4th Annual VES Awards2019-12-05T10:57:47-08:00

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4TH ANNUAL VES AWARDS

Wednesday, February 15, 2006
Hollywood Palladium, 6215 Sunset Blvd.
Hollywood, CA

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The extraordinary breadth and diversity of the awards were matched only by the extraordinary talent displayed at the 4th Annual VES Awards. It was an eye-popping, visual effects treat equivalent to a triple ice cream sundae with a dozen exotic toppings capped off with the biggest cherry ever.

Showcasing the best work in visual effects for this past year, and honoring John Lasseter with the George Melies Award for Pioneering & Artistic Excellence and Jim Morrison with the VES Board of Directors Award.

Honorees

john-lasseter2Georges Méliès Award
John Lasseter
Awarded for pioneering significant and lasting contributions to the art and science of the visual effects industry by way of artistry, invention and groundbreaking work.

jim-morris1BOD Award
Jim Morris
Presented with deepest gratitude and appreciation by the members of the VES and its Board of Directors.

Highlights

2005 HighlightsJohn Lasseter- The Georges Méliès Award Presentation
John Lasseter receives The Georges Méliès Award at the 4th Annual VES Awards. Presented by Bonnie Hunt.

Video & Photo Galleries

Winners and Nominees

Below is the complete list of Winners and Nominees for the 4th Annual VES Awards. A sortable list for ALL years of VES Award winners / nominees can be found on the Previous VES Awards page. All archival viewing materials are cleared for viewing by logged-in VES members behind the VES website firewall. For more information, please review the VES Awards Rules & Procedures, Section 14: Ownership & Clearances here.

Please click on the category to reveal the nominees and winners

Batman Begins – Gotham City Monorail Chase
Alex Wuttke
Pete Bebb
Dayne Cowan
Imery Watson
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire – Black Lake Environment
Andy Kind
Ivan Moran
Rob Allman
Justin Martin
King Kong – New York Dawn Attack (Winner)
Dan Lemmon
R. Christopher White
Matt Aitken
Charles Tait
Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith
Jonathan Harb
Hilmar Koch
Yanick Dusseault
Brett Northcutt
Ford – World Traveler
Matthew Gratzner
Greg Boettcher
Enrico Altmann
Matt Burlingame
Las Vegas Series – Episode 308 – Bold Beautiful and Blue (Winner)
Michael Cook
Anthony Ocampo
Eugene Kim
Renaud Talon
Walgreens Giving Tree / Last Minute – Winter Neighborhood
Ian Hunter
Forest Fischer
Seth Curlin
Joachim (Joe) Duppel
Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire – Hogwarts School
Jose Granell
Nigel Stone
Star Wars: Episode III -Revenge of the Sith
Brian Gernand
Pamela Choy
Ron Woodall
Kevin Reuter
War of the Worlds (Winner)
Ed Hirsh
Steve Gawley
Joshua Ong
Russell Paul
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire – Voldemort’s Nose
Ben Shepherd
Uel Horman
Charley Henley
Nicolas Aithadi
King Kong – T-Rex Fight
Erik Winquist
Michaell Pangrazio
Steve Cronin
Suzanne Jandu
War of the Worlds (Winner)
Marshall Krasser
Michael Jamieson
Jeff Saltzman
Regan McGee
Jarhead
Pablo Helman
Jeanie King
Grady Cofer
Brett Northcutt
Kingdom of Heaven (Winner)
Wes Sewell
Victoria Alonso
Tom Wood
Gary Brozenich
Memoirs Of A Geisha
Robert Stromberg
Julia Frey
Paul Graff
Adam Watkins
This award is to honor the overall achievement of the visual effects within a live action motion picture where the visual effects are a visible, essential, and integral part of the story and play a principal and active role in the motion picture. A rule of thumb for defining whether a motion picture would be considered effects-driven would be to ask if the story could be
told without the active participation of the VFX (including Special Effects). On the whole, the VFX in an effects-driven film would be easily identifiable by the viewing public and professionals working in the VFX field.

