THE 18TH ANNUAL VES AWARDS

VISUAL EFFECTS ARTISTRY IN THE SPOTLIGHT

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Captions list all members of each Award-winning team even if some members were not present or out of frame. For more Show photos and a complete list of nominees and winners of the 18 th Annual VES Awards visit visualeffectssociety.com.

All photos by: Danny Moloshok and Phil McCarten

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1. Eric Roth, Executive Director of the Visual Effects Society, welcomes the crowd.

2. Patton Oswalt hosts the 18 th Annual VES Awards.

3. The VES Award for Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature went to The Lion King and the team of Robert Legato, ASC, Tom Peitzman, Adam Valdez and Andrew R. Jones.

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The Visual Effects Society held the 18 th 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, and the VFX supervisors, VFX producers and hands-on artists who bring this work to life.

Comedian Patton Oswalt served as host for the ninth time to the more than 1,000 guests gathered at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, Los Angeles, on January 29, 2020 to celebrate VFX talent in 25 awards categories. The Lion King was named the photoreal feature winner, garnering three awards in total. Missing Link was named the top animated film, winning two awards. The Mandalorian was named best photoreal episode and garnered two awards. Game of Thrones and Stranger Things 3 also won two awards each. Hennessy: The Seven Worlds topped the commercial field with two wins. Nominees in the 25 categories were selected by VES members via events hosted by 11 VES Sections, including Australia, the Bay Area, Germany, London, Los Angeles, Montreal, New York, New Zealand, Toronto, Vancouver and Washington.

The VES Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Academy, DGA and Emmy Award-winning director-producerscreenwriter Martin Scorsese by VFX Supervisor Pablo Helman. Scorsese’s The Irishman won two awards. The VES Visionary Award was presented to acclaimed directorproducer-screenwriter Roland Emmerich by actress Joey King. The VES Award for Creative Excellence was presented to acclaimed visual effects supervisor Sheena Duggal by actordirector Andy Serkis via video.

Award presenters included directors J.J. Abrams, Jon Favreau, Rian Johnson and Josh Cooley, actors Storm Reid, Madeline Brewer, Janina Gavankar, Sophie Skelton and Maxwell Jenkins. Lisa Campbell, Autodesk’s Chief Marketing Officer and SVP, presented the Autodesk Student Award.

NOTE: The following two Award-winning categories did not have any representatives on hand for photos.

· The VES Award for Outstanding Animated Character in a Commercial went to Cyberpunk 2077 (Dex) and the team of Jonas Ekman, Jonas Skoog, Marek Madej and Grzegorz Chojnacki.

· The VES Award for Outstanding Visual Effects in a Real-Time Project went to Control and the team of Janne Pulkkinen, Elmeri Raitanen, Matti Hämäläinen and James Tottman.

4. The VES Award for Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature went to The Irishman and the team of Pablo Helman, Mitchell Ferm, Jill Brooks, Leandro Estebecorena and Jeff Brink.

5. The VES Award for Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature went to Missing Link and the team of Brad Schiff, Travis Knight, Steve Emerson and Benoit Dubuc.

6. The VES Award for Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode went to The Mandalorian (The Child) and the team of Richard Bluff, Abbigail Keller, Jason Porter, Hayden Jones and Roy K. Cancino.

7. The VES Award for Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode went to Chernobyl (1:23:45) and the team of Max Dennison, Lindsay McFarlane, Clare Cheetham, Paul Jones and Claudius Christian Rauch.

8. The VES Award for Outstanding Visual Effects in a Commercial went to Hennessy: The Seven Worlds and the team of Carsten Keller, Selçuk Ergen, Kiril Mirkov and William Laban.

9. The VES Award for Outstanding Visual Effects in a Special Venue Project went to Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance and the team of Jason Bayever, Patrick Kearney, Carol Norton and Bill George.

10. The VES Award for Outstanding Animated Character in a Photoreal Feature went to Alita: Battle Angel (Alita) and the team of Michael Cozens, Mark Haenga, Olivier Lesaint and Dejan Momcilovic.

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16 11. The VES Award for Outstanding Animated Character in an Animated Feature went to Missing Link (Susan) and the team of Rachelle Lambden, Brenda Baumgarten, Morgan Hay and Benoit Dubuc.

12. The VES Award for Outstanding Animated Character in an Episode or Real-Time Project went to Stranger Things 3 (Tom/Bruce Monster) and the team of Joseph DubéArsenault, Antoine Barthod, Frederick Gagnon and Xavier Lafarge.

