The Visible Results Society (VES) is the leisure trade’s solely official group representing the prolonged international neighborhood of visible results practitioners, together with supervisors, artists, producers, know-how builders, educators, and studio executives. The 5,000-member VES physique has now chosen nominees for its 2025 awards honors in options, animation, tv, commercials, video games, and new media, in addition to the VFX supervisors, VFX producers, and hands-on artists who convey their work to life.
“Dune: Half Two” leads the photoreal function movie discipline with seven nominations, though nominations embody character work on “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” in addition to “Higher Man” and nominations for the virtuosic digital camerawork in Episode 4 of “Home of the Dragon” Season 2, “The Crimson Dragon and the Gold.”
“The Wild Robotic” is the highest animated contender with 5 nominations. “Shōgun” and “The Penguin” every acquired 4 nominations within the episodic discipline, with “The Penguin” additionally nominated for its Section Synced Flash-Gun System within the Rising Know-how Award. All of the movies on the Visible Results Oscar shortlist have not less than been nominated for some facet of their visible results by the VES, although, from the environments of “Depraved” and “Gladiator II” to the Results Simulations in “Twisters” and excellent mannequin work in “Deadpool & Wolverine.”
As beforehand introduced, particular honorees on the twenty third Annual VES Award embody Golden Globe nominee and Emmy Award-winning actor-producer Hiroyuki Sanada, receiving the VES Award for Artistic Excellence; Academy Award-winning director and Visible Results Supervisor Takashi Yamazaki receiving the VES Visionary Award; and acclaimed Digital Actuality/Immersive Know-how Pioneer Dr. Jacquelyn Ford Morie receiving the VES Georges Méliès Award. Awards can be introduced on the twenty third annual VES Awards on February 11, 2025 on the Beverly Hilton Resort.
The complete listing of nominees is under.
“Higher Man”
Luke Millar
Andy Taylor
David Clayton
Keith Herft
Peter Stubbs
“Dune: Half Two”
Paul Lambert
Brice Parker
Stephen James
Rhys Salcombe
Gerd Nefzer
“Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes”
Erik Winquist
Julia Neighly
Paul Story
Danielle Immerman
Rodney Burke
“Mufasa: The Lion King”
Adam Valdez
Barry St. John
Audrey Ferrara
Daniel Fotheringham
“Twisters”
Ben Snow
Mark Soper
Florian Witzel
Susan Greenhow
Scott Fisher
“Blitz”
Andrew Whitehurst
Sona Pak
Theo Demiris
Vincent Poitras
Hayley Williams
“Civil Battle”
David Simpson
Michelle Rose
Freddy Salazar
Chris Zeh
J.D. Schwalm
“Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1”
Jason Neese
Armen Fetulagian
Jamie Neese
J.P. Jaramillo
“Nosferatu”
Angela Barson
Lisa Renney
David Scott
Dave Prepare dinner
Pavel Ságner
“Younger Lady and the Sea”
Richard Briscoe
Carrie Rishel
Jeremy Robert
Stéphane Dittoo
Ivo Jivkov
“Inside Out 2”
Kelsey Mann
Mark Nielsen
Sudeep Rangaswamy
Invoice Watral
“Moana 2”
Carlos Cabral
Tucker Gilmore
Ian Gooding
Gabriela Hernandez
“The Wild Robotic”
Chris Sanders
Jeff Hermann
Jeff Budsberg
Jacob Hjort Jensen
“Transformers One”
Frazer Churchill
Fiona Chilton
Josh Cooley
Stephen King
“Ultraman: Rising”
Hayden Jones
Sean M. Murphy
Shannon Tindle
Mathieu Vig
“Fallout;” “The Head”
Jay Price
Andrea Knoll
Grant Everett
Joao Sita
Devin Maggio
“Home of the Dragon;” Season 2; “The Crimson Dragon and the Gold”
Daði Einarsson
Tom Horton