Fully animated films are not eligible in this category.

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Jim Mitchell
Theresa Corrao
Tim Alexander
Tim Webber
King Kong (Winner)
Joe Letteri
Eileen Moran
Christian Rivers
Eric Saindon
Star Wars: Episode 3 – Revenge of the Sith
John Knoll
Roger Guyett
Rob Coleman
Denise Ream
The Chronicles of Narnia
Dean Wright
Randy Starr
Bill Westenhofer
Jim Berney
This award is to honor the overall achievement of the visual effects within a single episode of an effects-driven miniseries, made-for-television movie or special that was broadcast and delivered via over-the-air, pay/basic cable, or satellite transmissions to homes. A rule of thumb for defining whether a program would be considered effects-driven would be to ask if the story could be told without the active participation of the VFX (including Special Effects).

Comet Collision
John Gross
Nick Black
Christian Bloch
Casey Benn
Superbowl XXXIX: Open
Benoit Girard
Jason Crosby
Jerome Morin
Chris Del Conte
Walking With Monsters (Winner)
Tim Greenwood
Jo Nodwell
Neil Glasbey
Darren Byford
This award is to honor the achievement of the visual effects within a single episode of a series where the visual effects are a visible, essential, and integral part of the story and play a principal and active role in the show. A rule of thumb for defining whether a series would be considered effects-driven would be to ask if the story could be told without the active participation of the VFX (including Special Effects)

Invasion – Origin of Species
Armen Kevorkian
Matt Scharf
John Karner
Neil Sopata
Rome-Episode 1 (Winner)
Barrie Hemsley
James Madigan
Duncan Kinnaird
Joe Pavlo
Smallville – Commencement
Mat Beck
John Wash
John Han
Trent Smith
This award is to honor the overall achievement of the visual effects that play a supporting or background role within a single episode of a broadcast series, miniseries, made-for-television movie, or special wherein the visual effects are not necessarily essential to the telling of the story in the way that the effects of an effects-driven broadcast program are. Supporting visual effects, when taken as a whole, may help create the setting, environment, or mood of an entire program, and are generally intended to be invisible to the lay viewer. They do not consist of a significant number of CG characters, science fiction or fantasy elements, and other highly visible effects that one would expect to see in a visual effectsdriven broadcast program.

Alias – The Index
Kevin Blank
Armen Kevorkian
Eric Chauvin
Jonathan Spencer Levy
Lost-Exodus Part 2 (Winner)
Kevin Blank
Mitchell Ferm
Eric Chauvin
John Teska
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – Nut Room
Nick Davis
Nikki Penny
Jon Thum
Ben Morris
Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith – Opening Space Battle
John Knoll
Jill Brooks
David Weitzberg
Jeff Sutherland
War of the Worlds – Fleeing the Neighborhood (Winner)
Dennis Muren
Pablo Helman
Sandra Scott
Marshall Krasser
Nine Inch Nails – Only (Winner)
Eric Barba
Lisa Beroud
Jay Barton
Jim Gaczkowski
Rob Thomas – Lonely No More
Bert Yukich
The Chemical Brothers – Believe
Ben Cronin
Rebecca Barbour
Andrew Boyd
Jamie Isles
Esuvee – Keep it on all Fours
William Bartlett
Scott Griffin
Jake Mengers
Andrew Boyd
Guinness noitulovE (Winner)
William Bartlett
Scott Griffin
Andrew Boyd
Dan Seddon
Motorola – PEBL
Eric Barba
Lisa Beroud
Janelle Croshaw
Greg Teegarden
The award is to honor the overall achievement of the visual effects within an entire Special Venue project. Special Venues are defined as installations specifically set up to project large-format films (e.g. IMAX or OMNIMAX theaters), theme park theaters that may include a motion-based ride, museums, World Fairs, and similar venues.

