2020 Visual Effects Society Awards Nominees: ‘The Mandalorian’ and ‘Game of Thrones’ Lead the Pack

Hollywood should be labeled a danger zone this time of year: so many award nominations are flying around that if you’re walking down Sunset Boulevard and not keeping your head on a swivel, you’re liable to get clocked by one of them. There have been several nominees for various guild awards announced today alone, including the contenders for the Visual Effects Society‘s annual awards show, which “recognizes outstanding visual effects artistry and innovation worldwide in film, animation, television, commercials and video games, and the VFX supervisors, VFX producers and artists who bring this work to life.”

The Mandalorian and Game of Thrones are sitting at the top of the pile, tied with six nominations each. But Toy Story 4 and Alita: Battle Angel are nipping at their heels with five nominees each. Get the full list below.

It’s no surprise to see movies like The Lion King and Avengers: Endgame in the first category below. But I’ll admit my eyebrows raised a bit when I saw Gemini Man make the cut (maybe the VES didn’t see Junior’s last scene?). On the animated side of things, I’d love to see Netflix’s Klaus take home the prize for Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature, and on TV, I think the Game of Thrones team earned a win for the work they did on the “Dany burns King’s Landing” episode.

Check out the full list of nominees below (via Variety).

2020 Visual Effects Society Awards Nominees

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature

“Alita: Battle Angel”
Richard Hollander
Kevin Sherwood
Eric Saindon
Richard Baneham
Bob Trevino

“Avengers: Endgame”
Daniel DeLeeuw
Jen Underdahl
Russell Earl
Matt Aitken
Daniel Sudick

“Gemini Man”
Bill Westenhofer
Karen Murphy-Mundell
Guy Williams
Sheldon Stopsack
Mark Hawker

“Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker”
Roger Guyett
Stacy Bissell
Patrick Tubach
Neal Scanlan
Dominic Tuohy

“The Lion King”
Robert Legato
Tom Peitzman
Adam Valdez
Andrew R. Jones

Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature

“1917”
Guillaume Rocheron
Sona Pak
Greg Butler
Vijay Selvam
Dominic Tuohy

“Ford v. Ferrari”
Olivier Dumont
Kathy Siegel
Dave Morley
Malte Sarnes
Mark Byers

“Joker”
Edwin Rivera
Brice Parker
Mathew Giampa
Bryan Godwin
Jeff Brink

“The Aeronauts”
Louis Morin
Annie Godin
Christian Kaestner
Ara Khanikian
Mike Dawson

“The Irishman”
Pablo Helman
Mitch Ferm
Jill Brooks
Leandro Estebecorena
Jeff Brink

Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature

“Frozen 2”
Steve Goldberg
Peter Del Vecho
Mark Hammel
Michael Giaimo

“Klaus”
Sergio Pablos
Matthew Teevan
Marcin Jakubowski
Szymon Biernacki

“Missing Link”
Brad Schiff
Travis KnightSteve Emerson
Benoit Dubuc

“The Lego Movie 2”
David Burgess
Tim Smith
Mark Theriault
John Rix

“Toy Story 4”
Josh Cooley
Mark Nielsen
Bob Moyer
Gary Bruins

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode

“Game of Thrones;” The Bells
Joe Bauer
Steve Kullback
Ted Rae
Mohsen Mousavi
Sam Conway

“His Dark Materials;” The Fight to the Death
Russell Dodgson
James Whitlam
Shawn Hillier
Robert Harrington

“Lady and the Tramp”
Robert Weaver
Christopher Raimo
Arslan Elver
Michael Cozens
Bruno Van Zeebroeck

“Lost in Space” – Episode: Ninety-Seven
Jabbar Raisani
Terron Pratt
Niklas Jacobson
Juri Stanossek
Paul Benjamin

“Stranger Things”- Chapter Six: E Pluribus Unum
Paul Graff
Tom Ford
Michael Maher Jr.
Martin Pelletier
Andy Sowers

“The Mandalorian;” The Child
Richard Bluff
Abbigail Keller
Jason Porter
Hayden Jones
Roy Cancinon

Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode

“Chernobyl;” 1:23:45
Max Dennison
Lindsay McFarlane
Clare Cheetham
Paul Jones
Claudius Christian Rauch

“Living With Yourself;” Nice Knowing You
Jay Worth
Jacqueline VandenBussche
Chris Wright
Tristan Zerafa

“See;” Godflame
Adrian de Wet
Eve Fizzinoglia
Matthew Welford
Pedro Sabrosa
Tom Blacklock

“The Crown;” Aberfan
Ben Turner
Reece Ewing
David Fleet
Jonathan Wood

“Vikings;” What Happens in the Cave
Dominic Remane
Mike Borrett
Ovidiu Cinazan
Tom Morrison
Paul Byrne

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Real-Time Project

“Call of Duty Modern Warfare”
Charles Chabert
Chris Parise
Attila Zalanyi
Patrick Hagar

“Control”
Janne Pulkkinen
Elmeri Raitanen
Matti Hämäläinen
James Tottman

“Gears 5”
Aryan Hanbeck
Laura Kippax
Greg Mitchell
Stu Maxwell

“Myth: A Frozen Tale”
Jeff Gipson
Nicholas Russell
Brittney Lee
Jose Luis Gomez Diaz

“Vader Immortal: Episode I”
Ben Snow
Mike Doran
Aaron McBride
Steve Henricks

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Commercial

“Anthem Conviction”
Viktor Muller
Lenka Likarova
Chris Harvey
Petr Marek

“BMW Legend”
Michael Gregory
Christian Downes
Tim Kafka
Toya Drechsler

“Hennessy: The Seven Worlds”
Carsten Keller
Selcuk Ergen
Kiril Mirkov
William Laban

