The 2018 Visual Effects Society (VES) Winners

By Matt Neglia 

The Visual Effects Society (VES) have announced their winners representing the best in Visual Effects for 2018.

Click below to see the winners.

OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS in a PHOTOREAL FEATURE
Avengers: Infinity War
Daniel DeLeeuw
Jen Underdahl
Kelly Port
Matt Aitken
Daniel Sudick
Christopher Robin
Chris Lawrence
Steve Gaub
Michael Eames
Glenn Melenhorst
Chris Corbould
Ready Player One
Roger Guyett
Jennifer Meislohn
David Shirk
Matthew Butler
Neil Corbould
Solo: A Star Wars Story
Rob Bredow
Erin Dusseault
Matt Shumway
Patrick Tubach
Dominic Tuohy
Welcome to Marwen
Kevin Baillie
Sandra Scott
Seth Hill
Marc Chu
James Paradis

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING VISUAL EFFECTS in a PHOTOREAL FEATURE
12 Strong
Roger Nall
Robert Weaver
Mike Meinardus
Bird Box
Marcus Taormina
David Robinson
Mark Bakowski
Sophie Dawes
Mike Meinardus
Bohemian Rhapsody
Paul Norris
Tim Field
May Leung
Andrew Simmonds
First Man
Paul Lambert
Kevin Elam
Tristan Myles
Ian Hunter
JD Schwalm
Outlaw King
Alex Bicknell
Dan Bethell
Greg O’Connor
Stefano Pepin

OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS in an ANIMATED FEATURE
Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch
Pierre Leduc
Janet Healy
Bruno Chauffard
Milo Riccarand
Incredibles 2
Brad Bird
John Walker
Rick Sayre
Bill Watral
Isle of Dogs
Mark Waring
Jeremy Dawson
Tim Ledbury
Lev Kolobov
Ralph Breaks the Internet
Scott Kersavage
Bradford Simonsen
Ernest J. Petti
Cory Loftis
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Joshua Beveridge
Christian Hejnal
Danny Dimian
Bret St. Clair

OUTSTANDING ANIMATED CHARACTER in a PHOTOREAL FEATURE
Avengers: Infinity War – Thanos
Jan Philip Cramer
Darren Hendler
Paul Story
Sidney Kombo-Kintombo
Christopher Robin – Tigger
Arslan Elver
Kayn Garcia
Laurent Laban
Mariano Mendiburu
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom – Indoraptor
Jance Rubinchik
Ted Lister
Yannick Gillain
Keith Ribbons
Ready Player One – Art3mis
David Shirk
Brian Cantwell
Jung-Seung Hong
Kim Ooi

OUTSTANDING ANIMATED CHARACTER in an ANIMATED FEATURE
Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch – The Grinch
David Galante
Francois Boudaille
Olivier Luffin
Yarrow Cheney
Incredibles 2 – Helen Parr
Michal Makarewicz
Ben Porter
Edgar Rodriguez
Kevin Singleton
Ralph Breaks the Internet – Ralphzilla
Dong Joo Byun
Dave K. Komorowski
Justin Sklar
Le Joyce Tong
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse – Miles Morales
Marcos Kang
Chad Belteau
Humberto Rosa
Julie Bernier Gosselin

OUTSTANDING CREATED ENVIRONMENT in a PHOTOREAL FEATURE
Ant-Man and the Wasp – Journey to the Quantum Realm
Florian Witzel
Harsh Mistri
Yuri Serizawa
Can Yuksel
Aquaman – Atlantis
Quentin Marmier
Aaron Barr
Jeffrey De Guzman
Ziad Shureih
Ready Player One – The Shining, Overlook Hotel
Mert Yamak
Stanley Wong
Joana Garrido
Daniel Gagiu
Solo: A Star Wars Story – Vandor Planet
Julian Foddy
Christoph Ammann
Clement Gerard
Pontus Albrecht

