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YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Also 'Iron Man' leads pack at VES noms.....'Knight,' 'Skull' earn four honors each..... |
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 Ghost Whisperer - Ghost In The Machine Armen Kevorkian, Arthur J. Codron, Matt Scharf, Stefan Brederock  Ghost Whisperer - Episode 404 - ‘Claridon Ship Shots’ Eric Hance |
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David S. Cohen Paramount and "Iron Man" lead a lineup of superheroes, aliens and monsters in the Visual Effects Society Award nominations. The summer smash from Par and Marvel led all contenders with five noms, including visual effects in an f/x-driven motion picture. Competing with it for those top honors are Disney's "The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian," Par's "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" and "Cloverfield," plus Universal's "Hellboy II: The Golden Army." "Benjamin Button" drew four mentions. Besides the top category, it will compete with "Iron Man" for single visual effect of the year, along with "Cloverfield," "The Day the Earth Stood Still" and "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull." "The Dark Knight," "Crystal Skull" and "Bolt" took four noms apiece. "The Dark Knight" mentions include two in the special-effects category and one for models and miniatures. Practical and in-camera f/x are honored separately from digital vfx at the VES. Among visual effects shops, Industrial Light & Magic fared especially well as its two biggest releases for the year were "Iron Man" and "Crystal Skull." Three of the seven features that made last week's Oscar visual-effects bakeoff were largely overlooked by the VES: "The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor" received only one nom, and "Journey to the Center of the Earth" and "Australia" were shut out entirely. Disney's toon studios dominated animation mentions, with "Bolt" leading all nominees with four and Pixar's "Wall-E" collecting three. Both are nommed for animation in an animated motion picture and animated character in an animated motion picture. DreamWorks Animation's "Kung Fu Panda" also took three noms and will compete in the same categories. On the TV side, "Battlestar Galactica," "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles," "Ghost Whisperer" and "Heroes" compete for vfx in a broadcast series honors. "John Adams" led all TV programs with three noms. "Doctor Who," "Generation Kill" and "Heroes" grabbed two. As previously announced, Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall will receive the VES lifetime achievement award and creature-effects ace Phil Tippett will receive the George Melies award for artistic excellence. The VES Awards will be presented Feb. 21 at the Century Plaza Hotel in Century City. The two nominees for "Ghost Whisperer" are: |
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VISUAL EFFECTS IN A BROADCAST SERIES Battlestar Galactica Season Four - BSG Space Battle Gary Hutzel, Michael Gibson, Doug Drexler, Kyle Toucher Sarah Connor Chronicles - Episode 108 James Lima, Raoul Bolognini, Andrew Orloff, Steve Meyer Ghost Whisperer Ghost In The Machine Armen Kevorkian, Arthur J. Codron, Matt Scharf, Stefan Brederock Heroes - The Second Coming Eric Grenaudier, Mark Spatny, Diego Galtieri, Michael Cook |
