Visual Effects Society Awards Nominations 2016

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

VES nominations were revealed yesterday and STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS leads the bunch. The biggest thing to note is the strong showing of SAN ANDREAS. There is no Ant-Man, Avengers or Jurassic World in the main category nor Ex Machina. Check out their nominations below in several categories:

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature:
Furious 7
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
San Andreas
Star Wars: The Force Awakens


Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature:
Bridge of Spies
Everest
In the Heart of the Sea
The Revenant
The Walk

Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature:
Anomalisa
The Good Dinosaur
Hotel Transylvania 2
Inside Out
The Peanuts Movie

Outstanding Created Environment in a Photoreal Feature:
Ant-Man — The Microverse
Jurassic World — Jungle Chase
Star Wars: The Force Awakens — Falcon Chase/Graveyard
Tomorrowland — Tomorrowland Center
The Walk — World Trade Center

Outstanding Created Environment in an Animated Feature:
The Good Dinosaur — The Farm
Inside Out — Imagination Land
The Peanuts Movie — Charlie Brown’s Neighborhood
Shaun the Sheep Movie — Under the Arches

Outstanding Animated Performance in a Photoreal Feature:
Avengers: Age of Ultron — Hulk
Chappie — Chappie
The Revenant — The Bear
Star Wars: The Force Awakens — Maz

Outstanding Animated Performance in an Animated Feature:
The Good Dinosaur — Spot
Inside Out — Joy
The Peanuts Movie — Charlie Brown
The Peanuts Movie — Snoopy

Outstanding Virtual Cinematography in a Photoreal Project:
Ant-Man — Macro Action
Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation — Underwater Torus Chamber
Star Wars: The Force Awakens — Falcon Chase/Graveyard
The Walk — Towers Walk

Outstanding Compositing in a Photoreal Feature:
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant — Bear Attack
San Andreas — Los Angeles Destruction
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Tomorrowland

Outstanding Models in a Photoreal or Animated Project:
Avengers: Age of Ultron — Hulkbuster
Everest — Mt. Everest
Jurassic World — Indominus Rex
Star Wars: The Force Awakens — BB-8

Outstanding Effects Simulations in a Photoreal Feature:
Avengers: Age of Ultron — Hulk vs. Hulkbuster
Mad Max: Fury Road — Toxic Storm
San Andreas — Hoover Dam/San Francisco Tsunami
San Andreas — Los Angeles Destruction
Star Wars: The Force Awakens — Starkiller Base

Outstanding Effects Simulations in an Animated Feature:
The Good Dinosaur
Home
Inside Out
The Peanuts Movie