Visual Effects Society Nominations

The nominations for the annual VES awards have been announced. VISUAL EFFECTS IN A VISUAL EFFECTS DRIVEN MOTION PICTURE “I Am Legend” – Janek Sirrs, Mike Chambers, Jim Berney, Crys Forsyth-Smith “Transformers” – Scott Farar, Shari Hanson, Russel Earl, Scott Benza “The Golden Compass” – Michael Fink, Susan MacLeod, Bill Westenhofer, Ben Morris “Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End” – John Knoll, Jill Brooks, Hal Hickel, Charlie Gibson “Spider-Man 3″ – Scott Stokdyk, Terry Clotiaux, Peter Nofz, Spencer Cook SUPPORTING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A MOTION PICTURE “Ratatouille” – Michael Fong, Apurva Shah, Christine Waggoner, Michael Fu “Zodiac” – Eric Barba, Craig Barron, Janelle Croshaw, Chris Evans “We Own the Night” – Kelly Port, Julian Levi, Brad Parker, Olivier Sarda “The Kite Runner” – David Ebner, Les Jones, Todd Perry, Leif Einarsson “Blades of Glory” – Mark Breakspear, Randy Starr, Shauna Bryan, Kody Sabourin BEST SINGLE VISUAL EFFECT of the YEAR “Transformers” – Desert Highway Sequence – Scott Farrar, Shari Hanson, Shawn Kelly, Michael Jamieson “Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End” – Jack and Davy duel – John Knoll, Jill Brooks, Francois Lambert, Philippe Rebours “300″ – Crazy horse sequence – Chris Watts, Gayle Busby, Kirsty Millar “Surf’S Up” – Riding the visual effects tube – Rob Bredow, Lydia Bottegoni, Daniel Kramer, Matt Hausman “Spider-Man 3″ – The birth of Sandman – Scott Stokdyk, Terry Clotiaux, Spencer Cook, Doug Bloom ANIMATED CHARACTER IN A LIVE ACTION MOTION PICTURE “Spider-Man 3″ – Sandman – Chris Yang, Bernd Anger, Dominick Cecere, Remington Scott “The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep” – Crusoe – Richard Frances-Moore, Martin Hill, Marco Revelant, Daniel Barrett “Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End” – Davy Jones – Hal Hickel, Marc Chu, Jakub Pistecky, Maia Kayser “Enchanted” – Pip – Tom Gibbons, James W. Brown, David Richard Nelson, John Koester “Transformers” – Optimus Prime – Rick O’connor , Doug Sutton, Keiji Yamaguchi, Jeff White “I Am Legend” – The Infected Leader – David Schaub, Marco Marenghi, Josh Beveridge ANIMATED CHARACTER IN AN ANIMATED MOTION PICTURE “Surf’s Up” – Chicken Joe – David Schaub, Moon Jun Kang, Brian Casper, Andreas Procopiou “Shrek the Third” – King Harold – John Cleese, Guillaume Aretos, Tim Cheung, Sean Mahoney “Beowulf” – Beowulf – Keith Smith, Scott Holmes, Pericles Michielin, Kenn Mcdonald “Surf’s Up” – Cody – David Schaub, Pete Nash, James Crossley, Shia Labeouf “Ratatouille” – Colette – Janeane Garofalo, Jaime Landes, Sonoko Konishi , Paul Aichele EFFECTS IN AN ANIMATED MOTION PICTURE “Beowulf” – dragon chase – Theo Vandernoot, Vincent Serritella, Rob Engle, Pericles Michielin “Shrek the Third” – effects – Matt Baer, Greg Hart, Krzysztof Rost, Anthony Field “Ratatouille” – food – Jon Reisch, Jason Johnston, Eric Froemling, Tolga Goktekin “Surf’s Up” – riding wave – CG Style – Rob Bredow, Daniel Kramer, Matt Hausman, Danny Dimian “Ratatouille” – rapids – Darwyn Peachey, Chen Shen CREATED ENVIRONMENT IN A LIVE ACTION MOTION PICTURE “Sweeney Todd” – The Old Bailey – Raf Morant, Julian Gnass, Nakia Mcglynn, Christine Wong “Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End” – the maelstrom – Frank Losasso Petterson , Paul Sharpe , Joakim Arnesson , David Meny “Zodiac” – Washington and Cherry – Wei Zheng, Greg Szafranski, Janelle Croshaw, Karl Denham “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” – The Hall Of Prophecy – David Vickery, Philippe Leprince, Trina Roy, Jolene Mccaffrey “Rush Hour 3″ – Barry Williams, Robert Weaver , Jay Cooper , Masahiko Tani “I Am Legend” – Times Square hunt – Daniel Eaton, Blaine Kennison, Ron Gress, Daveed Shwartz MODELS OR MINIATURES IN A MOTION PICTURE “Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End” – Practical And Digital Ships – Ken Bailey, Bruce Holcomb, Carl Miller , Geoff Heron “Live Free Or Die Hard” – Freeway Sequence – F35 Miniature And Effects – Ian Hunter, Scott Schneider, Scott Beverly, John Cazin “Transformers” – Dave Fogler , Ron Woodall , Alex Jaeger, Brian Gernand “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” – Hogwarts School – Jose Granell, Nigel Stone “Spider-Man 3″ – Building / Crane Destruction Miniature And Effects – Ian Hunter, Scott Beverly, Forest Fischer, Raymond Moore COMPOSITING IN A MOTION PICTURE “Transformers” – Pat Tubach , Beth D’amato , Todd Vaziri , Mike Conte “Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End” – Death Of Beckett – Lou Pecora, Joel Behrens, Ted Andre, Kevin Lingenfelser “Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End” – Eddie Pasquarello , Katrin Klaiber, Jen Howard, Shawn Hillier “I Am Legend” – Seaport Evacuation – Darren Lurie, John Sasaki, Rita Kunzler, Fish Essenfeld “The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep” – Crusoe – Areito Echevarria, Gareth Dinneen, Norman Cates, Caterina Schiffers “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” – Hall of Prophecy and Comp Shots – Jolene Mccaffrey, Jelena Stojanovic, Victor Wade, Adam Pashke