18th Visual Effects Society Awards
The 18th Visual Effects Society Awards was an awards ceremony held by the Visual Effects Society. Nominations were announced on January 7, 2020,[1] and the ceremony took place on January 29, 2020.[2]
18th Visual Effects Society Awards
January 29, 2020
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature:
The Lion King
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode:
The Mandalorian – The Child
Nominees
    
    Honorary Awards
    
Lifetime Achievement Award:
VES Visionary Award:
VES Award for Creative Excellence
- Sheena Duggal
Film
    
| Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature | Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature | 
|---|---|
| The Lion King – Robert Legato, Tom Peitzman, Adam Valdez, Andrew R. Jones 
 | The Irishman – Pablo Helman, Mitchell Ferm, Jill Brooks, Leandro Estebecorena, Jeff Brink 
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| Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature | Outstanding Animated Character in a Photoreal Feature | 
| Missing Link – Brad Schiff, Travis Knight, Steve Emerson, Benoit Dubuc 
 | Alita: Battle Angel – Alita – Michael Cozens, Mark Haenga, Olivier Lesaint, Dejan Momcliovic 
 | 
| Outstanding Animated Character in an Animated Feature | Outstanding Created Environment in a Photoreal Feature | 
| Missing Link – Susan – Rachelle Lambden, Brenda Baumgarten, Morgan Hay, Benoit Dubuc 
 | The Lion King – The Pridelands – Marco Rolandi, Luca Bonatti, Jules Bodenstein, Filippo Preto 
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| Outstanding Created Environment in an Animated Feature | Outstanding Virtual Cinematography in a Photoreal Project | 
| Toy Story 4 – Antiques Mall – Hosuk Chang, Andrew Finley, Alison Leaf, Philip Shoebottom for Antique Mall 
 | The Lion King –Robert Legato, Caleb Deschanel, Ben Grossman, AJ Sciutto 
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| Outstanding Model in a Photoreal or Animated Project | Outstanding Effects Simulations in a Photoreal Feature | 
| The Mandalorian – The Sin; The Razorcrest – Doug Chiang, Jay Machado, John Goodson, Landis Fields IV 
 | Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker – Don Wong, Thibault Gauriau, Goncalo Cabaca, Francois-Maxence Desplanques 
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| Outstanding Effects Simulations in an Animated Feature | Outstanding Compositing in a Photoreal Feature | 
| Frozen II – Erin V. Ramos, Scott Townsend, Thomas Wickes, Rattanin Sirinaruemarn 
 | The Irishman – Nelson Sepulveda, Vince Papaix, Benjamin O'Brien, Christopher Doerhoff 
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| Outstanding Special (Practical) Effects in a Photoreal or Animated Project | |
| The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance – She Knows All the Secrets – Sean Mathiesen, Jon Savage, Toby Froud, Phil Harvey 
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Television
    
| Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode | Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode | 
|---|---|
| The Mandalorian – The Child – Richard Bluff, Abbigail Keller, Jason Porter, Hayden Jones, Roy Cancinon (for "The Child") 
 | Chernobyl – 1:23:45 – Max Dennison, Lindsay McFarlane, Clare Cheetham, Paul Jones, Claudius Christian Rauch 
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| Outstanding Visual Effects in a Commercial | Outstanding Animated Character in an Episode or Real-Time Project | 
| Hennessy – The Seven Worlds – Carsten Keller, Selcuk Ergen, Kiril Mirkov, William Laban 
 | Stranger Things – Tom/Bruce Monster – Joseph Dubé-Arsenault, Antoine Barthod, Frederick Gagnon, Xavier Lafarge 
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| Outstanding Animated Character in a Commercial | Outstanding Created Environment in an Episode, Commercial, or Real-Time Project | 
| Cyberpunk 2077 – Dex – Jonas Ekman, Jonas Skoog, Marek Madej, Grzegorz Chonjnacki 
 | Game of Thrones – The Iron Throne; Red Keep Plaza – Carlos Patrick DeLeon, Alonso Bocanegra Martinez, Marcela Silva, Benjamin Ross 
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| Outstanding Effects Simulations in an Episode, Commercial, or Real-Time Project | Outstanding Compositing in an Episode | 
| Game of Thrones – The Bells – Marcel Kern, Paul Fuller, Ryo Sakaguchi, Thomas Hartmann 
 | Game of Thrones – The Long Night; Dragon Ground Battle – Mark Richardson, Darren Christie, Nathan Abbott, Owen Longstaff 
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| Outstanding Compositing in a Photoreal Commercial | |
| Hennessy – The Seven Worlds – Rod Norman, Guillaume Weiss, Alexander Kulikov, Alessandro Granella 
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Other categories
    
| Outstanding Visual Effects in a Real-Time Project | Outstanding Visual Effects in a Special Venue Project | 
|---|---|
| Control – Janne Pulkkinen, Elmeri Raitanen, Matti Hämäläinen, James Tottman 
 | Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance – Jason Bayever, Patrick Kearney, Carol Norton, Bill George 
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| Outstanding Visual Effects in a Student Project | |
| The Beauty – Marc Angele, Aleksandra Todorovic, Pascal Schelbli, Noel Winzen 
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Most nominations
    
References
    
- Hipes, Patrick (January 7, 2020). "VES Awards Nominations: 'The Lion King', 'Alita: Battle Angel', 'The Mandalorian' & 'GoT' Top List". Deadline. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
- Huff, Lauren (January 29, 2020). "The Lion King reigns at 2020 Visual Effects Society Awards". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved January 30, 2020.