7th Visual Effects Society Awards - VES 2008 Awards

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects Driven Motion Picture The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Eric Barba, Edson Williams, Nathan McGuinness, Lisa Beroud The Chronicles of Narnia - Prince Caspian Wendy Rogers, Dean Wright, Andrew Fowler, Greg Butler Hellboy 2 - The Golden Army Michael J. Wassel, Lucy Killick, Adrian de Wet, Eamonn Butler Cloverfield Kevin Blank, Chantal Feghali, Michael Ellis, Eric Leven Ironman Ben Snow, Hal Hickel, Victoria Alonso, John Nelson Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Feature Motion Picture Changeling Michael Owens, Geoffrey Hancock, Jinnie Pak, Dennis Hoffman Eagle Eye Jim Rygiel, Jim Berney, Crys Forsyth-Smith, David Smith Valkyrie Richard R. Hoover, Maricel Pagulayan, Peter Nofz, Daniel Eaton Nim′s Island Camille Cellucci, Scott Gordon, Fred Pienkos, James Straus Synecdoche, New York Mark Russell, Richard Friedlander, Eric Robertson, Brett Miller Outstanding Animation in an Animated Feature Motion Picture Wall-E Andrew Stanton, Jim Morris, Lindsey Collins, Nigel Hardwidge Bolt - The Chase Chris Williams, Byron Howard, John Murrah, Doug Bennett Kung Fu Panda - Everybody was Kung Fu Fighting The Animation of Kung Fu Panda Markus Manninen, Dan Wagner, Alex Parkinson, Raymond Zibach Waltz With Bashir Yoni Goodman, Yael Nahlieli Roadside Romeo Pankaj Khandpur, Sherry Bharda, Shrirang Sathaye, Suhael Merchant Outstanding Visual Effects in a Broadcast Miniseries, Movie or a Special John Adams - Join Or Die Steve Kullback, Erik Henry, Robert Stromberg, Jeff Goldman Dr. Who - The Next Doctor - Cyber King Dave Houghton, Marie Jones, Matt McKinney, Murray Barber Generation Kill - Episode 2 Adam McInnes, Anthony Bluff, Stephane Paris, David Sewell KnightRider - Prometheus Sam Nicholson, Scott Ramsey, Chris Martin, Mike Enriquez Outstanding Visual Effects in a Broadcast Series Battlestar Gallactica Season Four - BSG Space Battle Gary Hutzel, Michael Gibson, Doug Drexler, Kyle Toucher Sarah Connor Chronicles - Episode 108 James Lima, Raoul Bolognini, Andrew Orloff, Steve Meyer Ghost Whisperer - Ghost In The Machine Armen Kevorkian, Arthur J. Codron, Matt Scharf, Stefan Brederock Heroes - The Second Coming Eric Grenaudier, Mark Spatny, Diego Galtieri, Michael Cook Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Broadcast Program Fringe - Episode 101 - Pilot Kevin Blank, Jay Worth, Andrew Orloff, Barbara Genicoff Jericho - Episode 7 - Patriots & Tyrants Andrew Orloff, Blyth Dalton, Chris Jones, Michael Cliett Life - Frozen Solid Max Ivins, Jenny Foster, Danny Kim, Shawn Lipowski Pushing Daisies - The Legend of Merle McQuoddy William Powloski, Elizabeth Castro, Melanie Tucker, Eric Chauvin Best Single Visual Effect of the Year The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - Benjamin’s Secret Eric Barba, Lisa Beroud, Steve Preeg, Jonathan Litt Cloverfield - Statue of Liberty Crash and Woolworth Tower Collapse Michael Ellis, Chantal Feghali, David Vickery, Ben Taylor The Day The Earth Stood Still - Newborn Klaatu Jeffrey A. Okun, R. Christopher White, Thomas M. Boland, Ben Thompson Indiana Jones and The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull - Valley Destruction Stephanie Hornish, Pablo Helman, Jeff White, Craig Hammack Iron Man Ben Snow, Wayne Billheimer, Victoria Alonso, John Nelson Outstanding Visual Effects in a Commercial Bacardi - Sundance Alex Thiesen, Nikos Kalaitzidis, Jay Barton, Zsolt Krajcsik Coke - It’s Mine Angus Kneale, Asher Edwards, Ben Smith, Dan Williams FedEx - Pigeon Satoko Iinuma, Murray Butler, David Hulin, Spencer Lueders Monster Stork - Stork William Bartlett, Helen Stanley, Dan Seddon, David Mellor Outstanding Visual Effects in a Special Venue Project U2 3D - Selected Shots Peter Anderson, Steve Schklair, David Franks, Jeremy Nicolaides Grand Canyon Adventure - River At Risk - Main Title Sequence Mark Freund, Alan Markowitz, Lee Nelson, Josh Mossotti Outstanding Real Time Visuals in a Video Game Crysis Warhead Zoltan Pocza, Gabor Mogyorosi, Tamas Schlagl Dead Space Ian Milham, Ben Wanat, Christopher Stone Need For Speed Undercover - Xbox 360 Henry LaBounta, Steve Barcia, Dave Taylor, Carl Jarrett Outstanding Pre-Rendered Visuals In A Video Game World of Warcraft – Wrath of the Lich King – Intro Cinematic Jeff Chamberlain, Phillip Hillenbrand Command and Conquer - Red Alert 3 - Chrono-Lab, Empire and Allied Scenes Richard Taylor, Benjamin Hopkins, KaTai Tang, Mical Pedriana Need For Speed Undercover - Cinematics Henry LaBounta, Steve Barcia, Dave Taylor, Mark Raham Outstanding Performance by an Animated Character in a Live Action Motion Picture The Curious Case of Benjamin Button – Benjamin Button Steve Preeg, Matthias Wittmann, Tom St. Amand, David McLean Hellboy II The Golden Army - Elemental Sequence Colin McEvoy, Christoph Ammann Iron Man Hal Hickel, Bruce Holcomb, James Tooley, John Walker The Spiderwick Chronicles - Hogsqueal Todd Labonte, Michael Brunet, Nathan Fredenburg, Aharon Bourland Outstanding Performance by an Animated Character in an Animated Motion Picture Wall-E – Wall-E and Eve Truck Sequence Ben Burtt, Victor Navone, Austin Lee, Jay Shuster BOLT - Various Sequences - Bolt Becky Bresee, Bob Davies, Renato Dos Anjos, Wayne Unten Jr. BOLT - Various Sequences - Rhino Adam Dykstra, Dave Gottlieb, Clay Kaytis, Hyrum Osmond Kung Fu Panda - This Kung Fu Stuff is Hard Work The Animation of Po Jack Black, Dan Wagner, Nico Marlet, Peter Farson Outstanding Animated Character in a Live Action Broadcast Program or Commercial Brains Dance James Sindle. Jesus Parra, Josh Fourtwells Bacardi - Sundance James Atkinson, John Cooper, Phillip Prahl, Charles Felix Chabert Coke - Stewie Ben Smith, Andrew Proctor, Jong Jim Choi, Keith Kim Who’s Going To Save My Soul Thomas Tannenberger, Olcun Tan, Chris Christman, Randall Rosa Outstanding Effects In An Animated Motion Picture WALL-E - Effects in WALL-E Jason Johnston, Keith Daniel Klohn, Enrique Vila, Bill Watral BOLT - Various Sequences John Murrah, Michael Kaschalk, Dale Mayeda, Adolph Lusinsky Kung Fu Panda - The Secret Ingredient - Visual Effects of Kung Fu Panda Markus Manninen, Alex Parkinson, Amaury Aubel, Lawrence Lee Madagascar Escape 2 Africa - Effects in Africa Scott Peterson, Laurent Kermel, Andrew Wheeler, Greg Gladstone Outstanding Matte Paintings in a Feature Motion Picture Changeling - 1928 Downtown L.A. Romain Bayle, Abel Milanes, Allan Lee, Debor Dunphy Indiana Jones and The Kingdome of the Crystal Skull Richard Bluff, Barry Williams, Yanick Dusseault, Yusei Uesugi Synedoche, New York - Matte Paintings Brett Miller, Garrett Eaton, Matthew Conner Speed Racer - Overall Matte Painting Presentation Lubo Hristov, Dennis Martin, Ron Crabb Outstanding Matte Paintings in a Broadcast Program or Commercial Doctor Who - Series 4 - Silence in the Library Simon Wickers, Charlie Bennett, Tim Barter, Arianna Lago Generation Kill - Episode 2 Christian Irles, Yannick Bourgie Merlin The Mark Of Nimueh Series 1 - The Mark of Nimueh Dave Early, Simon Wickers, Bryan Bartlett, Sara Bennet Outstanding Effects Animation In An Animated Feature Motion Picture WALL-E - Effects in WALL-E Jason Johnston, Keith Daniel Klohn, Enrique Vila, Bill Watral BOLT - Various Sequences John Murrah, Michael Kaschalk, Dale Mayeda, Adolph Lusinsky Kung Fu Panda - The Secret Ingredient - Visual Effects of Kung Fu Panda Markus Manninen, Alex Parkinson, Amaury Aubel, Lawrence Lee Madagascar Escape 2 Africa - Effects in Africa Scott Peterson, Laurent Kermel, Andrew Wheeler, Greg Gladstone Outstanding Matte Paintings in a Feature Motion Picture Changeling - 1928 Downtown L.A. Romain Bayle, Abel Milanes, Allan Lee, Debor Dunphy Indiana Jones and The Kingdome of the Crystal