To be eligible, a Special Venue project must have been exhibited publicly:

  • In a commercial venue for a paid admission, which may include the general admission to a theme park or special venue theater;
  • For a minimum period of one week on a regular daily schedule; and
  • Premiered in the current awards year in a Special Venue theater as defined above.

The following are not eligible in this category, regardless of the material’s original capture format:

  • Special purpose events such as trade shows and conventions;
  • Video material generally referred to as “pre-show” material;
  • Repurposed films, i.e. projects initially intended for the theatrical market but which have been blown up for exhibition in large-format Special Venue theaters;
  • Projects that were created as conventional 2D theatrical presentations but have been repurposed to stereographic 3D;
  • Any 2D or stereographic 3D feature motion picture that either premiered first, or simultaneously, in any regular movie theater or in any broadcast medium;
  • Any project that runs for an equal or greater amount of time in any regular movie theater or in any broadcast medium; and
  • Movies intended for simultaneous distribution in both Special Venue and normal movie theaters. The intent of this category is to honor those projects made specifically for the Special Venue market.
Curse of Darkcastle…The Ride!
Dina Benadon
Brent Young
Chuck Comisky
Mario Kamberg
Deepo´s 3-D Underwater Wondershow
Michel Heroux
Benoit Girard
Jerome Morin
Chris Del Conte
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon (Winner)
Jack Geist
Sean Phillips
Johnathan Banta
Jerome Morin
From Russia With Love
David Carson
Darren Pattenden
Ben Wanat
Madden NFL 06 Football Video Game for Xbox 360
Mark Mongie
Jim Spoto
Tommy Cinquegrano
Dale Jackson
Need For Speed: Most Wanted (Winner)
Habib Zargarpour
Luke Wasserman
Greg D Esposito
Colin O Connor
Need For Speed Most Wanted
Habib Zargarpour
Michael Mann
Mataio Gardi
Jason Dowdeswell
Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones – The Battle Cinematic
Jean-Jacques Tremblay
Raphael LaCoste
Kun Chang
Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones – The Palace Balcony Cinematic (Winner)
Jean-Jacques Tremblay
Raphael Lacoste
Anne Mai Le Bouyonnec
Stranger´s Wrath – In Game Story Clips
Sherry McKenna
Lorne Lanning
Raymond Swanland
Iain Morton
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire – Dragon
Steve Rawlins
Eric Wong
Robert Weaver
Steve Nichols
King Kong – Kong (Winner)
Andy Serkis
Christian Rivers
Atsushi Sato
Guy Williams
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe – Aslan
Richie Baneham
Erik De Boer
Matt Logue
Joe Ksander
Madagascar – King Julian
Rex Grignon
Denis Couchon
Robots – Fender
Robin Williams
David Torres
Mark Piretti
Ben Williams
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit – Gromit (Winner)
Loyd Price
Battlestar Galactica – Valley of Darkness – Cylon
Dustin Adair
Mark Shimer
Lane Jolly
Steve Graves
Battlestar Galactica-Season 2, Episode 03 Fragged-Cylon Centurion (Winner)
Andrew Karr
Louie Hinayo
Gary Hughes
Allan Henderson
Surface – Episode 102 – Nimrod
Eric Hance
Robert Bonchune
John Teska
Sean Jackson
Into The West Mini-Series Movies I, II and III (Winner)
Cedric Tomacruz
David Bailey
Valeri Pfahning
Siddhartha Jayakar
Motorola – PEBL
Jim Gaczkowski
Daniel Thron
Janelle Croshaw
Greg Teegarden
Nine Inch Nails – Only
Janelle Croshaw
Greg Teegarden
Jim Gaczkowski
Scott Edelstein
Empire (Winner)
Stefano Trivelli
Michele Moen
Kelly Bumbarger
Sean Wilson
Into The West Mini-Series Movie I – Wheel to the Stars
Jared Jones
Jason Korber
Geeta Basantani
Ryan Dutour
Mezzo Djarum
Robert Nederhorst
Marc Rienzo
Feliciano di Giorgio
Maciek Sokalski