Visual Effects Society Nominations Announced

at 3:22 pm by January 14, 20143:22 pm by Alyse

The Visual Effects Society have announced their nominations for the 12th annual VES Awards. “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” has earned 5 nominations and will going up against its toughest competition “Gravity”. “Gravity” received 8 nominations over “The Desolation of Smaug”. Although, the mighty Smaug is the likely favorite to win Outstanding Animated Character in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture. Has there ever been a more magnificent dragon on screen before? See below for “The Desolation of Smaug” nominations or view all of the nominations.



Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects-Driven Feature Motion Picture

Gravity

Tim Webber

Nikki Penny

Chris Lawrence

Richard Mcbride

Iron Man 3

Christopher Townsend

Mark Soper

Guy Williams

Bryan Grill

Pacific Rim

John Knoll

Susan Greenhow

Chris Raimo

Hal Hickel

Star Trek: Into Darkness

Roger Guyett

Luke O’Byrne

Ron Ames

Ben Grossman

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

Joe Letteri

Eric Saindon

Kevin Sherwood

David Clayton

Outstanding Animated Character in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture

Gravity: Ryan

Max Solomon

Mathieu Vig

Michael Brunet

David Shirk

Oz the Great and Powerful: China Girl

Troy Saliba

In-Ah Roediger

Carolyn Vale

Kevin Souls

Pacific Rim: Kaiju – Leatherback

Jakub Pistecky

Frank Gravatt

Cyrus Jam

Chris Havreberg

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug: Smaug

Eric Reynolds

David Clayton

Myriam Catrin

Guillaume Francois

Outstanding Virtual Cinematography in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture

Gravity

Tim Webber

Emmanuel Lubezki

Richard Mcbride

Dale Newton

Iron Man 3

Mark Smith

Aaron Gilman

Thelvin Cabezas

Gerardo Ramirez

Man of Steel

Daniel Paulsson

Edmund Kolloen

Joel Prager

David Stripinis

Pacific Rim: Hong Kong Ocean Brawl

Colin Benoit

Nick Walker

Adam Schnitzer

Victor Schutz

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

Christian Rivers

Phil Barrenger

Mark Gee

Thelvin Tico Cabezas

Outstanding FX and Simulation Animation in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture

Gravity: Parachute and ISS Destruction

Alexis Wajsbrot

Sylvain Degrotte

Horacio Mendoza

Juan-Luis Sanchez

Man of Steel

Brian Goodwin

Gray Horsfield

Mathieu Chardonnet

Adrien Toupet

Pacific Rim: Fluid Simulation & Destruction

Ryan Hopkins

Michael Balog

Patrick Conran

Rick Hankins

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

Areito Echevarria

Andreas Soderstrom

Ronnie Menahem

Christoph Sprenger

Outstanding Compositing in a Feature Motion Picture

Elysium

Jean Lapointe

Jordan Benwick

Robin Hackl

Janeen Elliott

Gravity

Mark Bakowski

Anthony Smith

Theodor Groeneboom

Adrian Metzelaar

Iron Man 3: Barrel of Monkeys

Michael Maloney

Francis Puthanangadi

Justin Van Der Lek

Howard Cabalfin

Iron Man 3: House Attack

Darren Poe

Stefano Trivelli

Josiah Howison

Zach Zaubi

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

Charles Tait

Robin Hollander

Giuseppe Tagliavini

Sean Heuston