18th Visual Effects Society Awards

The 18th Visual Effects Society Awards was an awards ceremony held by the Visual Effects Society. Nominations were announced on January 7, 2020,^[1] and the ceremony took place on January 29, 2020.^[2]

18th Visual Effects Society Awards

January 29, 2020

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Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature:
The Lion King

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Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode:
The Mandalorian – "Chapter 2: The Child"

Nominees

Honorary Awards

Lifetime Achievement Award:

• Martin Scorsese

VES Visionary Award:

• Roland Emmerich

VES Award for Creative Excellence

• Sheena Duggal

Film

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature	Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature
The Lion King – Robert Legato, Tom Peitzman, Adam Valdez, Andrew R. Jones Alita: Battle Angel – Richard Hollander, Kevin Sherwood, Eric Saindon, Richard Baneham, Bob Trevino Avengers: Endgame – Dan DeLeeuw, Jen Underdahl, Russell Earl, Matt Aitken, Dan Sudick Gemini Man – Bill Westenhofer, Karen Murphy-Mundell, Guy Williams, Sheldon Stopsack, Mark Hawker Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker – Roger Guyett, Stacy Bissell, Patrick Tubach, Neal Scanlan, Dominic Tuohy	The Irishman – Pablo Helman, Mitchell Ferm, Jill Brooks, Leandro Estebecorena, Jeff Brink 1917 – Guillaume Rocheron, Sona Pak, Greg Butler, Vijay Selvam, Dominic Tuohy Ford v Ferrari – Olivier Dumont, Kathy Siegel, Dave Morley, Malte Sarnes, Mark Byers Joker – Edwin Rivera, Brice Parker, Mathew Giampa, Bryan Godwin, Jeff Brink The Aeronauts – Louis Morin, Annie Godin, Christian Kaestner, Ara Khanikian, Mike Dawson
Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature	Outstanding Animated Character in a Photoreal Feature
Missing Link – Brad Schiff, Travis Knight, Steve Emerson, Benoit Dubuc Frozen II – Steve Goldberg, Peter Del Vecho, Mark Hammel, Michael Giaimo Klaus – Sergio Pablos, Matthew Teevan, Marcin Jakubowski and Szymon Biernacki The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part – David Burgess, Tim Smith, Mark Theriault and John Rix Toy Story 4 – Josh Cooley, Mark Nielsen, Bob Moyer and Gary Bruins	Alita: Battle Angel – Alita – Michael Cozens, Mark Haenga, Olivier Lesaint, Dejan Momcliovic Avengers: Endgame – Smart Hulk – Kevin Martel, Ebrahim Jahromi, Sven Jensen, Rober Allman Gemini Man – Junior – Paul Story, Stuart Adcock, Emiliano Padovani, Marco Revelant The Lion King – Scar – Gabriel Arnold, James Hood, Julia Friedl, Daniel Fortheringham
Outstanding Animated Character in an Animated Feature	Outstanding Created Environment in a Photoreal Feature
Missing Link – Susan – Rachelle Lambden, Brenda Baumgarten, Morgan Hay, Benoit Dubuc Frozen II – The Water Nøkk – Svetla Radivoeva, Marc Bryant, Richard E. Lehmann, Cameron Black Klaus – Jesper – Yoshimishi Tamura, Alfredo Cassano, Maxime Delalande, Jason Schwartzman Toy Story 4 – Bo Peep – Radford Hurn, Tanja Krampfert, George Nguyen and Becki Rocha Tower	The Lion King – The Pridelands – Marco Rolandi, Luca Bonatti, Jules Bodenstein, Filippo Preti Aladdin – Agrabah – Daniel Schmid, Falk Boje, Stanislaw Marek, Kevin George Alita: Battle Angel – Iron City – John Stevenson-Galvin, Ryan Arcus, Mathias Larserud, Mark Tait Motherless Brooklyn – Penn Station – John Bair, Vance Miller, Sebastian Romero, Steve Sullivan Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker –Pasaana Desert – Daniele Bigi, Steve Hardy, John Seru, Steven Denyer
