{"id":86267,"date":"2014-01-14T15:22:28","date_gmt":"2014-01-14T20:22:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/?p=86267"},"modified":"2014-01-14T15:24:03","modified_gmt":"2014-01-14T20:24:03","slug":"visual-effects-society-nominations-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2014\/01\/14\/86267-visual-effects-society-nominations-announced\/","title":{"rendered":"Visual Effects Society Nominations Announced"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"head\"<\/a>The Visual Effects Society have announced their nominations for the 12th annual VES Awards. “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” has earned 5 nominations and will going up against its toughest competition “Gravity”. “Gravity” received 8 nominations over “The Desolation of Smaug”. Although, the mighty Smaug is the likely favorite to win Outstanding Animated Character in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture. Has there ever been a more magnificent dragon on screen before? See below for “The Desolation of Smaug” nominations or view all of the nominations<\/a>.
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\nOutstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects-Driven Feature Motion Picture<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Gravity<\/strong>
\nTim Webber
\nNikki Penny
\nChris Lawrence
\nRichard Mcbride<\/p>\n

Iron Man 3<\/strong>
\nChristopher Townsend
\nMark Soper
\nGuy Williams
\nBryan Grill<\/p>\n

Pacific Rim<\/strong>
\nJohn Knoll
\nSusan Greenhow
\nChris Raimo
\nHal Hickel<\/p>\n

Star Trek: Into Darkness<\/strong>
\nRoger Guyett
\nLuke O’Byrne
\nRon Ames
\nBen Grossman<\/p>\n

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug<\/strong>
\nJoe Letteri
\nEric Saindon
\nKevin Sherwood
\nDavid Clayton<\/p>\n

Outstanding Animated Character in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Gravity: Ryan<\/strong>
\nMax Solomon
\nMathieu Vig
\nMichael Brunet
\nDavid Shirk<\/p>\n

Oz the Great and Powerful: China Girl<\/strong>
\nTroy Saliba
\nIn-Ah Roediger
\nCarolyn Vale
\nKevin Souls<\/p>\n

Pacific Rim: Kaiju – Leatherback<\/strong>
\nJakub Pistecky
\nFrank Gravatt
\nCyrus Jam
\nChris Havreberg<\/p>\n

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug: Smaug<\/strong>
\nEric Reynolds
\nDavid Clayton
\nMyriam Catrin
\nGuillaume Francois<\/p>\n

Outstanding Virtual Cinematography in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Gravity<\/strong>
\nTim Webber
\nEmmanuel Lubezki
\nRichard Mcbride
\nDale Newton<\/p>\n

Iron Man 3<\/strong>
\nMark Smith
\nAaron Gilman
\nThelvin Cabezas
\nGerardo Ramirez<\/p>\n

Man of Steel<\/strong>
\nDaniel Paulsson
\nEdmund Kolloen
\nJoel Prager
\nDavid Stripinis<\/p>\n

Pacific Rim: Hong Kong Ocean Brawl<\/strong>
\nColin Benoit
\nNick Walker
\nAdam Schnitzer
\nVictor Schutz<\/p>\n

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug<\/strong>
\nChristian Rivers
\nPhil Barrenger
\nMark Gee
\nThelvin Tico Cabezas<\/p>\n

Outstanding FX and Simulation Animation in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Gravity: Parachute and ISS Destruction<\/strong>
\nAlexis Wajsbrot
\nSylvain Degrotte
\nHoracio Mendoza
\nJuan-Luis Sanchez<\/p>\n

Man of Steel<\/strong>
\nBrian Goodwin
\nGray Horsfield
\nMathieu Chardonnet
\nAdrien Toupet<\/p>\n

Pacific Rim: Fluid Simulation & Destruction<\/strong>
\nRyan Hopkins
\nMichael Balog
\nPatrick Conran
\nRick Hankins<\/p>\n

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug<\/strong>
\nAreito Echevarria
\nAndreas Soderstrom
\nRonnie Menahem
\nChristoph Sprenger<\/p>\n

Outstanding Compositing in a Feature Motion Picture<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Elysium<\/strong>
\nJean Lapointe
\nJordan Benwick
\nRobin Hackl
\nJaneen Elliott<\/p>\n

Gravity<\/strong>
\nMark Bakowski
\nAnthony Smith
\nTheodor Groeneboom
\nAdrian Metzelaar<\/p>\n

Iron Man 3: Barrel of Monkeys<\/strong>
\nMichael Maloney
\nFrancis Puthanangadi
\nJustin Van Der Lek
\nHoward Cabalfin<\/p>\n

Iron Man 3: House Attack<\/strong>
\nDarren Poe
\nStefano Trivelli
\nJosiah Howison
\nZach Zaubi<\/p>\n

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug<\/strong>
\nCharles Tait
\nRobin Hollander
\nGiuseppe Tagliavini
\nSean Heuston<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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