Spider-Gwen (Hailee Steinfeld) and Miles Morales as Spider-Man (Shameik Moore) in Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation's SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE.
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22nd Annual VES Awards Winners Announced

Spider-Gwen (Hailee Steinfeld) and Miles Morales as Spider-Man (Shameik Moore) in Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation's SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE.
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The Visual Effects Society (VES), the industry’s professional global honorary society, announced the winners of the 22nd Annual VES Awards.

Producer and Visual Effects Producer Joyce Cox, VES, was the recipient of the VES Lifetime Achievement Award. Actor-Producer-Director William Shatner was the recipient of the VES Award for Creative Excellence in recognition of his valuable contributions to visual arts and filmed entertainment.

The ceremony took place at The Beverly Hilton on Wednesday night.

22nd Annual VES Awards
Visual Effects Society

OUTSTANDING CREATED ENVIRONMENT IN AN EPISODE, COMMERCIAL, GAME CINEMATIC OR REAL-TIME PROJECT: The Last of Us: Post-Outbreak Boston

  • Melaina Mace, Adrien Lambert, Juan Carlos Barquet, Christopher Anciaume

OUTSTANDING CREATED ENVIRONMENT IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse; Mumbattan City

  • Taehyun Park, YJ Lee, Pepe Orozco, Kelly Han

OUTSTANDING CREATED ENVIRONMENT IN A PHOTOREAL FEATURE: The Creator; Floating Village

  • John Seru, Guy Williams, Vincent Techer, Timothée Maron

OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A COMMERCIAL: Coca-Cola; Masterpiece

  • Ryan Knowles, Antonia Vlasto, Gregory McKneally, Dan Yargici

OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A REAL-TIME PROJECT: Alan Wake 2

  • Janne Pulkkinen, Johannes Richter, Daniel Kończyk, Damian Olechowski

OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A SPECIAL VENUE PROJECT (TIE):

  • Postcard From Earth
    • Aruna Inversin, Eric Wilson, Corey Turner, Bill George
  • Rembrandt Immersive Artwork
    • Andrew McNamara, Sebastian Read, Andrew Kinnear, Sam Matthews

OUTSTANDING VIRTUAL CINEMATOGRAPHY IN A CG PROJECT: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

  • Joanna Davison, Cheyana Wilkinson, Michael Cozens, Jason Desjarlais

EMERGING TECHNOLOGY AWARD: The Flash; Volumetric Capture

  • Stephan Trojansky, Thomas Ganshorn, Oliver Pilarski, Lukas Lepicovsky

OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A STUDENT PROJECT (AWARD SPONSORED BY AUTODESK): Silhouette

  • Alexis Lafuente, Antoni Nicolaï, Chloé Stricher, Elliot Dreuille

OUTSTANDING SPECIAL (PRACTICAL) EFFECTS IN A PHOTOREAL PROJECT: Oppenheimer

  • Scott Fisher, James Rollins, Mario Vanillo

OUTSTANDING MODEL IN A PHOTOREAL OR ANIMATED PROJECT: The Creator; Nomad

  • Oliver Kane, Mat Monro, Florence Green, Serban Ungureanu

OUTSTANDING COMPOSITING & LIGHTING IN AN EPISODE: The Last of Us; Endure and Survive; Infected Horde Battle

  • Matthew Lumb, Ben Roberts, Ben Campbell, Quentin Hema

OUTSTANDING COMPOSITING & LIGHTING IN A COMMERCIAL: Coca-Cola; Masterpiece

  • Ryan Knowles, Greg Mckneally, Taran Spear, Jordan Dunstall

OUTSTANDING COMPOSITING & LIGHTING IN A FEATURE: The Creator; Bar

  • Phil Prates, Min Kim, Nisarg Suthar, Toshiko Miura

OUTSTANDING EFFECTS SIMULATIONS IN AN EPISODE, COMMERCIAL, GAME CINEMATIC OR REAL-TIME PROJECT: The Mandalorian; Season 3; Lake Monster Attack Water

  • Travis Harkleroad, Florian Wietzel, Rick Hankins, Aron Bonar

OUTSTANDING EFFECTS SIMULATIONS IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

  • Pav Grochola, Filippo Maccari, Naoki Kato, Nicola Finizio

OUTSTANDING EFFECTS SIMULATIONS IN A PHOTOREAL FEATURE: The Creator

  • Ludovic Ramisandraina, Raul Essig, Mathieu Chardonnet, Lewis Taylor

OUTSTANDING ANIMATED CHARACTER IN A PHOTOREAL FEATURE: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3; Rocket

  • Nathan McConnel, Andrea De Martis, Antony Magdalinidis, Rachel Williams

OUTSTANDING ANIMATED CHARACTER IN AN EPISODE, COMMERCIAL, GAME CINEMATIC OR REAL-TIME PROJECT: The Last of Us; Endure & Survive; Bloater

  • Gino Acevedo, Max Telfer, Pascal Raimbault, Fabio Leporelli

OUTSTANDING ANIMATED CHARACTER IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse; Spot

  • Christopher Mangnall, Craig Feifarek, Humberto Rosa, Nideep Varghese

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A PHOTOREAL EPISODE: Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty; Season 2; BEAT LA

  • Raymond McIntyre Jr., Victor DiMichina, Javier Menéndez Platas, Damien Stantina

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A PHOTOREAL FEATURE: Nyad

  • Jake Braver, Fiona Campbell Westgate, Christopher White, Mohsen Mousavi

OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A PHOTOREAL EPISODE: The Last of Us; Season 1; Infected

  • Alex Wang, Sean Nowlan, Stephen James, Simon Jung, Joel Whist

OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

  • Alan Hawkins, Christian Hejnal, Michael Lasker, Matt Hausman

OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A PHOTOREAL FEATURE: The Creator

  • Jay Cooper; Julian Levi; Ian Comley; Charmaine Chan; Neil Corbould, VES
The 22nd Annual VES Awards were held on February 21, 2024.

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Danielle Solzman

Danielle Solzman is native of Louisville, KY, and holds a BA in Public Relations from Northern Kentucky University and a MA in Media Communications from Webster University. She roots for her beloved Kentucky Wildcats, St. Louis Cardinals, Indianapolis Colts, and Boston Celtics. Living less than a mile away from Wrigley Field in Chicago, she is an active reader (sports/entertainment/history/biographies/select fiction) and involved with the Chicago improv scene. She also sees many movies and reviews them. She has previously written for Redbird Rants, Wildcat Blue Nation, and Hidden Remote/Flicksided. From April 2016 through May 2017, her film reviews can be found on Creators.