20th Visual Effects Society Awards March 8, 2022
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature: Dune
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode: Foundation - The Emperor's Peace
The 20th Visual Effects Society Awards was an awards ceremony held by the Visual Effects Society. Nominations were announced on January 18, 2022, and the ceremony took place on March 8, 2022.
Nominees Honorary Awards Lifetime Achievement Award: Lynwen Brennan VES Award for Creative Excellence Guillermo del Toro
Film Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal FeatureOutstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal FeatureDune – Paul Lambert, Brice Parker, Tristan Myles, Brian Connor, Gerd Nefzer Godzilla vs. Kong – John "D.J." Des Jardin, Tamara Kent, Bryan Hirota, Kevin Smith, Mike Meinardus The Matrix Resurrections – Dan Glass, Nina Fallon, Tom Debenham, Huw J Evans, James Schwalm No Time to Die – Charlie Noble, Mara Bryan, Joel Green, Jonathan Fawkner, Chris Courbold Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings – Christopher Townsend, Damien Carr, Joe Farrell, Sean Walker, Dan Oliver Spider-Man: No Way Home – Kelly Port, Julia Neighly, Chris Waegner, Scott Edelstein, Dan SudickLast Night in Soho – Tom Proctor, Gavin Gregory, Julian Gnass, Fabricio Baessa Candyman – Andrew Zink, James McQuaide, Josh Simmonds, Drew Dir, Ryan Evans Nightmare Alley – Dennis Berardi, Ryan MacDuff, Mark Hammond, David Roby, Geoff Hill The Last Duel – Gary Brozenich, Helen Judd, Jessica Norman, Yann Blondel, Stefano Pepin The Tragedy of Macbeth – Alex Lemke, Michael Huber, Michael Ralla, Benedikt LaubenthalOutstanding Visual Effects in an Animated FeatureOutstanding Animated Character in a Photoreal FeatureEncanto – Scott Kersavage, Bradford Simonsen, Thaddeus P. Miller, Ian Gooding Luca – Enrico Casarosa, Andrea Warren, David Ryu, Jon Reisch Raya and the Last Dragon – Kyle Odermatt, Osnat Shurer, Kelsey Hurley, Paul Felix Sing 2 – Patrick Delage, Nathalie Vancauwenberghe, Christophe Lourdelet, Boris Jacq The Mitchells vs. the Machines – Alan Hawkins, Carey A. Smith, Mike Lasker, Nicola LavenderFinch: Jeff – Harinarayan Rajeev, Matthias Schoenegger, Simon Allen, Paul Nelson Flora & Ulysses: Ulysses – Pierre-Loïc Hamon, Sachin Tyagi, Nandini Nambiar, Loïc Mireault Jungle Cruise: Aguirre – Alexander Lee, Claus Pedersen, Rasely Ma, Gary Wu Venom: Let There Be Carnage: Carnage – Richard Spriggs, Ricardo Silva, Lucas Cuenca, Federico FrassinelliOutstanding Animated Character in an Animated FeatureOutstanding Created Environment in a Photoreal FeatureEncanto: Mirabel Madrigal – Kelly McClanahan, Sergi Caballer, Mary Twohig, Jose Luis "Weecho" Velasquez Luca: Luca – Gwendelyn Enderoglu, Laurie Nguyen Kim, Tanja Krampfert, Maria Lee Raya and the Last Dragon: Tuk Tuk – Brian Menz, Punn Wiantrakoon, Erik Hansen, Vicky YuTzu Lin The Mitchells vs. the Machines: Katie Mitchell – Lindsey Olivares, Kurt Judson, Soh-I Jeong, Rohini KumarSpider-Man: No Way Home: The Mirror Dimension – Eric Le Dieu de Ville, Thomas Dotheij, Ryan Olliffe, Claire Le Teuff Dune: Arrakeen City – Rhys Salcombe, Seungjin Woo, Jeremie Touzery, Marc Austin Jungle Cruise: Waterfall Canyon – Mark McNicholl, Frédéric Valleur, Hamish Beachman, Mark Wainwright The Suicide Squad: Valle Del Marre – Nick Cattell, Jason Desjarlais, Matt Fitzgerald, Jerome MooOutstanding Created Environment in an Animated FeatureOutstanding Virtual Cinematography in a CG ProjectEncanto: Antonio's Room – Camille Andre, Andrew Finley, Chris Patrick O'Connell, Amol Sathe Luca: Portorosso Piazza – Airton Dittz, Jr., Jack Hattori, Michael Rutter, Joshua West Raya and the Last Dragon: Talon – Mingjue Helen Chen, Chaiwon Kim, Virgilio John Aquino, Diana Jiang LeVangie Sing 2: Crystal Theater – Ludovic Ramière, Théo Rivoalen, Henri Deruer, Frédéric Mainil Vivo: Mambo Cabana – Bertrand Bry-Marfaing, Josef Dylan Swift, Geeta Basantani, Jeremy KimEncanto: We Don't Talk about