3rd Annual VES Awards

Wednesday, February 16, 2005
Hollywood Palladium, 6215 Sunset Blvd.
Hollywood, CA

VES Lifetime Honoree and Academy Award winner Robert Zemeckis, who has entertained us through the years with numerous dazzling projects including Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, the Back to the Future trilogy, Forrest Gump, and the recently released Polar Express.

New this year will be the presentation of the inaugural Georges Melies Award to an individual who has pioneered a lasting contribution In the field of Visual Effects. The first recipient of this honor is Robert Abel, and to pick up the award on his behalf will be his daughter, Marah. In addition, Don Shay, publisher Cinefex, will honor us as he accepts the VES Board of Directors Award.

Honorees

Lifetime Achievement Award

Robert Zemeckis

Awarded for significant and lasting contributions to the art and science of the visual effects industry by way of vision, artistry, invention and innovation.

Georges Méliès Award

Robert Abel

Awarded for pioneering significant and lasting contributions to the art and science of the visual effects industry by way of artistry, invention and groundbreaking work.

BOD Award

Don Shay

Presented with deepest gratitude and appreciation by the members of the VES and its Board of Directors.

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Videos & Photo Galleries

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Highlights

Tom Hanks & Robert Zemeckis- 3rd Annual VES Awards

Tom Hanks presents the VES Lifetime Achievement Award to Robert Zemeckis at the 3rd Annual VES Awards

Winners & Nominees

Below is the complete list of Winners and Nominees for the 3rd 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 Visuals in a Video Game

007 Everything or Nothing

David Carson
Jay Riddle
Habib Zargarpour

Half-Life 2 (Winner)

Viktor Antonov
Randy Lundeen
Gary McTaggart
Dhabih Eng

The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle Earth

Mark Skaggs
Richard Taylor II
Matt Britton
Nate Hubbard

The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age

Stephen Gray
Margaret Foley-Mauvais

Outstanding Performance by an Animated Character in a Live Action Broadcast Program

Battlestar Galactica, ‘Episode 101’ – Cylon Character

Dustin Adiar
Mark Shimer
Jesse Toves
Sean Jackson

Stephen King’s Kingdom Hospital – Antubis Character (Winner)

William de Bosch Kemper
Brian Harder
Patrick Kalyn
Scott Paquin

Outstanding Created Environment in a Live Action Motion Picture

Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason

Rick Leary
Jody Johnson
Pieter Warmington

I, Robot

Rachael Haupt
Mark Tait Lewis
Nick McKenzie
Geoff Tobin

Spider-Man 2 – NYC Street – Night (Winner)

Dan Abrams
David Emery
Andrew Nawrot
John Hart

The Phantom of the Opera – Opening Shot

Claas Henke
Laurent Ben-Mimoun
Anupam Das

Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Motion Picture

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Louis Morin
Mark Dornfeld

The Aviator (Winner)

Rob Legato
Ron Ames Matthew Gratzner
Pete Travers

Troy

Nick Davis
Chas Jarrett
Jon Thum
Gary Brozenich

Outstanding Visual Effects in an Effects Driven Motion Picture

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Winner)

Roger Guyett
Tim Burke
Theresa Corrao
Emma Norton

Spider-Man 2

John Dykstra
Lydia Bottegoni
Anthony LaMolinara
Scott Stokdyk

The Day After Tomorrow

Karen Goulekas
Mike Chambers
Greg Strause
Remo Balcells

Outstanding Models and Miniatures in a Motion Picture

Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban

Jose Granell
Nigel Stone

National Treasure – Treasure Room

Matthew Gratzner
Forest Fischer
Scott Beverly
Leigh-Alexandra Jacob

The Aviator – XF11 Crash (Winner)

Matthew Gratzner
Scott Schneider
Adam Gelbart
Leigh-Alexandra Jacob

Outstanding Compositing in a Motion Picture

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban – Azkaban Guards Attack

Dorne Huebler
Jay Cooper
Patrick Brennan
Anthony Shafer

Spider-Man 2 – Train Sequence (Winner)

Colin Drobnis
Greg Derochie
Blaine Kennison
Kenny Lam

The Phantom of the Opera – Opening Shot

Claas Henke
Laurent Ben-Mimoun
Anupam Das

Outstanding Performance by an Actor or Actress in a Visual Effects Film

Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow

Jude Law

Spider-Man 2 (Winner)

Alfred Molina

The Aviator

Leonardo DiCaprio

Outstanding Created Environment in a Live Action Broadcast Program

Smallville, ‘Crusade’ – Is it a bird? Is it a plane?

John Han
Brian Harding
Terry Shigemitsu
Noriaki Matsumoto

Spartacus – Opening (Winner)

Eric Grenaudier
Anthony Ocampo
Cedric Tomacruz
Michael Cook

Star Trek Enterprise, ‘Storm Front Part 2’ – Dogfight Over New York City

Pierre Drolet
Fred Pienkos
Eddie Robison
Sean Scott

Outstanding Special Effects in Service to Visual Effects in a Motion Picture

Spider-Man 2

John Frazier
Jim Schwalm
Jim Nagle
Dave Amborn

The Aviator (Winner)

Robert Spurlock
Richard Stutsman
Matthew Gratzner
R. Bruce Steinheimer

Van Helsing

Georff Heron
Chad Taylor

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Broadcast Miniseries, Movie, or Special

This award is to honor the overall achievement of the visual effects within a single episode of an effects-driven miniseries, made-for-television movie or special that was broadcast and delivered via over-the-air, pay/basic cable, or satellite transmissions to homes. A rule of thumb for defining whether a program would be considered effects-driven would be to ask if the story could be told without the active participation of the VFX (including Special Effects).