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MODELS AND MINIATURES IN A BROADCAST PROGRAM OR COMMERCIAL New Balance - AnThem Ian Hunter, Jon Warren, Matt Burlingame, Raymond Moore Ghost Whisperer Episode 404 - ‘Claridon Ship Shots’ Eric Hance |
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OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A VISUAL EFFECTS DRIVEN MOTION PICTURE The Chronicles of Narnia -- Prince Caspian Wendy Rogers, Dean Wright, Andrew Fowler, Greg Butler The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Eric Barba, Edson Williams, Nathan Mcguinness, Lisa Beroud Hellboy II The Golden Army Michael J. Wassel, Lucy Killick, Adrian De Wet, Eamonn Butler Cloverfield Kevin Blank, Chantal Feghali, Michael Ellis, Eric Leven Iron Man Ben Snow, Hal Hickel, Victoria Alonso, John Nelson OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A MOTION PICTURE Changeling Michael Owens, Geoffrey Hancock, Jinnie Pak, Dennis Hoffman Eagle Eye Jim Rygiel, Jim Berney, Crys Forsyth-Smith, David Smith Valkyrie Richard R. Hoover, Maricel Pagulayan, Peter Nofz, Daniel Eaton Nim's Island Camille Cellucci, Scott Gordon, Fred Pienkos, James Straus Synecdoche, New York Mark Russell, Richard Friedlander, Eric Robertson, Brett Miller OUTSTANDING ANIMATION IN AN ANIMATED MOTION PICTURE Bolt - The Chase Chris Williams, Byron Howard, John Murrah, Doug Bennett Kung Fu Panda - Everybody Was Kung Fu Fighting - The Animation of Kung Fu Panda Markus Manninen, Dan Wagner, Alex Parkinson, Raymond Zibach A Matter of Loaf And Death - Piella's Mansion Nick Park, Steve Pegram, Dave Alex Riddett, David Mccormick Wall-E Andrew Stanton, Jim Morris, Lindsey Collins, Nigel Hardwidge OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A BROADCAST MINISERIES, MOVIE OR SPECIAL Doctor Who - The Next Doctor - Cyber King Dave Houghton, Marie Jones, Matt Mckinney, Murray Barber Generation Kill - Episode 2 Adam Mcinnes, Anthony Bluff, Stephane Paris, David Sewell John Adams - Join Or Die Steve Kullback, Erik Henry, Robert Stromberg, Jeff Goldman Knight Rider - PromeTheus Sam Nicholson, Scott Ramsey, Chris Martin, Mike Enriquez OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A BROADCAST PROGRAM Fringe - Episode 101 - Pilot Kevin Blank, Jay Worth, Andrew Orloff, Barbara Genicoff Jericho - Episode 7 - Patriots And Tyrants Andrew Orloff, Blyth Dalton, Chris Jones, Michael Cliett Life - Frozen Solid Max Ivins, Jenny Foster, Danny Kim, Shawn Lipowski Pushing Daisies - The Legend of Merle McQuoddy William Powloski, Elizabeth Castro, Melanie Tucker, Eric Chauvin BEST SINGLE VISUAL EFFECT OF THE YEAR Cloverfield - Statue of Liberty Crash And Woolworth Tower Collapse Michael Ellis, Chantal Feghali, David Vickery, Ben Taylor The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Benjamin's Secret Eric Barba, Lisa Beroud, Steve Preeg, Jonathan Litt The Day The Earth Stood Still - Newborn Klaatu Jeffrey A. Okun, R. Christopher White, Thomas M. Boland, Ben Thompson Indiana Jones And The Kingdom of The Crystal Skull Valley Destruction Stephanie Hornish, Pablo Helman, Jeff White, Craig Hammack Iron Man Ben Snow, Wayne Billheimer, Victoria Alonso, John Nelson OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A COMMERCIAL Bacardi - Sundance Alex Thiesen, Nikos Kalaitzidis, Jay Barton, Zsolt Kalaitzidis Coke - It's Mine Angus Kneale, Asher Edwards, Ben Smith, Dan Williams