Bruno – Nathan Detroit Warner, Dorian Bustamante, Tyler Kupferer, Michael Woodside Godzilla vs. Kong: Ocean Battle – Shawn Hull, Robert Wiese, Steven Tom, Eric Petey Loki: "Lamentis"; Race to the Ark – Jesse Lewis-Evans, Luke Avery, Autumn Durald Arkapaw, Scott Inkster Raya and the Last Dragon – Rob Dressel, Adolph Lusinsky, Paul Felix Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings – Sebastian Trujillo, Louis-Daniel Poulin, Nathan Abbot, Shannon JustisonOutstanding Model in a Photoreal or Animated ProjectOutstanding Effects Simulations in a Photoreal FeatureDune: Royal Ornithopter – Marc Austin, Anna Yamazoe, Michael Chang, Rachael Dunk Black Widow: The Red Room – Tristan John Connors, Bo Kwon, James Stuart, Ryan Duhaime Encanto: Casita Madrigal – Jonathan Lin, Chris Patrick O'Connell, Christoffer Pedersen, Alberto Abril The Suicide Squad: Jotunheim – Simon Dean Morley, Cedric Enriquez Canlas, Layne Howe, Alberto R. S. HernandezDune: Dunes of Arrakis – Gero Grimm, Ivan Larinin, Hideki Okano, Zuny An Godzilla vs. Kong: Ocean Water & Battle Destruction – Jonathan Freisler, Nahuel Alberto Letizia, Eloi Andaluz Fullà, Saysana Rintharamy Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings: Water, Bubbles & Magic – Simone Riginelli, Claude Schitter, Teck Chee Koi, Arthur Graff The Suicide Squad: Corto Maltese City Destruction – David R. Davies, Rogier Fransen, Sandy Sutherland, Brandon James FleetOutstanding Effects Simulations in an Animated FeatureOutstanding Compositing and Lighting in a FeatureRaya and the Last Dragon – Le Joyce Tong, Henrik Fält, Rattanin Sirinaruemarn, Jacob Rice Encanto – Francisco Rodriguez, Christopher Hendryx, Brent Burley, David Hutchins Luca – Amit Baadkar, Greg Gladstone, Emron Grover, Tim Speltz Sing 2 – Richard Adenot, Guillaume Gay, Frédéric Valz-Gris, Antoine BrémontDune: Attack on Arrakeen – Gregory Haas, Francesco Dell'Anna, Abhishek Chaturvedi, Cleve Zhu Black Widow: Red Room Crashing Back to Earth – Michael Melchiorre, Simon Twine, Daniel Harkness, Tim Crowson Dune: Hologram and Hunter Seeker – Patrick Heinen, Jacob Maymudes, Tj Burke, James Jooyoung Lee Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings: Macau City – Jeremie Maheu, Mathieu Dupuis, Karthic Ramesh, Jiri Kilevnik Spider-Man: No Way Home: Liberty Island Battle and Christmas Swing Finale – Zac Campbell, Frida Nerdal, Louis Corr, Kelvin YeeOutstanding Special (Practical) Effects in a Photoreal or Animated Project Jungle Cruise – JD Schwalm, Nick Rand, Robert Spurlock, Nick Byrd Eternals – Neil Corbould, Keith Corbould, Ray Ferguson, Chris Motjuoadi The Matrix Resurrections – JD Schwalm, Brendon O'Dell, Michael Kay, Pau Costa Moeller The Tomorrow War – JD Schwalm, Wayne Rowe, Jim Schwalm, Haukur Karlsson
Television Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal EpisodeOutstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal EpisodeFoundation: "The Emperor's Peace" – Chris MacLean, Addie Manis, Mike Enriquez, Chris Keller, Paul Byrne Loki: "Journey into Mystery" – Dan DeLeeuw, Allison Paul, Sandra Balej, David Seager Lost in Space: "Trust" – Jabbar Raisani, Terron Pratt, Juri Stanossek, Niklas Jacobson, Paul Benjamin The Nevers: "Ignition" – Johnny Han, Jack Geist, Justin Mitchell, Emanuel Fuchs, Michael Dawson The Stand – Jake Braver, Phillip Hoffman, Laurent Hugueniot, Vincent PapaixSee: "Rock-A-Bye" – Chris Wright, Parker Chehak, Javier Roca, Tristan Zerafa, Tony Kenny 9-1-1: Lone Star: "Hold the Line" – Brigitte Bourque, Tyler Deck, Jason Gottlieb, Josephine Noh, Elia Popov Squid Game: "VIPS" – Jaihoon Jung, Hyejin Kim, Hyungrok Kim, Sungman Jun Sweet Tooth: "Sorry About All the Dead People" – Rob Price, Danica Tsang, Matt Bramante, Jayme Vandusen The Handmaid’s Tale: "Chicago" – Brendan Taylor, Stephen Lebed, Kayla Cabral, Brannek Gaudet The Mysterious Benedict Society: "A Bunch of Smart Orphans" – Philippe Thibault, Marie-Pierre Boucher, Alexis Belanger, Gabriel BeauvaisOutstanding