Premi Visual Effects Society 2008

La settima edizione dei premi Visual Effects Society si è tenuta il 21 febbraio 2009 a Los Angeles.

Vincitori e candidati

Vengono di seguito indicati in grassetto i vincitori.
Ove ricorrente e disponibile, viene indicato il titolo in lingua italiana e quello in lingua originale tra parentesi.

Outstanding Visual Effects in an Effects Driven Feature Motion Picture

  • Eric Barba, Edson Williams, Nathan McGuinness e Lisa Beroud - Il curioso caso di Benjamin Button (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button)
  • Wendy Rogers, Dean Wright, Andrew Fowler e Greg Butler - Le cronache di Narnia - Il principe Caspian (The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian)
  • Michael J. Wassel, Lucy Killick, Adrian de Wet e Eamonn Butler - Hellboy - The Golden Army (Hellboy II: The Golden Army)
  • Kevin Blank, Chantal Feghali, Michael Ellis e Eric Leven - Cloverfield
  • Ben Snow, Hal Hickel, Victoria Alonso e John Nelson - Iron Man

Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Feature Motion Picture

  • Michael Owens, Geoffrey Hancock, Jinnie Pak e Dennis Hoffman - Changeling
  • Jim Rygiel, Jim Berney, Crys Forsyth-Smith e David Smith (effetti visivi) - Eagle Eye
  • Richard R. Hoover, Maricel Pagulayan, Peter Nofz e Daniel Eaton - Operazione Valchiria (Valkyrie)
  • Camille Cellucci, Scott Gordon, Fred Pienkos e James Straus - Alla ricerca dell'isola di Nim (Nim's Island)
  • Mark Russell, Richard Friedlander, Eric Robertson e Brett Miller - Synecdoche, New York

Outstanding Animation in an Animated Feature Motion Picture

  • Andrew Stanton, Jim Morris, Lindsey Collins e Nigel Hardwidge - WALL•E
  • Chris Williams, Byron Howard, John Murrah e Doug Bennett - Kung Fu Panda
  • Yoni Goodman e Yael Nahlieli - Valzer con Bashir
  • Pankaj Khandpur, Sherry Bharda, Shrirang Sathaye e Suhael Merchant - Roadside Romeo

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Broadcast Miniseries, Movie or a Special

  • Steve Kullback, Erik Henry, Robert Stromberg e Jeff Goldman - John Adams-Join or Die
  • Dave Houghton, Marie Jones, Matt McKinney e Murray Barber - Doctor Who - Un altro Dottore (The Next Doctor) - Cyber King
  • Adam McInnes, Anthony Bluff, Stephane Paris e David Sewell - Generation Kill puntata La culla della civiltà (The Cradle of Civilization)
  • Sam Nicholson, Scott Ramsey, Chris Martin e Mike Enriquez - Knight Rider

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Broadcast Series

  • Gary Hutzel, Michael Gibson, Doug Drexler e Kyle Toucher - Battlestar Galactica - Battaglia spaziale
  • James Lima, Raoul Bolognini, Andrew Orloff e Steve Meyer - Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles episodio Il chip di Vick
  • Armen Kevorkian, Arthur J. Codron, Matt Scharf e Stefan Brederock - Ghost Whisperer - Presenze (Ghost Whisperer) episodio Il fantasma Avatar (Ghost in the Machine)
  • Eric Grenaudier, Mark Spatny, Diego Galtieri e Michael Cook - Heroes episodio Il secondo avvento (The Second Coming)

Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Broadcast Program

  • Kevin Blank, Jay Worth, Andrew Orloff e Barbara Genicoff - Fringe episodio Il laboratorio del dottor Bishop (Pilot)
  • Andrew Orloff, Blyth Dalton, Chris Jones e Michael Cliett - Jericho episodio A ferro e fuoco (Patriots and Tyrant)
  • Max Ivins, Jenny Foster, Danny Kim e Shawn Lipowski - Life episodio Miracoli e affari (The Business of Miracles)
  • William Powloski, Elizabeth Castro, Melanie Tucker e Eric Chauvin - Pushing Daisies episodio La leggenda di Merle McQuoddy (The Legend of Merle McQuoddy)

