VES Announces Nominations for 9th VES Awards

From Variety:

"Boardwalk Empire" and "Inception" received the most nominations for the Visual Effects Society's ninth VES awards.

Warner's "Inception," with vfx by Double Negative in London, received four noms, including outstanding vfx in a vfx driven motion picture -- top honor from the VES. Double Negative was also nommed in the category for Warner's "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1."

Also in the race for the top prize are "Iron Man 2" (Paramount/Industrial Light & Magic); "Tron: Legacy" (Disney/Digital Domain), and "Alice in Wonderland" (Disney/Digital Domain). "Inception's" other noms are for created environment, models & miniatures, and compositing.

The VES Awards will presented Tuesday, Feb. 1, at the Beverly Hilton. They will air on Reelz Channel on Sat., Feb. 19.


Live-action feature film categories and nominees are listed below. For a full list of nominees, click here. For more information on the Visual Effects Society, click here.


Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual-Effects Driven Feature Motion Picture

Inception
Paul Franklin, Chris Corbould, Mike Chambers, Matthew Plummer

Iron Man 2
Ben Snow, Ged Wright, Janek Sirrs, Susan Pickett

TRON: Legacy
Eric Barba, Lisa Beroud, Steve Preeg, Karl Denham

Alice In Wonderland
Ken Ralston, Tom Peitzman, David Schaub, Carey Villegas

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Tim Burke, Emma Norton, John Richardson

Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Feature Motion Picture

Green Zone
Peter Chiang, Charlie Noble, Joss Williams, Matthew Plummer

SALT
Robert Grasmere, Camille Cellucci, Mark Breakspear, Ivan Moran

Hereafter
Michael Owens, Joel Mendias, Bryan Grill, Danielle Plantec

Black Swan
Dan Schrecker, Colleen Bachman, Michael Capton, Brad Kalinoski

Robin Hood
Richard Stammers, Allen Maris, Jessica Norman, Max Wood - CG Supervisor


Outstanding Animated Character in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture

Chronicles Of Narnia: Voyage Of The Dawn Treader – Reepicheep
Gabriele Zucchelli, Catherine Mullan, Benoit Dubuc, Peta Bayley

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 – Dobby
Mathieu Vig, Ben Lambert, Laurie Brugger, Marine Poirson

Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore - Kitty Galore
William Groebe, Brian Mendenhall, Aharon Bourland, Steve Reding

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 - Kreacher
Laurent Laban, Will Brand, Matthieu Goutte, Jason Baker


Outstanding Created Environment in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture

Iron Man 2 - Stark Expo
Giles Hancock, Richard Bluff, Todd Vaziri, Aaron McBride

TRON: Legacy – Disc Game
Jonathan Litt, Juan S. Gomez, Kevin Sears, Sonja Burchard

Inception - Paris Dreamscape
Bruno Baron, Dan Neal, Graham Page, Per Mork-Jensen

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time - Sand Room
Alex Rothwell, Chris Zeh, Laurent Hugueniot, Kevin Jenkins

Outstanding Models & Miniatures in a Feature Motion Picture

Shutter Island – Ward-C Int./Ext. Lighthouse Int./Ext.
Matthew Gratzner, Scott Schneider, Adam Gelbart, Richard A.F. Ewan

Iron Man 2 – Hammer Military Drones
Bruce Holcomb, Ron Woodall, John Goodson, John Walker

The Expendables - The Palace Explodes
Gene Warren Jr., Christopher Lee Warren, Gene Warren III

Inception - Hospital Fortress Destruction
Ian Hunter, Scott Beverly, Forest Fischer, Robert Spurlock

Outstanding Compositing in a Feature Motion Picture

TRON: Legacy
Kym Olsen, Paul Lambert, Sarahjane Javelo Chase, Sonja Burchard

Alice In Wonderland - Stolen Tarts
Lisa Deaner, Orde Stevanoski, Aaron Kupferman, Ruben Flores

Inception
Astrid Busser-Casas, Scott Pritchard, Jan Maroske, George Zwier

Hereafter - Tsunami Sequence
Joseph Farrell, Nick Crew, Jamie Hallett, Christine Lo