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    Home » Visual Effects Society Announces Winners of the 14th Annual VES Awards

    Visual Effects Society Announces Winners of the 14th Annual VES Awards

    By SPWWednesday, February 3, 2016Updated:Tuesday, May 14, 2024No Comments4837 Views
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    The VES Awards recognizes and honors the most outstanding visual effects work of the year and honors the artists who created them.

    "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" Leads Feature Film Wins with 4 Awards; "The Good Dinosaur" is Top Animated Film Winner; "Games of Thrones" and SSE Lead in Broadcast and Commercial Wins

    LOS ANGELES -- (SPW) --

    Today, the Visual Effects Society (VES), the industry’s global professional honorary society, held the 14th Annual VES Awards, the prestigious yearly celebration that recognizes outstanding visual effects artistry and innovation in film, animation, television, commercials, video games and special venues.  Comedian Patton Oswalt served as host to the more than 1000 guests gathered at the Beverly Hilton to celebrate VFX talent in 23 awards categories.  Star Wars: The Force Awakens was the big winner of the evening garnering four awards, with The Revenant close behind with three wins.  The teams from The Good Dinosaur (animated feature), Games of Thrones (photoreal episode) and SSE (commercial) led the wins in their respective categories, taking home three awards each.

    Kate Mara accompanied by taped congratulations from Matt Damon and Juliana Margulies made a crowd-pleasing presentation to award-winning director-producer Sir Ridley Scott, recipient of the VES Lifetime Achievement Award.  Industry veteran Scott Ross presented the VES Visionary Award to acclaimed conceptual artist Syd Mead.  The show also featured a salute to ILM’s 40th anniversary. Awards presenters included directors Pete Docter and Zack Snyder, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Terry Crews, Michael Pena, Dennis Haysbert, Portia Doubleday, Erika Christensen, Camilla Luddington and Sharlto Copley.

    Winners of the 14th Annual VES Awards are as follows:

    Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature

    Star Wars: The Force Awakens

    Roger Guyett

    Luke O'Byrne

    Patrick Tubach

    Paul Kavanagh

    Chris Corbould

    Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature

    The Revenant

    Rich McBride

    Ivy Agregan

    Jason Smith

    Nicolas Chevallier

    Cameron Waldbauer

    Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature

    The Good Dinosaur

    Sanjay Bakshi

    Denise Ream

    Michael Venturini

    Jon Reisch

    Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode

    Game of Thrones; The Dance of Dragons

    Joe Bauer

    Steve Kullback

    Eric Carney

    Derek Spears

    Stuart Brisdon

    Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode

    Vikings; To the Gates

    Dominic Remane

    Bill Halliday

    Paul Wishart

    Ovidiu Cinazan

    Paul Byrne

    Outstanding Visual Effects in a Real-Time Project

    The Order: 1886

    Nathan Phail-Liff

    Dana Jan

    Anthony Vitale

    Scot Andreason

    Outstanding Visual Effects in a Commercial

    SSE; Pier

    Neil Davies

    Tim Lyall

    Hitesh Patel

    Jorge Montiel

    Outstanding Visual Effects in a Special Venue Project

    Fast and Furious: Supercharged

    Chris Shaw

    Alysia Cotter

    Ben White

    Diego Guerrero

    Outstanding Animated Performance in a Photoreal Feature

    The Revenant; The Bear

    Matt Shumway

    Gaelle Morand

    Karin Cooper

    Leandro Estebecorena

    Outstanding Animated Performance in an Animated Feature

    Inside Out; Joy

    Shawn Krause

    Tanja Krampfert

    Jacob Merrell

    Alexis Angelidis

    Outstanding Animated Performance in an Episode, Commercial, or Real-Time Project

    SSE; Pier; Orangutan

    Jorge Montiel

    Sauce Vilas

    Philippe Moine

    Sam Driscoll

    Outstanding Created Environment in a Photoreal Feature

    Star Wars: The Force Awakens; Falcon Chase / Graveyard

    Yanick Dusseault

    Mike Wood

    Justin van der Lek

    Quentin Marmier

    Outstanding Created Environment in an Animated Feature

    The Good Dinosaur; The Farm

    David Munier

    Matthew Webb

    Matt Kuruc

    Tom Miller

    Outstanding Created Environment in an Episode, Commercial, or Real-Time Project

    Game of Thrones; City of Volantis

    Dominic Piche

    Christine Leclerc

    Patrice Poissant

    Thomas Montminy-Brodeur

    Outstanding Virtual Cinematography in a Photoreal Project

    Star Wars: The Force Awakens; Falcon Chase / Graveyard

    Paul Kavanagh

    Colin Benoit

    Susumu Yukuhiro

    Greg Salter

    Outstanding Models in a Photoreal or Animated Project

    Star Wars: The Force Awakens; BB-8

    Joshua Lee

    Matthew Denton

    Landis Fields

    Cyrus Jam

    Outstanding Effects Simulations in a Photoreal Feature

    Mad Max: Fury Road; Toxic Storm

    Dan Bethell

    Clinton Downs

    Chris Young

    Outstanding Effects Simulations in an Animated Feature

    The Good Dinosaur

    Stephen Marshall

    Magnus Wrenninge

    Michael Hall

    Hemagiri Arumugam

    Outstanding Effects Simulations in an Episode, Commercial, or Real-Time Project

    Game of Thrones; Hardhome

    David Ramos

    Antonio Lado

    Piotr Weiss

    Félix Bergés

    Outstanding Compositing in a Photoreal Feature

    The Revenant; Bear Attack

    Donny Rausch

    Alan Travis

    Charles Lai

    TC Harrison

    Outstanding Compositing in a Photoreal Episode

    Game of Thrones; Hardhome

    Eduardo Díaz

    Guillermo Orbe

    Oscar Perea

    Inmaculada Nadela

    Outstanding Compositing in a Photoreal Commercial

    SSE; Pier

    Gary Driver

    Greg Spencer

    Grant Connor

    Outstanding Visual Effects in a Student Project

    Citipati

    Andreas Feix

    Francesco Faranna

    About the Visual Effects Society
    The Visual Effects Society is a professional global honorary society dedicated to advancing the arts, sciences and applications of visual effects and to upholding the highest standards and procedures for the visual effects profession. It is the entertainment industry's only official organization representing the extended global community of visual effects practitioners, including supervisors, artists, producers, technology developers, educators and studio executives.  VES’ more than 3,000 members in 30+ countries worldwide contribute to all areas of entertainment – film, television, commercials, animation, music videos, games and new media.   To learn more about the VES, visit www.visualeffectssociety.com.  
     

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    STX Entertainment Relaunches With New Capital Marking Next Chapter For Independent Filmmaking

    Monday, January 12, 2026
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    STX Entertainment is entering its next chapter, with new capital, an exciting new slate, and a suite of production services designed to support independent filmmakers. While STX will remain focused on making studio quality films at the right price, it also has plans to invest in the indie ecosystem to drive greater production across the global market.

    “The reboot of STX comes at a time where independent filmmakers face challenges across development, packaging, financing, execution and distribution,” shares Peter Coleman, CEO of STX Entertainment. “STX will be a partner throughout the process, backed by a proven track record and a commitment to continue pushing the edge of innovation to support the creative process.”

    With this transaction, STX will become affiliated with Crown Productions and Film Services International (FSI), the entertainment services family of global companies, which includes the storied brand Film Finances International as well as production and post-production resources.

    “FSI’s foundation was centered in helping indie filmmakers get financing 75 years ago,” Coleman continues. “Now, with our combined businesses, we’re extending STX’s global reach and positioning it as the mini-major studio for independent films. We help bring a filmmaker's vision to life, support its distribution and, of course, continue producing our own projects.”

    STX has delivered standout films such as “Bad Moms” ($183M), “Hustlers”($157M), “The Gentlemen”($115M), “I Feel Pretty ($95M), “The Gift” ($59M), “21 Bridges” ($49M), “Countdown” ($48M), as well as “Greenland,” and its sequel... Read More

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