VES Announces Nominees For 17th Annual Awards
January 15, 2019

VES Announces Nominees For 17th Annual Awards

LOS ANGELES — The Visual Effects Society (www.visualeffectssociety.com) has announced the nominees for its 17th Annual VES Awards. The yearly celebration recognizes outstanding visual effects artistry and innovation in film, animation, television, commercials and video games and the VFX supervisors, VFX producers and hands-on artists who bring this work to life.
Avengers: Infinity War garnered the most feature film nomination with six. Incredibles 2 is the top animated film contender with five nominations, and Lost in Space leads the broadcast field with six nominations. 

Nominees in 24 categories were selected by VES members via events hosted by 11 of its sections, including Australia, the Bay Area, Germany, London, Los Angeles, Montreal, New York, New Zealand, Toronto, Vancouver and Washington. The VES Awards will be held on February 5th at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.  The VES Visionary Award will be presented to writer/director/producer Jonathan Nolan. The VES Award for Creative Excellence will be presented to award-winning creators/executive producers/writers/directors David Benioff and D.B. Weiss. Actor/comedian/author Patton Oswalt will once again host the VES Awards.

The following is a list of the 17th Annual VES Awards Nominees:

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature 
Avengers: Infinity War 
Daniel DeLeeuw Jen Underdahl Kelly Port Matt Aitken Daniel Sudick 
Christopher Robin 
Chris Lawrence Steve Gaub Michael Eames Glenn Melenhorst Chris Corbould 
Ready Player One 
Roger Guyett Jennifer Meislohn David Shirk Matthew Butler Neil Corbould 
Solo: A Star Wars Story 
Rob Bredow Erin Dusseault Matt Shumway Patrick Tubach Dominic Tuohy 
Welcome to Marwen 
Kevin Baillie Sandra Scott Seth Hill Marc Chu James Paradis 

Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature 
12 Strong 
Roger Nall Robert Weaver Mike Meinardus 
Bird Box 
Marcus Taormina David Robinson Mark Bakowski Sophie Dawes Mike Meinardus 
Bohemian Rhapsody 
Paul Norris Tim Field May Leung Andrew Simmonds 
First Man 
Paul Lambert Kevin Elam Tristan Myles Ian Hunter JD Schwalm 
Outlaw King 
Alex Bicknell Dan Bethell Greg O'Connor Stefano Pepin 

Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature 
Dr. Seuss' The Grinch 
Pierre Leduc Janet Healy Bruno Chauffard Milo Riccarand 
Incredibles 2 
Brad Bird John Walker Rick Sayre Bill Watral 
Isle of Dogs 
Mark Waring Jeremy Dawson Tim Ledbury Lev Kolobov 
Ralph Breaks the Internet 
Scott Kersavage Bradford Simonsen Ernest J. Petti Cory Loftis 
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse 
Joshua Beveridge Christian Hejnal Danny Dimian Bret St. Clair 

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode 
Altered Carbon; Out of the Past 
Everett Burrell Tony Meagher Steve Moncur Christine Lemon Joel Whist 
Krypton; The Phantom Zone 
Ian Markiewicz Jennifer Wessner Niklas Jacobson Martin Pelletier 
Lost in Space; Danger, Will Robinson 
Jabbar Raisani Terron Pratt Niklas Jacobson Joao Sita 
The Terror; Go For Broke 
Frank Petzold Lenka Líkařová Viktor Muller Pedro Sabrosa 
Westworld; The Passenger 
Jay Worth Elizabeth Castro Bruce Branit Joe Wehmeyer Michael Lantieri 

Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode 
Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan; Pilot 
Erik Henry Matt Robken Bobo Skipper Deak Ferrand Pau Costa 
The Alienist; The Boy on the Bridge 
Kent Houston Wendy Garfinkle Steve Murgatroyd Drew Jones 
Paul Stephenson 
The Deuce; We're All Beasts 
Jim Rider Steven Weigle John Bair Aaron Raff 
The First; Near and Far 
Karen Goulekas Eddie Bonin Roland Langschwert Bryan Godwin Matthew James Kutcher 
The Handmaid's Tale; June 
Brendan Taylor Stephen Lebed Winston Lee Leo Bovell 

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Real-Time Project 
Age of Sail 
John Kahrs Kevin Dart Cassidy Curtis Theresa Latzko 
Cycles 
Jeff Gipson Nicholas Russell Lauren Nicole Brown Jorge E. Ruiz Cano 
Dr Grordbort's Invaders 
Greg Broadmore Mhairead Connor Steve Lambert Simon Baker 
God of War 
Maximilian Vaughn Ancar Corey Teblum Kevin Huynh Paolo Surricchio 
Marvel's Spider-Man 
Grant Hollis Daniel Wang Seth Faske Abdul Bezrati 

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Commercial 
Beyond Good & Evil 2 
Maxime Luere Leon Berelle Remi Kozyra Dominique Boidin 
John Lewis; The Boy and the Piano 
Kamen Markov Philip Whalley Anthony Bloor Andy Steele 
McDonald's; #ReindeerReady 
Ben Cronin Josh King Gez Wright Suzanne Jandu 
U.S. Marine Corps; A Nation's Call 
Steve Drew Nick Fraser Murray Butler Greg White Dave Peterson 
Volkswagen; Born Confident 
Carsten Keller Anandi Peiris Dan Sanders Fabian Frank 

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Special Venue Project 
Beautiful Hunan; Flight of the Phoenix 
B. R. Rajeev Suhit Saha Arish Fyzee Unmesh Nimbalkar 
Childish Gambino's Pharos 
Keith Miller Alejandro Crawford Thelvin Cabezas Jeremy Thompson 
DreamWorks Theatre Presents Kung Fu Panda 
Marc Scott Doug Cooper Michael Losure Alex Timchenko 
Osheaga Music and Arts Festival 
Andre Montambeault Marie-Josee Paradis Alyson Lamontagne David Bishop Noriega 
Pearl Quest 
Eugénie von Tunzelmann Liz Oliver Ian Spendloff Ross Burgess 

Outstanding Animated Character in a Photoreal Feature 
Avengers: Infinity War; Thanos 
Jan Philip Cramer Darren Hendler Paul Story Sidney Kombo-Kintombo 
Christopher Robin; Tigger 
Arslan Elver Kayn Garcia Laurent Laban Mariano Mendiburu 
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom; Indoraptor 
Jance Rubinchik Ted Lister Yannick Gillain Keith Ribbons 
Ready Player One; Art3mis 
David Shirk Brian Cantwell Jung-Seung Hong Kim Ooi 

Outstanding Animated Character in an Animated Feature 
Dr. Seuss' The Grinch; The Grinch 
David Galante Francois Boudaille Olivier Luffin Yarrow Cheney 
Incredibles 2; Helen Parr 
Michal Makarewicz Ben Porter Edgar Rodriguez Kevin Singleton 
Ralph Breaks the Internet; Ralphzilla 
Dong Joo Byun Dave K. Komorowski Justin Sklar Le Joyce Tong 
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse; Miles Morales 
Marcos Kang Chad Belteau Humberto Rosa Julie Bernier Gosselin 

Outstanding Animated Character in an Episode or Real-Time Project 
Cycles; Rae 
Jose Luis Gomez Diaz Edward Everett Robbins III Jorge E. Ruiz Cano Jose Luis -Weecho- Velasquez 
Lost in Space; Humanoid 
Chad Shattuck Paul Zeke Julia Flanagan Andrew McCartney 
Nightflyers; All That We Have Found; Eris 
Peter Giliberti James Chretien Ryan Cromie Cesar Dacol Jr. 
Spider-Man; Doc Ock 
Brian Wyser Henrique Naspolini Sophie Brennan William Salyers 

