Avengers: Infinity War, Into the Spider-Verse storm Visual Effects Society Awards

Joey Nolfi
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2019 VES Award winners: Avengers Infinity War leads

After Black Panther‘s historic Best Picture Oscar nomination last month, fans of the superhero genre have another awards season highlight to celebrate as Avengers: Infinity War and Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse dominated Tuesday night’s Visual Effects Society Awards.

Hosted by comedian Patton Oswalt, the 17th VES Awards ceremony awarded winners in 24 categories, with Infinity War and Spider-Verse leading the pack with four victories each.

Though Spider-Verse won top animated feature along with accolades for its characters, environments, and effects simulations, Infinity War won best overall feature in addition to bagging trophies for Thanos’ character animation, effects simulation, and compositing.

Steven Spielberg’s VFX-driven feature Ready Player One grabbed two VES honors — particularly for its computer-generated environmental recreation of the Overlook Hotel from Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining — while Damien Chazelle’s Neil Armstrong biopic First Man scored one win for its supporting visual effects.

Across the last 10 VES Awards ceremonies, six top-film winners have gone on to win the Academy’s corresponding visual effects award, while Martin Scorsese’s Hugo remains the only VES winner for supporting visual effects to have gone on to win the Oscar over the same period.

On the television side, Netflix’s Lost in Space led the charge with four overall wins on top of Westworld co-creator Jonathan Nolan receiving the VES’ Visionary Award, Game of Thrones creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss accepting a distinctive honor for creative excellence, and Illumination CEO Chris Meledandri earning the group’s lifetime achievement award.

Read on for a full list of 2019 VES Awards winners.

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-?tefan 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