The VES Awards were given out during the Visual Effects Society’s (VES) fifth annual gala event at the Kodak Grand Ballroom. This year’s event attracted more than eight hundred celebrities, visual effects and animation artists, dozens of nominees and members of the film, television and games industries. This year's award winners included:
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects Driven Motion Picture
Pirates of the Caribbean : Dead Man's Chest
John Knoll, Jill Brooks, Hal Hickel, Charlie Gibson
Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Motion Picture
Flags of Our Fathers
Michael Owens, Matthew Butler, Bryan Grill, Julian Levi
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Broadcast Miniseries, Movie or Special
Nightmares and Dreamscapes - Battleground
Eric Grenaudier, Sam Nicholson, Mark Spatny, Adalberto Lopez
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Broadcast Series
Battlestar Galactica - Episode 303b “Exodus”
Gary Hutzel, Michael Gibson, Alec McClymont, Brenda Campbell
Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Broadcast Program
ER - Scoop and Run
Sam Nicholson, Scott Ramsey, Adam Ealovega, Anthony Ocampo
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Commercial
Travelers - Snowball
Dan Lemmon, Eileen Moran, R. Christopher White, Paul Story
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Music Video
U2 and Green Day - The Saints are Coming
Matt Winkel, Ben Looram, Wayne England, Graham Fyffe
Best Single Visual Effect of the Year
Pirates of the Caribbean : Dead Man's Chest – Flying Dutchman Sequence
John Knoll, Ned Gorman, Jakub Pistecky, Tom Fejes
Outstanding Real Time Visuals in a Video Game
Fight Night Round 3 for PS3
Christopher Sjoholm, Kat Kelly Hayduk, Rob Hilson, Celia Jepson
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Special Venue Project
Roving Mars
Alan Markowitz, Dan Maas, Jeremy Nicolaides, Johnathan Banta
Outstanding Animated Character in a Live Action Motion Picture
Pirates of the Caribbean : Dead Man's Chest – Davy Jones
Steve Walton, Jung-Seung Hong, Marc Chu, James Tooley
Outstanding Animated Character in an Animated Motion Picture
Cars - Mater
Larry The Cable Guy, Mike Krummhoefener, Tom Sanocki, Nancy Kat0
Outstanding Animated Character in a Live Action Broadcast Program, Commercial or Music Video
Geico - Chat
David Hulin, Seth Gollub, Andy Walker, Jenny Bichsel
Outstanding Created Environment in a Live Action Motion Picture
Pirates of the Caribbean : Dead Man's Chest
Chris Stoski, Susumu Yukuhiro, Jack Mongovan, Greg Salter
Outstanding Created Environment in a Live Action Broadcast Program, Commercial or Music Video
Elisabeth - Episode 1
Dave Bowman, Jimmy Kidell, Russell Horth, Gurel Mehmet
Outstanding Models and Miniatures in a Motion Picture
Pirates of the Caribbean : Dead Man's Chest
Bruce Holcomb, Ron Woodall, Charlie Bailey, Carl Miller
Outstanding Models and Miniatures in a Broadcast Program
Battlestar Galactica - Season 2, Episode 218 "Resurrection Ship, Part 2"
Steve Graves, Jose Perez, Mark Shimer, Chris Zapara
Outstanding Compositing in a Motion Picture
Pirates of the Caribbean : Dead Man's Chest
Eddie Pasquarello, Francois Lambert, Jeff Sutherland, Tory Mercer
Outstanding Compositing in a Broadcast Program, Commercial or Music Video
Travelers - Snowball
Laure Lacroix, Lyse Beck, Steve McGillen, Matt Holland
Outstanding Special Effects in a Motion Picture
Casino Royale
Chris Corbould, Peter Notley, Ian Lowe, Roy Quinn
