Visual Effects Society Awards - 2004
by Andre Soares
3rd Visual Effects Society Awards - 2004
The 3rd Visual Effects Society (VES) award winners were announced at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles on February 16, 2005.
("*" denotes the winner in each category)
FEATURE FILMS
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects Driven Motion Picture
The Day After Tomorrow - Karen Goulekas, Mike Chambers, Greg Strause, Remo Balcells
* Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - Roger Guyett, Tim Burke, Theresa Corrrao, Emma Norton
Spider-Man 2 - John Dykstra, Lydia Bottegoni, Anthony LaMolinara, Scott Stokdyk
Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Motion Picture
* The Aviator - Rob Legato, Ron Ames, Matthew Gratzner, Pete Travers
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - Louis Morin, Mark Dornfeld
Troy - Nick Davies, Chas Jarrett, Jon Thum, Gary Brozenich
Best Single Visual Effect of the Year
The Aviator - Hell’s Angels - Rob Legato, Ron Ames, David Seger, Peter Travers
* The Day After Tomorrow - Tidal Wave - Karen Goulekas, Mike Chambers, Chris Horvath, Matthew Butler
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - (none specified) - Bill George, David Andrews, Sandra Scott, Dome Huebler
Spider-Man 2 - Clock Tower - John Dykstra, Lydia Bottegoni, Dan Abrams, John Monos
Outstanding Performance by an Animated Character in a Live Action Motion Picture
* Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - Michael Eames, David Lomax, Felix Balbas, Pablo Grillo
Hellboy - Samael Character - Dovi Anderson, Todd Labonte, Sven Jensen, Paul Thuriot
Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events - Sunny Character - Rick O’Connor, Martin Murphy, Indira Guerrieri, Sam Breach
Outstanding Models and Miniatures in a Motion Picture
* The Aviator - "XF11 Crash" - Matthew Gratzner, Scott Schneider, Adam Gelbart, Leigh-Alexandra Jacob
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - Jose Granell, Nigel Stone
National Treasure - "Treasure Room" - Matthew Gratzner, Forest Fischer, Scott Beverly, Leigh-Alexandra Jacob
Outstanding Compositing in a Motion Picture
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - "Azkaban Guards Attack" - Dorne Huebler, Jay Cooper, Patrick Brennan, Anthony Shafer
The Phantom of the Opera - "Opening Shot" - Claas Henke, Laurent Ben-Mimoun, Anupam Das
* Spider-Man 2 - "Train Sequence" - Colin Drobnis, Greg Derochie, Blaine Kennison, Kenny Lam
Outstanding Special Effects in Service to Visual Effects in a Motion Picture
* The Aviator - Robert Spurlock, Richard Stutsman, Matthew Gratzner, Roy Goode
Spider-Man 2 - John Frazier, Jim Schwalm, Jim Nagle, Dave Amborn
Van Helsing - Georff Heron, Chad Taylor
Outstanding Created Environment in a Live Action Motion Picture
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason - Alex Hope, Jody Johnson, Pieter Warmington
I, Robot - Rachael Haupt, Mark Tait Lewis, Nick McKenzie, Geoff Tobin
The Phantom of the Opera - "Opening Shot" - Claas Henke, Laurent Ben-Mimoun, Anupam Das
* Spider-Man 2 - "NYC Street - Night" - Dan Abrams, David Emery, Andrew Nawrot, John Hart
Outstanding Performance by an Actor or Actress in a Visual Effects Film
Leonardo DiCaprio - The Aviator
Jude Law - Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
* Alfred Molina - Spider-Man 2
TELEVISION
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Broadcast Miniseries, Movie or a Special
Dragons - Sirio Quintavalle, Jo Nodwell, Alec Knox, Neil Glaseby
Earthsea - Peter Ware, Eric Grenaudier, Jared Jones, Earl Paraszcynec
* Virtual History: The Secret Plot to Kill Hitler - Jim Radford, Tom Phillips, Simon Thomas, Loraine Cooper
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Broadcast Series
Stargate Atlantis - "Rising" - John Gajdecki, Bruce Woloshyn, Jinnie Pak, Tara Conley
Stargate: SG-1 - "Lost City, Part 2" - James Tichenor, Shannon Gurney, Craig Van Den Biggelaar, Bruce Woloshyn
* Star Trek: Enterprise - "Storm Front, Part 2" - Ronald Moore, Daniel Curry, David Takemura
Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Broadcast Program
Clubhouse - "Episode #005" - Curt Miller, Jason Spratt, Doug Witsken, Michael Tonder
* Lost - "Pilot, Part 2" - Kevin Blank, Mitch Suskin, Benoit Girard, Jerome Morin
Spartacus - Sam Nicholson, Eric Grenaudier, Anthony Ocampo, Tim Donahue
Outstanding Performance by an Animated Character in an Animated Motion Picture
* The Incredibles - Bob Par/Mr. Incredible - Craig T. Nelson, Bill Wise, Bill Sheffler, Bolhem Bouchiba
The Polar Express - Steamer - Michael Jeter, David Schaub, Renato dos Anjos, Roger Vizard
Shark Tale - Angie - Renee Zellweger, Ken Duncan
Shrek 2 - Puss in Boots - Antonio Banderas, Raman Hui
Outstanding Performance by an Animated Character in a Live Action Broadcast Program
Battlestar Galactica - "Episode 101" - Dustin Adiar, Mark Shimer, Jesse Toves, Sean Jackson
* Stephen King’s Kingdom Hospital - William de Bosch Kemper, Brian Harder, Patrick Kalyn, Scott Paquin
Outstanding Created Environment in a Live Action Broadcast Program
Smallville - "Crusade" - John Han, Brian Harding, Terry Shigemitsu, Noriaki Matsumoto
* Spartacus - "Opening" - Eric Grenaudier, Anthony Ocampo, Cedric Tomacruz, Michael Cook
Star Trek Enterprise - "Storm Front, Part 2 - Dogfight over New York City" - Pierre Drolet, Fred Pienkos, Eddie Robison, Sean Scott
Outstanding Compositing in a Broadcast Program
The Librarian - "Himalayan Pass sequence" - Greg Groenekamp, Joel Merritt, Marnie McCall
Smallville - "Crisis" - John Han, Eli Jarra, Noriaki Matsumoto, Terry Shigemitsu
* Space Odyssey - "Voyage to the Planets" - George Roper, Christian Manz, Sirio Quintavalle, Pedro Sabrosa
OTHER
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Commercial
British Telecom: Network - David Lombardi, Richard Mann, Eric Durst, Kevin Prendiville
* Citroen "Alive with Technology" - Trevor Cawood, Neill Blomkamp, Simon Van de Lagemaat, Winston Helgason
Johnnie Walker "Tree" - William Bartlett, Murray Butler, Jake Mengers, Andy Boyd
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Music Video
* Britney Spears - "Toxic" - Bert Yukich
Duran Duran - "What Happens Tomorrow?" - Jerry Steele, Jo Steele, Brian Adler, Monique Eissing
Never - "The Dream" - Trevor Cawood, Simon Van de Lagemaat, Stephen Pepper, Jon Anastasiades
Visual Effects Society Awards: 2004 2005 2006 2007
Film Awards: 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
American Cinema Editors (ACE) Awards
American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) Awards
Art Directors Guild (ADG) Awards
Costume Designers Guild (CDG) Awards
Directors Guild of America (DGA) Awards
London Film Critics’ Circle Awards
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
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