FedEx 'Pigeon' Satoko Iinuma, Murray Butler, David Hulin, Spencer Lueders Monster 'Stork' - Stork William Bartlett, Helen Stanley, Dan Seddon, David Mellor OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A SPECIAL VENUE PROJECT Grand Canyon Adventure - River At Risk Main Title Sequence Mark Freund, Alan Markowitz, Lee Nelson, Josh Mossotti U2 3D - Selected Shots Peter Anderson, Jon Shapiro, David Franks, Jeremy Nicolaides OUTSTANDING REAL TIME VISUALS IN A VIDEO GAME Crysis Warhead Zoltan Pocza, Gabor Mogyorosi, Tamas Schlagl Dead Space Ian Milham, Ben Wanat, Christopher Stone Need For Speed Undercover - Xbox 360 Henry Labounta, Steve Barcia, Dave Taylor, Carl Jarrett OUTSTANDING PRE-RENDERED VISUALS IN A VIDEO GAME Command And Conquer - Red Alert 3 Chrono-Lab, Empire And Allied Scenes Richard Taylor, Benjamin Hopkins, Katai Tang, Mical Pedriana Need For Speed Undercover - Cinematics Henry Labounta, Steve Barcia, Dave Taylor, Mark Raham World of Warcraft - Wrath of The Lich King Intro Cinematic Jeff Chamberlain, Phillip Hillenbrand OUTSTANDING ANIMATED CHARACTER IN A LIVE ACTION MOTION PICTURE The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Benjamin Button Steve Preeg, Matthias Wittmann, Tom St. Amand, David Mclean Hellboy II: The Golden Army Elemental Sequence Colin Mcevoy, Christoph Ammann Iron Man Hal Hickel, Bruce Holcomb James Tooley, John Walker The Spiderwick Chronicles - Hogsqueal Todd Labonte, Michael Brunet, Nathan Fredenburg, Aharon Bourland |
OUTSTANDING ANIMATED CHARACTER IN AN ANIMATED MOTION PICTURE Bolt - Various Sequences - Bolt Becky Bresee, Bob Davies, Renato Dos Anjos, Wayne Unten Jr. Bolt - Various Sequences - Rhino Adam Dykstra, Dave Gottlieb, Clay Kaytis, Hyrum Osmond Kung Fu Panda - This Kung Fu Stuff Is Hard Work The Animation of Po Jack Black, Dan Wagner, Nico Marlet, Peter Farson Wall-E -- Wall-E And Eve Truck Sequence Ben Burtt, Victor Navone, Austin Lee, Jay Shuster OUTSTANDING ANIMATED CHARACTER IN A LIVE ACTION BROADCAST PROGRAM OR COMMERCIAL Bacardi - Sundance James Atkinson, John Cooper, Phillip Prahl, Charles Felix Chabert Brains Dance James Sindle, Jesus Parra, Josh Fourtwells Coke - Stewie Ben Smith, Andrew Proctor, Jong Jim Choi, Keith Kim Who's Gonna Save My Soul Thomas Tannenberger, Olcun Tan OUTSTANDING EFFECTS ANIMATION IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE MOTION PICTURE Bolt - Various Sequences John Murrah, Michael Kaschalk, Dale Mayeda, Adolph Lusinsky Kung Fu Panda - The Secret Ingredient Visual Effects of Kung Fu Panda Markus Manninen, Alex Parkinson, Amaury Aubel, Lawrence Lee Madagascar Escape 2 Africa - Effects In Africa Scott Peterson, Laurent Kermel, Andrew Wheeler, Greg Gladstone Wall-E - Effects In Wall-E Jason Johnston, Keith Daniel Klohn, Enrique Vila, Bill Watral OUTSTANDING MATTE PAINTINGS IN A FEATURE MOTION PICTURE Changeling - 1928 Downtown L.A. Romain Bayle, Abel Milanes, Allan Lee, Debor Dunphy Indiana Jones And The Kingdom of The Crystal Skull Richard Bluff, Barry Williams, Yanick Dusseault, Yusei Uesugi Synecdoche, New York - Matte Paintings Brett Miller, Garrett Eaton, MatThew Conner Speed Racer - Overall Matte Painting Presentation Lubo Hristov, Dennis Martin, Ron Crabb OUTSTANDING MATTE PAINTINGS IN A BROADCAST PROGRAM OR COMMERCIAL Doctor Who - Series 4 - Silence In The Library Simon Wickers, Charlie Bennett, Tim Barter, Arianna Lago Generation