Outstanding Created Environment in an Animated Feature	Outstanding Virtual Cinematography in a Photoreal Project
Toy Story 4 – Antiques Mall – Hosuk Chang, Andrew Finley, Alison Leaf, Philip Shoebottom for Antique Mall Frozen II – Giants' Gorge – Samy Segura, Jay V. Jackson, Justin Cram, Scott Townsend How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World – The Hidden World – Chris Grun, Ronnie Cleland, Ariel Chisholm, Philippe Brochu Missing Link – Passage to India Jungle – Oliver Jones, Phil Brotherton, Nick Mariana, Ralph Procida	The Lion King –Robert Legato, Caleb Deschanel, Ben Grossman, AJ Sciutto Alita: Battle Angel – Emile Ghorayeb, Simon Jung, Nick Epstein, Mike Perry The Mandalorian – "Chapter 6: The Prisoner", The Roost – Richard Bluff, Jason Porter, Landis Fields IV, Baz Idione Toy Story 4 – Jean-Claude Kalache, Patrick Lin
Outstanding Model in a Photoreal or Animated Project	Outstanding Effects Simulations in a Photoreal Feature
The Mandalorian – "Chapter 3: The Sin"; The Razorcrest – Doug Chiang, Jay Machado, John Goodson, Landis Fields IV Lost in Space – The Resolute – Xuan Prada, Jason Martin, Jonathan Vårdstedt, Eric Andersson Missing Link – The Manchuria – Todd Alan Harvey, Dan Casey, Katy Hughes The Man in the High Castle – Rocket Train – Neil Taylor, Casi Blume, Ben McDougal, Chris Kuhn	Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker – Don Wong, Thibault Gauriau, Goncalo Cabaca, Francois-Maxence Desplanques Dumbo – Bubble Elephants – Sam Hancock, Victor Glushchenko, Andrew Savchenko, Arthur Moody Spider-Man: Far From Home – Molten Man – Adam Gailey, Jacob Santamaria, Jacob Clark, Stephanie Molk The Lion King – David Schneider, Samantha Hiscock, Andy Feery, Kostas Strevlos
Outstanding Effects Simulations in an Animated Feature	Outstanding Compositing in a Photoreal Feature
Frozen II – Erin V. Ramos, Scott Townsend, Thomas Wickes, Rattanin Sirinaruemarn Abominable – Alex Timchenko, Domin Lee, Michael Losure, Eric Warren How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World – Water and Waterfalls – Derek Cheung, Baptiste Van Opastal, Youxi Woo, Jason Mayer Toy Story 4 – Alexis Angelidis, Amit Baadkar, Lyon Liew and Michael Lorenzen	The Irishman – Nelson Sepulveda, Vince Papaix, Benjamin O'Brien, Christopher Doerhoff Alita: Battle Angel –Adam Bradley, Carlo Scaduto, Hirofumi Takeda, Ben Roberts Avengers: Endgame – Tim Walker, Blake Winder, Tobias Wiesner, Joerg Bruemmer Captain Marvel - Young Nick Fury – Trent Claus, David Moreno Hernandez, Jeremiah Sweeney, Yuki Uehara Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker – Jeff Sutherland, John Galloway, Sam Bassett, Charles Lai
Outstanding Special (Practical) Effects in a Photoreal or Animated Project
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance – She Knows All the Secrets – Sean Mathiesen, Jon Savage, Toby Froud, Phil Harvey Aladdin – Magic Carpet – Mark Holt, Jay Mallet, Will Wyatt, Dickon Mitchell Game of Thrones - The Bells – Sam Conway, Terry Palmer, Laurence Harvey, Alastair Vardy Terminator: Dark Fate – Neil Corbould, David Brighton, Ray Ferguson, Keith Dawson

