green Jennifer Stratton Christoffer Pedersen Jesse Erickson

KPop Demon Hunters - Rumi Sophia (Seung Hee) Lee Andrea Matamoros Marc Souliere Joshua Beveridge

Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode Man vs Baby: Chapter One Rob Duncan Ashlee Turner Jean-Nicolas Costa Adrian Eugene Daniel Williams

The Residence, Episode 1: The Fall of the House of Usher Seth Hill Tesa Kubicek John Nelson Gabriel Vargas

The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon, Episode 1: Costa Da Morte

Severance, Episode 1: Hello, Ms. Cobel Eric Leven Sean Findley Brian Holligan Radost Ridlen

Death By Lightning, Episode 1: The Man from Ohio Rainer Gombos Steve Kullback Marko Ljubez David Ramos

Jao M’Changama Justine Paynat-Sautivet Sébastien Voisin Xavier Allard Pau Costa Moeller

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Nominees Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature Dongji Rescue

Tim Crosbie Celeste Suihua Chen Christian Sjöstedt Lea Benjovitz

A House of Dynamite Chris Harvey Dione Wood Jon Mitchell Matthew Lane

Warfare

Sinners

Michael Ralla James Alexander Nick Marshall Espen Nordahl Donnie Dean

After the Hunt

Fabio Cerrito Virginia Cefaly Marco Fiorani Parenzi Maura Manfredi

Simon Stanley-Clamp Kaley Edwards Andrew Kinnear Samir Ansari Ryan Conder

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode Andor, Episode 8: Who Are You? Mohen Leo TJ Falls Scott Pritchard Olivier Beaulieu Luke Murphy

It: Welcome to Derry, Episode 8: Winter Fire Daryl Sawchuk Steve Dellerson Pier Lefebvre Steven Tether Darcy Callaghan

Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age, Episode 1: The Big Freeze Russell Dodgson Tracey Gibbons François Dumoulin Gavin McKenzie

Stranger Things, Chapter Eight: The Rightside Up Betsy Paterson Tessa Roehl Michael Maher Jr. Martin Hill

The Last of Us, Episode 2: Through the Valley Alex Wang Fiona Campbell Westgate Nick Epstein Philip Engström Joel Whist

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Nominees Outstanding Animation in an Animated Feature The Bad Guys 2

In Your Dreams

KPop Demon Hunters

Elio

Pierre Perifel Damon Ross Matt Baer Benjamin Willis

Joshua Beveridge Jacky Priddle Benjamin Hendricks Clara Chan

Sebastian “Sacha” Kapijimpanga Carey Smith Nicola Lavender Steve Pilcher Claudia Chung Sanii Mary Alice Drumm Harley Jessup Dave Quirus

Zootopia 2

Gregory Smith Laurie Au Marlon West Shweta Viswanathan

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature F1: The Movie

Avatar: Fire and Ash

Jurassic World: Rebirth

How To Train Your Dragon

Ryan Tudhope Nikeah Forde Robert Harrington Nicolas Chevallier Keith Alfred Dawson David Vickery Carlos Ciudad Steve Aplin Charmaine Chan Neil Corbould, VES

Richard Baneham Peter Litvack Eric Saindon Nicky Muir Steve Ingram

Christian Manz Christopher Raimo Glen McIntosh Glenn Melenhorst Terry Palmer

The Lost Bus

Charlie Noble Gavin Round David Zaretti Russell Bowen Brandon Keys McLaughlin (BK)

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Thank You VES Awards Committee Lopsie Schwartz, Chair Scott Kilburn, Co-Chair Den Serras, Co-Chair

Committee Members Prashant Agrawal Brent Armstrong Rob Blau Jeff Bloch Kathryn Brillhart Stephen Chiu

Emma Clifton Perry Satish Goda Dave Gouge Eric Greenlief Colleen “CJ” Jenkinson David “DJ” Johnson, VES

Scott Kirvan Tram Le-Jones Sarah McGee Sarah McGrail Pramita Mukherjee Michael Ramirez

Olun Riley Diego Rojas Michael Schmueck Brad Simonsen Dane Smith

Emerging Technology Award Committee: Karen Raz (Chair), Nick Cannon, Francois Chardavoine, Sheena Duggal, Barbara Ford Grant, Jim Geduldick, Dave Gouge, Steve May, Sam Richards, Michele Sciolette, Sebastian Sylwan, VES, Katalina Williams

VES Office

Elvia Gonzalez, Associate Director PJ Schumacher, Controller Jim Sullivan, Director of Operations Ben Schneider, Director of Membership Services Colleen Kelly, Office Manager Charles Mesa, Content Manager

Shannon Cassidy, Global Manager Ross Auerbach, Program Manager Eric Bass, Marketing Manager Wayne Watkins, Donor Relations Manager Adrienne Morse, Operations Coordinator Jade Ghali-Lachapelle, Global Coordinator

The Awards Committee would like to especially thank Martin Minsel and the team at RnDeep for their programming expertise and hard work.

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Thank You VES Awards Show Producer - Jody Kennedy Consulting Executive Producer & Awards Founder - Jeffrey A. Okun, VES Ballot Tabulation Services - Nigro, Karlin, Segal & Feldstein, LLP The Voice Over King - Chris Gregory Motion Graphics Designer - Heather Cardone Event Management - MTA Events Video Editor - Marc Hall Talent Management - Robin Reinhardt / R & R Talent Media Relations - Raz PR Show Volunteers: Kevin Castaneto, Deja Collins, Anthony J. Lewis, Neil Reola, Marlon Rivas, Julia Ruscio, Keshia Suwitra, Mitchell Tanaka, Brian Tran

Partners

Media Partners

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Thank You to our Global Venues!

