Svelate le nomination dei Visual Effects Society Awards 2025, a dominare Avatar: Fuoco e Cenere con 10 menzioni.
Avatar: Fuoco e Cenere di James Cameron domina le nomination della Visual Effects Society (VES) con dieci candidature, tra cui la più importante per Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature, confermando la tradizione della saga, già due volte vincitrice dell’Oscar per gli Effetti Visivi.
Nella categoria principale figurano, come riportato da AwardsWatch, anche F1, Jurassic World: Rebirth, How to Train Your Dragon e The Lost Bus. Tutti, tranne How to Train Your Dragon, restano in corsa per gli Oscar. Se F1 e Jurassic World: Rebirth ottengono una sola nomination, The Lost Bus ne totalizza quattro, emergendo come outsider della stagione. Sorprende invece l’esclusione completa di Frankenstein di Guillermo del Toro.
In animazione si registra un triplo pareggio: KPop Demon Hunters, Elio e Zootropolis 2conquistano cinque nomination ciascuno, pur restando fuori dalla corsa agli Oscar per gli effetti visivi. In televisione guidano Stranger Things, The Last of Us e Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age, tutte con quattro candidature.
Le nomination sono state decise dai membri VES di tutto il mondo tramite il Global Nomination Event. Tra i premi speciali figurano il VES Lifetime Achievement Award a Jerry Bruckheimer e il VES Visionary Award a Sir Richard Taylor. La 24ª edizione dei VES Awards si terrà il 25 febbraio al Beverly Hilton di Los Angeles, con la conduzione dei fratelli Randy e Jason Sklar.
TUTTE LE NOMINATION VES AWARDS
OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A PHOTOREAL FEATURE
- F1 – Ryan Tudhope, Nikeah Forde, Robert Harrington, Nicolas Chevallier, Keith Alfred Dawson
- Jurassic World: Rebirth – David Vickery, Carlos Ciudad, Steve Aplin, Charmaine Chan, Neil Corbould, VES
- The Lost Bus – Charlie Noble, Gavin Round, David Zaretti, Russell Bowen, Brandon K. McLaughlin
- Avatar: Fire and Ash – Richard Baneham, Peter Litvack, Eric Saindon, Nicky Muir, Steve Ingram
- How to Train Your Dragon – Christian Manz, Christopher Raimo, Glen McIntosh, Glenn Melenhorst, Terry Palmer
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A PHOTOREAL FEATURE
- Dongji Rescue – Tim Crosbie, Celeste Chen, Christian Sjöstedt, Lea Benjovitz
- A House of Dynamite – Chris Harvey, Dione Wood, Jon Mitchell, Matthew Lane
- Warfare – Simon Stanley-Clamp, Kaley Edwards, Andrew Kinnear, Samir Ansari, Ryan Conder
- Sinners – Michael Ralla, James Alexander, Nick Marshall, Espen Nordahl, Donnie Dean
- After the Hunt – Fabio Cerrito, Virginia Cefaly, Marco Fiorani Parenzi, Maura Manfredi
OUTSTANDING ANIMATION IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE
- The Bad Guys 2 – Pierre Perifel, Damon Ross, Matt Baer, Benjamin Willis
- KPop Demon Hunters – Joshua Beveridge, Jacky Priddle, Benjamin Hendricks, Clara Chan
- Zootopia 2 – Gregory Smith, Laurie Au, Marlon West, Shweta Viswanathan
- In Your Dreams – Sacha Kapijimpanga, Carey Smith, Nicola Lavender, Steve Pilcher
- Elio – Claudia Chung Sanii, Mary Alice Drumm, Harley Jessup, Dave Quirus
OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A PHOTOREAL EPISODE
- Andor – “Who Are You?”
- It: Welcome to Derry – “Winter Fire”
- The Last of Us – “Through the Valley”
- Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age – “The Big Freeze”
- Stranger Things – “Chapter Eight: The Rightside Up”
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A PHOTOREAL EPISODE
- Man vs Baby – “Chapter One”
- The Residence – “The Fall of the House of Usher”
- The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon – “Costa Da Morte”
- Severance – “Hello, Ms. Cobel”
- Death By Lightning – “The Man from Ohio”
OUTSTANDING VISUAL ARTS IN A REAL-TIME PROJECT
- Ghost of Yōtei
- Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
- Doom: The Dark Ages
- South of Midnight
- Battlefield 6
OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A COMMERCIAL
- Coors Light – “Slow Monday”
- BMW – “Heart of Joy | Meet Okto the Octopus”
- Virgin Media – “Trunk Trucker”
- Columbia Sportswear – “Engineered for Whatever”
- Battlefield 6 – “It’s Good to Be Back”
OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A SPECIAL VENUE PROJECT
- The Wizard of Oz at Sphere
- Zootopia: Better Zoogether!
- Monsters Unchained: The Frankenstein Experiment
- Disney Tales of Magic
- Stranger Things: Escape the Dark
OUTSTANDING CHARACTER IN A PHOTOREAL FEATURE
- A Minecraft Movie – Queen Malgosha
- Lilo & Stitch – Stitch
- Superman – Krypto the Superdog
- Avatar: Fire and Ash – Varang
OUTSTANDING CHARACTER IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE
- Elio – Ooooo the Liquid Supercomputer
- Elio – Glordon
- Zootopia 2 – Gary De’Snake
- KPop Demon Hunters – Rumi
OUTSTANDING CHARACTER IN AN EPISODIC / COMMERCIAL / GAME / REAL-TIME PROJECT
- It: Welcome to Derry – The Pickle Monster
- It: Welcome to Derry – Pennywise
- Stranger Things – Mindflayer
- Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age – Female Smilodon
OUTSTANDING ENVIRONMENT
- Photoreal Feature: Tron: Ares, The Lost Bus, Avatar: Fire and Ash, The Gorge
- Animated Feature: Zootopia 2, Elio, KPop Demon Hunters, The Bad Guys 2
- Episodic / Game / Commercial: Foundation, Andor, The Last of Us, The Residence
OUTSTANDING CG CINEMATOGRAPHY
- Zootopia 2
- Avatar: Fire and Ash
- Tron: Ares
- KPop Demon Hunters
OUTSTANDING MODEL
- Mickey 17 – Niflheim Spaceship
- Wicked: For Good – Bison
- Avatar: Fire and Ash – Windtraders’ Gondola
- Superman – Fortress of Solitude
OUTSTANDING EFFECTS SIMULATIONS
- Photoreal Feature: Avatar, Superman, The Lost Bus, Together
- Animated Feature: In Your Dreams, The Bad Guys 2, Zootopia 2, KPop Demon Hunters
- Episodic / Game: Battlefield 6, The Last of Us, Prehistoric Planet, Stranger Things
OUTSTANDING COMPOSITING & LIGHTING
- Feature: Avatar: Fire and Ash, F1, Superman
- Episode: The Residence, Stranger Things, The Last of Us, Prehistoric Planet
- Commercial: Disney, BMW, Virgin Media, Genesis
OUTSTANDING SPECIAL (PRACTICAL) EFFECTS
- Gen V – “Bags”
- Andor – “Who Are You?”
EMERGING TECHNOLOGY AWARD
- Win or Lose – Detached Facial Features
- Mickey 17 – REVIZE
- Avatar: Fire and Ash – BodyOpt
- Elio – Real-Time High Fidelity Animation System
- Avatar: Fire and Ash – Kora Fire Toolset
OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A STUDENT PROJECT
- Au Delà des Mots
- Flying From War
- Two Kings
- Azimuth
- A Sparrow’s Song
