The 17th Annual VES Awards were presented by the Visual Effects Society on Tuesday, recognizing outstanding achievements in VFX artistry and innovation in film, animation, television, commercials, games and special venues across 24 award categories. Comedian Patton Oswalt served as host for the eighth time to the more than 1,000 guests at the Beverly Hilton. Avengers: Infinity War was named the photoreal feature winner, garnering four awards. Spider‐Man: Into the Spider‐Verse was named top animated film, winning four awards. And Lost in Space was named best photoreal TV episode, and also scored four awards.
Jimmy Kimmel presented the VES Award for Creative Excellence to award-winning creators-executive producers-writers-directors David Benioff and D.B. Weiss. Evan Rachel Wood presented the VES Visionary Award to acclaimed writer-director-producer Jonathan Nolan. And Steve Carell presented the Lifetime Achievement Award to Oscar-nominated producer and founder and CEO of Illumination Chris Meledandri. Awards presenters also included: James Marsden, Incredibles 2 director Brad Bird, Avengers: Infinity War directors Anthony and Joe Russo, legendary director-producer Roger Corman, Allen Leech, Suzanne Cryer, Thomas Middleditch and Sydney Sweeney.
See the 2019 VES Award winners below; list of nominees available here.
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature
Avengers: Infinity War | Daniel DeLeeuw, Jen Underdahl, Kelly Port, Matt Aitken, Daniel Sudick
Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature
First Man | Paul Lambert, Kevin Elam, Tristan Myles, Ian Hunter, JD Schwalm
Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse | Joshua Beveridge, Christian Hejnal, Danny Dimian, Bret St. Clair
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode
Lost in Space “Danger, Will Robinson” | Jabbar Raisani, Terron Pratt, Niklas Jacobson, Joao Sita
Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode
Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan “Pilot” |Erik Henry, Matt Robken, Bobo Skipper, Deak Ferrand, Pau Costa
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Real-Time Project
Age of Sail | John Kahrs, Kevin Dart, Cassidy Curtis, Theresa Latzko
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Commercial
John Lewis “The Boy and the Piano” | Kamen Markov, Philip Whalley, Anthony Bloor, Andy Steele
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Special Venue Project
Childish Gambino’s Pharos | Keith Miller, Alejandro Crawford, Thelvin Cabezas, Jeremy Thompson
Outstanding Animated Character in a Photoreal Feature
Avengers: Infinity War – Thanos | Jan Philip Cramer, Darren Hendler, Paul Story, Sidney Kombo-Kintombo
Outstanding Animated Character in an Animated Feature
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse – Miles Morales | Marcos Kang, Chad Belteau, Humberto Rosa, Julie Bernier Gosselin
Outstanding Animated Character in an Episode or Real-Time Project
Lost in Space – Humanoid | Chad Shattuck, Paul Zeke, Julia Flanagan, Andrew McCartney
Outstanding Animated Character in a Commercial
Volkswagen “Born Confident – Bam” | David Bryan, Chris Welsby, Fabian Frank, Chloe Dawe
Outstanding Created Environment in a Photoreal Feature
Ready Player One – The Shining, Overlook Hotel | Mert Yamak, Stanley Wong, Joana Garrido, Daniel-Ștefan Gagiu
Outstanding Created Environment in an Animated Feature
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse – Graphic New York City | Terry Park, Bret St. Clair, Kimberly Liptrap, Dave Morehead
Outstanding Created Environment in an Episode, Commercial, or Real-Time Project
Lost in Space “Pilot” Impact Area | Philip Engström, Kenny Vähäkari, Jason Martin, Martin Bergquist
Outstanding Virtual Cinematography in a Photoreal Project
Ready Player One – New York Race | Daniele Bigi, Edmund Kolloen, Mathieu Vig, Jean-Baptiste Noyau
Outstanding Model in a Photoreal or Animated Project
Mortal Engines – London | Matthew Sandoval, James Ogle, Nick Keller, Sam Tack
Outstanding Effects Simulations in a Photoreal Feature
Avengers: Infinity War – Titan | Gerardo Aguilera, Ashraf Ghoniem, Vasilis Pazionis, Hartwell Durfor
Outstanding Effects Simulations in an Animated Feature
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse | Ian Farnsworth, Pav Grochola, Simon Corbaux, Brian D. Casper
Outstanding Effects Simulations in an Episode, Commercial, or Real-Time Project
Altered Carbon | Philipp Kratzer, Daniel Fernandez, Xavier Lestourneaud, Andrea Rosa
Outstanding Compositing in a Photoreal Feature
Avengers: Infinity War – Titan | Sabine Laimer, Tim Walker, Tobias Wiesner, Massimo Pasquetti
Outstanding Compositing in a Photoreal Episode
Lost in Space “Impact” – Crash Site Rescue | David Wahlberg, Douglas Roshamn, Sofie Ljunggren, Fredrik Lönn
Outstanding Compositing in a Photoreal Commercial
Apple “Welcome Home” | Michael Ralla, Steve Drew, Alejandro Villabon, Peter Timberlake
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Student Project
Terra Nova | Thomas Battistetti, Mélanie Geley, Mickael Le Mezo, Guillaume Hoarau
