The VES Awards were given out tonight during the Visual Effects Society's (VES) fifth annual gala event at the Kodak Grand Ballroom. This year's event, garnering the best attendance for these events so far, attracted more than eight hundred celebrities, visual effects and animation artists, dozens of nominees and members of the film, television and games industries.
"There was some amazing 'snap, crackle and pop' effects work on display last night," said Eric Roth, Executive Director of the VES. "This past year -- with technological and artistic advances aplenty -- the 'did you see that?' bar was set higher than ever and this year's crop of visual effects winners cleared it with room to spare."
And the winners are:
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects Driven Motion Picture
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Motion Picture
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Broadcast Miniseries, Movie or Special
Nightmares and Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King - Battleground
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Broadcast Series
Battlestar Galactica - Episode 303b "Exodus"
Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Broadcast Program
ER - Scoop and Run
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Commercial
Travelers - Snowball
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Music Video
U2 and Green Day - The Saints are Coming
Best Single Visual Effect of the Year
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest - Flying Dutchman Sequence
Outstanding Real Time Visuals in a Video Game
Fight Night Round 3 for PS3
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Special Venue Project
Roving Mars
Alan Markowitz, Dan Maas, Jeremy Nicolaides, Johnathan Banta
Outstanding Animated Character in a Live Action Motion Picture
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest - Davy Jones
Outstanding Animated Character in an Animated Motion Picture
Cars - Mater
Outstanding Animated Character in a Live Action Broadcast Program, Commercial or Music Video
Geico - Chat
Outstanding Created Environment in a Live Action Motion Picture
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Outstanding Created Environment in a Live Action Broadcast Program, Commercial or Music Video
Elisabeth - Episode 1
Outstanding Models and Miniatures in a Motion Picture
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Outstanding Models and Miniatures in a Broadcast Program
Battlestar Galactica - Season 2, Episode 218 "Resurrection Ship, Part 2"
Outstanding Compositing in a Motion Picture
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Outstanding Compositing in a Broadcast Program, Commercial or Music Video
Travelers - Snowball
Outstanding Special Effects in a Motion Picture
Dont't forget to also check out: Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