Sven Martin
Wayne Stables
Mike Dawson
“Shōgun;” “Anjin”
Michael Cliett
Melody Mead
Philip Engström
Ed Bruce
Cameron Waldbauer
“Star Wars: Skeleton Crew;” “Episode 5”
John Knoll
Pablo Molles
Jhon Alvarado
Jeff Capogreco
“The Lord of The Rings: The Rings of Energy;” Season 2; “Eldest”
Jason Smith
Tim Keene
Ann Podlozny
Ara Khanikian
Ryan Conder
“Expats;” “Dwelling”
Robert Bock
Glorivette Somoza
Charles Labbé
Tim Emeis
“Woman within the Lake;” “It Has to Do With the Seek for the Marvelous”
Jay Price
Eddie Bonin
Joe Wehmeyer
Eric Levin-Hatz
Mike Myers
“Masters of the Air;” “Half Three;” The Regensburg-Schweinfurt Mission
Stephen Rosenbaum
Bruce Franklin
Xavier Matia Bernasconi
David Andrews
Neil Corbould
“The Penguin;” “Bliss”
Johnny Han
Michelle Rose
Goran Pavles
Ed Bruce
Devin Maggio
“The Tattooist of Auschwitz;” “Pilot”
Simon Giles
Alan Church
David Schneider
James Hattsmith
“[REDACTED]”
Fabio Silva
Matthew Sherman
Caleb Essex
Bob Kopinsky
“Future 2: The Closing Form”
Dave Samuel
Ben Cloth
Eric Greenlief
Glenn Gamble
“Star Wars Outlaws”
Stephen Hawes
Lionel Le Dain
Benedikt Podlesnigg
Bogdan Draghici
“What If…? – An Immersive Story”
Patrick N.P. Conran
Shereif Fattouh
Zain Homer
Jax Lee
“Till Daybreak”
Nicholas Chambers
Jack Hidde Glavimans
Alex Gabor
YouTube TV NFL Sunday Ticket; “The Magic of Sunday”
Chris Bayol
Jeremy Brooks
Lane Jolly
Jacob Bergman
Disney; “Holidays 2024”
Adam Droy
Helen Tang
Christian Baker-Steele
David Fleet
Virgin Media; “Walrus Whizzer”
Sebastian Caldwell
Ian Berry
Ben Cronin
Alex Gray
Coca-Cola; “The Heroes”
Greg McKneally
Antonia Vlasto
Ryan Knowles
Fabrice Fiteni
Six Kings Slam; “Name of the Kings”
Ryan Knowles
Joe Billington
Dean Robinson
George Savvas
D23; “Actual-Time Rocket”
Evan Goldberg
Alyssa Finley
Jason Breneman
Alice Taylor
The Goldau Landslide Expertise
Roman Kaelin
Gianluca Ravioli
Florian Baumann
MTV Video Music Awards; “Slim Shady Reside”
Jo Plaete
Sara Mustafa
Cameron Jackson
Andries Courteaux
Tokyo DisneySea; “Peter Pan’s By no means Land Journey”
Michael Sean Foley
Kirk Bodyfelt
Darin Hollings
Bert Klein
Maya Vyas
Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony; “Run”
Benjamin Le Ster
Gilles De Lusigman
Gerome Viavant
Romain Tinturier
“Higher Man;” Robbie Williams
Milton Ramirez
Andrea Merlo
Seoungseok Charlie Kim
Eteuati Tema
“Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes;” Noa
Rachael Dunk
Andrei Coval
John Sore
Niels Peter Kaagaard
“Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes;” Raka
Seoungseok Charlie Kim
Giorgio Lafratta
Tim Teramoto
Aidan Martin
“Mufasa: The Lion King;” Taka
Klaus Skovbo
Valentina Rosselli
Eli De Koninck
Amelie Talarmain
“Inside Out 2;” Anxiousness
Alexander Alvarado
Brianne Francisco
Amanda Wagner
Brenda Lin Zhang
“The Wild Robotic;” Roz
Fabio Lignini
Yukinori Inagaki
Owen Demers
Hyun Huh
“Thelma The Unicorn;” Vic Diamond
Guillaume Arantes
Adrien Montero
Anne-Claire Leroux
Gaspard Roche
“Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl;” Gromit
Jo Fenton
Alison Evans
Andy Symanowski
Emanuel Nevado
“Secret Stage;” Armored Core: Asset Administration; Mech Pilot
Zsolt Vida
Péter Krucsai
Ágnes Vona
Enric Nebleza Pañella
“Diablo IV: Vessel of Hatred;” Neyrelle
Chris Bostjanick
James Ma
Yeon-Ho Lee
Atsushi Ikarashi
Disney; “Holidays 2024;” Octopus
Alex Doyle
Philippe Moine
Lewis Pickston
Andrea Lacedelli
“Ronja the Robber’s Daughter;” Vildvittran the Queen Harpy
Nicklas Andersson
David Allan
Gustav Åhren
Niklas Wallén
“Civil Battle;” Washington, D.C.
