GRAVITY AND FROZEN HOLD COURT OVER VISUAL EFFECTS SOCIETY

There are eight categories for live action films at the VES Awards, and four for animated films. Gravity was eligible for seven of the eight applicable, was nominated in all seven, and has now won in six of them. frozen was eligible for all four of those applicable, was nominated in all four, and has now won in all four. Now that's what you call a sweep.

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects-Driven Feature Motion Picture

Chris Lawrence, Richard McBride, Nikki Penny and Tim Webber (Gravity)

Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Feature Motion Picture

Tim Alexander, Gary Brozenich, Shari Hanson and Kevin Martel (The Lone Ranger)

Outstanding Virtual Cinematography in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture

Emmanuel Lubezki, Richard McBride, Dale Newton and Tim Webber (Gravity)

Outstanding FX and Simulation Animation in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture

Sylvain Degrotte, Horacio Mendoza, Juan-Luis Sanchez and Alexis Wajsbrot – ‘Parachute and ISS Destruction’ (Gravity)

Outstanding Compositing in a Feature Motion Picture

Mark Bakowski, Theodor Groeneboom, Adrian Metzelaar and Anthony Smith (Gravity)

Outstanding Created Environment in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture

Paul Beilby, Ian Comley, Kyle McCulloch and Stuart Penn – ‘Exterior’ (Gravity)

Outstanding Models in a Feature Motion Picture

Paul Beilby, Ben Lambert, Chris Lawrence and Andy Nicholson – ‘ISS Exterior’ (Gravity)

Outstanding Animated Character in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture

Myriam Catrin, David Clayton, Guillaume François and Eric Reynolds – ‘Smaug’ (The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug)

Outstanding Animation in an Animated Feature Motion Picture

Chris Buck, Peter Del Vecho, Lino Di Salvo and Jennifer Lee (Frozen)

Outstanding FX and Simulation Animation in an Animated Feature Motion Picture

Eric W. Araujo, Marc Bryant, Byun Dong Joo and Tim Molinder – ‘Elsa’s Blizzard’ (Frozen)

Outstanding Created Environment in an Animated Feature Motion Picture

Virgilio John Aquino, Alessandro Jacomini, Lance Summers and David Womersley – ‘Elsa’s Ice Palace’ (Frozen)

Outstanding Animated Character in an Animated Feature Motion Picture

Alexander Alvarado, Joy Johnson, Chad Stubblefield and Wayne Unten – ‘Bringing the Snow Queen to Life’ (Frozen)