Television

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode	Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode
The Mandalorian – "Chapter 2: The Child" – Richard Bluff, Abbigail Keller, Jason Porter, Hayden Jones, Roy Cancinon (for "The Child") Game of Thrones – "The Bells" – Joe Bauer, Steve Kullback, Ted Rae, Mohsen Mousavi, Sam Conway His Dark Materials – "The Fight to the Death" – Russell Dodgson, James, Whitlam, Shawn Hillier, Robert Harrington Lady and the Tramp – Robert Weaver, Christopher Raimo, Arslan Elver, Michael Cozens, Bruno Van Zeebroeck Lost in Space – "Ninety-Seven" – Jabbar Raisani, Terron Pratt, Niklas Jacobson, Juri Stanossek, Paul Benjamin Stranger Things – "Chapter Six: E Pluribus Unum" – Paul Graff, Tom Ford, Michael Maher Jr., Martin Pelletier, Andy Sowers	Chernobyl – "1:23:45" – Max Dennison, Lindsay McFarlane, Clare Cheetham, Paul Jones, Claudius Christian Rauch Living with Yourself – "Nice Knowing You" – Jay Worth, Jacqueline VandenBussche, Chris Wright, Tistan Zerafa See – "Godflame" – Adrian de Wet, Eve Fizzinoglia, Matthew Welford, Pedro Sabrosa, Tom Blacklock The Crown – "Aberfan" – Ben Turner, Reece Ewing, David Fleet, Jonathan Wood Vikings – "What Happens in the Cave" – Dominic Remane, Mike Borrett, Ovidiu Cinazan, Tom Morrison, Paul Byrne
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Commercial	Outstanding Animated Character in an Episode or Real-Time Project
Hennessy – The Seven Worlds – Carsten Keller, Selcuk Ergen, Kiril Mirkov, William Laban Anthem – Conviction – Vikto Muller, Lenka Likarova, Chris Harvey, Petr Marek BMW – Legend – Michael Gregory, Christian Downes, Tim Kafka, Toya Drechsler PlayStation – Feel the Power of Pro – Sam Driscoll, Clare Melia, Gary Driver, Stefan Susemihl Purdey's – Hummingbird – Jules Janaud, Emma Cook, Matthew Thomas, Philip Child	Stranger Things – Tom/Bruce Monster – Joseph Dubé-Arsenault, Antoine Barthod, Frederick Gagnon, Xavier Lafarge Lady and the Tramp – Tramp – Thiago Martins, Arslan Elver, Stanislas Paillereau, Martine Chartrand The Mandalorian – The Child; Mudhorn – Terry Bannon, Rudy Massar, Hugo Leygnac The Umbrella Academy – Pilot; Pogo – Aidan Martin, Craig Young, Olivier Beierlein, Laurent Herveic
Outstanding Animated Character in a Commercial	Outstanding Created Environment in an Episode, Commercial, or Real-Time Project
Cyberpunk 2077 – Dex – Jonas Ekman, Jonas Skoog, Marek Madej, Grzegorz Chonjnacki Apex Legends - Meltdown; Mirage – Chris Bayol, John Fielding, Derrick Sesson, Nole Murphy Churchill – Churchie – Martino Madeddu, Philippe Moine, Clement Granjon, Jon Wood John Lewis – Excitable Edgar; Edgar – Tim van Hussen, Diarmid Harrison-Murray, Amir Bazzazi, Michael Diprose	Game of Thrones – The Iron Throne; Red Keep Plaza – Carlos Patrick DeLeon, Alonso Bocanegra Martinez, Marcela Silva, Benjamin Ross Lost in Space – Precipice; The Trench – Philip Engström, Benjamion Bernon, Martin Bergquist, Xuan Prada The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance – The Endless Forest – Sulé Bryan, Charles Chorein, Christian Waite, Martyn Hawkins The Mandalorian – Nevarro Town – Alex Murtaza, Yanick Gaudreau, Marco Tremblay, Maryse Bouchard
Outstanding Effects Simulations in an Episode, Commercial, or Real-Time Project	Outstanding Compositing in an Episode
Game of Thrones – "The Bells" – Marcel Kern, Paul Fuller, Ryo Sakaguchi, Thomas Hartmann Hennessy – "The Seven Worlds" – Selcuk Ergen, Radu Ciubotariu, Andrew Lucio, Vincent Ullmann Lost in Space – "Precipice; Water Planet" – Juri Bryan, Hugo Medda, Kristian Olsson, John Perrigo Stranger Things – "Melting Tom/Bruce" – Nathan Arbuckle, Christian Gaumond, James Dong, Aleksander Starkov The Mandalorian – "Chapter 2: The Child"; Mudhorn – Xavier Martin Ramirez, Ian Baxter, Fabio Siino, Andrea Rosa	Game of Thrones – "The Long Night"; Dragon Ground Battle – Mark Richardson, Darren Christie, Nathan Abbott, Owen Longstaff Game of Thrones – "The Bells" – Sean Heuston, Scott Joseph, James Elster, Corinne Teo Stranger Things – "Starcourt Mall Battle" – Simon Lehembre, Andrew Kowbell, Karim El-Masry, Miklos Mesterhazy Watchmen – "It's Summer and We're Running Out of Ice"; Looking Glass – Nathaniel Larouche, Iyi Tubi, Perunika Yorgova, Mitchell Beaton
Outstanding Compositing in a Photoreal Commercial
Hennessy – The Seven Worlds – Rod Norman, Guillaume Weiss, Alexander Kulikov, Alessandro Granella BMW – Legend – Toya Drechsler, Vivek Tekale, Guillaume Weiss, Alexander Kulikov Feeding America – I Am Hunger in America – Dan Giraldo, Marcelo Pasqualino, Alexander Koester PlayStation – Feel the Power of Pro – Gary Driver, Stefan Susemihl, Greg Spencer, Theajo Dharan

