15th Visual Effects Society Awards explained

Number:15
Award:Visual Effects Society Awards
Free Award Type:Best Visual Effects in a Visual Effects Driven Motion Picture
Free Award:The Jungle Book
Last:14th
Next:16th

The 15th Visual Effects Society Awards was held in Los Angeles on February 7, 2017, in honor to the best visual effects in film and television of 2016. The nominations were announced on January 10, 2017.[1] The Jungle Book took five awards at the ceremony.[2] [3]

Winners and nominees

(winners in bold)

Honorary awards

Lifetime Achievement Award:

VES Visionary Award

Film

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal FeatureOutstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature
The Jungle BookRobert Legato, Joyce Cox, Andrew R. Jones, Adam Valdez, JD Schwalm Deepwater Horizon – Craig Hammack, Petra Holtorf-Stratton, Jason Snell, John Galloway, Burt Dalton
  • Allied – Kevin Baillie, Sandra Scott, Brennan Doyle, Viktor Muller, Richard Van Den Bergh
  • Jason Bourne – Charlie Noble, Dan Barrow, Julian Gnass, Huw Evans, Steve Warner
  • SilencePablo Helman, Brian Barlettani, Ivan Busquets, Juan Garcia, R. Bruce Steinheimer
  • Sully – Michael Owens, Tyler Kehl, Mark Curtis, Bryan Litson, Steven Riley
Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated FeatureOutstanding Animated Performance in a Photoreal Feature
Kubo and the Two StringsTravis Knight, Arianne Sutner, Steve Emerson, Brad Schiff The Jungle BookKing Louie – Paul Story, Dennis Yoo, Jack Tema, Andrei Coval
Outstanding Animated Performance in an Animated FeatureOutstanding Created Environment in a Photoreal Feature
Finding Dory – Hank – Jonathan Hoffman, Steven Clay Hunter, Mark Piretti, Audrey Wong Doctor Strange – New York City – Adam Watkins, Martinjn van Herk, Tim Belsher, Jon Mitchell
  • Deadpool – Freeway Assault – Seth Hill, Jedediah Smith, Laurent Taillefer, Marc-Antoine Paquin
  • Doctor Strange – London – Brendan Seals, Raphael A. Pimentel, Andrew Zink, Gregory Ng
  • Rogue One: A Star Wars Story – Scarif Complex – Enrico Damm, Kevin George, Olivier Vernay-Kim, Yannick Dusseault
Outstanding Created Environment in an Animated FeatureOutstanding Virtual Cinematography in a Photoreal Project
Moana – Motonui Island – Rob Dressel, Andy Harkness, Brien Hindman, Larry Wu
  • Finding Dory – Open Ocean Exhibit – Stephen Gustafson, Jack Hattori, Jesse Hollander, Michael Rutter
  • Kubo and the Two Strings – Hanzo's Fortress – Phil Brotherton, Nick Mariana, Emily Greene, Joe Strasser
  • Kubo and the Two Strings – Waves – David Horsley, Eric Wachtman, Daniel Leatherdale, Takashi Kuboto
The Jungle BookBill Pope, Robert Legato, Gary Roberts, John Brennan
Outstanding Model in a Photoreal or Animated ProjectOutstanding Effects Simulations in a Photoreal Feature
Deepwater HorizonDeepwater Horizon Rig – Kelvin Lau, Jean Bolte, Kevin Sprout, Kim Vongbunyong The Jungle Book – Nature Effects – Oliver Winwood, Fabian Nowak, David Schneider, Ludovic Ramisandraina
Outstanding Effects Simulations in an Animated FeatureOutstanding Compositing in a Photoreal Feature
Moana – Marc Henry Bryant, David Hutchins, John M. Kosnik, Dale Mayeda
  • Finding Dory – Stephen Gustafson, Allen Hemberger, Joshua Jenny, Matthew Kiyoshi Wong
  • Kubo and the Two Strings – Water – David Horsley, Peter Stuart, Timur Khodzhaev, Terrance Tornberg
  • Zootopia – Nicholas Burkard, Moe Eli-Ali, Claudia Chung Sanii, Thom Wickes
The Jungle Book – Christoph Salzmann, Masaki Mitchell, Matthew Adams, Max Stummer
  • Doctor Strange – New York City – Matthew Lane, Jose Fernandez, Ziad Shureih, Amy Shepard
  • – Under the Mothership – Mathew Giampa, Adrian Sutherland, Daniel Lee, Ed Wilkie
  • – Quicksilver Rescue – Jess Burnheim, Alana Newell, Andy Peel, Matthew Shaw

