Visual Effects Society Awards 2014

"Gravity" was the big winner at the VES awards as predicted with its 6 wins. The Disney hit animation, "Frozen" won 4 while "The Lone Ranger" and "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug" won an award each. Nothing could beat the Oscar frontrunner here in these categories. Over at GoldDerby, I predicted The Lone Ranger to win supporting visual effects award when many were predicting Rush or The Great Gatsby to win. Alfonso Cuaron was also awarded the visionary award by VES for his groundbreaking work.

Here is the complete list of the winners:

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects-Driven Feature Motion Picture:
Gravity (Tim Webber, Nikki Penny, Neil Corbould, Richard McBride)


Outstanding Animation in an Animated Feature Motion Picture:
Frozen (Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee, Peter Del Vecho, Lino Di Salvo)

Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Feature Motion Picture:
The Lone Ranger (Tim Alexander, Gary Brozenich, Shari Hanson, Kevin Martel)

Outstanding Animated Character in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture:
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug: Smaug (Eric Reynolds, David Clayton, Myriam Catrin, Guillaume Francois)

Outstanding Animated Character in an Animated Feature Motion Picture:
Frozen: Bringing the Snow Queen to Life (Alexander Alvarado, Joy Johnson, Chad Stubblefield, Wayne Unten)

Outstanding Created Environment in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture:
Gravity: Exterior (Paul Beilby, Kyle Mcculloch, Stuart Penn, Ian Comley)

Outstanding Created Environment in an Animated Feature Motion Picture:
Frozen: Elsa’s Ice Palace (Virgilio John Aquino, Alessandro Jacomini, Lance Summers, David Womersley)

Outstanding Virtual Cinematography in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture:
Gravity (Tim Webber, Emmanuel Lubezki, Richard McBride, Dale Newton)

Outstanding Models in a Feature Motion Picture:
Gravity: ISS Exterior (Ben Lambert, Paul Beilby, Chris Lawrence, Andy Nicholson)

Outstanding FX and Simulation Animation in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture:
Gravity: Parachute and ISS Destruction (Alexis Wajsbrot, Sylvain Degrotte, Horacio Mendoza, Juan-Luis Sanchez)

Outstanding FX and Simulation Animation in an Animated Feature Motion Picture:
Frozen: Elsa’s Blizzard (Eric W. Araujo, Marc Bryant, Dong Joo Byun. Tim Molinder)

Outstanding Compositing in a Feature Motion Picture:
Gravity (Mark Bakowski, Anthony Smith, Theodor Groeneboom, Adrian Metzelaar)

Visionary Award: Alfonso Cuaron