21st Visual Effects Society Awards
February 15, 2023
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature: Avatar: The Way of Water
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode: The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power - "Udûn"
The 21st Visual Effects Society Awards is an awards ceremony presented by the Visual Effects Society to recognize the best in visual effects in film, television and other media in 2022. Nominations were announced on January 17, 2023, and the ceremony took place on February 15, 2023. Avatar: The Way of Water received a record number of nominations with fourteen, surpassing the number of previous nominations for film (Avatar) and television (The Mandalorian). The society introduced a new "Emerging Technology Award" this year.
Nominees
Honorary Awards
Lifetime Achievement Award:
VES Award for Creative Excellence
- Eric Roth
Film
| Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature | Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature |
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Avatar: The Way of Water – Richard Baneham, Walter Garcia, Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon, J. D. Schwalm
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Thirteen Lives – Jason Billington, Thomas Horton, Denis Baudin, Michael Harrison, Brian Cox
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| Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature | Outstanding Animated Character in a Photoreal Feature |
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Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio – Aaron Weintraub, Jeffrey Schaper, Cameron Carson, Emma Gorbey
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Avatar: The Way of Water: Kiri – Anneka Fris, Rebecca Louise Leybourne, Guillaume Francois, Jung-Rock Hwang
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| Outstanding Animated Character in an Animated Feature | Outstanding Created Environment in a Photoreal Feature |
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Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio: Pinocchio – Oliver Beale, Richard Pickersgill, Brian Leif Hansen, Kim Slate
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Avatar: The Way of Water: The Reef – Jessica Cowley, Joe W. Churchill, Justin Stockton, Alex Nowotny
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| Outstanding Created Environment in an Animated Feature | Outstanding Effects Simulations in a Photoreal Feature |
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Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio: In the Stomach of a Sea Monster – Warren Lawtey, Anjum Sakharkar, Javier Gonzalez Alonso, Quinn Carvalho
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Avatar: The Way of Water: Water Simulations – Jonathan M. Nixon, David Moraton, Nicolas Illingworth, David Caeiro Cebrian
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| Outstanding Effects Simulations in an Animated Feature | Outstanding Compositing and Lighting in a Feature |
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Puss in Boots: The Last Wish – Derek Cheung, Michael Losure, Kiem Ching Ong, Jinguang Huang
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Avatar: The Way of Water: Water Integration – Sam Cole, Francois Sugny, Florian Schroeder, Jean Matthews
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| Outstanding Virtual Cinematography in a CG Project | Outstanding Model in a Photoreal or Animated Project |
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Avatar: The Way of Water – Richard Baneham, Dan Cox, Eric Reynolds, A.J Briones
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Avatar: The Way of Water: The Sea Dragon – Sam Sharplin, Stephan Skorepa, Ian Baker, Guillaume Francois
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| Outstanding Special (Practical) Effects in a Photoreal or Animated Project | |
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Avatar: The Way of Water: Current Machine and Wave Pool – J. D. Schwalm, Richie Schwalm, Nick Rand, Robert Spurlock
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Television
| Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode | Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode |
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The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power: "Udûn" – Jason Smith, Ron Ames, Nigel Sumner, Tom Proctor, Dean Clarke
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Five Days at Memorial: "Day Two" – Eric Durst, Danny McNair, Matt Whelan, Goran Pavles, John MacGillivray
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| Outstanding Visual Effects in a Commercial | Outstanding Animated Character in an Episode or Real-Time Project |
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Frito-Lay "Push It" – Tom Raynor, Sophie Harrison, Ben Cronin, Martino Madeddu
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The Umbrella Academy: Pogo – Aidan Martin, Hannah Dockerty, Olivier Beierlein, Miae Kang
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| Outstanding Created Environment in an Episode, Commercial, or Real-Time Project | Outstanding Effects Simulations in an Episode, Commercial, or Real-Time Project |
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The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power: "Adar": Númenor City – Dan Wheaton, Nico Delbecq, Dan LeTarte, Julien Gauthier
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The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power: "Udûn" Water and Magma – Rick Hankins, Aron Bonar, Branko Grujcic, Laurent Kermel
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| Outstanding Compositing and Lighting in an Episode | Outstanding Compositing and Lighting in a Commercial |
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Love, Death and Robots: Night of the Mini Dead – Tim Emeis, José Maximiano, Renaud Tissandié, Nacere Guerouaf
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Ladbrokes "Rocky" – Greg Spencer, Theajo Dharan, Georgina Ford, Jonathan Westley |
Other categories
| Outstanding Visual Effects in a Real-Time Project | Outstanding Visual Effects in a Special Venue Project |
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The Last of Us Part I – Erick Pangilinan, Evan Wells, Eben Cook, Mary Jane Whiting
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ABBA Voyage – Ben Morris, Edward Randolph, Stephen Aplin, Ian Comley
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| Outstanding Visual Effects in a Student Project | Emerging Technology Award |
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A Calling. From the Desert to the Sea – Mario Bertsch, Max Pollmann, Lukas Löffler, Till Sander-Titgemeyer
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Avatar: The Way of Water: Water Toolset – Alexy Dmitrievich Stomakhin, Steve Lesser, Sven Joel Wretborn, Douglas McHale
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References
- ^ Tangcay, Jazz (January 17, 2023). "Avatar: The Way of Water Leads Visual Effects Society Awards Nominations". Variety. Penske Media Corporation.
- ^ Pederson, Erik (February 15, 2023). "Avatar: The Way Of Water Dominates VES Awards With Nine Wins; Three For Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio – Full List". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
- Giardina, Carolyn (January 17, 2023). "Avatar: The Way Of Water Earns Record 14 Visual Effects Society Award Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. PMRC.
- Adams, Erik (January 17, 2023). "Avatar Sets Record with 14 Nominations for 2023 Visual Effects Society Awards". IndieWire. Penske Media Corporation.