19th Visual Effects Society Awards
April 6, 2021
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature:
The Midnight Sky
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode:
The Mandalorian – The Marshal
The 19th Visual Effects Society Awards was an awards ceremony held by the Visual Effects Society. Nominations were announced on March 1, 2021,[1] and the ceremony took place on April 6, 2021.
Nominees
Honorary Awards
Lifetime Achievement Award:
VES Award for Creative Excellence
Film
| Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature | Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature | 
|---|---|
| The Midnight Sky – Matt Kasmir, Greg Baxter, Chris Lawrence, Max Solomon, David Watkins 
 | Mank – Wei Zheng, Peter Mavromates, Simon Carr, James Pastorius 
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| Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature | Outstanding Animated Character in a Photoreal Feature | 
| Soul – Pete Docter, Dana Murray, Michael Fong, Bill Watral 
 | The One and Only Ivan – Ivan – Valentina Rosselli, Thomas Huizer, Andrea De Martis, William Bell 
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| Outstanding Animated Character in an Animated Feature | Outstanding Created Environment in a Photoreal Feature | 
| Soul – Terry – Jonathan Hoffman, Jonathan Page, Peter Tieryas, Ron Zorman 
 | Mulan – Imperial City – Jeremy Fort, Matt Fitzgerald, Ben Walker, Adrian Vercoe 
 | 
| Outstanding Created Environment in an Animated Feature | Outstanding Virtual Cinematography in a CG Project | 
| Soul – You Seminar – Hosuk Chang, Sungyeon Joh, Peter Roe, Frank Tai 
 | Soul – Matt Aspbury, Ian Megibben 
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| Outstanding Model in a Photoreal or Animated Project | Outstanding Effects Simulations in a Photoreal Feature | 
| The Midnight Sky – Aether – Michael Balthazart, Jonathan Opgenhaffen, John-Peter Li, Simon Aluze 
 | Project Power – Yin Lai Jimmy Leung, Jonathan Edward Lyddon-Towl, Pierpaolo Navarini, Michelle Lee 
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| Outstanding Effects Simulations in an Animated Feature | Outstanding Compositing in a Photoreal Feature | 
| Soul – Alexis Angelidis, Keith Daniel Klohn, Aimei Kutt, Melissa Tseng 
 | Project Power – Russell Horth, Matthew Patience, Julien Rousseau 
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| Outstanding Special (Practical) Effects in a Photoreal or Animated Project | |
| Fear the Walking Dead – Bury Her Next to Jasper's Leg – Frank Iudica, Scott Roark, Daniel J. Yates | 
Television
| Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode | Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode | 
|---|---|
| The Mandalorian – The Marshal – Joe Bauer, Abbigail Keller, Hal Hickel, Richard Bluff, Roy Cancino 
 | The Crown – Gold Stick – Ben Turner, Reece Ewing, Andrew Scrase, Jonathan Wood 
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| Outstanding Visual Effects in a Commercial | Outstanding Animated Character in an Episode or Real-Time Project | 
| Walmart – Famous Visitors – Chris “Badger” Knight, Lori Talley, Yarin Mares, Matt Fuller 
 | The Mandalorian – The Jedi; The Child – John Rosengrant, Peter Clarke, Scott Patton, Hal Hickel 
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| Outstanding Animated Character in a Commercial | Outstanding Created Environment in an Episode, Commercial, or Real-Time Project | 
| Arm & Hammer – Once Upon a Time; Tuxedo Tom – Shiny Rajan, Silvia Bartoli, Matias Heker, Tiago Dias Mota 
 | The Mandalorian – The Believer; Morak Jungle – Enrico Damm, Johanes Kurnia, Phi Tran, Tong Tran 
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| Outstanding Effects Simulations in an Episode, Commercial, or Real-Time Project | Outstanding Compositing in an Episode | 
| Lovecraft Country – Strange Case; Chrysalis – Federica Foresti, Johan Gabrielsson, Hugo Medda, Andreas Krieg 
 | Lovecraft Country – Strange Case; Crysalis – Viktor Andersson, Linus Lindblom, Mattias Sandelius, Crawford Reilly 
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| Outstanding Compositing in a Commercial | |
| Burberry – Singin' In the Rain – Alex Lovejoy, Mithun Alex, David Filipe, Amresh Kumar 
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Other categories
| Outstanding Visual Effects in a Real-Time Project | Outstanding Visual Effects in a Special Venue Project | 
|---|---|
| Ghost of Tsushima – Jason Connell, Matt Vainio, Jasmin Patry, Joanna Wang 
 | The Bourne Stuntacular – Salvador Zalvidea, Tracey Gibbons, George Allan, Matthías Bjarnason, Scott Smith 
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| Outstanding Visual Effects in a Student Project | |
| Migrants – Antoine Dupriez, Hugo Caby, Lucas Lermytte, Zoé Devise 
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References
- ↑ Pederson, Erik (March 2, 2021). "VES Awards Nominations: 'Tenet', 'Midnight Sky', 'Extraction', 'Soul' & 'Mandalorian' Among Titles In Visual Effects Hunt". Deadline. Retrieved March 2, 2021.