OUTSTANDING CREATED ENVIRONMENT in an ANIMATED FEATURE
Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch – Whoville
Loic Rastout
Ludovic Ramiere
Henri Deruer
Nicolas Brack
Incredibles 2 – Parr House
Christopher M. Burrows
Philip Metschan
Michael Rutter
Joshua West
Ralph Breaks the Internet – Social Media District
Benjamin Min Huang
Jon Kim Krummel II
Gina Warr Lawes
Matthias Lechner
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse – Graphic New York City
Terry Park
Bret St. Clair
Kimberly Liptrap
Dave Morehead

OUTSTANDING VIRTUAL CINEMATOGRAPHY in a PHOTOREAL PROJECT
Aquaman – Third Act Battle
Claus Pedersen
Mohammad Rastkar
Cedric Lo
Ryan McCoy
Echo – Time Displacement
Victor Perez
Tomas Tjernberg
Tomas Wall
Marcus Dineen
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom – Gyrosphere Escape
Pawl Fulker
Matt Perrin
Oscar Faura
David Vickery
Ready Player One – New York Race
Daniele Bigi
Edmund Kolloen
Mathieu Vig
Jean-Baptiste Noyau
Welcome to Marwen – Town of Marwen
C. Kim Miles
Matthew Ward
Ryan Beagan
Marc Chu

OUTSTANDING MODEL in a PHOTOREAL or ANIMATED PROJECT
Avengers: Infinity War – Nidavellir Forge Megastructure
Chad Roen
Ryan Rogers
Jeff Tetzlaff
Ming Pan
Incredibles 2 – Underminer Vehicle
Neil Blevins
Philip Metschan
Kevin Singleton
“Mortal Engines” – London
Matthew Sandoval
James Ogle
Nick Keller
Sam Tack
“Ready Player One” – DeLorean DMC-12
Giuseppe Laterza
Kim Lindqvist
Mauro Giacomazzo
William Gallyot
Solo: A Star Wars Story – Millennium Falcon
Masa Narita
Steve Walton
David Meny
James Clyne

OUTSTANDING EFFECTS SIMULATIONS in a PHOTOREAL FEATURE
Avengers: Infinity War – Titan
Gerardo Aguilera
Ashraf Ghoniem
Vasilis Pazionis
Hartwell Durfor
Avengers: Infinity War – Wakanda
Florian Witzel
Adam Lee
Miguel Perez Senent
Francisco Rodriguez
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
Dominik Kirouac
Chloe Ostiguy
Christian Gaumond
Venom
Aharon Bourland
Jordan Walsh
Aleksandar Chalyovski
Federico Frassinelli

OUTSTANDING EFFECTS SIMULATIONS in an ANIMATED FEATURE
Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch – Snow, Clouds and Smoke
Eric Carme
Nicolas Brice
Milo Riccarand
Incredibles 2
Paul Kanyuk
Tiffany Erickson Klohn
Vincent Serritella
Matthew Kiyoshi Wong
Ralph Breaks the Internet – Virus Infection & Destruction
Paul Carman
Henrik Fält
Christopher Hendryx
David Hutchins
Smallfoot
Henrik Karlsson
Theo Vandernoot
Martin Furness
Dmitriy Kolesnik
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Ian Farnsworth
Pav Grochola
Simon Corbaux
Brian D. Casper

OUTSTANDING COMPOSITING in a PHOTOREAL FEATURE
Avengers: Infinity War – Titan
Sabine Laimer
Tim Walker
Tobias Wiesner
Massimo Pasquetti
First Man
Joel Delle-Vergin
Peter Farkas
Miles Lauridsen
Francesco Dell’Anna
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
John Galloway
Enrik Pavdeja
David Nolan
Juan Espigares Enriquez
Welcome to Marwen
Woei Lee
Saul Galbiati
Max Besner
Thai-Son Doan

The full list of winners including television can be found here. Our predictions for the Visual Effects Oscar can be found here. So what do you think? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below or on our Twitter account.

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