Outstanding Animated Character in a Commercial 
McDonald's; Bobbi the Reindeer 
Gabriela Ruch Salmeron Joe Henson Andrew Butler Joel Best 
Overkill's The Walking Dead; Maya 
Jonas Ekman Goran Milic Jonas Skoog Henrik Eklundh 
Peta; Best Friend; Lucky 
Bernd Nalbach Emanuel Fuchs Sebastian Plank Christian Leitner 
Volkswagen; Born Confident; Bam 
David Bryan Chris Welsby Fabian Frank Chloe Dawe 

Outstanding Created Environment in a Photoreal Feature 
Ant-Man and the Wasp; Journey to the Quantum Realm 
Florian Witzel Harsh Mistri Yuri Serizawa Can Yuksel 
Aquaman; Atlantis 
Quentin Marmier Aaron Barr Jeffrey De Guzman Ziad Shureih 
Ready Player One; The Shining, Overlook Hotel 
Mert Yamak Stanley Wong Joana Garrido Daniel Gagiu 
Solo: A Star Wars Story; Vandor Planet 
Julian Foddy Christoph Ammann Clement Gerard Pontus Albrecht 

Outstanding Created Environment in an Animated Feature 
Dr. Seuss' The Grinch; Whoville 
Loic Rastout Ludovic Ramiere Henri Deruer Nicolas Brack  
Incredibles 2; Parr House 
Christopher M. Burrows Philip Metschan Michael Rutter Joshua West 
Ralph Breaks the Internet; Social Media District 
Benjamin Min Huang Jon Kim Krummel II Gina Warr Lawes Matthias Lechner 
Spider-Man; Into the Spider-Verse; Graphic New York City 
Terry Park Bret St. Clair Kimberly Liptrap Dave Morehead 

Outstanding Created Environment in an Episode, Commercial, or Real-Time Project 
Cycles; The House 
Michael R.W. Anderson Jeff Gipson Jose Luis Gomez Diaz Edward Everett Robbins III 
Lost in Space; Pilot; Impact Area 
Philip Engström Kenny Vähäkari Jason Martin Martin Bergquist 
The Deuce; 42nd St 
John Bair Vance Miller Jose Marin Steve Sullivan 
The Handmaid's Tale; June; Fenway Park 
Patrick Zentis Kevin McGeagh Leo Bovell Zachary Dembinski 
The Man in the High Castle; Reichsmarschall Ceremony 
Casi Blume Michael Eng Ben McDougal Sean Myers 

Outstanding Virtual Cinematography in a Photoreal Project 
Aquaman; Third Act Battle 
Claus Pedersen Mohammad Rastkar Cedric Lo Ryan McCoy 
Echo; Time Displacement 
Victor Perez Tomas Tjernberg Tomas Wall Marcus Dineen 
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom; Gyrosphere Escape 
Pawl Fulker Matt Perrin Oscar Faura David Vickery 
Ready Player One; New York Race 
Daniele Bigi Edmund Kolloen Mathieu Vig Jean-Baptiste Noyau 
Welcome to Marwen; Town of Marwen 
C. Kim Miles Matthew Ward Ryan Beagan Marc Chu 

Outstanding Model in a Photoreal or Animated Project 
Avengers: Infinity War; Nidavellir Forge Megastructure 
Chad Roen Ryan Rogers Jeff Tetzlaff Ming Pan 
Incredibles 2; Underminer Vehicle 
Neil Blevins Philip Metschan Kevin Singleton 
Mortal Engines; London 
Matthew Sandoval James Ogle Nick Keller Sam Tack 
Ready Player One; DeLorean DMC-12 
Giuseppe Laterza Kim Lindqvist Mauro Giacomazzo William Gallyot 
Solo: A Star Wars Story; Millennium Falcon 
Masa Narita Steve Walton David Meny James Clyne 

