The Visual Effects Society’s annual VES Award nominations were announced this morning, with The Walt Disney Company picking up 36 nominations.
What’s Happening:
- The VES Award nominations were released, the Visual Effects Society’s highest honor (i.e. The SAG Awards for actors, WGA Awards for Writers, etc.).
- The Walt Disney Company came out of the nominations strongly represented across the field of categories.
- Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 – Marvel
- Indiana Jones & the Dial of Destiny – Lucasfilm
- The Creator – 20th Century
- Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature
- Elemental – Pixar
- Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode
- Ahsoka; Season 1; “Dreams and Madness” – Disney+
- Loki; Season 2; Glorious Purpose – Disney+
- The Mandalorian; Season 3; The Return – Disney+
- Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode
- A Murder at The End of the World; Season 1; Crypt – FX
- Outstanding Visual Effects in a Real-Time Project
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 – Insomniac Games
- Outstanding Visual Effects in a Special Venue Project
- The Marvels: Goose the Flerken Cat – Marvel
- Zootopia: Hot Pursuit – Shanghai Disneyland
- Outstanding Animated Character in a Photoreal Feature
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3; Rocket – Marvel
- Outstanding Animated Character in an Animated Feature
- Elemental; Ember – Pixar
- Elemental; Wade – Pixar
- Outstanding Created Environment in a Photoreal Feature
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3; Knowhere – Marvel
- Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny; Underwater Wreck – Lucasfilm
- The Creator; Floating Village – 20th Century
- Outstanding Created Environment in an Animated Feature
- Elemental; Element City – Pixar
- Outstanding Created Environment in an Episode, Commercial, Game Cinematic or Real-Time Project
- Loki; Season 2; 1983; World’s Fair White City – Disney+
- Outstanding Virtual Cinematography in a CG Project
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 – Marvel
- The Creator – 20th Century
- Outstanding Model in a Photoreal or Animated Project
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3; The Arête – Marvel
- Peter Pan & Wendy; Jolly Roger – Disney+
- The Creator; Nomad – 20th Century
- Outstanding Effects Simulations in a Photoreal Feature
- The Creator – 20th Century
- Outstanding Effects Simulations in an Animated Feature
- Elemental – Pixar
- Outstanding Effects Simulations in an Episode, Commercial, Game Cinematic, or Real-Time Project
- Loki; Season 2; Science/Fiction; Spaghettification – Disney+
- The Mandalorian; Season 3; Lake Monster Attack Water – Disney+
- Willow; Children of the Wyrm; Crone Duststorm and Magical Effects – Disney+
- Outstanding Compositing & Lighting in a Feature
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 – Marvel
- The Creator; Bar – 20th Century
- The Creator; Spaceships – 20th Century
- Outstanding Compositing & Lighting in an Episode
- The Mandalorian; Season 3; The Return – Disney+
- Willow; Children of the Wyrm – Disney+
- Emerging Technology
- Elemental; Volumetric Neural Style Transfer – Pixar
- Wish; Dynamic Screen Space Textures for Coherent Stylization – Walt Disney Animation Studios
- Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature
- You can view the full list of nominees here.