Television

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal EpisodeOutstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode
Game of Thrones – "Battle of the Bastards" – Joe Bauer, Steve Kullback, Glenn Melenhorst, Matthew Rouleau, Sam Conway Black Sails – "XX" – Erik Henry, Terron Pratt, Aladino Debert, Yafei Wu, Paul Stephenson
  • Penny Dreadful – "The Day Tennyson Died" – James Cooper, Bill Halliday, Sarah McMurdo, Mai-Ling Lee
  • Roots – "Night One" – Simon Hansen, Paul Kalil, Theo le Roux Preist, Wicus Labuschagne, Max Poolman
  • The Man in the High Castle – "Volkshalle" – Lawson Deming, Cory Jamiesn, Casi Blume, Nick Chamberlain
  • Vikings – "The Last Ship" – Dominic Remane, Mike Borrett, Ovidiu Cinazan, Paul Wishart, Paul Byrne
Outstanding Visual Effects in a CommercialOutstanding Animated Performance in an Episode or Real-Time Project
John Lewis – Buster the Boxer – Diarmid Harrison-Murray, Hannah Ruddleston, Fabian Frank, William Laban
  • Coke Mini – A Mini Marvel – Vincent Cirelli, Michael Perdew, Brendan Seals, Jared Simeth
  • For Honor – Maxime Luere, Leon Berelle, Dominique Boidin, Remi Kozyra
  • Titanfall 2 – Become One – Dan Akers, Tiffany Webber, Chris Bedrosian
  • Waitrose – Coming Home – Jonathan Westley-Wes, Alex Fitzgerald, Jorge Montiel, Adam Droy
Game of Thrones – "Battle of the Bastards" – Drogon – James Kinnings, Michael Holzi, Matt Derksen, Joeseph Hoback
  • – Omar – Bernardo Antoniazzi, Aaron Beck, Jason Greenberg, Chris Barnes
  • Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them – John Montefusco, Michael Cable, Shayne Ryan, Andy Rowan-Robinson
  • Game of Thrones – "Home" – Emaciated Dragon – Sebastian Lauer, Jonathan Symmonds, Thomas Kutschera, Anthony Sieben
Outstanding Animated Performance in a CommercialOutstanding Created Environment in an Episode, Commercial, or Real-Time Project
John Lewis – Buster the Boxer – Tim van Hussen, David Bryan, Chloe Dawe, Maximillian Mallman
  • Opel Motorsport – Racing Faces – Lion – Jorge Montiel, Jacob Gonzales, Sauce Vilas, Alberto Lara
  • SSE – Neon House – Baby Pixel – Jorge Montiel, Daniel Kmet, Sauce Vilas, Peter Agg
  • Waitrose – Coming Home – Jorge Montiel, Nick Smalley, Andreas Graichen, Alberto Lara
Game of Thrones – "Battle of the Bastards" – Meereen City – Deak Ferrand, Dominic Daigle, Francois Croteau, Alexandru Banuta
  • Black Sails – "XXVIII" – Maroon Island – Thomas Montminy-Brodeur, Deak Ferrand, Pierre Rousseau, Mathieu Lapierre
  • Dishonored 2 – Clockwork Mansion – Sebastian Mitton, Guillaume Curt, Damien Laurent, Jean-Luc Monnet
  • Game of Thrones – "The Winds of Winter" – Citadel – Edmong Engelbrecht, Tomoka Matsumura, Edwin Holdsworth, Cheri Fojtik
  • The Man in the High Castle – "Volkshalle" – Casi Blume, David Andrade, Nick Chamberlain, Lawson Deming
Outstanding Effects Simulations in an Episode, Commercial, or Real-Time ProjectOutstanding Compositing in a Photoreal Episode
Game of Thrones – "Battle of the Bastards" – Meereen City – Thomas Hullin, Dominik Kirouac, James Dong, Xavier Fourmond
  • Game of Thrones – "Battle of the Bastards" – Kevin Blom, Sasmit Ranadive, Wanghua Huang, Ben Anderson
  • John Lewis – Buster the Boxer – Diarmid Harrison-Murray, Tushar Kewlani, Radu Ciubotario, Ben Thomas
  • Sky – Q – Michael Hunault, Gareth Bell, Paul Donnellan, Joshua Curtis
Game of Thrones – "Battle of the Bastards" – Retaking Winterfell – Dominic Hellier, Morgan Jones, Thijs Noij, Caleb Thompson
  • Black Sails – "XX" – Sailing Ships – Michael Melchiorre, Kevin Bouchez, Heather Hoyland, John Brennick
  • Game of Thrones – "Battle of the Bastards" – Meereen City – Thomas Montminy-Brodeur, Patrick David, Michael Crane, Joe Salazar
  • Game of Thrones – "The Door" – Land of Always Winter – Eduardo Diaz, Anibal Del Busto, Angel Rico, Sonsoles Lopez-Aranguren
Outstanding Compositing in a Photoreal Commercial
John Lewis – Buster the Boxer – Tom Harding, Alex Snookes, David Filipe, Andreas Feix
  • Canal – Kitchen – Dominique Boidin, Leon Berelle, Maxime Luere, Remi Kozyra
  • Kenzo – Kenzo World – Evan Langley, Benjamin Nowak, Rob Fitzsimmons, Phylicia Feldman
  • LG – World of Play – Jay Bandlish, Udesh Chetty, Carl Norton
  • Waitrose – Coming Home – Jonathan Westley-Wes, Gary Driver, Milo Paterson, Nina Mosand