Best Single Visual Effect of the Year

  • Eric Barba, Lisa Beroud, Steve Preeg e Jonathan Litt - Il curioso caso di Benjamin Button (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button) - Il segreto di Benjamin
  • Michael Ellis, Chantal Feghali, David Vickery e Ben Taylor - Cloverfield - Schianto della Statua della Libertà e collasso della Woolworth Tower
  • Jeffrey A. Okun, R. Christopher White, Thomas M. Boland e Ben Thompson - Ultimatum alla Terra (The Day the Earth Stood Still) - Klaatu neonato
  • Stephanie Hornish, Pablo Helman, Jeff White e Craig Hammack - Indiana Jones e il regno del teschio di cristallo (Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull) - Distruzione della valle
  • Ben Snow, Wayne Billheimer, Victoria Alonso e John Nelson - Iron Man

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Commercial

  • Alex Thiesen, Nikos Kalaitzidis, Jay Barton e Zsolt Krajcsik - Bacardi Sundance
  • Angus Kneale, Asher Edwards, Ben Smith e Dan Williams - Coca-Cola It's Mine
  • Satoko Iinuma, Murray Butler, David Hulin e Spencer Lueders - FedEx Pigeon
  • William Bartlett, Helen Stanley, Dan Seddon e David Mellor - Monster Stork Stork

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Special Venue Project

  • Peter Anderson, Steve Schklair, David Franks e Jeremy Nicolaides - U2 3D Riprese selezionate
  • Mark Freund, Alan Markowitz, Lee Nelson e Josh Mossotti - Grand Canyon Adventure: River at Risk Sequenza titolo principale

Outstanding Real Time Visuals in a Video Game

Outstanding Pre-Rendered Visuals In A Video Game

  • Jeff Chamberlain e Phillip Hillenbrand - World of Warcraft - Wrath of the Lich King - Introduzione cinematografica
  • Richard Taylor, Benjamin Hopkins, KaTai Tang e Mical Pedriana - Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 - Scene del Chrono Lab, Empire e Allied
  • Henry LaBounta, Steve Barcia, Dave Taylor e Mark Raham - Need for Speed: Undercover

Outstanding Animated Character in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture

  • Steve Preeg, Matthias Wittmann, Tom St. Amand e David McLean - Il curioso caso di Benjamin Button (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button) - Benjamin Button
  • Colin McEvoy e Christoph Ammann - Hellboy - The Golden Army - Sequenza dell'Elementale
  • Hal Hickel, Bruce Holcomb, James Tooley e John Walker - Iron Man
  • Todd Labonte, Michael Brunet, Nathan Fredenburg e Aharon Bourland - Spiderwick - Le cronache (The Spiderwick Chronicles) - Hogsqueal

Outstanding Animated Character in an Animated Feature Motion Picture

Outstanding Animated Character in a Live Action Broadcast Program or Commercial

  • James Sindle, Jesus Parra e Josh Fourtwells - Brain Dance
  • James Atkinson, John Cooper, Phillip Prahl e Charles Felix Chabert - Bacardi - Sundance
  • Ben Smith, Andrew Proctor, Jong Jim Choi e Keith Kim - Coca-Cola Stewie
  • Thomas Tannenberger, Olcun Tan, Chris Christman e Randall Rosa - Who’s Going To Save My Soul Gnarls Barkley

Outstanding Effects Animation In An Animated Feature Motion Picture

  • Jason Johnston, Keith Daniel Klohn, Enrique Vila e Bill Watral - WALL•E - Effetti in WALL•E
  • John Murrah, Michael Kaschalk, Dale Mayeda e Adolph Lusinsky - Bolt - Un eroe a quattro zampe (Bolt) - Varie sequenze
  • Markus Manninen, Alex Parkinson, Amaury Aubel e Lawrence Lee - Kung Fu Panda - L'ingrediente segreto, effetti visivi di Kung Fu Panda
  • Scott Peterson, Laurent Kermel, Andrew Wheeler e Greg Gladstone - Madagascar 2 (Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa) - Effetti in Africa

