2nd Visual Effects Society Awards
February 18, 2004
----Best Visual Effects - Motion Picture:
The 2nd Visual Effects Society Awards, given on February 18, 2004, honored the best visual effects in film and television. The ceremony was held at the Hollywood Palladium and an edited version was broadcast on TechTV.[1]
(Winners in bold)
Lifetime Achievement Award:
| Outstanding Visual Effects in an Effects Driven Motion Picture | Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Motion Picture |
|---|---|
– Jim Rygiel, Dean Wright, Joe Letteri, Randall William Cook
| The Last Samurai – Jeffrey A. Okun, Thomas Boland, Bill Mesa, Ray McIntyre, Jr.
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| Best Single Visual Effect of the Year in any Medium | Outstanding Character Animation in a Live Action Motion Picture |
The Matrix Reloaded - Trailer Top Crash – John Gaeta, Dan Glass, Adrian DeWet, Greg Juby
| – Steven Hornby, Andy Serkis, Matthias Menz, Greg Butler
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| Outstanding Character Animation in an Animated Motion Picture | Outstanding Special Effects in Service to Visual Effects in a Motion Picture |
Finding Nemo - Speaking Whale – Andrew Gordon, Brett Coderre
| – Geoff Heron, Robert Clot, Jason Brackett, John McLeod
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| Outstanding Matte Painting in a Motion Picture | Outstanding Models and Miniatures in a Motion Picture |
| – Yannick Dusseault, Susumu Yukuhiro, Jonathan Harb | – Richard Taylor, Paul Van Ommen, Eric Saindon
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| Outstanding Visual Effects Photography in a Motion Picture | Outstanding Compositing in a Motion Picture |
The Matrix Reloaded - U-Cap Facial Photography – Kim Libreri, George Borshukov, Paul Ryan, John Gaeta
| – Philip R. Brennan
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| Outstanding Performance by a Male or Female Actor in an Effects Film | |
- Sean Astin
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| Outstanding Visual Effects in a Television Series | Outstanding Visual Effects in a Television Miniseries, Movie or Special | |
|---|---|---|
Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Season 7, Episode 22 – Loni Peristere, Patti Gannon, Ronald Thornton, Chris Zapara
| Battlestar Galactica – Gary Hutzel, Kristen L. Branan, Emile E. Smith, Lee Stringer
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| Outstanding Visual Effects in a Commercial | Outstanding Visual Effects in a Music Video | |
Johnnie Walker - Fish – Murray Butler, William Bartlett, Jake Mengers, Helen Mackenzie
| Missy Elliott - Pass that Dutch – Jonathan Keeton, Aladino Debert, Andy McKenna, Scott Rader
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| Outstanding Special Effects in Service to Visual Effects in a Televised Program, Music Video or Commercial | Outstanding Matte Painting in a Televised Program, Music Video or Commercial | |
Carnivàle - Pilot – Thomas L. Bellissimo,Charles Belardinelli
| Smallville - Insurgence – Eli Jarra, Joseph Brattesani, Brian Bell
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| Outstanding Models and Miniatures in a Televised Program, Music Video or Commercial | Outstanding Compositing in a Televised Program, Music Video or Commercial | |
Helen of Troy – Anthony Ocampo
| Smallville - Accelerate – Eli Jarra, Ivan DeWolf, Brian Harding
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