The 24th Annual VES Awards Nomination judging event was conducted by 46 in-person and 14 virtual panels from all around the globe. It was indeed a worldwide celebration of visual effects! We would like to recognize the generous companies that hosted the nomination judging.

India

Vancouver

Italy

Los Angeles

Bay Area & London

Montreal

Texas Germany Washington France Vancouver

London

Singapore

Toronto

Toronto Australia New York Oregon

Florida

Germany

Los Angeles & Georgia

Australia

Spain

Australia & London

India & South Korea

New Zealand

Special thanks to Mike Brodersen, Tom Vice, Andre Trejo, Brad Henry and the whole FotoKem team for distributing the media globally, and for their ongoing support for this event!

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Thank You To Our Nomination Event Volunteers!

VES Members selected the VES Awards Nominees in 24 categories via 60 in-person and virtual panels conducted across the globe. Thank you to the panel teams listed below and the hundreds of judges who participated.

Global Director of the Nomination Event - Agon Ushaku

Region Leads

Region 1 - Joergen Geerds Region 2 & 3 - Prashant Agrawal Region 4 - Rico Dober & Victor Perez Region 5 & 6 - Philipp Wolf & Colleen Jenkinson Region 7 - Alan Boucek

Asia/India Region (Virtual) Gordon Jinhui Lee Timothy Zhao

Australia Adelaide

Jason Quintana Marcus Wells

Melbourne

Chris Cosgrove Alisha A. Kumar Sabrina Matthaus

Sydney

Leah Darrington Andres Grajales Aditya Talwar

Bay Area

Daniel Cavey Michael Conte, VES Rose Duignan Ken Fisk Jeff Johnson

Central Region (Virtual) Brian Andrews Rory Hinnen

East Coast Region (Virtual) Rhythm Gandhi Amanda Heppner Jose Marin Graeme Marshall Natalie A. Palumbo Hari Prasath Marc A. Rousseau Will Rousseau Rob Wright Kate Xagoraris

Europe Region (Virtual) Jan Adamczyk Manuel Rey Gonzales Nina Pries Robert Stasz Kai Todenhoefer Mateusz Wojt

Florida, USA

Saham Ali Jason Embury Anthony Solitario

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Panel Teams

France

Alain Boutillier Sebastien Caudron Bastien Chauvet Sebastien Fauchere Mathieu Keraudran Franck Lambertz Quentin Martin Olivia McLean Arnaud Sourdeau

Georgia

Zachary Bell Michael Leitmann

Germany Berlin

Holger Hummel Thomas Knop, VES

Munich

Matthias Bühler Rico Dober Mortimer Warlimont Felix Wolf

India Chennai

Keerthana Praveen Kumar Amul Raj

Mumbai

Arpita Chikodikar Prag Gargatte Natalie Millar Jadhav Priyan Parab Rutul Patel Nair

Italy

Gabriele Ranfagni Franco Valenziano

London

Nicolas Casanova Devrishi Chatterjee Charles Chorein Gianluca Dentici Ricardo Ferreira Sophie Maydon Giovanni Nuzzo Thomas Rodeschini Martin Sandahl Arpita Venugopal Saint John A. Walker Jimmy Zhu

Los Angeles Burbank

Kathryn Brillhart Scott Kilburn Pramita Mukherjee Sarah McGrail Michael Ramirez Robert Rowles Olun Riley Michael Schmueck Chris Schnitzer Dennis Serras John Sullivan Byron Wedderburn

Santa Monica

Brian Gaffney Rogério Tavares Gasi Nathalia Murray Howie Muzika Theresa Patten-Koeckert Dan Rosen Ihimu Ukpo Eric Wilson Andy Wood

Montreal

David Bitton Patrick David Thibault Kiefer Graeme Marshall Lee Sullivan

New York

Bjorn Ahlstedt Oz Andreaus George Jimenez Sam O’Hare Ari Reisner

New Zealand Lance Lones James Ogle

Oceania Region (Virtual) Rachel Copp Benjamin Rayner

Oregon

Robert Blau Jasmine Carruthers Michael Cordova Holly Webster

Singapore

Bernard Carpio Ji Kian Lim Michael Lim Phil Pham Lee Stringer

South Korea

Romain Besnard Aurore Sabrier

Spain

Guillermo Algora Astrid Busser-Casas Jose Rossi Alejandro Rivas

Texas

Colin Campbell, VES Ludovick Michaud

Toronto

Laurence Cymet Ray McMillan Mark Elendt Chris Hebert Berj Bannayan Gustavo Sanchez-Perez Josh Jourdie

Vancouver

Jo Ann Belen Fred Chapman Noel Hoffman Matt Lane Anna Snizkova Naomi Stopa Rene Toye Ayyappadas Vijayakumar Kelsy Wittmann Timothy Zhao

Washington Neil Blevins Eric Greenlief Ted Helmers

West Coast Region (Virtual) Romualdo Amaral Silva Jeff Barnes, VES Jeff Bloch Diana Chu Belle Devins Jonathan Perez Nina Rappaport-Rowan Ran Wang

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Visual Effects Society Nancy Ward Executive Director BOARD OF DIRECTORS Kim Davidson Chair David H. Tanaka, VES 1st Vice Chair

Frederick Lissau Secretary

Brooke Lyndon-Stanford 2nd Vice Chair

Jeffrey A. Okun, VES Treasurer

Board Members Dennis Hoffman Thomas Knop, VES Karen Murphy Maggie Oh Joel Pennington Robin Prybil Christine Resch Lopsie Schwartz Agon Ushaku Sean Varney Sam Winkler Philipp Wolf

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