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February 22, 2024
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The Creator took out the main VFX prize while Across the Spider-Verse won big in animation.

OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A PHOTOREAL FEATURE 

“The Creator”
Jay Cooper
Julian Levi
Ian Comley
Charmaine Chan
Neil Corbould, VES

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A PHOTOREAL FEATURE

“Nyad”
Jake Braver
Fiona Campbell Westgate
R. Christopher White
Mohsen Mousavi

OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE

“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse”
Alan Hawkins
Christian Hejnal
Michael Lasker
Matt Hausman

OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A PHOTOREAL EPISODE

“The Last of Us”; Season 1; Infected
Alex Wang
Sean Nowlan
Stephen James
Simon Jung
Joel Whist

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A PHOTOREAL EPISODE

“Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty”; Season 2; Beat LA
Raymond McIntyre Jr.
Victor DiMichina
Javier Menéndez Platas
Damien Stantina

OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A REAL-TIME PROJECT

Alan Wake 2
Janne Pulkkinen
Johannes Richter
Daniel Kończyk
Damian Olechowski

OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A COMMERCIAL

Coca-Cola; Masterpiece
Ryan Knowles
Antonia Vlasto
Gregory McKneally
Dan Yargici

OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A SPECIAL VENUE PROJECT

(Tie)

Postcard From Earth
Aruna Inversin
Eric Wilson
Corey Turner
Bill George

Rembrandt Immersive Artwork
Andrew McNamara
Sebastian Read
Andrew Kinnear
Sam Matthews

OUTSTANDING ANIMATED CHARACTER IN A PHOTOREAL FEATURE

“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3”; Rocket
Nathan McConnel
Andrea De Martis
Antony Magdalinidis
Rachel Williams

OUTSTANDING ANIMATED CHARACTER IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE

“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse”; Spot
Christopher Mangnall
Craig Feifarek
Humberto Rosa
Nideep Varghese

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

“The Last of Us”; Endure & Survive; Bloater
Gino Acevedo
Max Telfer
Pascal Raimbault
Fabio Leporelli

OUTSTANDING CREATED ENVIRONMENT IN A PHOTOREAL FEATURE

“The Creator”; Floating Village
John Seru
Guy Williams
Vincent Techer
Timothée Maron

OUTSTANDING CREATED ENVIRONMENT IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE

“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse”; Mumbattan City
Taehyun Park
YJ Lee
Pepe Orozco
Kelly Han

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

“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

OUTSTANDING MODEL IN A PHOTOREAL OR ANIMATED PROJECT

“The Creator”; Nomad
Oliver Kane
Mat Monro
Florence Green
Serban Ungureanu

OUTSTANDING EFFECTS SIMULATIONS IN A PHOTOREAL FEATURE

“The Creator”
Ludovic Ramisandraina
Raul Essig
Mathieu Chardonnet
Lewis Taylor

OUTSTANDING EFFECTS SIMULATIONS IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE

“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse”
Pav Grochola
Filippo Maccari
Naoki Kato
Nicola Finizio

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

“The Mandalorian”; Season 3; Lake Monster Attack Water
Travis Harkleroad
Florian Wietzel
Rick Hankins
Aron Bonar

OUTSTANDING COMPOSITING & LIGHTING IN A FEATURE

“The Creator”; Bar
Phil Prates
Min Kim
Nisarg Suthar
Toshiko Miura

OUTSTANDING COMPOSITING & LIGHTING IN AN EPISODE

“The Last of Us”; Endure and Survive; Infected Horde Battle
Matthew Lumb
Ben Roberts
Ben Campbell
Quentin Hema

OUTSTANDING COMPOSITING & LIGHTING IN A COMMERCIAL

Coca-Cola; Masterpiece
Ryan Knowles
Greg Mckneally
Taran Spear
Jordan Dunstall

OUTSTANDING SPECIAL (PRACTICAL) EFFECTS IN A PHOTOREAL PROJECT

“Oppenheimer”
Scott Fisher
James Rollins
Mario Vanillo

EMERGING TECHNOLOGY AWARD

“The Flash;” Volumetric Capture
Stephan Trojansky
Thomas Ganshorn
Oliver Pilarski
Lukas Lepicovsky

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

Silhouette
Alexis Lafuente
Antoni Nicolaï
Chloé Stricher
Elliot Dreuille

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