12th Visual Effects Society Awards

US film and TV awards ceremony in 2014 12th Visual Effects Society Awards February 12, 2014 Best Visual Effects in a Visual Effects Driven Motion Picture: Gravity The 12th Visual Effects Society Awards was held in Los Angeles at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on February 12, 2014, in honor to the best visual effects in film and television of 2013.https://www.visualeffectssociety.com/ayear/12th-annual-ves-awards 12th Annual VES Awards Visual Effects Society January 3, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20170821175236/https://www.visualeffectssociety.com/ayear/12th-annual-ves-awards August 21, 20172014-01-14 'Gravity' Soars in Visual Effects Society Nominations - TheWrap https://www.thewrap.com/Visual-Effects-Society-Awards-Gravity https://web.archive.org/web/20140122070010/https://www.thewrap.com/Visual-Effects-Society-Awards-Gravity 2014-01-22 2026-03-10 TheWrap en-US Patton Oswalt was the host.S. Cohen David Visual Effects Society Awards: ‘Gravity’ Soars, ‘Frozen’ Sparkles https://variety.com/2014/film/news/visual-effects-society-awards-live-coverage-1201100988/ 14 February 2014 Variety February 12, 2014D'Alessandro Anthony 2014-02-13 VES Awards: ‘Gravity’ Wins 6 Including Top Prize; ‘Frozen’ Goes 4-For-4; 3 Nods For ‘Game Of Thrones’ https://deadline.com/2014/02/ves-award-winners-2014-visual-effects-society-awards-682272/ 2026-03-10 Deadline en-US Winners and nominees (winners in bold) Honorary Awards Lifetime Achievement Award: John Dykstra VES Visionary Award: Alfonso Cuarón Film Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects Driven Feature Motion PictureOutstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Feature Motion PictureGravity – Tim Webber, Nikki Penny, Chris Lawrence, Richard Mcbride The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug – Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon, Kevin Sherwood, David Clayton Iron Man 3 – Christopher Townsend, Mark Soper, Guy Williams, Bryan Grill Pacific Rim – John Knoll, Susan Greenhow, Chris Raimo, Hal Hickel Star Trek Into Darkness – Roger Guyett, Luke O’Byrne, Ron Ames, Ben GrossmanThe Lone Ranger – Tim Alexander, Gary Brozenich, Shari Hanson, Kevin Martel The Great Gatsby – Chris Godfrey, Prue Fletcher, Joyce Cox Rush – Jody Johnson, Moriah Etherington-Sparks, Mark Hodgkins, Antoine Moulineau The Secret Life of Walter Mitty – Guillaume Rocheron, Kurt Williams, Monette Dubin, Ivan Moran White House Down – Marc Weigert, Volker Engel, Julia Frey, Ollie Rankin The Wolf of Wall Street – Robert Legato, Mark Russell, Joseph Farrell, Lisa SpenceOutstanding Animation in an Animated Feature Motion PictureOutstanding Animated Character in a Live Action Feature Motion PictureFrozen – Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee, Peter Del Vecho, Lino Di Salvo Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 – Peter Nash, Michael Ford, Chris Juen, Mandy Tankenson The Croods – Jane Hartwell, Chris Sanders, Kirk Demicco, Markus Manninen Despicable Me 2 – Chris Meledandri, Janet Healy, Chris Renaud, Pierre Coffin Monsters University – Kori Rae, Sanjay Bakshi, Jon Reisch, Scott ClarkThe Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug – Smaug – Eric Reynolds, David