Visual Effects Society Award Nominations

Another busy day of nominations, I'll start off with the 9th Annual Visual Effects Society Award Nominations. Some "interesting" categories in this one, just wait till be get to the commercial categories.

Here we go!


Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual-Effects Driven Feature Motion Picture
Inception
Iron Man 2
TRON: Legacy
Alice In Wonderland
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1


Thoughts from the Media Room: Inception was really the only movie on this list where we talked about the effects after the movie. Sure, Tron was cool, but that's what I expected. The fight scene in Inception with the room spinning around was something else. We chatted about that one for a while after we saw the flick.


Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Feature Motion Picture
Green Zone
Salt
Hereafter
Black Swan
Robin Hood

Thoughts from the Media Room: I'm only picking this one because of the leg snapping scene. Sure the other movies had some great action sequences, but nothing I hadn't seen before. I can honestly say I'd never seen anything like that before watching Black Swan.


Outstanding Animation in an Animated Feature Motion Picture
Tangled
How to Train Your Dragon
Toy Story 3
Shrek Forever After
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole

Thoughts from the Media Room: The Zack Snyder owl movie really didn't get much notice when it came out. But those Owl's looked realler then real and for that, it gets my vote.


Outstanding Visual Effects in a Broadcast Miniseries, Movie or a Special
Last Day of the Dinosaurs
Inside The Perfect Predator
The Pacific
Prep and Landing: Operation Secret Santa
America – Story of US

Thoughts from the Media Room: The Pacific was the only one I have watched and that thing was epic. So, it gets my vote.


Outstanding Visual Effects in a Broadcast Series
Caprica
No Ordinary Family
V
The Event
Stargate: Universe

Thoughts from the Media Room: I really can't pick anything here, but seriously No Ordinary Family gets a nomination? Were they looking to fill a spot? I often watch that show and think, damn that looked cheesy.


Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Broadcast Program
The Walking Dead
Human Target
Undercovers
Boardwalk Empire
Lost

Thoughts from the Media Room: The Walking Dead for sure. If you've seen the show, you know why I picked this one.


Outstanding Achievement in an Animated Short
Looney Tunes – Coyote Falls
Day & Night
Paths of Hate
Tick Tock Tale
Cat Sh– One – The Animated Series

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Live Action Commercial
Wrigley’s 5 Gum — React
DirecTV “Ice Cream”
Barclaycard Rollercoaster
Halo: Reach
Verizon — Towers

Outstanding Animated Commercial
World of Warcraft
Dante’s Inferno: Hell Awaits
Target “A Better Bullseye”
Andrex
Cadbury’s Spots V Stripes

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Special Venue Project
City of Ruins
King Kong 360 3D
Flight of the Dragon
Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey

Outstanding Real-Time Visual Effects in a Video Game
StarCraft II
Need for Speed
Halo: Reach
Kinectimals

Thoughts from the Media Room: I don't game that much anymore, but that's cool that they recognize the art behind them.


Outstanding Visual Effects in a Video Game Trailer
World of Warcraft
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
Star Wars: The Old Republic 2
Deus Ex: Human Revolution


Outstanding Animated Character in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture
Chronicles Of Narnia: Voyage Of The Dawn Treader — Reepicheep
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 — Dobby
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore — Kitty Galore
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 — Kreacher

Thoughts from the Media Room: I've always been a Dobby fan myself.


Outstanding Animated Character in an Animated Feature Motion Picture
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole – Digger
How to Train Your Dragon — Toothless
Tangled — Rapunzel
Megamind — Minion

Thoughts from the Media Room: I haven't watched any of these, but I'm hoping to catch Megamind this week.


Outstanding Animated Character in a Broadcast Program or Commercial
Citron C3 The Spacebox — Citro
Cadbury — Freida Steer
Prep amd Landing: Operation Secret Santa – Lanny
Logitech — Robot

Thoughts from the Media Room: I'm really starting to think that this Society is based in England.


Outstanding Animated Character in a Video Game
Halo: Reach — Kat
Kinectimals — Cub
StarCraft II — Sarah Kerrigan

Outstanding Effects Animation in an Animated Feature Motion Picture
Shrek Forever After
How to Train Your Dragon
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole
Toy Story 3

Thoughts from the Media Room: For the same reasons I gave in the earlier category.


Outstanding Created Environment in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture
Iron Man 2 — Stark Expo
TRON: Legacy — Disc Game
Inception — Paris Dreamscape
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time — Sand Room

Thoughts from the Media Room: What a cool category, enjoy this nomination Prince of Persia. I'm sure it'll be the only award you'll be nominated for this year. Except for maybe a Razzie.


Outstanding Created Environment in a Live Action Broadcast Program
Boardwalk Empire — Boardwalk
The Event – To Keep Us Safe
The Pacific — The Battle of Iwo Jima
Boardwalk Empire – Family Limitation

Thoughts from the Media Room: Everytime I watch Boardwalk I'm always thinking about how cool it would be to live there during that time period. That's the only reason for my pick.


Outstanding Models & Miniatures in a Feature Motion Picture
Shutter Island — Ward-C Int./Ext. Lighthouse Int./Ext.
Iron Man 2 – Hammer Military Drones
The Expendables — The Palace Explodes
Inception — Hospital Fortress Destruction

Thoughts from the Media Room What a cool scene.


Outstanding Models & Miniatures in a Broadcast Program or Commercial
Family Guy — Brian Griffin’s House of Payne
Boardwalk Empire – The Ivory Tower


Outstanding Compositing in a Feature Motion Picture
TRON: Legacy
Alice In Wonderland — Stolen Tarts
Inception
Hereafter — Tsunami Sequence


Outstanding Compositing in a Broadcast Program or Commercial
Drench Cubehead
Boardwalk Empire – Episode 1
Travelers “Watering Hole”
The Pacific – Peleliu landing


Outstanding Visual Effects in a Student Project
LOOM
Time For Change
Das Tub
Nuisible(s)


This is the first time I've looked at these awards and there are some neat categories. I really hope I can watch this if it even airs on television somewhere.

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