Matthew Chandler
James Harmer
Robert Moore
Adrien Zeppieri
“Dune: Half Two;” The Arrakeen Basin
Daniel Rhein
Daniel Anton Fernandez
Marc James Austin
Christopher Anciaume
“Gladiator II;” Rome
Oliver Kane
Stefano Farci
John Seru
Frederick Vallee
“Depraved;” The Emerald Metropolis
Alan Lam
Steve Bevins
Deepali Negi
Miguel Sanchez López-Ruíz
“Kung Fu Panda 4;” Juniper Metropolis
Benjamin Lippert
Ryan Prestridge
Sarah Vawter
Peter Maynez
“The Wild Robotic;” The Forest
John Wake
He Jung Park
Woojin Choi
Shane Glading
“Transformers One;” Iacon Metropolis
Alex Popescu
Geoffrey Lebreton
Ryan Kirby
Hussein Nabeel
“Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl;” Aqueduct
Matt Perry
Dave Alex Riddett
Matt Sanders
Howard Jones
“Dune: Prophecy;” “Pilot;” The Imperial Palace
Scott Coates
Sam Besseau
Vincent l’Heureux
Lourenco Abreu
“Dune: Prophecy;” “Two Wolves;” Zimia Spaceport
Nils Weisbrod
David Anastacio
Rene Borst
Ruben Valente
“Shōgun;” Osaka
Manuel Martinez
Phil Hannigan
Keith Malone
Francesco Corvino
“The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Energy;” Season 2; “Doomed to Die;’ Eregion
Yordan Petrov
Bertrand Cabrol
Lea Desrozier
Karan Dhandha
“Higher Man”
Blair Burke
Shweta Bhatnagar
Tim Walker
Craig Younger
“Dune: Half Two;” Arrakis
Greig Fraser
Xin Steve Guo
Sandra Murta
Ben Wiggs
“Home of the Dragon;” Season 2; “The Crimson Dragon and the Gold;” Battle at Rook’s Relaxation
Matt Perrin
James Thompson
Jacob Doehner
P.J. Dillon
“Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes;” Egg Climb
Dennis Yoo
Angelo Perrotta
Samantha Erickstad
Miae Kang
“Alien: Romulus;” Renaissance Area Station
Waldemar Bartkowiak
Trevor Broad
Matt Middleton
Ben Shearman
“Deadpool & Wolverine;” Ant-Man Area
Carlos Flores Gomez
Corinne Dy
Chris Byrnes
Gerald Blaise
“Dune: Half Two;” The Harkonnen Harvester
Andrew Hodgson
Timothy Russell
Erik Lehmann
Louie Cho
“Gladiator II;” The Colosseum
Oliver Kane
Marnie Pitts
Charlotte Fargier
Laurie Priest
“Dune: Half Two;” Atomic Explosions and Wormriding
Nicholas Papworth
Sandy la Tourelle
Lisa Nolan
Christopher Phillips
“Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes;” Burning Village, Rapids and Floods
Alex Nowotny
Claude Schitter
Frédéric Valleur
Kevin Kelm
“Twisters”
Matthew Hanger
Joakim Arnesson
Laurent Kermel
Zheng Yong Oh
“Venom: The Final Dance;” Water, Fireplace & Symbiote Results
Xavi Martin Ramirez
Oscar Dahlen
Hedi Namar
Yuri Yang
“Kung Fu Panda 4”
Jinguang Huang
Zhao Wang
Hamid Shahsavari
Joshua LaBrot
“Moana 2”
Zoran Stojanoski
Jesse Erickson
Shamintha Kalamba Arachchi
Erin V. Ramos
“The Wild Robotic”
Derek Cheung
Michael Losure
David Chow
Nyoung Kim
“Ultraman: Rising”
Goncalo Cabaca
Zheng Yong Oh
Nicholas Yoon Joo Kuang
Praveen Boppana
“Avatar: The Final Airbender;” “Legends;” Koizilla
Ioan Boieriu
David Stopford
Per Balay
Saysana Rintharamy
“Shōgun;” “Damaged to the Fist;” Landslide
