The Visual Effects Society (VES) has announced the nominations for its 2004 VES Awards.
VES membership viewing of the nominees and voting will take place on Feb. 7. Winners will be announced at the second annual VES Awards event on Feb.18 at the Hollywood Palladium. The evening will be highlighted by the presentation of the first-ever Lifetime Achievement Award to George Lucas. Making the presentation will be Academy Award-winning director James Cameron.
The nominees are:
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects-Driven Motion Picture
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KINGJim Rygiel, Dean Wright, Joe Letteri, Randall William Cook
THE MATRIX REVOLUTIONSJohn Gaeta, Kim Libreri, George Murphy, Craig Hayes
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARLJohn Knoll, Patrick Myers, Hal Hickel, Jill Brooks
Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Motion Picture
BAD BOYS 2Carey Villegas. Rob Legato, David Taritero, Layne Friedman
MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLDStefen Fangmeier, Robert Stromberg, Nathan McGuinness, Brooke Breton
THE LAST SAMURAIJeffrey A. Okun, Thomas Boland, Bill Mesa, Ray McIntyre Jr.
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Television Miniseries, Movie or a Special
BATTLESTAR GALACTICAGary Hutzel, Kristen L. Branan, Emile E. Smith, Lee Stringer
DINOSAUR PLANETSebastien Dostie
FRANK HERBERT'S CHILDREN OF DUNE: NIGHT 1Ernest Farino, Tim McHugh, Chris Q. Zapara, Glenn A. Campbell
HELEN OF TROYSam Nicholson, Adam Ealovega, Joshua Hatton, Tim Donahue
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Television Series
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER, Season 7, Episode #22Loni Peristere, Patti Gannon, Ronald Thornton, Chris Zapara
CARNIVALE, Episode #1.01David T. Altenau, Ariel V. Shaw, Thomas L. Bellissimo, Barbara J. Marshall
ER #176008Sam Nicholson, Kyle J. Healey, Eric Grenaudier, Anthony Ocampo
SEA MONSTERS "A Walking with Dinosaurs Special"Max Tyrie, Tim Greenwood, Darren Byford, Mike Milne
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Commercial
Johnnie Walker FISHMurray Butler, William Bartlett, Jake Mengers, Helen Mackenzie
Nike GAMEBREAKEREric Barba, Richard Morton, Walt Hyneman, Dave Stern
Nike SPEED CHAINEric Barba, Greg Teegarden, Dave Stern, Jay Barton
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Music Video
Outkast HEY YAElad Offer
PASS THAT DUTCHJonathan Keeton, Aladino Debert, Andy McKenna, Scott Rader
Best Single Visual Effect of the Year in any Medium
THE HULKDennis Muren, Scott Benza, Michael DiComo, Wilson Tang
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KINGJim Rygiel, Dean Wright, Joe Letteri, Randall William Cook
THE MATRIX RELOADED "Trailer Top Crash"John Gaeta, Dan Glass, Adrian de Wett, Greg Juby
Outstanding Character Animation in a Live Action Motion Picture
THE HULKScott Benza, Jamy Wheless, Kevin Martel, Aaron Ferguson
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KINGSteven Hornby, Andy Serkis, Matthias Menz, Greg Butler
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARLSusan Campbell, James Tooley, Geoff Campbell, Dugan Beach
Outstanding Character Animation in an Animated Motion Picture
FINDING NEMO "Inside the Whale"Dave DeVan, Gini Santos
FINDING NEMO "Speaking Whale"Andrew Gordon, Brett Coderre
Outstanding Special Effects in Service to Visual Effects in a Motion Picture
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KINGScott Harens, Chuck Schuman, Sven Harens
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARLGeoff Heron, Robert Clot, Jason Brackett, John McLeod
Outstanding Special Effects in Service to Visual Effects in a Televised Program, Music Video or Commercial
CARNIVALE, Episode #4 "Dust Storm"Thomas L Bellissimo
CARNIVALE "Pilot"Thomas L. Bellissimo, Charles Belardinelli
Outstanding Matte Painting in a Motion Picture
THE HULKBrett Northcutt, Joshua Ong
PETER PANYusei Uesugi, Giles Hancock
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARLYanick Dusseault, Susumu Yukuhiro, Jonathan Harb
Outstanding Matte Painting in a Televised Program, Music Video or Commercial
DINOSAUR PLANETArnaud Brisebois, Philippe Roberge, Sean Samuels
NCIS #001 "Yankee White"Steven J. Rogers
SMALLVILLE "Insurgence"Eli Jarra, Joseph Brattesani, Brian Bell
Outstanding Models and Miniatures in a Motion Picture
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KINGRichard Taylor, Paul Van Ommen, Eric Saindon
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL "Captain Barbossa"Geoff Campbell, James Tooley, Steve Walton, Dugan Beach
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL "The Interceptor"Charlie Bailey, Peter Bailey, Robert Edwards, Don Bies
Outstanding Models and Miniatures in a Televised Program, Music Video or Commercial
BATTLESTAR GALACTICALee Stringer, Jose Perez, Gabriel Koerner, Mike Enriquez
HELEN OF TROYAnthony Ocampo
Outstanding Visual Effects Photography in a Motion Picture
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KINGAlex Funke, Rob Kerr, Henk Prins
THE MATRIX RELOADED "U-Cap Facial Photography"Kim Libreri, George Borshukov, Paul Ryan, John Gaeta
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARLCarl Miller, Mike Conte, Tami Carter
TERMINATOR 3: RISE OF THE MACHINESPat Sweeney, Mike Bienstock, Grady Cofer, John Hansen
Outstanding Compositing in a Motion Picture
THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMENGeorge Macri, Mike Hardison, Patrick Murphy, Dan Trezise
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KINGMoritz Glaesle, Mark Lewis, Kara Vandeleur
MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD "Storm"Philip R. Brennan
Outstanding Compositing in a Televised Program, Music Video or Commercial
ANGELS IN AMERICAStefano Trivelli
BATTLESTAR GALACTICAPatti Gannon, Chris Jones, Sean Apple, Jarrod Davis
SMALLVILLE "Accelerate"Mat Beck, Eli Jarra, Ivan DeWolf, Brian Harding
Outstanding Performance by a Male or Female Actor in an Effects Film
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KINGSean Astin
PETER PANLudivine Sangier
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARLKeira Knightley
For more information and the entire list of nominations, please visit www.visualeffectssociety.com.
The Visual Effects Society, founded in 1997, is comprised of distinguished visual effects artists and technologists who are professionally committed to the specialized industry of visual effects. The society provides its members with a platform for communication, education, and recognition of the current and future state of the visual effects industry. Society headquarters are located in Santa Monica, California, with approximately 900 global members.
Bill Desowitz, former editor of VFXWorld, is currently the Crafts Editor of IndieWire.
