Monday, January 19, 2009

Awards Watch: VES Nominations

Batman may have been the biggest superhero at the box office last year, but Iron Man was tops with the Visual Effects Society, which nominated the hit for a field best five nominations today.

The Dark Knight had to settle for four nods, along with Bolt, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. See the comments section below for a quick look at all the film nominees.

The 7th Annual VES Awards will be handed out February 21.

2 comments:

Kirby Holt said...

Visual Effects in a Visual Effects Driven Motion Picture:
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
Cloverfield
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Iron Man

Supporting Visual Effects in a Motion Picture:
Changeling
Eagle Eye
Valkyrie
Nim's Island
Synecdoche, New York

Composition in a Motion Picture:
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Iron Man
Quantum of Solace

Models and Miniatures in a Motion Picture:
The Dark Knight
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Iron Man
My Darling of the Mountains

Created Environment in a Motion Picture:
Cloverfield
The Dark Knight
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
Synecdoche, New York

Matte Painting in a Motion Picture:
Changeling
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Synecdoche, New York
Speed Racer

Single Visual Effect of the Year:
Cloverfield
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Iron Man

Animation in an Animated Motion Picture:
Bolt
Kung Fu Panda
Wallace and Gromit in A Matter of Loaf and Death
WALL-E

Animated Character in a Live Action Motion Picture:
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Iron Man
The Spiderwick Chronicles

Animated Character in an Animated Motion Picture:
Bolt (2 nominations)
Kung Fu Panda
WALL-E

Effects in an Animated Motion Picture:
Bolt
Kung Fu Panda
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
WALL-E

Special Effects in a Motion Picture
The Dark Knight (2 nominations)
Defiance

Mac Callister said...

i'll give it out to Iron man!its the best for me in terms of visual effects