Clayton, Myriam Catrin, Guillaume Francois Gravity – Ryan – Max Solomon, Mathieu Vig, Michael Brunet, David Shirk Oz the Great and Powerful – China Girl – Troy Saliba, In-Ah Roediger, Carolyn Vale, Kevin Souls Pacific Rim – Kaiju-Leatherback – Jakub Pistecky, Frank Gravatt, Cyrus Jam, Chris Havreberg |- !style="width=50%"|Outstanding Animated Character in an Animated Feature Motion Picture!style="width=50%"|Outstanding Created Environment in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture|- | valign="top" |Frozen – Bringing the Snow Queen to Life – Alexander Alvarado, Joy Johnson, Chad Stubblefield, Wayne Unten Epic – Bomba – Thom Roberts, Haven Gordon Cousins, Tim Bower, Daniel Lima Epic – Mary Katherine - Jeff Gabor, Dylan C. Maxwell, Sang Jun Lee, Chris Pagoria The Croods – Eep – Line Andersen, Won Young Byun, Koji Morihiro, Chris De St. Jeor | valign="top" |Gravity – Exterior – Paul Beilby, Kyle Mcculloch, Stuart Penn, Ian Comley Elysium – Torus – Votch Levi, Joshua Ong, Barry Poon Gravity – Interior – Harry Bardak, Nathan Walster, Jonathan Fawkner, Claire Michaud Iron Man 3 – Shipyard – John Stevenson-Galvin, Greg Notzelman, Paul Harris, Justin Stockton Pacific Rim – Virtual Hong Kong – Johan Thorngren, Jeremy Bloch, David Meny, Polly Ing |- !style="width=50%"|Outstanding Created Environment in an Animated Feature Motion Picture!style="width=50%"|Outstanding Virtual Cinematography in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture|- | valign="top" |Frozen – Elsa's Ice Palace – Virgilio John Aquino, Alessandro Jacomini, Lance Summers, David Womersley The Croods – The Maze – Jonathan Harman, Violette Sacre-Shaik, Benjamin Venancie, Philippe Brochu Epic – Pod Patch – Aaron Ross, Travis Price, Jake Panian, Antelmo Villarreal Monsters University – Campus – Robert Kondo, Eric Andraos, Dale Ruffolo, Peter Sumanaseni | valign="top" |Gravity – Tim Webber, Emmanuel Lubezki, Richard Mcbride, Dale Newton The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug – Christian Rivers, Phil Barrenger, Mark Gee, Thelvin Tico Cabezas Iron Man 3 – Mark Smith, Aaron Gilman, Thelvin Cabezas, Gerardo Ramirez Man of Steel – Daniel Paulsson, Edmund Kolloen, Joel Prager, David Stripinis Pacific Rim – Hong Kong Ocean Brawl – Colin Benoit, Nick Walker, Adam Schnitzer, Victor SchutzOutstanding Models in a Feature Motion PictureOutstanding FX and Simulation Animation in a Live Action Feature Motion PictureGravity – ISS Exterior – Ben Lambert, Paul Beilby, Chris Lawrence, Andy Nicholson Pacific Rim – David Fogler, Alex Jaeger, Aaron Wilson, David Behrens Star Trek Into Darkness – Bruce Holcomb, Ron Woodall, John Goodson, Thomas Fejes The Lone Ranger – Colby Locomotive – Rene Garcia, Steve Walton, Brian Paik, Gerald Gutschmidt | valign="top" |Gravity – Parachute and ISS Destruction – Alexis Wajsbrot, Sylvain Degrotte, Horacio Mendoza, Juan-Luis Sanchez The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug – Areito Echevarria, Andreas Soderstrom, Ronnie Menahem, Christoph Sprenger Man of Steel – Brian Goodwin, Gray Horsfield, Mathieu Chardonnet, Adrien Toupet Pacific Rim – Fluid Simulation & Destruction - Ryan Hopkins, Michael Balog, Patrick Conran, Rick Hankins |- !style="width=50%"|Outstanding FX and Simulation Animation