The Visual Effects Society (VES) held the 20th Annual VES Awards, the prestigious yearly celebration that recognizes outstanding visual effects artistry and innovation in film, animation, television, commercials, video games and special venues.
Denis Villeneuve’s sci-fi epic Dune was the big winner at the 20th Visual Effects Society Awards, collecting four trophies. Disney’s Encanto was named top animated film, also winning four awards, while in the live-action feature categories, Spider-Man: No Way Home won a trophy for a created environment (the mirror dimension). Jungle Cruise won an award for practical effects, and Last Night in Soho picked up the prize for supporting VFX.
Congratulations to all the winners and nominees. Here’s a complete list of the 2022 VES Awards winners.
Winners of the 20th Annual VES Awards:
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature
Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature
Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode
FOUNDATION; The Emperor’s Peace
Chris MacLean
Addie Manis
Mike Enriquez
Chris Keller
Paul Byrne
Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Real-Time Project
CALL OF DUTY: VANGUARD
Sandy Lin-Chiang
Joseph Knox
Gareth Richards
Shane Daley
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Commercial
Sheba; Hope Reef
Grant Walker
Sophie Harrison
Hernan Llano
Michael Baker
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Special Venue Project
JURASSIC WORLD ADVENTURE
Eugénie von Tunzelmann
Maximilian McNair MacEwan
Stephen Goalby
Brad Silby
Outstanding Animated Character in a Photoreal Feature
Outstanding Animated Character in an Animated Feature
Outstanding Animated Character in an Episode or Real-Time Project
THE WITCHER; Nivellen the Cursed Man
Marko Chulev
Rasely Ma
Mike Beaulieu
Robin Witzsche
Outstanding Animated Character in a Commercial
Smart Energy; Einstein Knows Best; Einstein
Alex Hammond
Harsh Borah
Clare Williams
Andreas Graichen
Outstanding Created Environment in a Photoreal Feature
SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME; The Mirror Dimension
Eric Le Dieu de Ville
Thomas Dotheij
Ryan Olliffe
Claire Le Teuff
Outstanding Created Environment in an Animated Feature
Outstanding Created Environment in an Episode, Commercial, or Real-Time Project
Outstanding Virtual Cinematography in a CG Project
ENCANTO; We Don’t Talk about Bruno
Nathan Detroit Warner
Dorian Bustamante
Tyler Kupferer
Michael Woodside
Outstanding Model in a Photoreal or Animated Project
DUNE; Royal Ornithopter
Marc Austin
Anna Yamazoe
Michael Chang
Rachael Dunk
Outstanding Effects Simulations in a Photoreal Feature
DUNE; Dunes of Arrakis
Gero Grimm
Ivan Larinin
Hideki Okano
Zuny An
Outstanding Effects Simulations in an Animated Feature
Outstanding Effects Simulations in an Episode, Commercial, or Real-Time Project
FOUNDATION; Collapse of the Galactic Empire
Giovanni Casadei
Mikel Zuloaga
Steven Moor
Louis Manjarres
Outstanding Compositing & Lighting In a Feature
DUNE; Attack on Arrakeen
Gregory Haas
Francesco Dell’Anna
Abhishek Chaturvedi
Cleve Zhu
Outstanding Compositing & Lighting in an Episode
LOKI; LAMENTIS; Shuroo City Destruction
Paul Chapman
Tom Truscott
Biagio Figliuzzi
Attila Szalma
Outstanding Compositing & Lighting in a Commercial
Verizon; The Reset
David Piombino
Rajesh Kaushik
Manideep Sanisetty
Tim Crean
Outstanding Special (Practical) Effects in a Photoreal Project
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Student Project
GREEN
Camille Poiriez
Arielle Cohen
Eloise Thibaut
Louis Florean
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