Alternative Film Guide

4th Visual Effects Society Awards - 2005

The 4th Visual Effects Society (VES) award nominations were announced on January 9, 2006.

The 4th VES award winners were announced at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles on February 15, 2006.

("*" denotes the winner in each category)

FEATURE FILMS

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects Driven Motion Picture
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe - Dean Wright, Randy Starr, Bill Westenhofer, Jim Berney
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - Jim Mitchell, Theresa Corrao, Tim Alexander, Tim Webber
* King Kong - Eileen Moran, Joe Letteri, Christian Rivers, Eric Saindon
Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith - John Knoll, Roger Guyett, Rob Coleman, Denise Ream

Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Motion Picture
Jarhead - Pablo Helman, Jeanie King, Grady Cofer, Brett Northcutt
* Kingdom of Heaven - Wes Sewell, Victoria Alonso, Tom Wood, Gary Brozenich
Memoirs of a Geisha - Robert Stromberg, Julia Frey, Paul Graff, Adam Watkins

Best Single Visual Effect of the Year
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Nut Room - Nick Davis, Nikki Penny, Jon Thum, Ben Morris
Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith - Opening Space Battle - John Knoll, Jill Brooks, David Weitzberg, Jeff Sutherland
* War of the Worlds - Fleeing the Neighborhood - Dennis Muren, Pablo Helman, Sandra Scott, Marshall Krasser

Outstanding Animated Character in a Live Action Motion Picture
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe - Aslan - Richie Baneham, Erik De Boer, Matt Logue, Joe Ksander
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - Dragon - Steve Rawlins, Eric Wong, Robert Weaver, Steve Nichols
* King Kong - Kong - Andy Serkis, Atsushi Sato, Guy Williams, Eric Saindon

Outstanding Animated Character in an Animated Motion Picture
Madagascar - King Julian - Rex Grignon, Denis Couchon
Robots - Fender - Robin Williams, David Torres, Mark Piretti, Ben Williams
* Wallace & Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit - Gromit - Loyd Price

Outstanding Created Environment in a Live Action Motion Picture
Batman Begins - Gotham City Monorail Chase - Alex Wuttke, Pete Bebb, Dayne Cowan, Imery Watson
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - Black Lake Environment - Andy Kind, Ivan Moran, Rob Allman, Justin Martin
* King Kong - New York Dawn Attack - Dan Lemmon, R. Christopher White, Matt Aitken, Charles Tait
Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith - Jonathan Harb, Hilmar Koch, Yanick Dusseault, Brett Northcutt

Outstanding Models and Miniatures in a Motion Picture
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - Hogwarts School - Jose Granell, Nigel Stone
Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith - Brian Gernand, Pamela Choy, Ron Woodall, Kevin Reuter
* War of the Worlds - Ed Hirsh, Steve Gawley, Joshua Ong, Russell Paul

Outstanding Compositing in a Motion Picture
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - Voldemort’s Nose - Ben Shepherd, Uel Horman, Charley Henley, Nicolas Aithadi
King Kong - T - Rex Fight - Erik Winquist, Michaell Pangrazio, Steve Cronin, Suzanne Jandu
* War of the Worlds - Marshall Krasser, Michael Jamieson, Jeff Saltzman, Regan McGee

TELEVISION

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Broadcast Miniseries, Movie or Special
Comet Collision! - John Gross, Nick Black, Christian Bloch, Casey Benn
Superbowl XXXIX: Open - Benoit Girard, Jason Crosby, Jerome Morin, Chris Del Conte
* Walking With Monsters - Tim Greenwood, Jo Nodwell, Neil Glasbey, Darren Byford

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Broadcast Series
Invasion - Origin of Species - Armen Kevorkian, Matt Scharf, John Karner, Neil Sopata
* Rome - Episode 1 - Barrie Hemsley, James Madigan, Duncan Kinnaird, Joe Pavlo
Smallville - Commencement - Mat Beck, John Wash, John Han, Trent Smith

Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Broadcast Program
Alias - The Index - Kevin Blank, Armen Kevorkian, Eric Chauvin, Jonathan Spencer Levy
* Lost - Exodus Part 2 - Kevin Blank, Mitchell Ferm, Eric Chauvin, John Teska
Warm Springs - Camille Cellucci, Jonathan Keeton, Kirk Cadrette, John Baker

