Articolo pubblicato il 23 Febbraio 2024 da Gabriele Maccauro

Sono stati svelati tutti i vincitori dei 22esimi VES Awards, gli annuali premi riguardanti il mondo dei tecnici degli effetti speciali cinematografici e televisivi. A trionfare è The Creator, l’ultimo lungometraggio diretto da Gareth Edwards, che diventa così il favorito per i prossimi Oscar. Riconoscimenti anche per Spider-Man: Across the Spider-verse, Nyad e The Last of Us. Seguono dunque, segnalati in grassetto, tutti i vincitori dei Visual Effects Society Awards 2024.

Tutti i vincitori dei Visual Effects Society Awards 2024

Vengono indicati di seguito tutti i film vincitori dei 22esimi Visual Effects Society Awards, con annessi registi e categoria:

OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A PHOTOREAL FEATURE

• Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves –  Ben Snow, Diana Giorgiutti, Khalid Almeerani, Scott Benza, Sam Conway 
• Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 – Stephane Ceretti, Susan Pickett, Alexis Wajsbrot, Guy Williams, Dan Sudick 
• Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny – Andrew Whitehurst, Kathy Siege, Robert Weaver, Julian Hutchens, Alistair Williams 
• Oppenheimer – Andrew Jackson, Mike Chambers, Giacomo Mineo, Dave Drzewiecki, Scot Fisher 
• The Creator – Jay Cooper, Julian Levi, Ian Comley, Charmaine Chan, Neil Corbould

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A PHOTOREAL FEATURE

• John Wick: Chapter 4 – Janelle Croshaw Ralla, Reina Sparks, Jonathan Rothbart, Javier Roca, Gerd Nefzer 
• Killers of the Flower Moon – Pablo Helman, Brian Barlettani, Sam Bassett, Brandon Keys McLaughlin 
• Napoleon – Charley Henley, Sarah Tulloch, Luc-Ewen Martin-Fenouillet, Simone Coco, Neil Corbould 
• Nyad – Jake Braver, Fiona Campbell Westgate, R. Christopher White, Mohsen Mousavi 
• Society of the Snow – Félix Bergés, Micaela Gagliano, Laura Pedro, Ezequiel Larrú, Pau Costa

OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE

• Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget – Jon Biggins, Jim Lewis, Charles Copping, Matthew Perry 
• Elemental – Peter Sohn, Denise Ream, Sanjay Bakshi, Stephen Marshall 
• Nimona – Archie Donato, Yancy Lindquist, Theodore Ty, Anthony Kemp 
• Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse – Alan Hawkins, Christian Hejnal, Michael Lasker, Matt Hausman 
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem – Matthieu Rouxel, Marie Balland, Jacques Daigle, Vincent Leroy 

OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A PHOTOREAL EPISODE

• Ahsoka, Season 1, Dreams and Madness – Richard Bluff, Jakris Smittant, Paul Kavanagh, Enrico Damm, Scott Fisher 
• Loki, Season 2, Glorious Purpose – Christopher Townsend, Allison Paul, Matthew Twyford, Christopher Smallfield, John William Van Der Pool 
• Monarch: Legacy of Monsters – Sean Konrad, Jessica Smith, Jed Glassford, Khalid Almeerani, Paul Benjamin 
• The Last of Us, Season 1, Infected – Alex Wang, Sean Nowlan, Stephen James, Simon Jung, Joel Whist 
• The Mandalorian, Season 3, The Return – Grady Cofer, Abbigail Keller, Victor Schutz IV, Cameron Neilson Scott Fisher 

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A PHOTOREAL EPISODE

• A Murder at The End of the World, Season 1, Crypt – Aaron Raff, Tavis Larkham, Douglas Stichbury, Mat Ellin 
• Citadel, Season 1, Secrets in Night Need Early Rains – Wesley Froud, Scott Shapiro, Aladino Debert, Greg Teegarden 
• Ted Lasso, Season 3, Mom City – Gretchen Bangs, Bill Parker, Lenny Wilson
• The Crown, Season 6, Dis-Moi Oui – Ben Turner, Reece Ewing, Oliver Bersey, Joe Cork 
• Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty, Season 2, Beat LA – Raymond McIntyre Jr., Victor DiMichina, Javier Menéndez Platas, Damien Stantin

OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A REAL TIME PROJECT

• Alan Wake 2 – Janne Pulkkinen, Johannes Richter, Daniel Kończyk, Damian Olechowski 
• Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty – Jakub Knapik, Paweł Mielniczuk, Maciej Włodarkiewicz, Kacper Niepokólczycki
• Immortals of Aveum – Joseph Hall, Kevin Boyle, Dave Bogan, Julia Lichtblau 
• Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 – Jacinda Chew, Jeannette Lee, Bryanna Lindsey, Alan Weider
• Mortal Kombat 1 – Christopher Chapman, Scott Quinn, James DeSousa, Jeff Palmer, Matt Gilmore

OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A COMMERCIAL

• Accenture; Changing Tree – Simon French, Vic Lovejoy, David Filipe, Matteo La Motta 
• Apple, Air Pods Pro, Quiet The Noise – Iain Murray, Oscar Wendt, Dean Robinson, Sergio Morales Paz 
• Coca-Cola, Masterpiece – Ryan Knowles, Antonia Vlasto, Gregory McKneally, Dan Yargici 
• Jean Paul Gaultier, Divine Perfume – Stéphane Pivron, Cécile Hubin, Guillaume Dadaglio, Mathias Barday 
• Virgin Media, Goat Glider – Ben Cronin, George Reid, Sam Driscoll, Christian Baker

OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A SPECIAL VENUE PROJECT

• Hypersphere 360, SeaWorld Abu Dhabi – Daren Ulmer, Cedar Connor, Lindsey Sprague, Ryan Kravetz 
• Postcard From Earth – Aruna Inversin, Eric Wilson, Corey Turner, Bill George
• Rembrandt Immersive Artwork – Andrew McNamara, Sebastian Read, Andrew Kinnear, Sam Matthews 
• The Marvels: Goose the Flerken Cat – Tim Kafka, Mari Suarez, Toya Drechsler, Sebastian Niño Florez 
• Zootopia: Hot Pursuit – Blaine Kennison, Jeanne Angel, Darin Hollings, Aaron Arendt

OUTSTANDING ANIMATED CHARACTER IN A PHOTOREAL FEATURE

• Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, Topo the Octopus – Thomas Ward, Andrew Butler, Felix Slinger-Thompson, Jacob Burstein 
• Godzilla Minus One, Godzilla – Kosuke Taguchi, Takashi Yamazaki 
• Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, Rocket – Nathan McConnel, Andrea De Martis, Antony Magdalinidis, Rachel Williams 
• Wonka, Oompa Loompa – Dale Newton, Kunal Ayer, Valentina Ercolani, Gabor Foner 

OUTSTANDING ANIMATED CHARACTER IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE

• Elemental, Ember – Gwendelyn Enderoglu, Jared Fong, Jonathan Hoffman, Patrick Witting 
• Elemental, Wade – Max Gilbert, Jacob Kuenzel, Dave Strick, Benjamin Su 
• Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, Spot – Christopher Mangnall, Craig Feifarek, Humberto Rosa, Nideep Varghese 
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, Superfly – Gregory Coelho, Anne-Claire Leroux, Simon Cuisinier, Olivier Pierre 

OUTSTANDING ANIMATED CHARACTER IN AN EPISODE, COMMERCIAL, GAME CINEMATIC OR REAL TIME PROJECT

• Diablo IV, Inarius and Lilith Cinematic, Lilith – Matt Onheiber, Jason Huang, Maia Neubig 
• Shadow and Bone, Season 2, No Funerals, Nichevo’ya the Shadow Monster – José María del Fresno, Matthieu Poirey, Carlos Puigdollers, Guillermo Ramos 
• The Last of Us, Endure & Survive, Bloater – Gino Acevedo, Max Telfer, Pascal Raimbault, Fabio Leporelli 
• The Nevers, It’s a Good Day, Robot Dog – Christian Leitner, Bernd Nalbach, Sebastian Plank, Martin Wellstein 
• Virgin Media, Goat Glider, The Goat – Sam Driscoll, Kanishk Chouhan, Suvi Jokiniemi, Chloe Dawe