Dominic Tiedeken
Heinrich Löwe
Charles Guerton
Timmy Lundin
“Star Wars: Skeleton Crew;” “Pilot;” Spaceship Hillside Takeoff
Travis Harkleroad
Xiaolong Peng
Marcella Brown
Mickael Riciotti
“The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Energy;” Season 2; “Shadow and Flame;” Balrog Fireplace and Collapsing Cliff
Koenraad Hofmeester
Miguel Perez Senent
Miguel Santana Da Silva
Billy Copley
“Three Physique Downside;” Judgement Day
Yves D’Incau
Gavin Templer
Martin Chabannes
Eloi Andaluz Fullà
“Higher Man”
Mark McNicholl
Gordon Spencer de Haseth
Eva Snyder
Markus Reithoffer
“Dune: Half Two;” Wormriding, Geidi Prime, and the Closing Battle
Christopher Rickard
Francesco Dell’Anna
Paul Chapman
Ryan Wing
“Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes”
Joerg Bruemmer
Zachary Brake
Tim Walker
Kaustubh A. Patil
“The Wild Robotic”
Sondra L. Verlander
Baptiste Van Opstal
Eszter Offertaler
Austin Casale
“Shōgun;” “Damaged to the Fist;” Landslide
Benjamin Bernon
Douglas Roshamn
Victor Kirsch
Charlie Raud
“Star Wars: Skeleton Crew;” “Episode 6;” Jaws
Wealthy Grande
Tomas Lefebvre
Ian Dodman
Rey Reynolds
“The Boys;” Season 4; “Life Among the many Septics”
Tristan Zerafa
Mike Stadnyckyj
Toshi Kosaka
Rajeev BR
“The Penguin;” “After Hours”
Jonas Stuckenbrock
Karen Chang
Eugene Bondar
Miky Girón
Virgin Media; “Walrus Whizzer”
Sebastian Caldwell
Alex Gray
Kanishk Chouhan
Shubham Mehta
Coca-Cola; “The Heroes”
Ryan Knowles
Alex Gabucci
Jack Powell
Dan Yarcigi
Corcept; “Marionette”
Yongchan Kim
Arman Matin
Yoon Bae
Rajesh Kaushik
Disney; “Holidays 2024′
Christian Baker-Steele
Luke Warpus
Pritesh Kotian
Jack Harris
“Blitz”
Hayley Williams
David Eves
Alex Freeman
David Watson
“Constellation”
Martin Goeres
Johara Raukamp
Lion David Bogus
Leon Mark
“The Penguin;” Protected Weapons
Devin Maggio
Johnny Han
Cory Candrilli
Alexandre Prod’homme
“Dune: Half Two;” Nuke CopyCat
Ben Kent
Guillaume Gales
Mairead Grogan
Johanna Barbier
“Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga;” Artist-driven Machine Studying Character
John Bastian
Ben Ward
Thomas Rowntree
Robert Beveridge
“Right here;” Neural Efficiency Toolset
Jo Plaete
Oriel Frigo
Tomas Koutsky
Matteo Oliviero Dancy
“Mufasa: The Lion King;” Actual-Time Interactive Filmmaking, From Stage To Submit
Callum James
James Hood
Lloyd Bishop
Bruno Pedrinha
“The Penguin;” Section Synced Flash-Gun System
Johnny Han
Jefferson Han
Joseph Menafra
Michael Pynn
“Daybreak” (entry from ESMA – École Supérieure Des Métiers Artistiques)
Noah Mercier
Apolline Royer
Lorys Stora
Marie Pradeilles
“Scholar Confederate” (entry from Brigham Younger College)
Spencer Blanchard
Lisa Chicken
Anson Savage
Kiara Spencer
“Pittura” (entry from ARTFX – Faculties of Digital Arts)
Lauriol Adam
Lassère Titouan
Vivenza Rémi
Marre Helloïs
“Braveness” (entry from Supinfocom – Rubika)
Salomé Cognon
Margot Jacquet
Nathan Baudry
Lise Delcroix