Outstanding Animated Character in a Live Action Broadcast Program, Commercial, or Music Video
Battlestar Galactica - Episode 2 - Cylon - Dustin Adair, Mark Shimer, Lane Jolly, Steve Graves
* Battlestar Galactica - Season 2, Episode 03 "Fragged" - Cylon - Gary Hutzel, Andrew Karr, Gary Hughes, Allan Henderson
Surface - Episode 102 - Baby Sea Creature - Eric Hance, Robert Bonchune, John Teska, Sean Jackson

Outstanding Created Environment in a Live Action Broadcast Program, Commercial, or Music Video
* Into The West Mini - Series Movies I, II and III - Cedric Tomacruz, David Bailey, Valeri Pfahning, Siddhartha Jayakar
Motorola - PEBL - Jim Gaczkowski, Daniel Thron, Janelle Croshaw, Greg Teegarden
Nine Inch Nails - Only - Janelle Croshaw, Greg Teegarden, Jim Gaczkowski, Scott Edelstein

Outstanding Models and Miniatures in a Broadcast Program
Ford - World Traveler - Matthew Gratzner, Greg Boettcher, Enrico Altmann, Matt Burlingame
* Las Vegas Series - Episode 308 "Bold, Beautiful and Blue" - Michael Cook, Anthony O’Campo, Eugene Kim, Renaud Talon
Walgreens Giving Tree / Last Minute - Winter Neighborhood - Ian Hunter, Forest Fischer, Seth Curlin, Joachim (Joe) Duppel

Outstanding Compositing in a Broadcast Program, Commercial, or Music Video
* Empire - Stefano Trivelli, Michele Moen, Kelly Bumbarger, Sean Wilson
Into The West Mini - Series Movie I - Wheel to the Stars - Jared Jones, Jason Korber, Geeta Basantani, Ryan Dutour
Mezzo Djarum - Race - Mark Rienzo, Feliciano di Giorgio, Maciek Sokalski, Jay Frankenberger

OTHER

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Commercial
Esuvee - Keep it on all Fours - William Bartlett, Scott Griffin, Jake Mengers, Andrew Boyd
* Guinness noitulovE - William Bartlett, Scott Griffin, Andrew Boyd, Dan Seddon
Motorola - PEBL - Eric Barba, Lisa Beroud, Janelle Croshaw, Greg Teegarden

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Music Video
The Chemical Brothers - Believe - Ben Cronin, Rebecca Barbour, Andrew Boyd, Jamie Isles
* Nine Inch Nails - Only - Eric Barba, Lisa Beroud, Jay Barton, Jim Gaczkowski
Rob Thomas - Lonely No More - Bert Yukich

Outstanding Real Time Visuals in a Video Game
From Russia With Love - David Carson, Darren Pattenden, Ben Wanat
Madden NFL 06 Football Video Game for Xbox 360 - Mark Mongie, Jim Spoto, Tommy Cinquegrano, Dale Jackson
NBA Live 06 Basketball Video Game for Xbox 360 - Greg Juby, Tim Tschirner, Jim Perkins, Alex Ferrier
* Need For Speed Most Wanted - Habib Zargarpour, Greg D’Esposito, Eduardo Agostini, Colin O’Connor

Outstanding Pre-Rendered Visuals in a Video Game
Need For Speed Most Wanted - Habib Zargarpour, Michael Mann, Mataio Gardi, Jason Dowdeswell
Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones - The Battle Cinematic - Jean-Jacques Tremblay, Raphael Lacoste, Kun Chang
* Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones - The Palace Balcony Cinematic - Jean-Jacques Tremblay, Raphael Lacoste, Anne Mai Le Bouyonnec
Stranger’s Wrath - In Game Story Clips - Sherry McKenna, Lorne Lanning, Raymond Swanland, Iain Morton

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Special Venue Project
Curse of Darkastle…The Ride! - Dina Benadon, Brent Young, Chuck Comisky, Mario Kamberg
Deepo’s 3 - D Underwater Wondershow - Michel Heroux, Benoit Girard, Jerome Morin, Chris Del Conte
* Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon - Jack Geist, Sean Phillips, Johnathan Banta, Jerome Morin

John Lasseter and Bonnie Hunt
Photo: Alberto Rodriguez © Berliner Studio/BEImages

George Méliès Award for Artistic Excellence: John Lasseter

Visual Effects Society Board of Directors Award: Jim Morris

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