OUTSTANDING CREATED ENVIRONMENT IN A PHOTOREAL FEATURE

• Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, Knowhere – Omar Alejandro Lavrador Ibanez, Fabien Julvecourt, Klaudio Ladavac, Benjamin Patterson 
• Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, Underwater Wreck Environment – Johan Gabrielsson, Adrian Tsang, Stefan Andersson, Martin Eneroth 
• John Wick: Chapter 4, Place de L’Étoile – Manuel Gaudreau, Fabrice Vienne, Vignesh Ravi, Laurent Makowski 
• The Creator, Floating Village – John Seru, Guy Williams, Vincent Techer, Timothée Maron 

OUTSTANDING CREATED ENVIRONMENT IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE

• Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget, Chicken Island – Charles Copping, Matthew Perry, Jim Lewis, Jon Biggins 
• Elemental, Element City – Chris Bernardi, Brandon Montell, David Shavers, Ting Zhang 
• Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, Mumbattan City – Taehyun Park, YJ Lee, Pepe Orozco, Kelly Han 
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, Midtown Manhattan – Olivier Mitonneau, Eddy Frechou, Guillaume Chevet, Arnaud Philippe-Giraux 

OUTSTANDING CREATED ENVIRONMENT IN AN EPISODE, COMMERCIAL, GAME CINEMATIC OR REAL TIME PROJECT

• Loki, Season 2: 1983, World’s Fair White City – Christian Waite, Ben Aickin, Francesco Ferraresi, Pieter Warmington 
• Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, The Broken Circle – Nathaniel Larouche, Owen Deveney, Mujia Liao, Alex Morin 
• The Last Of Us, Look for the Light, Salt Lake City – Pascal Raimbault, Nick Cattell, Jasper Hayward, Kristine-Joeann Jasper 
• The Last of Us: Post-Outbreak Boston – Melaina Mace, Adrien Lambert, Juan Carlos Barquet, Christopher Anciaume 

OUTSTANDING VIRTUAL CINEMATOGRAPHY IN A CG PROJECT

• Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 – Joanna Davison, Cheyana Wilkinson, Michael Cozens, Jason Desjarlais 
• Migration – Guylo Homsy, Damien Bapst, Antoine Collet, David Dangin 
• Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse – Rich Turner, Randolph Lizarda, Daniela Campos Little, Thomas Campos 
• The Creator – Roel Coucke, Christopher Potter, Amanda Johnstone-Batt, Jeremy Bloch

OUTSTANDING MODEL IN A PHOTOREAL OR ANIMATED PROJECT

• Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, The Arête – Kenneth Johansson, Jason Galeon, Tim Civil, Artur Vil 
• Peter Pan & Wendy, Jolly Roger – Patrick Comtois, Thomas Gallardo, Harrison Stark, David Thibodeau 
• Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, Spider HQ – Dongick David Sheen, Mark JeongWoong Lee, Mikaela Bantog, René Völker 
• The Creator, Nomad – Oliver Kane, Mat Monro, Florence Green, Serban Ungureanu 

OUTSTANDING EFFECTS SIMULATIONS IN A PHOTOREAL FEATURE

• Napoleon – Koen Hofmeester, Gianmichele Mariani, Clair Bellens, Hernan Llano Duque 
• Nyad, Stormy Waters – Korbinian Meier, Sindy Saalfeld, David Michielsen, Andreas Vrhovsek 
• The Creator – Ludovic Ramisandraina, Raul Essig, Mathieu Chardonnet, Lewis Taylor 
• The Nun 2 – Laurent Creusot, Sebastien Podsiadlo, Michael Moercant, Benjamin Saurine 

OUTSTANDING EFFECTS SIMULATIONS IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE

• Elemental – Kristopher Campbell, Greg Gladstone, Jon Reisch, Kylie Wijsmuller 
• Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse – Pav Grochola, Filippo Maccari, Naoki Kato, Nicola Finizio 
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem – Louis Marsaud, Paul-Etienne Bourde, Serge Martin, Marine Pommereul 
• The Super Mario Bros. Movie – Simon Pate, Christophe Vazquez, Milo Riccarand 

