Premi Visual Effects Society 2002

La prima edizione dei premi Visual Effects Society si è tenuta il 19 febbraio 2003.

Vincitori e candidati

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Best Visual Effects in an Effects Driven Motion Picture

• Jim Rygiel, Joe Letteri, Randall William Cook e Alex Funke - Il Signore degli Anelli - Le due torri (The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers)
• John Berton, Tom Bertino, Bill Westenhofer e Erik Mattson - Men in Black II
• John Knoll, Ben Snow, Pablo Helman e Rob Coleman - Star Wars: Episodio II - L'attacco dei cloni (Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones)

Best Supporting Visual Effects in a Motion Picture

• Glenn Neufeld, Derek Spears, Dan Malvin e Al Disarro - Al vertice della tensione (The Sum of All Fears)
• Michael Owens, Camille Geier, Edward Hirsh e Jon Alexander - Gangs of New York
• Jeremy Dawson e Daniel Schrecker - Frida

Best Visual Effects in a Television Miniseries, Movie, or Special

• Mike McGee, Tim Webber, Alec Knox e Ben Morris - Dinotopia
• Robin Griffin, Stuart Robertson, Dion Hatch e Nelson Sepulveda - Stephen King's Rose Red
• Dean Lewis - Expedition: Bismarck

Best Visual Effects in a Television Series

• Emile Smith, Rocco Passionino, Loni Peristere e Kristen Branan - Firefly episodio pilota
• Guy Hudson, Sharon Fitzgerald, Frazer Churchill e David Hulin - Dinotopia Marooned & Making Good
• Dan Curry, Ronald D. Moore e Liz Castro - Star Trek: Enterprise episodio Onda d'urto Parte 1 (Shockwave Part One)

Best Visual Effects in a Commercial

• William Bartlett, Andrew Daffy, Jake Mengers e Helen Mackenzie - Xbox 'Mosquito'
• Scott Souter e Frank Petzold - Blockbuster 'Prima donna'
• Eric Barba, Bernd Angerer, Jeff Julian e Feli di Giorgio - Adidas 'Mechanical Legs'

Best Visual Effects in a Music Video

• Andrew Honacker, Steven Wagner, Sean Capone e Talon Nightshade - So to Speak DJ? Acucrack
• Emile Smith, Kyle Toucher, Andrew Orloff e Kristen Branan - Points of Authority Linkin Park
• Greg Strause e Colin Strause - Black Suits Comin' (Nod Ya Head) Will Smith

Best Character Animation in a Live Action Motion Picture

• Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon, Ken McGaugh e Bay Raitt - Il Signore degli Anelli - Le due torri (The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers)
• Rob Coleman, Hal Hickel, Chris Armstrong e James Tooley - Star Wars: Episodio II - L'attacco dei cloni (Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones)
• David Andrews, Steven Rawlins, Frank Gravatt e Doug Smythe - Harry Potter e la camera dei segreti (Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets) la maschera di Dobby

Best Character Animation in a Live Action Televised Program, Music Video, or Commercial

• Michael Eames, Quentin Miles, Dadi Einarsson e Ben White - Dinotopia
• James Tichenor, Craig Van Den Beggelaar, Kevin Little e Adam De Bosch Kemper - Stargate SG-1' episodio Rivelazioni
• Scott Souter, Frank Petzold, Eric Reynolds e Todd LaBonte - Blockbuster 'Kung Fu'

Best Character Animation in an Animated Motion Picture

• Tony Bancroft, David Schaub, Eric Armstrong e Sean Mullen - Stuart Little 2
• James Baxter - Spirit - Cavallo selvaggio (Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron)

Best Special Effects in a Motion Picture

• Steve Ingram, Blair Foord, Rich Cordobes e Scott Harens - Il Signore degli Anelli - Le due torri (The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers)
• Chris Corbould - Agente 007 - La morte può attendere (Die Another Day)

Best Matte Painting in a Motion Picture

• Paul Huston, Yusei Uesugi e Jonathan Harb - Star Wars: Episodio II - L'attacco dei cloni (Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones)
• Brett Northcutt, Ronn Brown, Mathieu Raynault e Evan Pontoriero - Gangs of New York
• Yanick Dusseault, Max Dennison, Roger Kupelian e Mathieu Raynault - Il Signore degli Anelli - Le due torri (The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers)

Best Matte Painting in a Televised Program, Music Video, or Commercial

• Daren Horley, Jason Horley, Craig Lyn e Martin McRae - Dinotopia
• Mark Fordham, Ian Britton, Graham Cunningham e Gudrun Heinze - The Man Who Saved Christmas

Best Models and Miniatures in a Motion Picture

• Richard Taylor, Paul Van Ommen e Matt Aitken - Il Signore degli Anelli - Le due torri (The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers)
• Brian Gernand, Russell Paul, Geoff Campbell e Jean Bolte - Star Wars: Episodio II - L'attacco dei cloni (Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones)
• John Richardson - Agente 007 - La morte può attendere (Die Another Day)

Best Models and Miniatures in a Televised Program, Music Video, or Commercial

• John Teska, Koji Kuramura, Pierre Drolet e Sean Scott - Star Trek: Enterprise episodio Sosta forzata (Dead Stop)
• Michael Joyce - Stephen King's Rose Red
• Mathew Gratzner, James Waterhouse, Scott Lukowski e Eric Coon - Gatorade 'Visitors'

Best Visual Effects Photography in a Motion Picture

• Alex Funke, Brian Van't Hul e Richard Bluck - Il Signore degli Anelli - Le due torri (The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers)
• Patrick Sweeney, Marty Rosenberg, Carl Miller e Fred Meyers - Star Wars: Episodio II - L'attacco dei cloni (Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones)
• Earl Wiggins, Mark Vargo, Tom Houghton e Anna Foerster - Stuart Little 2

Best Effects Art Direction in a Motion Picture

• Alan Lee, Jeremy Bennett, Christian Rivers e Gino Acevedo - Il Signore degli Anelli - Le due torri (The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers)
• Alexander Laurant e Alex McDowell - Minority Report
• Alex Jaeger, Doug Chiang, Erik Tiemens e Ryan Church - Star Wars: Episodio II - L'attacco dei cloni (Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones)

Best Compositing in a Motion Picture

• Mark Lewis, GG Heitmann Demers, Alex Lemke e Alfred Murrle - Il Signore degli Anelli - Le due torri (The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers)
• Scott Frankel e Patrick Jarvis - Minority Report
• Barbara Brennan, Jay Cooper, Kimberly Lashbrook e Dorne Huebler - Harry Potter e la camera dei segreti (Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets) 'La partita di Quidditch'

Best Compositing in a Televised Program, Music Video, or Commercial

• Christian Manz, Pedro Sabrosa, Nicolas Cotta e Tor Bjorn - Dinotopia
• Loni Peristere, Emile Smith, Kristen Branan e Chris Jones - Firefly episodio pilota
• Eric Barba, Bernd Angerer, Jeff Julian e Feli di Giorgio - Adidas 'Mechanical Legs'

Best Performance by an Actor in an Effects Film

• Andy Serkis, Elijah Wood, Sean Astin - Il Signore degli Anelli - Le due torri (The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers)
• Nicolas Cage - Il ladro di orchidee
• Will Smith - Men in Black II

Collegamenti esterni

• 1st Annual VES Awards, su visualeffectssociety.com.