Other categories

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Real-Time Project	Outstanding Visual Effects in a Special Venue Project
Control – Janne Pulkkinen, Elmeri Raitanen, Matti Hämäläinen, James Tottman Call of Duty Modern Warfare – Charles Chabert, Chris Parise, Attila Zalanyi, Patrick Hagar Gears 5 – Aryan Hanbeck, Laura Kippax, Greg Mitchell, Stu Maxwell Myth: A Frozen Tale – Jeff Gipson, Nicholas Russell, Brittney Lee, Jose Luis Gomez Diaz Vader Immortal: Episode I – Ben Snow, Mike Doran, Aaron McBride, Steve Henricks	Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance – Jason Bayever, Patrick Kearney, Carol Norton, Bill George Avengers: Damage Control – Michael Koperwas, Shereif Fattouh, Ian Bowie, Kishore Vijay, Curtis Hickman Jurassic World: The Ride – Hayden Landis, Friend Wells, Heath Kraynak, Ellen Coss Millennium Falcon – Smugglers Run – Asa Kalama, Rob Huebner, Khatsho Orfali, Susan Greenhow Universal Sphere – James Healy, Morgan MacCuish, Ben West, Charlie Bayliss
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Student Project
The Beauty – Marc Angele, Aleksandra Todorovic, Pascal Schelbli, Noel Winzen Downfall – Matias Heker, Stephen Moroz, Bradley Cocksedge Love and Fifty Megatons – Denis Krez, Josephine Roß, Paulo Scatena, Lukas Löffler Oeil Pour Oeil – Alan Guimont, Thomas Boileau, Malcolm Hunt, Robin Courtoise

Most nominations

Nominations	Films/Programs
6	Game of Thrones
	The Mandalorian
5	Alita: Battle Angel
	The Lion King
	Toy Story 4
4	Frozen II
	Lost in Space
	Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
	Stranger Things
3	Avengers: Endgame
	Hennessy – The Seven Worlds
	Missing Link