2nd Annual VES Awards
Wedn,sday, February 18, 2004
Hollywood Palladium, 6215 Sunset Blvd.
Hollywood, CA
Welcome to the Second Annual Visual Effects Society Awards. We are pleased that you could join us to celebrate the visual effects work done in the last year. With each passing year, the bar is being raised. The quality and seamlessness of the work is exponentially increasing each and every year.
It is with the greatest of pleasure that the Visual Effects Society presents to you its first ever Lifetime Achievement Award.
There is no person on the planet who has had more influence and impact on the contemporary visual effects storytelling than George Lucas. George has his fingerprints on almost every aspect of filmmaking, utilizing visual effects to enhance the storytelling process. George has written, produced and/or directed some of the most important visual effects films of our era including five Star Wars films (the sixth is in post), and three Indiana Jones films.
Honorees
Lifetime Achievement Award
Awarded for significant and lasting contributions to the art and science of the visual effects industry by way of vision, artistry, invention and innovation.
Videos & Photo Galleries
Highlights
George Lucas Receives VES Lifetime Achievement Award
George Lucas receives the VES Lifetime Achievement Award at the 3rd Annual VES Awards. Presented by James Cameron.
Winners & Nominees
Below is the complete list of Winners and Nominees for the 2nd Annual VES Awards. A sortable list for ALL years of VES Award winners / nominees can be found on the Previous VES Awards page.
View the category of the nominees and winners below.
Outstanding Compositing in a Televised Program, Music Video, or Commercial
Stefano Trivelli
Battlestar Galactica
Patti Gannon
Chris Jones
Sean Apple
Jarrod Davis
Smallville ‘Accelerate’ (Winner)
Eli Jarra
Ivan DeWolf
Brian Harding
Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Motion Picture
Bad Boys 2
Carey Villegas
Rob Legato
David Taritero
Layne Friedman
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Stefen Fangmeier
Nathan McGuinness
Robert Stromberg
Brooke Breton
The Last Samurai (Winner)
Jeffrey A. Okun
Thomas Boland
Bill Mesa
Ray McIntyre, Jr.
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Television Miniseries, Movie, or Special
Battlestar Galactica (Winner)
Gary Hutzel
Kristen L. Branan
Emile E. Smith
Lee Stringer
Dinosaur Planet
Sebastien Dostie
Claude Precourt
Isabelle Riva
Frank Herbert’s Children of Dune: Night 1
Ernest Farino
Tim McHugh
Chris Q. Zapara
Glenn A. Campbell
Helen of Troy
Sam Nicholson
Adam Ealovega
Joshua Hatton Tim Donahue
Outstanding Models and Miniatures in a Televised Program, Music Video, or Commercial
Battlestar Galactica
Lee Stringer
Jose Perez
Gabriel Koerner
Mike Enriquez
Helen of Troy (Winner)
Anthony Ocampo
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Television Series
Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Season 7, Episode #22 (Winner)
Loni Peristere
Patti Gannon
Ronald Thornton
Chris Zapara
Carnivale, Episode #1.01
David T. Altenau
Ariel V. Shaw
Thomas L. Bellissimo
Barbara J. Marshall
ER #176008
Sam Nicholson
Kyle J. Healey
Eric Grenaudier
Anthony Ocampo
Sea Monsters ‘A Walking With Dinosaurs Special’
Max Tyrie
Tim Greenwood
Darren Byford
Mike Milne
Outstanding Special Effects in Service to Visual Effects in a Televised Program, Music Video, or Commercial
Carnivale ‘Pilot’ (Winner)
Thomas L. Bellissimo
Charles Belardinelli
Carnivale, Episode #4 ‘Dust Storm’
Thomas L. Bellissimo
Outstanding Matte Painting in a Televised Program, Music Video, or Commercial
Dinosaur Planet
Arnaud Brisebois
Philippe Roberge
Sean Samuels
NCIS #001 ‘Yankee White’
Steven J. Rogers
Smallville ‘Insurgence’ (Winner)
Eli Jarra
Joseph Brattesani
Brian Bell
Outstanding Character Animation in an Animated Motion Picture
Finding Nemo ‘Inside the Whale’
Dave DeVan
Gini Santos
Finding Nemo ‘Speaking Whale’ (Winner)
Andrew Gordon
Brett Coderre
Outstanding Compositing in a Motion Picture
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World – ‘Storm’ Philip R. Brennan (Winner)
Philip R. Brennan
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
George Macri
Mike Hardison
Patrick Murphy
Dan Trezise
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Moritz Glaesle
Mark Lewis
Kara Vandeleur
Outstanding Matte Painting in a Motion Picture
Peter Pan
Yusei Uesugi
Giles Hancock
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (Winner)
Yanick Dusseault
Susumu Yukuhiro
Jonathan Harb
The Hulk
Brett Northcutt
Joshua Ong
Outstanding Performance by a Male or Female Actor in an Effects Film
Peter Pan
Ludivine Sagnier
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (Winner)
Sean Astin
Outstanding Visual Effects in an Effects Driven Motion Picture
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
John Knoll
Hal Hickel
Charles Gibson
Jill Brooks
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (Winner)
Jim Rygiel
Dean Wright
Joe Letteri
Randall William Cook
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Alex Funke, ASC.
Rob Kerr
Henk Prins
The Matrix Revolutions
John Gaeta
Kim Libreri
George Murphy
Craig Hayes
Outstanding Character Animation in a Live Action Motion Picture
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Susan Campbell
James Tooley
Geoff Campbell
Dugan Beach
The Hulk
Scott Benza
Jamy Wheless
Kevin Martel
Aaron Ferguson
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (Winner)
Steven Hornby
Andy Serkis
Matthias Menz
Greg Butler
Outstanding Special Effects in Service to Visual Effects in a Motion Picture
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (Winner)
Geoff Heron
Robert Clot
Jason Brackett
John McLeod
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Scott Harens
Chuck Schuman
Sven Harens
Outstanding Visual Effects Photography in a Motion Picture
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Carl Miller
Mike Conte
Tami Carter
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
Pat Sweeney
Mike Bienstock
Grady Cofer
John Hansen
The Matrix Reloaded ‘U-Cap Facial Photography’ (Winner)
Kim Libreri
George Borshukov
Paul Ryan
John Gaeta
Outstanding Models and Miniatures in a Motion Picture
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl ‘Captain Barbossa’
Geoff Campbell
James Tooley
Steve Walton
Dugan Beach
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl ‘The Interceptor’
Charlie Bailey
Peter Bailey
Robert Edwards
Don Bies
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (Winner)
Richard Taylor
Paul Van Ommen
Matt Aitken
Best Single Visual Effect of The Year in any Medium
The Hulk
Dennis Muren
Scott Benza
Michael DiComo
Wilson Tang
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Jim Rygiel
Dean Wright
Joe Letteri
Randall William Cook
The Matrix Reloaded ‘Trailer Top Crash’ (Winner)
John Gaeta
Dan Glass
Adrian DeWet
Greg Juby
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Music Video
Missy Elliott ‘Pass That Dutch’ (Winner)
Jonathan Keeton
Aladino Debert
Andy McKenna
Scott Rader
Outkast ‘Hey Ya’
Elad Offer
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Commercial
Johnnie Walker ‘Fish’ (Winner)
Murray Butler
William Bartlett
Jake Mengers
Helen Mackenzie
Nike ‘Gamebreaker’
Eric Barba
Richard Morton
Walt Hyneman
Dave Stern
Nike ‘Speed Chain’
Eric Barba
Greg Teegarden
Dave Stern
Jay Barton