13. The VES Award for Outstanding Created Environment in a Photoreal Feature went to The Lion King (The Pridelands) and the team of Marco Rolandi, Luca Bonatti, Jules Bodenstein and Filippo Preti.

14. The VES Award for Outstanding Created Environment in an Animated Feature went to Toy Story 4 (Antiques Mall) and the team of Hosuk Chang, Andrew Finley, Alison Leaf and Philip Shoebottom.

15. The VES Award for Outstanding Created Environment in an Episode, Commercial, or Real-Time Project went to Game of Thrones (The Iron Throne; Red Keep Plaza) and the team of Carlos Patrick DeLeon, Alonso Bocanegra Martinez, Marcela Silva and Benjamin Ross.

16. The VES Award for Outstanding Virtual Cinematography in a CG Project went to The Lion King and the team of Robert Legato, ASC, Caleb Deschanel, ASC, Ben Grossmann and AJ Sciutto.

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17. The VES Award for Outstanding Model in a Photoreal or Animated Project went to The Mandalorian (The Sin; The Razorcrest) and the team of Doug Chiang, Jay Machado, John Goodson and Landis Fields IV.

18. The VES Award for Outstanding Effects Simulations in a Photoreal Feature went to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker and the team of Don Wong, Thibault Gauriau, Goncalo Cababca and François-Maxence Desplanques.

19. The VES Award for Outstanding Effects Simulations in an Animated Feature went to Frozen 2 and the team of Erin V. Ramos, Scott Townsend, Thomas Wickes and Rattanin Sirinaruemarn.

20. The VES Award for Outstanding Effects Simulations in an Episode, Commercial, or Real-Time Project went to Stranger Things 3 (Melting Tom/Bruce) and the team of Nathan Arbuckle, Christian Gaumond, James Dong and Aleksandr Starkov.

21. The VES Award for Outstanding Compositing in a feature went to The Irishman and the team of Nelson Sepulveda, Vincent Papaix, Benjamin O’Brien and Christopher Doerhoff.

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22. The VES Award for Outstanding Compositing in an Episode went to Game of Thrones (The Long Night; Dragon Ground Battle) and the team of Mark Richardson, Darren Christie, Nathan Abbott and Owen Longstaff.

23. The VES Award for Outstanding Compositing in a Commercial went to Hennessy: The Seven Worlds and the team of Rod Norman, Guillaume Weiss, Alexander Kulikov and Alessandro Granella.

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24. The VES Award for Outstanding Special (Practical) Effects in a Photoreal or Animated Project went to The Dark Crystal: The Age of Resistance (She Knows All the Secrets) and the team of Sean Mathiesen, Jon Savage, Toby Froud and Phil Harvey.

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25. The VES Award for Outstanding Visual Effects in a Student Project went to The Beauty and the team of Marc Angele, Aleksandra Todorovic, Pascal Schelbli and Noel Winzen.

26. J.J. Abrams, center, is flanked by VES Executive Director Eric Roth, left, and Jeffrey A. Okun, VES.

27. Director Rian Johnson presented multiple awards.

28. Actor Maxwell Jenkins was on hand as a presenter.

29. VFX Supervisor Pablo Helman presented the VES Lifetime Achievement Award to director Martin Scorsese.

30. VES Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Martin Scorsese delivered a heartfelt video thanking the VES for his award.

31. Lisa Campbell, Autodesk’s Chief Marketing Officer and SVP, presented the Autodesk Student Award.

32. Roland Emmerich receives the VES Visionary Award.

33. Actress Joey King presented Roland Emmerich with the VES Visionary Award.

34. Director Jon Favreau, right, with VES Chair Mike Chambers and VES Executive Director Eric Roth.

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39 35. More than 1,100 gathered to celebrate the 18th Annual VES Awards.

36. Jon Favreau was on hand as a presenter.

37. Actresses Joey King, Jania Gavankar, Storm Reid and Madeline Brewer were all on hand as presenters.

38. Director Josh Cooley presented various awards.

39. The VES Award for Creative Excellence was presented to acclaimed visual effects supervisor Sheena Duggal.

40. Actress Sophie Skelton was on hand as a presenter.

41. Andy Serkis presents the VES Award for Creative Excellence via video to Sheena Duggal.

42. Visionary Award recipient Roland Emmerich celebrating with Jeffrey A. Okun, VES and VES Chair Mike Chambers.

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