On 4 February, the Visual Effects Society recently held its 14th Annual VES Awards,
recognising 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, garnering four
awards, with The Revenant close behind with three wins. The teams
from The Good Dinosaur (animated feature), Games of
Throne (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.
