In nuce: The nominees for the 21st VES Awards (Visual Effects Society) were recently announced. This is according to an announcement published yesterday, 17 January, on fxguide.com by editor Mike Seymour. The prestigious visual effects industry award is presented in a total of 25 categories.
In toto: James Cameron’s Avatar: The Way of Water leads the list with a total of 14 nominations. As Jazz Tangcay writes on variety.com, the second Avatar film thus breaks a record for the most nominations for a feature film at the VES Awards. It goes on to say that the first Avatar film – back in 2010 – was the previous frontrunner (with a total of eight nominations).
Other notable nominees include the streaming series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (seven nominations), the Pinocchio film by Guillermo del Toro and Mark Gustafson (six nominations), the dinosaur sequel Jurassic World: Dominion (two nominations), the Harry Potter film Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (two nominations), the Batman remake from director Matt Reeves (three nominations) and the surprise box office success Top Gun: Maverick (three nominations).
New award category: This year, the VES Emerging Technology Award will be presented for the first time. This new award recognises inventors of new technologies, tools or software. Avatar 2 is nominated three times (for Depth Comp, Facial System and Water Toolset) – along with Pinocchio (3D Printed Metal Armature) and the Pixar-slash-Disney animation film Turning Red (3D Printed Metal Armature).
Click further: The announcement on fxguide.com lists all the nominated films in their respective award categories, naming the key contributors. The same report states that the VES is made up of almost 4,500 members from 45 countries. The members are active in a wide variety of functions within the entertainment industry – for example: Film, television, animated film, gaming or music videos. Visit the official website of the Visual Effects Society.
Sources: fxguide.com ( report by Mike Seymour), variety.com ( report by Jazz Tangcay), deadline.com ( report by Erik Pedersen)