in an Animated Feature Motion Picture!style="width=50%"|Outstanding Compositing in a Feature Motion Picture|- | valign="top" |Frozen – Elsa's Blizzard – Eric W. Araujo, Marc Bryant, Dong Joo Byun, Tim Molinder Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 – Andrew Hofman, Alex Moaveni The Croods – Jeff Budsberg, Andre Le Blanc, Jason Mayer, Michael Losure Epic – Boggan Crowds – Thierry Dervieux-Lecocq, David Gatenby, Mark Adams, Matthew D. Simmons | valign="top" |Gravity – Mark Bakowski, Anthony Smith, Theodor Groeneboom, Adrian Metzelaar Elysium – Jean Lapointe, Jordan Benwick, Robin Hackl, Janeen Elliott The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug – Charles Tait, Robin Hollander, Giuseppe Tagliavini, Sean Heuston Iron Man 3 – Barrel of Monkeys – Michael Maloney, Francis Puthanangadi, Justin Van Der Lek, Howard Cabalfin Iron Man 3 – House Attack – Darren Poe, Stefano Trivelli, Josiah Howison, Zach Zaubi Television Outstanding Visual Effects in a Broadcast ProgramOutstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Broadcast ProgramGame of Thrones – Valar Dohaeris – Steve Kullback, Joe Bauer, Jörn Großhans, Sven Martin Almost Human – Jay Worth, Robert Habros, Michael Cliett, David Beedon Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome – Gary Hutzel, Michael Gibson, Derek Ledbetter, Heather Mcauliff Inseparable – Chernobyl – Egor Olesov, Egor Borschevsky, Dmitry Ovcharenko, Mykhailo Datsyk Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. – Pilot – Mark Kolpack, Sabrina Arnold, David Altenau, H Haden Hammond | valign="top" |Banshee – Pilot – Armen Kevorkian, Mark Skowronski, Jeremy Jozwik, Ricardo Ramirez The Borgias – Relics – Wojciech Zielinski, Neishaw Ali, Bill Halliday, Jp Giamos Da Vinci's Demons – The Lovers – Kevin Blank, Simon Frame, Ante Dekovic, Oliver Arnold Hawaii Five-0 – Ho'onani Makuakane – Armen Kevorkian, Alexander Soltes, Jane Sharvina, Andranik Taranyan Mob City – A Guy Walks into a Bar – Jason Sperling, Michael Morreale, Valeri Pfahning, Mike Enriquez Moonfleet – Episode 2 – Ed Bruce, Alan Collins, John O’Connell, Joe Courtis |- !style="width=50%"|Outstanding Visual Effects in a Commercial!style="width=50%"|Outstanding Animated Character in a Commercial or Broadcast Program|- | valign="top" |PETA: 99% Human – Angus Kneale, Vince Baertsoen, Colin Blaney, Kyle Cody Call of Duty: Epic Night Out – Leighton Greer, Robert Sethi, Felix Urquiza, Chris Knight Galaxy Chauffeur – Helen Hughes, Simon French, William Bartlett, Stephen Cullingford Liberty Group Limited: Answer – James Atkinson, Rachel Mariscal, Scott Meadows, David Liu Sony PlayStation: Perfect Day – Charlotte Arnold, Joji Tsuruga, Gavin Wellsman, Olivier MitonneauPETA – 98% Human – Vince Baertsoen, Alex Allain, Henning Koczy Game of Thrones – Raising the Dragons – Philip Meyer, Ingo Schachner, Travis Nobles, Florian Friedmann Smithwick's – Squirrel – Tom Bussell, Jorge Montiel, Tom Raynor, Leonardo Costa Three, The Pony – Carsten Keller, Jake Mengers, Tim Van Hussen Toy Story of Terror – Paul Aichele, Kiki Mei Kee Poh, Andrew Coats |- !style="width=50%"|Outstanding Created Environment in a Commercial or Broadcast Program!style="width=50%"|Outstanding Virtual Cinematography in a Live-Action Commercial or Broadcast