9th Visual Effects Society Awards

Award for the best visual effects in film and television

9th Visual Effects Society Awards

February 1, 2011


Best Visual Effects in a Visual Effects Driven Motion Picture:
Inception

The 9th Visual Effects Society Awards, held on February 1, 2011 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, honored the best visual effects in film and television of 2010. The show was hosted by Patton Oswalt and broadcast, in an edited version, on the ReelzChannel on February 19, 2011.[1][2]

Winners and nominees

(winners in bold)

Honorary Awards

Lifetime Achievement Award:

  • Ray Harryhausen

VES Visionary Award:

  • Christopher Nolan

Film

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

Inception – Paul Franklin, Chris Corbould, Mike Chambers, Matthew Plummer

Hereafter – Michael Owens, Joel Mendias, Bryan Grill, Danielle Plantec

  • Black Swan – Dan Schrecker, Colleen Bachman, Michael Capton, Brad Kalinoski
  • Green Zone – Peter Chiang, Charlie Noble, Michael Capton, Matthew Plummer
  • Robin HoodRichard Stammers, Allen Maris, Jessica Norman, Max Wood
  • Salt – Robert Grasmere, Camille Cellucci, Mark Breakspear, Ivan Moran
Outstanding Animation in an Animated Feature Motion Picture Outstanding Animated Character in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture

How to Train Your DragonSimon Otto, Craig Ring, Bonnie Arnold

Outstanding Animated Character in an Animated Feature Motion Picture Outstanding Models in a Feature Motion Picture

How to Train Your DragonToothless – Gabe Hordos, Cassidy Curtis, Mariette Marinus, Brent Watkins

  • Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole - Digger – Josh Murtack, James Cunliffe, Jessica Groom, Andrew Hunt
  • Megamind - Minion – David Cross, Rani Naamani, Dick Walsh, Adrian Tsang
  • Tangled - Rapunzel – Tony Smeed, Amy Smeed, Becky Bresee, Kira Lehtomaki

Inception - Hospital Fortress Destruction – Ian Hunter, Scott Beverly, Forest Fischer

  • The Expendables - The Palace Explodes – Bruce Holcomb, Ron Woodall, John Goodson, John Walker
  • Iron Man 2 - Hammer Military Drones – Bruce Holcomb, Ron Woodall, John Goodson, John Walker
  • Shutter Island - Ward-C, Lighthouse – Matthew Gratzner, Scott Schneider, Adam Gelbart, Richard A. F. Ewan
Outstanding Created Environment in a Feature Motion Picture Outstanding Effects Animation in an Animated Feature Motion Picture

Inception - Paris Dreamscape – Bruno Baron, Dan Neal, Graham Page, Per Mork-Jensen

  • Iron Man 2 - Stark Expo – Giles Hancock, Richard Bluff, Todd Vaziri, Aaron McBride
  • Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time - Sand Room – Alex Rothwell, Chris Zeh, Laurent Hugueniot, Kevin Jenkins
  • Tron: Legacy - Disc Game – Jonathan Litt, Juan S. Gomez, Kevin Sears, Sonja Burchard

How to Train Your Dragon – Andy Hayes, Laurent Kermel, Jason Mayer, Brett Miller

  • Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole – Sebastien Quessy, Kevin Blom, Jerome Escobar
  • Shrek Forever AfterJeff Budsberg, Andrew Kim, Yancy Lindquist, Can Yuksel
  • Toy Story 3 – Jason Johnston, Eric Froemling, David Ryu, JD Northrup
Outstanding Compositing in a Feature Motion Picture Outstanding Achievement in an Animated Short

Inception – Astrid Busser-Casas, Scott Pritchard, Jan Maroske, George Zwier

  • Alice in Wonderland- Stolen Tarts – Aaron Kupferman, Lisa Deaner, Orde Stevanoski, Ruben Flores
  • Hereafter - Tsunami Sequence – Joseph Farrell, Nick Crew, Jamie Hallett, Christine Lo
  • Tron: Legacy – Paul Lambert, Sonja Burchard, Kym Olsen, Sarajane Javelo Chase

Day & NightTeddy Newton, Kevin Reher, Michael Fu, Tom Gately

Television

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Broadcast Series Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Broadcast Program

Caprica – Michael Gibson, Gary Hutzel, Davey Morton, Jesse Mesa Toves

  • The Event – Victor Scalise, Jason Spratt, Diego Galtieri, Mike Enriquez
  • No Ordinary Family – Andrew Orloff, Curt Miller, Paul Linden, Scott Tinter
  • Stargate Universe – Mark Savela, James Rorick, Craig Vanden Biggelaar, Adam de Bosch Kemper
  • V – Andrew Orloff, Nathan Overstrom, Karen Czukerberg, Roberto Biagi

Boardwalk Empire Robert Stromberg, Dave Taritero, Richard Friedlander, Paul Graff

  • Human Target – Andrew Orloff, Raoul Yorke Bologini, Nathan Overstrom, Charlene Eberle
  • Lost – Adam Avitabile, Melinka Thompson-Godoy, Michael Capton, Michael Degtjarewsky
  • Undercovers – Jay Worth, Andrew Waisler, Ron Thornton, Andrew Kramer
  • The Walking Dead – Sam Nicholson, Jason Sperling, Kent Johnson, Chris Martin
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Broadcast Miniseries, Movie or Special Outstanding Visual Effects in a Live Action Commercial