Skull Richard Bluff, Barry Williams, Yanick Dusseault, Yusei Uesugi Synedoche, New York - Matte Paintings Brett Miller, Garrett Eaton, Matthew Conner Speed Racer - Overall Matte Painting Presentation Lubo Hristov, Dennis Martin, Ron Crabb Outstanding Matte Paintings in a Broadcast Program or Commercial Doctor Who - Series 4 - Silence in the Library Simon Wickers, Charlie Bennett, Tim Barter, Arianna Lago Generation Kill - Episode 2 Christian Irles, Yannick Bourgie Merlin The Mark Of Nimueh Series 1 - The Mark of Nimueh Dave Early, Simon Wickers, Bryan Bartlett, Sara Bennet Outstanding Models and Miniatures in a Feature Motion Picture The Dark Knight - Garbage Truck Crash Models and Miniatures Ian Hunter, Forest Fischer, Scott Beverly, Adam Gelbart Indiana Jones and The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull David Fogler, Craig Hammack, Brian Gernand, Geoff Heron Iron Man - Suit Up Machine Aaron McBride, Russell Paul, Gerald Gutschmidt, Keiji Yamaguchi My Darling of the Mountains - Hot Springs Taro Kiba, Kenji Nagatani, Yuki Minagawa, Hideo Udo Outstanding Models and Miniatures in a Broadcast Program or Commercial New Balance - Anthem Ian Hunter, Jon Warren, Matt Burlingame, Raymond Moore Ghost Whisperer - Episode 404 - Claridon Ship Shots Eric Hance Outstanding Created Environment in a Feature Motion Picture The Dark Knight - IMAX Gotham City Scapes Peter Bebb, David Vickery, Philippe Leprince, Andrew Lockley Cloverfield - Brooklyn Bridge Sequence David Vickery, Phil Johnson, Victor Wade, Sean Stranks Indiana Jones and The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull - Temple Heart Michael Halsted, David Fogler, Steve Walton, David Weitzberg The Mumy - Tomb of the Dragon Emperor - Avalanche Sequence Mike Meaker, Rich Mahon, Jason Iverson, Sho Hasegawa Synedoche, New York - Created Environment Brett Miller, Garrett Eaton, Matthew Conner Outstanding Created Environment in a Broadcast Program or Commercial John Adams - Join or Die - Episode 1 - The Boston Harbor Paul Graff, Robert Stromberg, Adam Watkins AUDI - Living Room - Living Room Jack Zaloga, Jake Montgomery, Andy Boyd, Sean Durnan Heroes - Tokyo Meliza Fermin, Michael Cook, Daniel Kumiega, Anthony Ocampo Wrigley’s - Fruit Shredder Ludo Fealy, Dean Robinson, Adam Leary, Michael Gregory Outstanding Compositing in a Feature Motion Picture The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - Benjamin Comes Together Janelle Croshaw, Paul Lambert, Sonja Burchard, Sarahjane Javelo The Chronicles of Narnia, Prince Caspian Stuart Lashley, Arundi Asregadoo, Mark Curtis, Richard Baker Iron Man – Head Under Display - HUD Compositing Jonathan Rothbart, Dav Rauch, Kyle McCulloch, Kent Seki Quantum Of Solace - Sienna Chase and Fight Sequence Anthony Smith, Christian Kaestner, Adrian Metzelaar, Jon Thum Outstanding Compositing in a Broadcast Program or Commercial John Adams - Join or Die - Episode 1 - The Boston Harbor Paul Graff, Joshua LaCross, Matt Collorafice Coke - It’s Mine - Balloons Angus Kneale, Dan Williams, Andrew Proctor Fedex PIGEON - Pigeon Andy Walker, Spencer Lueders, Maryanne Butler, Murray Butler Time Sculpture Richard de Carteret, Paul Downes, Oliver Dadswell, John Price Outstanding Special Effects in a Feature Motion Picture The Dark Knight - Overall Chris Corbould, Peter Notley, Ian Lowe Defiance - Special Effects Neil Corbould, Steve Warner, Anne Maria Walters, Alan Young Outstanding Effects in a Student Project Plastic - Transformation Sequence Sandy Widyanata, Courtney Wise Hangar Number Five - Robot Attack Nathan Matsuda La Main Des Maitres - Revolution Adrien CaYuS Toupet, Clement Delatre, Vivien Looky Chauvet Our Wonderful Nature Tomer Eshed, Dennis Rettkowski, Tomer Eshed, Dennis Rettkowski George Meiles Award Phil Tippett Lifetime Achievement Award Kathleen Kennedy & Frank Marshall

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