2nd Annual VES Awards
Previous VES Awards Nominees & Recipients
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2nd Annual VES Awards Nominees & Recipients
(Winners in RED)
Outstanding Visual Effects in an Effects Driven Motion Picture
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Jim Rygiel
Dean Wright
Joe Letteri
Randall William Cook
The Matrix Revolutions
John Gaeta
Kim Libreri
George Murphy
Craig Hayes
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
John Knoll
Hal Hickel
Charles Gibson
Jill Brooks
Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Motion Picture
The Last Samurai
Jeffrey A. Okun
Thomas Boland
Bill Mesa
Ray McIntyre, Jr.
Bad Boys 2
Carey Villegas
Rob Legato
David Taritero
Layne Friedman
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Stefen Fangmeier
Nathan McGuinness
Robert Stromberg
Brooke Breton
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Television Miniseries, Movie, or Special
Battlestar Galactica
Gary Hutzel
Kristen L. Branan
Emile E. Smith
Lee Stringer
Dinosaur Planet
Sebastien Dostie
Claude Precourt
Isabelle Riva
Frank Herbert's Children of Dune: Night 1
Ernest Farino
Tim McHugh
Chris Q. Zapara
Glenn A. Campbell
Helen of Troy
Sam Nicholson
Adam Ealovega
Joshua Hatton Tim Donahue
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Television Series
Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Season 7, Episode #22
Loni Peristere
Patti Gannon
Ronald Thornton
Chris Zapara
Carnivale, Episode #1.01
David T. Altenau
Ariel V. Shaw
Thomas L. Bellissimo
Barbara J. Marshall
ER #176008
Sam Nicholson
Kyle J. Healey
Eric Grenaudier
Anthony Ocampo
Sea Monsters 'A Walking With Dinosaurs Special'
Max Tyrie
Tim Greenwood
Darren Byford
Mike Milne
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Commercial
Johnnie Walker 'Fish'
Murray Butler
William Bartlett
Jake Mengers
Helen Mackenzie
Nike 'Gamebreaker'
Eric Barba
Richard Morton
Walt Hyneman
Dave Stern
Nike 'Speed Chain'
Eric Barba
Greg Teegarden
Dave Stern
Jay Barton
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Music Video
Missy Elliott 'Pass That Dutch'
Jonathan Keeton
Aladino Debert
Andy McKenna
Scott Rader
Outkast 'Hey Ya'
Elad Offer
Best Single Visual Effect of The Year in any Medium
The Matrix Reloaded 'Trailer Top Crash'
John Gaeta
Dan Glass
Adrian DeWet
Greg Juby
The Hulk
Dennis Muren
Scott Benza
Michael DiComo
Wilson Tang
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Jim Rygiel
Dean Wright
Joe Letteri
Randall William Cook
Outstanding Character Animation in a Live Action Motion Picture
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Steven Hornby
Andy Serkis
Matthias Menz
Greg Butler
The Hulk
Scott Benza
Jamy Wheless
Kevin Martel
Aaron Ferguson
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Susan Campbell
James Tooley
Geoff Campbell
Dugan Beach
Outstanding Character Animation in an Animated Motion Picture
Finding Nemo 'Speaking Whale'
Andrew Gordon
Brett Coderre
Finding Nemo 'Inside the Whale'
Dave DeVan
Gini Santos
Outstanding Special Effects in Service to Visual Effects in a Motion Picture
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Geoff Heron
Robert Clot
Jason Brackett
John McLeod
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Scott Harens
Chuck Schuman
Sven Harens
Outstanding Special Effects in Service to Visual Effects in a Televised Program, Music Video, or Commercial
Carnivale 'Pilot'
Thomas L. Bellissimo
Charles Belardinelli
Carnivale, Episode #4 'Dust Storm'
Thomas L. Bellissimo
Outstanding Matte Painting in a Motion Picture
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Yanick Dusseault
Susumu Yukuhiro
Jonathan Harb
The Hulk
Brett Northcutt
Joshua Ong
Peter Pan
Yusei Uesugi
Giles Hancock
Outstanding Matte Painting in a Televised Program, Music Video, or Commercial
Smallville 'Insurgence'
Eli Jarra
Joseph Brattesani
Brian Bell
Dinosaur Planet
Arnaud Brisebois
Philippe Roberge
Sean Samuels
NCIS #001 'Yankee White'
Steven J. Rogers
Outstanding Models and Miniatures in a Motion Picture
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Richard Taylor
Paul Van Ommen
Eric Saindon
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
'Captain Barbossa'
Geoff Campbell
James Tooley
Steve Walton
Dugan Beach
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
'The Interceptor'
Charlie Bailey
Peter Bailey
Robert Edwards
Don Bies
Outstanding Models and Miniatures in a Televised Program, Music Video, or Commercial
Helen of Troy
Anthony Ocampo
Battlestar Galactica
Lee Stringer
Jose Perez
Gabriel Koerner
Mike Enriquez
Outstanding Visual Effects Photography in a Motion Picture
The Matrix Reloaded 'U-Cap Facial Photography'
Kim Libreri
George Borshukov
Paul Ryan
John Gaeta
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Alex Funke, ASC.
Rob Kerr
Henk Prins
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Carl Miller
Mike Conte
Tami Carter
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
Pat Sweeney
Mike Bienstock
Grady Cofer
John Hansen
Outstanding Compositing in a Motion Picture
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World - 'Storm'
Philip R. Brennan
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
George Macri
Mike Hardison
Patrick Murphy
Dan Trezise
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Moritz Glaesle
Mark Lewis
Kara Vandeleur
Outstanding Compositing in a Televised Program, Music Video, or Commercial
Smallville 'Accelerate'
Eli Jarra
Ivan DeWolf
Brian Harding
Angels in America
Stefano Trivelli
Battlestar Galactica
Patti Gannon
Chris Jones
Sean Apple
Jarrod Davis
Outstanding Performance by a Male or Female Actor in an Effects Film
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Sean Astin
Peter Pan
Ludivine Sagnier
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Keira Knightley
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