The Pacific – John Sullivan, David Taritero, William Mesa, Marco Requay

  • America: The Story of Us – Philip Dobree, Sophie Orde, Eloi Brunelle, Hasraf Dulull
  • Inside the Perfect Predator – Philip Dobree, Richard Costin, Sam Meisels
  • The Last Day of the Dinosaurs – Arnaud Brisebois, Louis Desrocher, Alain Lachance, Marc-Antoine Rousseau
  • Prep & Landing: Operation: Secret Santa – Dorothy McKim, Kyle Odermatt, Andy Harkness, Adolph Lusinsky

Halo: Reach – Dan Glass, Dan Seddon, Matt Dessero, Stephanie Gilgar

  • Barclaycard - Rollercoaster – Angus Kneale, Ben Smith, Dan Williams, Ruben Vanderbroek
  • DirecTV - Ice Cream – Franck Lambertz, Andrew Bell, Mike Wynd, Ross Denner
  • Verizon - Towers – Robert Sethi, Arielle Davis, Chris Knight, Andre Desouza
  • Wrigley's 5 Gum - React – Robert Sethi, Chris Knight, Arielle Davis, Gawain Liddiard
Outstanding Animated Commercial Outstanding Animated Character in a Broadcast Program or Commercial

Cadbury's Spots V Stripes – Jake Mengers, Julie Evans, Jorge Montiel Meurer, Michael Gregory

  • Andrex – Abby Orchard, Antoine Moulineau, Mike Mellor, Russell Dodgson
  • Dante's Inferno - Hell Awaits – Tim Miller, Kevin Margo, Lindsey Zaplas, Kirby Miller
  • Target - A Better Bullseye – Chris Riehl, Javier Jimenez, Daniel Zobrist, Charles Paek
  • World of Warcraft – Marc Messenger, Phillip Hillenbrand Jr., Michael Kelleher, Brian LaFrance

Citron C3 The Spacebox - Citro – Michael Nauzin, Anne Chatelian, Gregory Mougne, Cedric Nicolas

  • Cadbury - Freida Steer – Raphael Pimentel, Thana Siripopungul
  • Logitech - Robot – Tony Smeed, Chad Sellers, Patrick Osborne, John Wong
  • Prep and Landing: Operation Secret Santa - Lanny – Tony Smeed, Chad Sellers, Patrick Osborne, John Wong
Outstanding Created Environment in a Broadcast Program or Commercial Outstanding Models in a Broadcast Program or Commercial

The Pacific - The Battle of Iwo Jima – Marco Recuay, Morgan McDermott, Nick Lund-Ulrich

Boardwalk Empire - The Ivory Tower – J. John Corbett, Matthew Conner, Brendan Fitzgerald

Outstanding Compositing in a Broadcast Program or Commercial

The Pacific - Peleliu LandingJeremy Nelson, John P. Mesa, Dan Novy, Tyler Cote

  • Boardwalk Empire - Boardwalk Empire – Paul Graff, Brian Sales, Jesse Siglow, Merysa Nichols
  • Drench Cubehead – Matthew Unwin, Lisa Ryan, Michael Gregory
  • Travelers - Watering Hole – Franck Lamberts, Ryan Kowles

Other categories

Outstanding Real-Time Visual Effects in a Video Game Outstanding Visual Effects in a Video Game Trailer

Halo: Reach – Marcus Lehto, Joseph Tung, Stephen Scott, CJ Cowan

  • Kinectimals – Jorg Neumann, Brian Moore, John Laws, Jonny Watts
  • Need for Speed – Henry LaBounta, Fiona Sperry, Johannes Soderqvist, Alex Fry
  • Starcraft II – Scott Goffman, Phillip Hillenbrand Jr., Nick Carpenter, James McCoy

World of Warcraft – Marc Messenger, Phillip Hillenbrand Jr.

  • Deus Ex: Human Revolution – Barbara Brennan, Jay Cooper, Kimberly Lashbrook, Dorne Huebler
  • Star Wars: The Force Unleashed – Dave Wilson, Corey Butler, Keith Luczywo, Seung Jae Lee
  • Star Wars: The Old Republic 2 – Tim Miller, Dave Wilson, Lindsey Zamplas, Brandon Riza
Outstanding Animated Character in a Video Game Outstanding Visual Effects in a Special Venue Project

Starcraft II - Sarah Kerrigan – Fausto De Matini, Xin Wang, Glenn Ramos, Scott Lange

  • Halo: Reach - Kat – Lee R. Wilson, Jason Robertson, David Hunt, Joe Spataro
  • Kinectimals - Cub – Joel Mongeon, Kenneth Lammers, Felix Ilsley, Andrew Matthews

King Kong: 360 3-D – Matt Aitken, Kevin Sherwood, Eric Reynolds, R. Christopher White

  • City Of Ruins – Marcin Kobylecki, Piotr Sliwowski, Michal Gryn, Damian Nenow
  • Flight of the Dragon – Brent Young, Dina Benadon, Charlotte Huggins, Michael "Oz" Smith
  • Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey – Adam Howard, Richard Mann, Matt Hendershot, James Strauss
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Student Project

LOOM – Regina Welker, Jan Bitzer, Ilija Brunck, Csaba Letay

  • Das Tub – Rupert Ashton, Priyan Jayamaha, Jun Ying Xu, Kirsten Dale Pretorious
  • Nuisible(s) – Erick Hupin, Baptiste Ode, Philippe Puech, Pierre Nahoum
  • Time For Change – Rupert Ashton, Priyan Jayamaha, Jun Ying Xu, Kirsten Dale Pretorious

References

  1. ^ "9th Annual VES Awards". visual effects society. Retrieved December 22, 2017.
  2. ^ "Visual Effects Society Announces Winners of 9th Annual VES Awards". studiodaily.com. February 2, 2011. Archived from the original on December 23, 2017. Retrieved December 22, 2017.

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