“PlayStation: Feel The Power of Pro”
Sam Driscoll
Clare Melia
Gary Driver
Stefan Susemihl

“Purdey’s: Hummingbird”
Jules Janaud
Emma Cook
Matthew Thomas
Philip Child

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Special Venue Project

“Avengers: Damage Control”
Michael Koperwas
Shereif Fattouh
Ian Bowie
Kishore Vijay
Curtis Hickman

“Jurassic World: The Ride”
Hayden Landis
Friend Wells
Heath Kraynak
Ellen Coss

“Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run”
Asa Kalama
Rob Huebner
Khatsho Orfali
Susan Greenhow

“Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance”
Jason Bayever
Patrick Kearney
Carol Norton
Bill George

“Universal Sphere”
James Healy
Morgan MacCuish
Ben West
Charlie Bayliss

Outstanding Animated Character in a Photoreal Feature

“Alita Battle Angel;” Alita
Michael Cozens
Mark Haenga
Olivier Lesaint
Dejan Momcilovic

“Avengers Endgame;” Smart Hulk
Kevin Martel
Ebrahim Jahromi
Sven Jensen
Robert Allman

“Gemini Man;” Junior
Paul Story
Stuart Adcock
Emiliano Padovani
Marco Revelant

“The Lion King;” Scar
Gabriel Arnold
James Hood
Julia Friedl
Daniel Fortheringham

Outstanding Animated Character in an Animated Feature

“Frozen 2;” The Water Nøkk
Svetla Radivoeva
Marc Bryant
Richard E. Lehmann
Cameron Black

“Klaus;” Jesper
Yoshimishi Tamura
Alfredo Cassano
Maxime Delalande
Jason Schwartzman

“Missing Link;”; Susan
Rachelle Lambden
Brenda Baumgarten
Morgan Hay
Benoit Dubuc

“Toy Story 4;” Bo Peep
Radford Hurn
Tanja Krampfert
George Nguyen
Becki Rocha Tower

Outstanding Animated Character In An Episode Or Real-time Project

“Lady And The Tramp;” Tramp
Thiago Martins
Arslan Elver
Stanislas Paillereau
Martine Chartrand

“Stranger Things 3;” Tom/Bruce Monster
Joseph Dubé-arsenault
Antoine Barthod
Frederick Gagnon
Xavier Lafarge

“The Mandalorian;” The Child; Mudhorn
Terry Bannon
Rudy Massar
Hugo Leygnac

“The Umbrella Academy;” Pilot; Pogo
Aidan Martin
Craig Young
Olivier Beierlein
Laurent Herveic

Outstanding Animated Character In A Commercial

“Apex Legends;” Meltdown; Mirage
Chris Bayol
John Fielding
Derrick Sesson
Nole Murphy

“Churchill;” Churchie
Martino Madeddu
Philippe Moine
Clement Granjon
Jon Wood

“Cyberpunk 2077;” Dex
Jonas Ekman
Jonas Skoog
Marek Madej
Grzegorz Chojnacki

“John Lewis;” Excitable Edgar; Edgar
Tim Van Hussen
Diarmid Harrison-murray
Amir Bazzazi
Michael Diprose

Outstanding Created Environment In A Photoreal Feature

“Aladdin;” Agrabah
Daniel Schmid
Falk Boje
Stanislaw Marek
Kevin George

“Alita: Battle Angel;” Iron City
John Stevenson-galvin
Ryan Arcus
Mathias Larserud
Mark Tait

“Motherless Brooklyn;” Penn Station
John Bair
Vance Miller
Sebastian Romero
Steve Sullivan

“Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker;” Pasaana Desert
Daniele Bigi
Steve Hardy
John Seru
Steven Denyer

“The Lion King;” The Pridelands
Marco Rolandi
Luca Bonatti
Jules Bodenstein
Filippo Preti

Outstanding Created Environment In An Animated Feature

“Frozen 2;” Giants’ Gorge
Samy Segura
Jay V. Jackson
Justin Cram
Scott Townsend

“How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World;” The Hidden World
Chris Grun
Ronnie Cleland
Ariel Chisholm
Philippe Brochu

“Missing Link;” Passage To India Jungle
Oliver Jones
Phil Brotherton
Nick Mariana
Ralph Procida

“Toy Story 4;” Antiques Mall
Hosuk Chang
Andrew Finley
Alison Leaf
Philip Shoebottom

Outstanding Created Environment In An Episode, Commercial, Or Real-time Project

“Game Of Thrones;” The Iron Throne; Red Keep Plaza
Carlos Patrick Deleon
Alonso Bocanegra Martinez
Marcela Silva
Benjamin Ross

“Lost In Space;” Precipice; The Trench
Philip Engström
Benjamin Bernon
Martin Bergquist
Xuan Prada

“The Dark Crystal: Age Of Resistance;” The Endless Forest
Sulé Bryan
Charles Chorein
Christian Waite
Martyn Hawkins

“The Mandalorian;” Nevarro Town
Alex Murtaza
Yanick Gaudreau
Marco Tremblay
Maryse Bouchard

Outstanding Virtual Cinematography In A Cg Project

“Alita: Battle Angel”
Emile Ghorayeb
Simon Jung
Nick Epstein
Mike Perry

“The Lion King”
Robert Legato
Caleb Deschanel
Ben Grossmann
Aj Sciutto

“The Mandalorian;” The Prisoner; The Roost
Richard Bluff
Jason Porter
Landis Fields Iv
Baz Idione

“Toy Story 4”
Jean-claude Kalache
Patrick Lin

The winners will be announced at the VES Awards show on January 29, 2020.

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