Visual Effects in a CommercialOutstanding Animated Character in an Episode or Real-Time ProjectSheba "Hope Reef" – Grant Walker, Sophie Harrison, Hernan Llano, Michael Baker Far Cry 6 "Chicharrón Run" – Niklas Ström, Kajsa Kurtén, Nicklas Andersson, Adrian Tsang Lego "Rebuild the World" – Fabian Frank, Anandi Peiris, Kiril Mirkov, Platon Filimonov Lexus "Parking Spot" – Alex Thomas, Andrew McLintock, JD Yepes, Clement Renaudin Zillow "The Journey" – Ben Kwok, Ashley Goodwin, Oliver Varteressian, Yebin Ahn, Tom BussellThe Witcher: Nivellen the Cursed Man – Marko Chulev, Rasely Ma, Mike Beaulieu, Robin Witzsche Lisey’s Story: The Long Boy – Mohsen Mousavi, Salauddin "Sallu" Kazi, Mattias Brunosson, Pablovsky Ramos-Nieves Love, Death & Robots: "Snow in the Desert"; Hirald – Maxime Luere, Zoé Pelegrin-Bomel, Laura Guerreiro, Florent Duport The Witcher: Leshy Eskel; Tree Branch Creature – Hannes Faupel, Stéphane Paccolat, Ivan Cadena Ayala, Laurent Fortin Y: The Last Man: Ampersand – Mike Beaulieu, Michael Dharney, Peter Pi, Aidana SakhvaliyevaOutstanding Animated Character in a CommercialOutstanding Created Environment in an Episode, Commercial, or Real-Time ProjectSmart Energy: "Einstein Knows Best"; Einstein – Alex Hammond, Harsh Borah, Clare Williams, Andreas Graichen Avanti West Coast: "Feel Good Travel"; Terri – Tom Raynor, Chloe Dawe, Suvi Jokiniemi, Alex Doyle Far Cry 6: Chicharrón – Elin Laven, Gustav Ahren, Anton Stattin, Simon Decombel France Télévision: Sumo – Geoffroy Barbet-Massin, Vincent Venchiarutti, Antoine Antin, Mathias Lachal ING: "Do Your Thing"; Roary the Lion – Chris Welsby, Clementine Supiot, Kiril Mirkov, Arnau GilabertSheba: Hope Reef – Henrique Campanha, Baptiste Roy, Luca Veronese, Timothee Maron Foundation: Trantor Cityscape – Samuel Simanjuntak, Melaina Mace, Benjamin Ruiz, Alessandro Vastalegna Hawkeye: "Echoes"; Manhattan Bridge – Nicholas Hodgson, David Abbott, Nick Cattell, Jin Choi Hawkeye: "So This Is Christmas?": Rockefeller Center – John O'Connell, Tiffany Yung, Orion Terry, Ho Kyung AhnOutstanding Effects Simulations in an Episode, Commercial, or Real-Time ProjectOutstanding Compositing and Lighting in an EpisodeFoundation: Collapse of the Galactic Empire – Giovanni Casadei, Mikel Zuloaga, Steven Moor, Louis Manjarres Loki: "Journey into Mystery"; Alioth Cloud – George Kuruvilla, Menno Dijkstra, Matthew Hanger, Jiyong Shin The Nevers – David Stopford, Michele Stocco, Mike Hsu, Justin Mitchell WandaVision: Vision's Destruction – Sylvain Nouveau, Hakim Harrouche, Omar Meradi, Laurent MesteLoki: "Lamentis"; Shuroo City Destruction – Paul Chapman, Tom Truscott, Biagio Figliuzzi, Attila Szalma The Falcon and the Winter Soldier: "New World Order" – Nathan Abbot, Beck Veitch, Markus Reithoffer, James Aldous WandaVision: Goodbye, Vision – David Zaretti, Bimpe Alliu, Michael Duong, Mark Pascoe WandaVision: The Hex – Charles Labbé, Xavier Fourmond, Reuben Barkataki, Vanessa DelarosbilOutstanding Compositing and Lighting in a CommercialVerizon "The Reset" – David Piombino, Rajesh Kaushik, Manideep Sanisetty, Tim Crean Toyota "Never Stop" – Michael Ralla, Alejandro Villabon, Alexander Osvaldsson, Paul Krist Toyota "Upstream" – JD Yepes, Paul Krist, Carlos Adarraga Gomez, Minsang Lee Zillow "The Journey" – Ben Kwok, Yebin Ahn, Robert Bruce, Tuna Unalan
Other categories Outstanding Visual Effects in a Real-Time ProjectOutstanding Visual Effects in a Special Venue ProjectCall of Duty: Vanguard – Sandy Lin-Chiang, Joseph Knox, Gareth Richards, Shane Daley Battlefield 2042 – Anders Egleus, Jeremy Chubb, Gray Horsfield, Sean Ellis Forza Horizon 5 – Don Arceta, Valentyn Minytskyi, Conar Cross, George Ilenei Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart – Grant Hollis, Yancy Young, Steven Russell, Sean Applegate Returnal – Harry Krueger, Tony Salkovuo, Risto Jankkila, Sharman JagadeesanJurassic World Adventure – Eugénie von Tunzelmann, Maximilian McNair MacEwan, Stephen Goalby, Brad Silby