OUTSTANDING EFFECTS SIMULATIONS IN AN EPISODE, COMMERCIAL, GAME CINEMATIC OR REAL TIME PROJECT

• Citadel, Secrets in Night Need Early Rains, Ocean Water – James Reid, Mathew Rotman, Filipp Elizarov, Nardeep Chander 
• Invasion, Season 2, A Voice from the Other Side – Zybrand Jacobs, Alex Marlow, Tim Jenkinson, Tobias Grønbeck Andersen 
• Loki, Season 2, Science/Fiction, Spaghettification – Rafael Camacho, Jonathan Lyddon-Towl, Julien Legay, Benedikt Roettger 
• The Mandalorian, Season 3, Lake Monster Attack Water – Travis Harkleroad, Florian Wietzel, Rick Hankins, Aron Bonar 
• Willow, Children of the Wyrm, Crone Duststorm and Magical Effects – Michael Cashmore, Robert Zeltsch, Jiyong Shin, Audun Ase 

OUTSTANDING COMPOSITING & LIGHTING IN A FEATURE

• Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 – Indah Maretha, Beck Veitch, Nathan Abbot, Steve McGillen 
• John Wick: Chapter 4, Apartment Massacre Videogame Style – Javier Roca, Julien Forest, Thomas Bourdis, Dominik Kirouac 
• Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse – Bret St.Clair, Kieron Cheuk-Chi Lo, Kelly Christophers, Rowan Young 
• The Creator, Bar – Phil Prates, Min Kim, Nisarg Suthar, Toshiko Miura 
• The Creator, Spaceships – Ben O-Brien, Juan Espigares Enriquez, Wesley Roberts, Hayes Brien 

OUTSTANDING COMPOSITING & LIGHTING IN AN EPISODE

• The Last of Us, Endure and Survive, Infected Horde Battle – Matthew Lumb, Ben Roberts, Ben Campbell, Quentin Hema 
• The Last of Us, Infected, Boston – Casey Gorton, Francesco Dell’Anna, Vaclav Kubant, Natalia Valbuena 
• The Mandalorian, Season 3, The Return – Sam Wirch, Tory Mercer, Donny Rausch, Erich Ippen 
• Willow, Children of the Wyrm – Jeremy Sawyer, Steve Hardy, Martin Tardif, Miguel Macaya Ten 

OUTSTANDING COMPOSITING & LIGHTING IN A COMMERCIAL

• Accenture, Changing Tree – David Filipe, Matteo La Motta, Jordan Dunstall, Taran Spear 
• Coca-Cola, Masterpiece – Ryan Knowles, Greg Mckneally, Taran Spear, Jordan Dunstall 
• Smirnoff, Cocktail – Vittorio Barabani, Peter Hodsman, Giacomo Verri, Marc Greyvenstein 
• Starfield – Jimmy Bullard, Ajit Menon, Ruairi Twohig, Karim Moussa 

OUTSTANDING SPECIAL (PRACTICAL) EFFECTS IN A PHOTOREAL PROJECT

• I’m a Virgo – John McLeod, Scott Kirvan, Alec Gillis, Carl Miller 
• Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One – Neil Corbould, Ray Ferguson, Keith Dawson, Chris Motjuoadi 
• Oppenheimer – Scott Fisher, James Rollins, Mario Vanillo 
• Society of the Snow – Pau Costa, Carlos Laguna, Guillermo F. Aldunate, Eloy Cervera 

EMERGING TECHNOLOGY AWARD

• Blue Beetle, Machine Learning Cloth – JohnMark Gibbons, Allen Ruilova, Momme Carl, David Minor 
• Elemental, Volumetric Neural Style Transfer – Vinicius C. Azevedo, Byungsoo Kim, Raphael Ortiz, Paul Kanyuk 
• The Flash, Volumetric Capture – Stephan Trojansky, Thomas Ganshorn, Oliver Pilarski, Lukas Lepicovsky 
• Wish, Dynamic Screen Space Textures for Coherent Stylization – Brent Burley, Daniel Teece, Brian J. Green 

OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A STUDENT PROJECT (AWARD SPONSORED BY AUTODESK)

• Au 8ème Jour – Flavie Carin, Agathe Sénéchal, Alicia Massez, Elise Debruyne 
• L’Animal Sauce Ail – Aurélien Duchez, Ysaline Debut, Diane Mazella, Camille Rostan 
• Loup y es-tu? – Célina Lebon, Louise Laurent, Emma Fessart, Annouck François 
• Silhouette – Alexis Lafuente, Antoni Nicolaï, Chloé Stricher, Elliot Dreuille