Outstanding Effects Simulations in a Photoreal Feature 
Avengers: Infinity War; Titan 
Gerardo Aguilera Ashraf Ghoniem Vasilis Pazionis Hartwell Durfor 
Avengers: Infinity War; Wakanda 
Florian Witzel Adam Lee Miguel Perez Senent Francisco Rodriguez 
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald 
Dominik Kirouac Chloe Ostiguy Christian Gaumond 
Venom 
Aharon Bourland Jordan Walsh Aleksandar Chalyovski Federico Frassinelli 

Outstanding Effects Simulations in an Animated Feature 
Dr. Seuss' The Grinch; Snow, Clouds and Smoke 
Eric Carme Nicolas Brice Milo Riccarand 
Incredibles 2 
Paul Kanyuk Tiffany Erickson Klohn Vincent Serritella Matthew Kiyoshi Wong 
Ralph Breaks the Internet; Virus Infection & Destruction 
Paul Carman Henrik Fält Christopher Hendryx David Hutchins 
Smallfoot 
Henrik Karlsson Theo Vandernoot Martin Furness Dmitriy Kolesnik 
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse 
Ian Farnsworth Pav Grochola Simon Corbaux Brian D. Casper 

Outstanding Effects Simulations in an Episode, Commercial, or Real-Time Project 
Altered Carbon 
Philipp Kratzer Daniel Fernandez Xavier Lestourneaud Andrea Rosa 
Lost in Space; Jupiter is Falling 
Denys Shchukin Heribert Raab Michael Billette Jaclyn Stauber 
Lost in Space; The Get Away 
Juri Bryan Will Elsdale Hugo Medda Maxime Marline 
The Man in the High Castle; Statue of Liberty Destruction 
Saber Jlassi Igor Zanic Nick Chamberlain Chris Parks 

Outstanding Compositing in a Photoreal Feature 
Avengers: Infinity War; Titan 
Sabine Laimer Tim Walker Tobias Wiesner Massimo Pasquetti 
First Man 
Joel Delle-Vergin Peter Farkas Miles Lauridsen Francesco Dell'Anna 
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom 
John Galloway Enrik Pavdeja David Nolan Juan Espigares Enriquez 
Welcome to Marwen 
Woei Lee Saul Galbiati Max Besner Thai-Son Doan 
 
Outstanding Compositing in a Photoreal Episode 
Altered Carbon 
Jean-François Leroux Reece Sanders Stephen Bennett Laraib Atta 
Handmaids Tale; June 
Winston Lee Gwen Zhang Xi Luo Kevin Quatman 
Lost in Space; Impact; Crash Site Rescue 
David Wahlberg Douglas Roshamn Sofie Ljunggren Fredrik Lönn 
Silicon Valley; Artificial Emotional Intelligence; Fiona 
Tim Carras Michael Eng Shiying Li Bill Parker 

Outstanding Compositing in a Photoreal Commercial 
Apple; Unlock 
Morten Vinther Michael Gregory Gustavo Bellon Rodrigo Jimenez 
Apple; Welcome Home 
Michael Ralla Steve Drew Alejandro Villabon Peter Timberlake 
Genesis; G90 Facelift 
Neil Alford Jose Caballero Joseph Dymond Greg Spencer 
John Lewis; The Boy and the Piano 
Kamen Markov Pratyush Paruchuri Kalle Kohlstrom Daniel Benjamin 

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Student Project 
Chocolate Man 
David Bellenbaum Aleksandra Todorovic Jörg Schmidt Martin Boué 
Proxima-b 
Denis Krez Tina Vest Elias Kremer Lukas Löffler 
Ratatoskr 
Meike Müller Lena-Carolin Lohfink Anno Schachner Lisa Schachner 
Terra Nova 
Thomas Battistetti Mélanie Geley Mickael Le Mezo Guillaume Hoarau