Other categories

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Real-Time ProjectOutstanding Visual Effects in a Special Venue Project
Uncharted 4 – Bruce Straley, Eben Cook, Iki Ikram
  • – Brian Horton, Keith Pope, David Johnson, Tobias Stromvall
  • Dishonored 2 – Crack in the Slab – Sebastien Mitton, Guillaume Curt, Damien Laurent, Jean-Luc Monnet
  • Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them – Virtual Reality – Andy Rowans-Robinson, Karen Czukernberg, John Montefusco, Corrina Wilson, Resh Sidhu
  • Gears of War 4 – Kirk Gibbons, Zoe Curnoe, Aryan Hanbeck, Colin Penty
  • Quantum Break – Janne Pulkkinen, Elmeri Raitanen, Matti Hamalainen, Ville Assinen
Pirates of the Caribbean – Battle for the Sunken Treasure – Bill George, Amy Jupiter, Hayden Landis, David Lester
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Student Project
Breaking Point – Johannes Franz, Nicole Rothermel, Thomas Sali, Alexander Richter
  • Elemental – Adrian Meyer, Lena-Carolin Lohfink, Denis Krez, David Bellenbaum
  • Garden Party – Victor Caire, Gabriel Grapperon, Theophile Dufresne, Lucas Navarro
  • Shine – Mareike Keller, Dennis Mueller, Meike Mueller

Most nominations

NominationsFilms/Programs
Game of Thrones
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
6Doctor Strange
The Jungle Book
Kubo and the Two Strings

Most wins

WinsFilms/Programs
5Game of Thrones
The Jungle Book
John Lewis
2Deepwater Horizon
Moana

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 'Rogue One' Leads Visual Effects Society Feature Competition With 7 Nominations As 'Doctor Strange,' 'Jungle Book' Grab 6 Each. The Hollywood Reporter. Carolyn. Giardina. January 10, 2016. January 10, 2016.
  2. Web site: 'The Jungle Book' Takes Top Visual Effects Society Honors. The Hollywood Reporter. Carolyn. Giardina. February 7, 2017. February 7, 2016.
  3. Web site: 15th Annual VES Awards. visual effects society. January 3, 2018.