Dragons

Sirio Quintavalle
Jo Nodwell
Alec Knox
Neil Glaseby

Earthsea

Peter Ware
Eric Grenaudier
Jared Jones
Earl Paraszcynec

Virtual History – The Secret Plot to Kill Hitler (Winner)

Jim Radford
Tom Phillips
Simon Thomas
Loraine Cooper

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Broadcast Series

This award is to honor the achievement of the visual effects within a single episode of a series where the visual effects are a visible, essential, and integral part of the story and play a principal and active role in the show. A rule of thumb for defining whether a series would be considered effects-driven would be to ask if the story could be told without the active participation of the VFX (including Special Effects)

Star Trek Enterprise, ‘Storm Front Part 2’ (Winner)

Ronald Moore
Daniel Curry
David Takemura
Fred Pienkos

Stargate Atlantis, ‘Rising’

John Gajdecki
Bruce Woloshyn
Jinnie Pak
Tara Conley

Stargate SG-1, ‘Lost City, Part 2’

James Tichenor
Shannon Gurney
Craig Van Den Biggelaar
Bruce Woloshyn

Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Broadcast Program

This award is to honor the overall achievement of the visual effects that play a supporting or background role within a single episode of a broadcast series, miniseries, made-for-television movie, or special wherein the visual effects are not necessarily essential to the telling of the story in the way that the effects of an effects-driven broadcast program are. Supporting visual effects, when taken as a whole, may help create the setting, environment, or mood of an entire program, and are generally intended to be invisible to the lay viewer. They do not consist of a significant number of CG characters, science fiction or fantasy elements, and other highly visible effects that one would expect to see in a visual effectsdriven broadcast program.

Clubhouse, ‘Episode #005’

Curt Miller
Jason Spratt
Doug Witsken
Michael Tonder

Lost, ‘Pilot – Part 2’ (Winner)

Kevin Blank
Mitch Suskin
Benoit Girard
Jerome Morin

Spartacus

Sam Nicholson
Eric Grenaudier
Anthony Ocampo
Tim Donahue

Best Single Visual Effect of the Year

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban – Dementor Train

Bill George
David Andrews
Sandra Scott
Dorne Huebler

Spider-Man 2 – Clock Tower

John Dykstra
Lydia Bottegoni
Dan Abrams
John Monos

The Aviator – Hell’s Angels

Rob Legato
Ron Ames
David Seager
Peter Travers

The Day After Tomorrow – Tidal Wave (Winner)

Karen Goulekas
Mike Chambers
Chris Horvath
Matthew Butler

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Music Video

Britney Spears ‘Toxic’ (Winner)

Bert Yukich
Chris Watts

Duran Duran ‘What Happens Tomorrow’

Jerry Steele
Jo Steele
Brian Adler
Monique Eissing

Never ‘The Dream’

Trevor Cawood
Simon Van de Lagemaat
Stephen Pepper
Jon Anastasiades

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Commercial

British Telecom: Network

David Lombardi
Richard Mann
Eric Durst
Kevin Prendiville

Citroen ‘Alive With Technology’ (Winner)

Trevor Cawood
Neill Blomkamp
Simon Van de Lagemaat
Winston Helgason

Johnnie Walker ‘Tree’

William Bartlett
Murray Butler
Jake Mengers
Andy Boyd

Outstanding Performance by an Animated Character in a Live Action Motion Picture

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban – Hippogriff Character (Winner)

Michael Eames
David Lomax
Felix Balbas
Pablo Grillo

Hellboy – Sammael Character

Dovi Anderson
Todd Labonte
Sven Jensen
Paul Thuriot

Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events – Sunny Character

Rick O’Connor
Martin Murphy
Indira Guerrieri
Sam Breach

Outstanding Performance by an Animated Character in an Animated Motion Picture

Shark Tale – Angie

Renee Zellweger
Ken Duncan

Shrek 2 – Puss in Boots

Antonio Banderas
Raman Hui

The Incredibles – Bob Parr/Mr. Incredible (Winner)

Craig T. Nelson
Bill Wise
Bill Sheffler
Bolhem Bouchiba

The Polar Express – Steamer

Michael Jeter
David Schaub
Renato Dos Anjos
Roger Vizard

Outstanding Compositing in a Broadcast Program

Smallville, ‘Crisis’ – Clark Kent stops a bullet sequence

John Han
Eli Jarra
Noriaki Matsumoto
Terry Shigemitsu

Space Odyssey – Voyage To The Planets (Winner)

George Roper
Christian Manz
Sirio Quintavalle
Pedro Sabrosa

The Librarian – Himalayan Pass sequence

Greg Groenekamp
Joel Merritt
Mamie McCall

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