| Number: | 4 |
| Award: | Visual Effects Society Awards |
| Free Award Type: | Best Visual Effects – Motion Picture |
| Free Award: | King Kong |
| Last: | 5th |
| Next: | 3rd |
The 4th Visual Effects Society Awards, given in Los Angeles on February 15, 2006, at the Hollywood Palladium, honored the best visual effects in film and television of 2005. An edited version of the ceremony was broadcast on HDNet.[1]
(Winners in bold)
George Melies Award for Pioneering:
Board of Directors Award:
| Outstanding Visual Effects in an Effects Driven Motion Picture | Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Motion Picture | |
|---|---|---|
King Kong – Joe Letteri, Eileen Moran, Christian Rivers, Eric Saindon
| Kingdom of Heaven – Wes Sewell, Victoria Alonso, Tom Wood, Gary Brozenich
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| Best Single Visual Effect of the Year | Outstanding Performance by an Animated Character in a Live Action Motion Picture | |
War of the Worlds -Fleeing the Neighborhood – Dennis Muren, Pablo Helman, Sandra Scott, Marshall Krasser
| King Kong – Kong – Andy Serkis, Christian Rivers, Atsushi Sato, Guy Williams
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| Outstanding Performance by an Animated Character in an Animated Motion Picture | Outstanding Created Environment in a Live Action Motion Picture | |
– Gromit – Loyd Price
| King Kong -New York Dawn Attack – Dan Lemmon, R. Christopher White, Matt Aitken, Charles Tait
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| Outstanding Models and Miniatures in a Motion Picture | Outstanding Compositing in a Motion Picture | |
War of the Worlds – Ed Hirsh, Steve Gawley, Joshua Ong, Russell Paul
| War of the Worlds – Marshall Krasser, Michael Jamieson, Jeff Saltzman, Regan Mcgee
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| Outstanding Visual Effects in a Broadcast Series | Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Broadcast Program |
|---|---|
Rome - Episode 1 – Barrie Hemsley, James Madigan, Duncan Kinnaird, Joe Pavlo
| Lost - Exodus Part 2 – Kevin Blank, Mitchell Ferm, Eric Chauvin, John Teska
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| Outstanding Visual Effects in a Broadcast Miniseries, Movie or Special | Outstanding Visual Effects in a Commercial |
Walking with Monsters – Tim Greenwood, Jo Nodwell, Neil Glasbey, Darren Byford
Open – Benoit Girard, Jason Crosby, Jerome Morin, Chris Del Conte | Guinness - noitulovE – William Bartlett, Scott Griffin, Andrew Boyd, Dan Seddon
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| Outstanding Visual Effects in a Music Video | Outstanding Performance by an Animated Character in a Broadcast Program, Commercial or Music Video |
Nine Inch Nails – "Only" – Eric Barba, Lisa Beroud, Jay Barton, Jim Gaczkowski
| Battlestar Galactica - Season 2, Episode 03: Fragged - Cylon Centurian – Andrew Karr, Louie Hinayo, Gary Hughes, Allan Henderson
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| Outstanding Created Environment in a Broadcast Program, Commercial or Music Video | Outstanding Models and Miniatures in a Broadcast Program, Commercial or Music Video |
Into the West - Movies I, II and III – Cedric Tomacruz, David Bailey, Valeri Pfahning, Siddhartha Jayakar
| Las Vegas - Episode 308 - Bold, Beautiful and Blue – Michael Cook, Anthony Ocampo, Eugene Kim, Renaud Talon |
| Outstanding Compositing in a Broadcast Program, Commercial or Music Video | |
Empire – Stefano Trivelli, Michele Moen, Kelly Bumgarner, Sean Wilson
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| Outstanding Real Time Visuals in a Video Game | Outstanding Pre-Rendered Visuals in a Video Game | |
|---|---|---|
Need for Speed: Most Wanted – Habib Zargarpour, Luke Wasserman, Greg D. Esposito, Colin O'Connor
| – The Palace Balcony Cinematic – Jean-Jacques Tremblay, Raphasel Lacoste, Anne Mai Le Bouyonnec
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| Outstanding Visual Effects in a Special Venue Project | ||
– Jack Geist, Sean Phillips, Johnathan Banta, Jerome Morin
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