The Visible Results Society is handing out its twenty third annual VES Awards tonight on the Beverly Hilton, and Deadline is posting the winners as they’re introduced. Take a look at the checklist beneath.
The night — which acknowledges excellent visible results artistry and innovation in 25 classes spanning options, TV, animation, commercials, video games and new media — opened with VES Exec Director Nancy Ward thanking the primary responders who risked all of it to say lives and property in the course of the devastating Los Angeles wildfires final month. Cheers to that.
Early on, the award for Excellent Setting in a Photoreal Characteristic went to Dune: Half Two, which got here into the ceremony with a number one seven nominations and scored a VFX win ultimately week’s Critics Alternative Awards. Denis Villeneuve’s sci-fi sequel later will battle for the marquee Photoreal Characteristic class in opposition to Higher Man, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, Mufasa: The Lion King and Twisters. All besides Higher Man had been among the many High 20 movies of 2024 domestically and worldwide.
Again in 2022, the primary Dune led all movies with 4 VES Awards, together with Excellent Visible Results in a Photoreal Characteristic.
The prize for Animated Characteristic Setting went to Common and DreamWorks Animation’s The Wild Robotic, which is scorching off dominating the Annie Awards over the weekend.
The VES Awards and the Academy of Movement Image Arts and Sciences haven’t adopted the identical script a lot in the course of the previous decade-plus, with solely 5 of the Visible Results Society’s marquee winners since 2013 happening to attain the FX Oscar. That development held final yr, when VES bowed earlier than The Creator, however the Academy Award was fed to Godzilla Minus Zero.
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The workforce behind FX’s Emmy-laden collection Shōgun took the primary award of the evening, for Excellent Setting in an Episode, Business, Sport Cinematic or Actual-Time Undertaking.
The particular honorees on the 2025 VES Awards are Emmy-winning actor-producer Hiroyuki Sanada (VES Award for Artistic Excellence), Oscar-winning director and VFX supervisor Takashi Yamazaki (VES Visionary Award) and VR/immersive expertise Pioneer Dr. Jacquelyn Ford Morie (VES Georges Méliès Award).
The Sklar Brothers are making their internet hosting debut for the occasion. Listed below are the winners on the 2025 VES Awards, adopted by the remaining nominees:
Winners
OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A SPECIAL VENUE PROJECT
D23; Actual-Time Rocket
Evan Goldberg
Alyssa Finley
Jason Breneman
Alice Taylor
OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A REAL-TIME PROJECT
Star Wars Outlaws
Stephen Hawes
Lionel Le Dain
Benedikt Podlesnigg
Bogdan Draghici
OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A COMMERCIAL
Coca-Cola; The Heroes
Greg McKneally
Antonia Vlasto
Ryan Knowles
Fabrice Fiteni
OUTSTANDING ENVIRONMENT IN A PHOTOREAL FEATURE
Dune: Half Two; The Arrakeen Basin
Daniel Rhein
Daniel Anton Fernandez
Marc James Austin
Christopher Anciaume
OUTSTANDING ENVIRONMENT IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE
The Wild Robotic; The Forest
John Wake
He Jung Park
Woojin Choi
Shane Glading
OUTSTANDING ENVIRONMENT IN AN EPISODE, COMMERCIAL, GAME CINEMATIC, OR REAL-TIME PROJECT
Shōgun; Osaka
Manuel Martinez
Phil Hannigan
Keith Malone
Francesco Corvino
Nominees
OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A PHOTOREAL FEATURE
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
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A PHOTOREAL FEATURE
Blitz
Andrew Whitehurst
Sona Pak
Theo Demiris
Vincent Poitras
Hayley Williams
Civil Warfare
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 Cook dinner
Pavel Ságner
Younger Lady and the Sea
Richard Briscoe
Carrie Rishel
Jeremy Robert
Stéphane Dittoo
Ivo Jivkov
OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE
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
OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A PHOTOREAL EPISODE
Fallout; The Head
Jay Value
Andrea Knoll
Grant Everett
Joao Sita
Devin Maggio
Home of the Dragon; Season 2; The Pink 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
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A PHOTOREAL EPISODE
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 Value
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
OUTSTANDING CHARACTER IN A PHOTOREAL FEATURE
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
OUTSTANDING CHARACTER IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE
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
OUTSTANDING CHARACTER IN AN EPISODE, COMMERCIAL, GAME CINEMATIC, OR REAL-TIME PROJECT
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
OUTSTANDING CG CINEMATOGRAPHY
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 Pink 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
OUTSTANDING MODEL IN A PHOTOREAL OR ANIMATED PROJECT
Alien: Romulus; Renaissance Area Station
Waldemar Bartkowiak
Trevor Broad
Matt Middleton
Ben Shearman
Deadpool & Wolverine; Ant-Man Enviornment
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
OUTSTANDING EFFECTS SIMULATIONS IN A PHOTOREAL FEATURE
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
OUTSTANDING EFFECTS SIMULATIONS IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE
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
OUTSTANDING EFFECTS SIMULATIONS IN AN EPISODE, COMMERCIAL, GAME CINEMATIC, OR REAL-TIME PROJECT
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
OUTSTANDING COMPOSITING & LIGHTING IN A FEATURE
Higher Man
Mark McNicholl
Gordon Spencer de Haseth
Eva Snyder
Markus Reithoffer
Dune: Half Two; Wormriding, Geidi Prime, and the Ultimate 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
OUTSTANDING COMPOSITING & LIGHTING IN AN EPISODE
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
OUTSTANDING COMPOSITING & LIGHTING IN A COMMERCIAL
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
OUTSTANDING SPECIAL (PRACTICAL) EFFECTS IN A PHOTOREAL PROJECT
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
EMERGING TECHNOLOGY AWARD
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 Publish
Callum James
James Hood
Lloyd Bishop
Bruno Pedrinha
The Penguin; Part Synced Flash-Gun System
Johnny Han
Jefferson Han
Joseph Menafra
Michael Pynn
OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A STUDENT PROJECT
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 Fowl
Anson Savage
Kiara Spencer
Pittura (entry from ARTFX – Colleges of Digital Arts)
Lauriol Adam
Lassère Titouan
Vivenza Rémi
Marre Helloïs
Braveness (entry from Supinfocom – Rubika)
Salomé Cognon
Margot Jacquet
Nathan Baudry
Lise Delcroix