7th Visual Effects Society Awards

7th Visual Effects Society Awards
7th Visual Effects Society Awards
Date	February 10, 2009
Highlights
Best Visual Effects in a Visual Effects Driven Motion Picture	The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
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The 7th Visual Effects Society Awards , given in Los Angeles on February 21, 2009, at the Century Plaza Hotel , honored the best visual effects in film and television of 2008. The awards were later broadcast, in an edited form, on the Starz Edge Network on May 9, 2009. ^[1]

Winners and nominees [ edit ]

(Winners in bold )

Honorary Awards [ edit ]

Lifetime Achievement Award:

Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall

George Melies Award for Pioneering:

Phil Tippett

Film [ edit ]

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects-Driven Feature Motion Picture	Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Feature 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 Cloverfield ? Kevin Blank, Chantal Feghali, Michael Ellis, Eric Leven Hellboy II: The Golden Army ? Michael J. Wassel, Lucy Killick, Adrian de Wet, Eamonn Butler Iron Man ? Ben Snow , Hal Hickel , Victoria Alonso , John Nelson	Changeling ? Michael Owens, Geoffrey Hancock, Jinnie Pak, Dennis Hoffman Eagle Eye ? Jim Rygiel , Jim Berney , Crys Forsythe-Smith, David Smith Nim's Island ? Camille Cellucci, Scott Gordon, Fred Pienkos, James Straus Synecdoche, New York ? Mark Russell, Richard Friedlander, Eric Robertson, Brett Miller Valkyrie ? Richard R. Hoover , Maricel Pagulayan, Peter Nofz, Daniel Eaton
Outstanding Animation in an Animated Feature Motion Picture	Best Single Visual Effect of the Year
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 Roadside Romeo ? Pankaj Khandpur, Sherry Bharda, Shrirang Sathayem Suhael Merchant Waltz With Bashir ? Yoni Goodman , Yael Nahlieli	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 Animated Character in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture	Outstanding Animated Character in an Animated Feature 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	WALL-E ? Wall-E and Eve Truck Sequence ? Ben Burtt , Victor Navone, Austin Lee, Jay Shuster Bolt - Bolt ? Becky Bresee, Bob Davies, Renato Dos Anjos, Wayne Unten Jr. Bolt - Rhino ? Adam Dykstra, Dave Gottlieb, Clay Kaytis, Hyrum Osmond Kung Fu Panda - Po ? Jack Black , Dan Wagner, Nico Marlet, Peter Farson
Outstanding Effects Animation in an Animated Feature	Outstanding Matte Paintings in a 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 Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa - Effects in Africa ? Scott Peterson, Laurent Kermel, Andrew Wheeler, Greg Gladstone	Changeling - 1928 Downtown L.A. ? Romain Bayle, Abel Milanes, Allan Lee, Debor Dunphy Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull ? Richard Bluff , Barry Williams, Yannick Dusseault, Yusei Uesugi ^{[ citation needed ]} Speed Racer - Overall Matte Painting Presentation ? Lubo Hristov, Dennis Martin, Ron Crabb Synecdoche, New York - Matte Paintings ? Brett Miller, Garrett Eaton, Matthew Conner
Outstanding Models and Miniatures in a Feature Motion Picture	Outstanding Created Environment in a Feature Motion Picture
The Dark Knight - Garbage Truck Crash Models & 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, Kenji Yamaguchi My Darling of the Mountains - Hot Springs ? Taro Kiba, Kenji Nagatani, Yuki Minagawa, Hideo Udo	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 Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor - Avalanche Sequence ? Mike Meaker, Rich Mahon, Jason Iverson, Sho Hasegawa Synecdoche, New York - Created Environment ? Brett Miller, Garrett Eaton, Matthew Conner
Outstanding Compositing in a Feature Motion Picture	Outstanding Special Effects 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 Sisplay - HUD Compositing ? Jonathan Rothbart, Dav Rauch, Kyle McCulloch, Kent Seki Quantum of Solace - Siennna Chase and Fight Sequence ? Anthony Smith, Christian Kaestner, Adrian Metzelaar, Jon Thum	The Dark Knight - Overall ? Chris Corbould , Peter Notley, Ian Lowe Defiance ( Special Effects ) ? Neil Corbould , Steven Warner, Anne Marie Walters, Alan Young

Television [ edit ]

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Broadcast Series	Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Broadcast Program
Battlestar Galactica - Season 4 : BSG Space Battle ? Gary Hutzel , Michael Gibson, Doug Drexler , Kyle Toucher 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 Sarah Connor Chronicles - Episode 108 ? James Lima, Raoul Bolognini, Andrew Orloff, Steve Meyer	Fringe - Episode 101 - Pilot ? Kevin Blank, Jay Worth, Andrew Orloff, Barbara Genicoff Jericho - Episode 7 - Patriots & Tyrants ? Andrew Orloff, Blythe 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
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Commercial	Outstanding Visual Effects in a Broadcast Miniseries, Movie or Special
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 ? William Bartlett, Helen Stanley, Dan Seddon, David Mellor	John Adams - Join or Die ? Steve Kullback, Eric 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 Knight Rider - Prometheus ? Sam Nicholson, Scott Ramsey, Chris Martin, Mike Enriquez
Outstanding Matte Paintings in a Broadcast Program or Commercial	Outstanding Models and Miniatures 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 Series 1 - The Mark of Nimueh ? Dave Early, Simon Wickers, Bryan Bartlett. Sara Bennet	New Balance - Anthem ? Ian Hunter, Jon Warren, Matt Burlingame, Raymond Moore
Outstanding Created Environment in a Broadcast Program or Commercial	Outstanding Compositing 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 Ocamp Wrigley's - Fruit Shredder ? Ludo Fealy, Dean Robinson, Adam Leary, Michael Gregory	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, Maryane Butler, Murray Butler Time Sculpture ? Richard de Carterert, Paul Downes, Oliver Dadswell, John Price

Other categories [ edit ]

Outstanding Real Time Visuals in a Video Game	Outstanding Pre-Rendered 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	World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King - Intro Cinematics ? Jeff Chamberlain, Phillip Hillenbrand Command & 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, Stave Barcia, Dave Taylor, Mark Raham
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Special Venue Project	Outstanding Effects in a Student Project
U2 3D - Selected shots ? Peter Anderson , Jon Shapiro, David Franks, Jeremy Nicolaides Grand Canyon Adventure: River at Risk - Main title sequence ? Mark Freund, Alan Markowitz, Lee Nelson, Josh Mossotti	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

References [ edit ]

^ "7th Annual VES Awards" . visual effects society . Retrieved December 21, 2017 .

External links [ edit ]

Visual Effects Society

[1] "7th Annual VES Awards" . visual effects society . Retrieved December 21, 2017 .

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