Kill - Episode 2 Christian Irles, Yannick Bourgie Merlin The Mark of Nimueh Series 1 The Mark of Nimueh Dave Early, Simon Wickers, Bryan Bartlett, Sara Bennet OUTSTANDING MODELS AND MINIATURES IN A FEATURE MOTION PICTURE The Dark Knight Garbage Truck Crash Models And Miniatures Ian Hunter, Forest Fischer, Branden Seifert, Adam Gelbart Indiana Jones And The Kingdom of The Crystal Skull David Fogler, Craig Hammack, Brian Gernand, Geoff Heron Iron Man - Suit Up Machine Aaron Mcbride, Russell Paul, Gerald Gutschmidt, Keiji Yamaguchi My Darling of The Mountains - Hot Springs Taro Kiba, Kenji Nagatani, Yuki Minagawa, Hideo Udo OUTSTANDING CREATED ENVIRONMENT IN A FEATURE MOTION PICTURE Cloverfield - Brooklyn Bridge Sequence David Vickery, Phil Johnson, Victor Wade, Sean Stranks The Dark Knight - Imax Gotham City Scapes Peter Bebb, David Vickery, Philippe Leprince, Andrew Lockley Indiana Jones And The Kingdom of The Crystal Skull Temple Heart Michael Halsted, David Fogler, Steve Walton, David Weitzberg The Mummy: Tomb of The Dragon Emperor Avalanche Sequence Mike Meaker, Rich Mahon, Jason Iverson, Sho Hasegawa Synecdoche, New York - Created Environment Brett Miller, Garrett Eaton, MatThew Conner OUTSTANDING CREATED ENVIRONMENT IN A BROADCAST PROGRAM OR COMMERCIAL Audi - Living Room - Living Room Jack Zaloga, Jake Montgomery, Andy Boyd, Sean Durnan Heroes - Tokyo Meliza Fermin, Michael Cook, Daniel Kumiega, Anthony Ocampo John Adams - Join Or Die - Episode 1 The Boston Harbor Paul Graff, Robert Stromberg, Adam Watkins Wrigley's 5 - Fruit Shredder Ludo Fealy, Dean Robinson, Adam Leary, Michael Gregory OUTSTANDING COMPOSITING IN A FEATURE MOTION PICTURE The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian Stuart Lashley, Arundi Asregadoo, Mark Curtis, Richard Baker The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Benjamin Comes TogeTher Janelle Croshaw, Paul Lambert, Sonja Burchard, Sarahjane Javelo Iron Man - Head Under Display - Hud Compositing Jonathan Rothbart, Dav Rauch, Kyle Mcculloch, Kent Seki Quantum of Solace Sienna Chase And Fight Sequence Anthony Smith, Christian Kaestner, Adrian Metzelaar, Jon Thum OUTSTANDING COMPOSITING IN A BROADCAST PROGRAM OR COMMERCIAL Coke - It's Mine - 'Balloons' Angus Kneale, Dan Williams, Andrew Proctor FedEx - 'Pigeon'- Pigeon Andy Walker, Spencer Lueders, Maryanne Butler, Murray Butler John Adams - Join Or Die - Episode 1 The Boston Harbor Paul Graff, Joshua Lacross, Matt Collorafice Time Sculpture Richard De Carteret, Paul Downes, Oliver Dadswell, John Price OUTSTANDING SPECIAL EFFECTS IN A MOTION PICTURE The Dark Knight Chris Corbould, Peter Notley, Ian Lowe The Dark Knight Garbage Truck Crash Mechanical Effects Scott Beverly, Robert Spurlock, Jon Warren, Brian Kelly Hahn Defiance - Special Effects Neil Corbould, Steve Warner, Anne Maria Walters, Alan Young |
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OUTSTANDING EFFECTS IN A STUDENT PROJECT Hangar Number Five - Robot Attack Nathan Matsuda La Main Des Maitres - Revolution Adrien Cayus Toupet, Clement Delatre, Vivien Looky Chauvet Our Wonderful Nature Tomer Eshed, Dennis Rettkowski Plastic - Transformation Sequence Sandy Widyanata, Courtney Wise |
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UPDATED FEBRUARY 22, 2009 The winners in the catagories GHOST WHISPERER was monited for are:
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