Program|- | valign="top" |Game of Thrones – The Climb – Patrick Zentis, Mayur Patel, Nitin Singh, Tim Alexander Hell on Wheels – Big Bad Wolf – Steve Meyer, Matt Von Brock, Mitch Gates, Antonio Chang Inseparable – Chernobyl – Dmitry Ovcharenko, Igor Chopenko, Dmitry Eremenko, Andrey Bogdanov Liberty Group Limited: Answer – Greg Teegarden, Kevin Bouchez, Brian Creasey, Kurt Lawson | valign="top" |The Crew – Dominique Boidin, Rémi Kozyra, Léon Bérelle, Maxime Luère Mad Max: Ethos – Aladino Debert, Neil Huxley, David Liu, Michael Harbour Murdered: Soul Suspect – Vernon Wilbert, Tim Jones, Rafael Colon, April Warren Qualcomm Snapdragon: A Dragon is Coming – Joshua Wassung, Shannon Justison, Shayne Ryan, Seth GollubOutstanding FX and Simulation Animation in a Commercial or Broadcast ProgramOutstanding Compositing in a Broadcast ProgramPETA: 98% Human – Vince Baertsoen, Jimmy Gass, Dave Barosin Sony PlayStation: Perfect Day – Joji Tsuruga, Gavin Wellsman, Nick Couret, Hassan Taimur Toyota Avalon: Formula – Ed Laag, Eugene Gauran, Josh Hatton Toy Story of Terror – Jane Yen, Rogan Griffin, Amit Baadkar, Keith Daniel KlohnGame of Thrones – The Climb – Kirk Brillon, Steve Gordon, Geoff Sayer, Winston Lee Banshee – Pilot – Gevork Babityan, Andranik Taranyan, Matt Kelly, Matthieu Perin Game of Thrones – The Conquering of Yunkai – Sean Faden, Greg Szafranski, Florian Friedmann, Travis Nobles Vikings – Dispossessed – Ovidiu Cinazan, Gary Couto, Marco Lee, Maria GordonOutstanding Compositing in a CommercialCall of Duty: Epic Night Out – Chris Knight, Daniel Thuresson, Nick Tayler, Dag Ivarsory Jean-Paul Gaultier: The Sailor – Jerome Billet, Arnaud Leviez Mercedes: Sensations – Laurent Creusot, Pierre Emmanuel Genin, David Roubah, Damien Canameras Sony PlayStation: Greatness Awaits – Kyle Cody, Dan Difelice Sony PlayStation: Perfect Day – Gavin Wellsman, John Mangia, Leonardo Costa, Kristen Johnson Other categories Outstanding Real-Time Visuals in a Video GameOutstanding Visual Effects in a Special Venue ProjectCall of Duty: Ghosts – Mark Rubin, Richard Kriegler, David Johnson, Alessandro Nardini Crysis 3 – Magnus Larbrant, Tiago Sousa, Steven Bender, Cevat Yerli Killzone: Shadow Fall – Marijn Giesbertz, Jan-Bart Van Beek, Angie Smets NBA 2K14 – Heather Marshall, Joseph Clark, Jeff Thomas, Anton Dawson Ryse: Son of Rome – Cevat Yerli, Peter Gornstein, Chris Evans, Brian ChambersSpace Shuttle Atlantis – Daren Ulmer, John Gross, Cedar Connor, Christian Bloch Hayden Planetarium's Dark Universe – Vivian Trakinski, Jon Parker, Carter Emmart, Andreas Wetteborn Mysteries of the Unseen World – Sean Phillips, Andy Yamada, Fred Pienkos, Matthew Sugars Mystic Manor – Tim Landry, John Guerra, Mark Schirmer, Ken Horii SpongeBob SquarePants 4D: The Great Jelly Rescue! – Kate Crandall, Brent Young, Michael “Oz” Smith, Andrei BrovcencoOutstanding Visual Effects in a Student ProjectRugbybugs – Alexandra Stautmeister Initium – Alexandre Dechel, Adrien Lambert, Emeric Larochette, James Ross-Greetham Morphium – Linus Stetter Runaway – Ludovic Fregé, Quentin Medda, Romain Chauliac, Yoann Gouraud Where the Dream Begins – Dun Ma, Dan Wen Lei, Xuan Xia References External links Visual Effects Society Visual 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