Outstanding Matte Paintings in a Feature Motion Picture

  • Romain Bayle, Abel Milanes, Allan Lee e Debor Dunphy - Changeling - Centro di Los Angeles 1928
  • Richard Bluff, Barry Williams, Yanick Dusseault e Yusei Uesugi - Indiana Jones e il regno del teschio di cristallo (Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull)
  • Brett Miller, Garrett Eaton e Matthew Conner - Synecdoche, New York - Matte Paintings
  • Lubo Hristov, Dennis Martin e Ron Crabb - Speed Racer

Outstanding Matte Paintings in a Broadcast Program or Commercial

  • Simon Wickers, Charlie Bennett, Tim Barter e Arianna Lago - Doctor Who episodio Le ombre assassine (Silence in the Library)
  • Christian Irles e Yannick Bourgie - Generation Kill puntata La culla della civiltà (The Cradle of Civilization)
  • Dave Early, Simon Wickers, Bryan Bartlett e Sara Bennett - Merlin episodio Il segno di Nimueh (The Mark of Nimueh)

Outstanding Models and Miniatures in a Feature Motion Picture

  • Ian Hunter, Forest Fischer, Scott Beverly e Adam Gelbart - Il cavaliere oscuro (The Dark Knight) - Modelli e miniature dell'incidente del camion della spazzatura
  • David Fogler, Craig Hammack, Brian Gernand e Geoff Heron - Indiana Jones e il regno del teschio di cristallo (Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull)
  • Aaron McBride, Russell Paul, Gerald Gutschmidt e Keiji Yamaguchi - Iron Man - Suit Up Machine
  • Taro Kiba, Kenji Nagatani, Yuki Minagawa e Hideo Udo - My Darling of the Mountains - Terme

Outstanding Models and Miniatures in a Broadcast Program or Commercial

Outstanding Created Environment in a Feature Motion Picture

Outstanding Created Environment in a Broadcast Program or Commercial

  • Paul Graff, Robert Stromberg e Adam Watkins - John Adams episodio Join or Die - The Boston Harbor
  • Jack Zaloga, Jake Montgomery, Andy Boyd e Sean Durnan - Audi Living Room-Living Room
  • Meliza Fermin, Michael Cook (effetti visivi), Daniel Kumiega e Anthony Ocampo - Heroes - Tokyo
  • Ludo Fealy, Dean Robinson, Adam Leary e Michael Gregory - Wrigley Company Fruit Shredder

Outstanding Compositing in a Feature Motion Picture

  • Janelle Croshaw, Paul Lambert, Sonja Burchard e Sarahjane Javelo - Il curioso caso di Benjamin Button (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button) - Benjamin Comes Together
  • Stuart Lashley, Arundi Asregadoo, Mark Curtis e Richard Baker - Le cronache di Narnia - Il principe Caspian (The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian)
  • Jonathan Rothbart, Dav Rauch, Kyle McCulloch e Kent Seki - Iron Man - compositing ella testa sotto il display - HUD
  • Anthony Smith, Christian Kaestner, Adrian Metzelaar e Jon Thum - Quantum of Solace - Inseguimento a Siena e scena di combattimento

Outstanding Compositing in a Broadcast Program or Commercial

  • Paul Graff, Joshua LaCross e Matt Collorafice - John Adams episodio Join or Die - The Boston Harbor
  • Angus Kneale, Dan Williams e Andrew Proctor - Coca-Cola It's mine - Balloons
  • Andy Walker, Spencer Lueders, Maryanne Butler e Murray Butler - FedEx PIGEON Pigeon
  • Richard de Carteret, Paul Downes, Oliver Dadswell e John Price - Time Sculpture

Outstanding Special Effects in a Feature Motion Picture

Outstanding Effects in a Student Project

  • Sandy Widyanata e Courtney Wise - Plastic - Sequenza della trasformazione
  • Nathan Matsuda - Hangar Number Five - Attacco del robot
  • Adrien CaYuS Toupet, Clement Delatre e Vivien Looky Chauvet - La Main Des Maitres - Rivoluzione
  • Tomer Eshed e Dennis Rettkowski - Our Wonderful Nature

Collegamenti esterni

  • 7th Annual VES Awards, su visualeffectssociety.com.
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