L'ottava edizione dei premi Visual Effects Society si è tenuta il 10 febbraio 2010 a Los Angeles.
Vincitori e candidati Vengono di seguito indicati in grassetto i vincitori. Ove ricorrente e disponibile, viene indicato il titolo in lingua italiana e quello in lingua originale tra parentesi. Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects Driven Feature Motion Picture Joe Letteri Senior Visual Effects Supervisor, Joyce Cox Overall VFX Producer, Eileen Moran VFX Producer e Richard Baneham Animation Supervisor - Avatar Volker Engel Visual Effects Supervisor, Marc Weigert Visual Effects Supervisor e Josh Jaggars Visual Effects Producer - 2012 Dan Kaufman VFX Supervisor, Stefanie Boose VFX Producer, James Stewart Creature Supervisor e Peter Muyzers On-set VFX Plate Supervisor - District 9 Roger Guyett Visual Effects Supervisor, Burt Dalton Special Effects Supervisor, Shari Hanson Visual Effects Producer e Russell Earl Visual Effects Supervisor - Star Trek Scott Farrar Visual Effects Supervisor, John Frazier Special Effects Supervisor, Scott Benza Animation Director e Wayne Billheimer Visual Effects Producer - Transformers - La vendetta del caduto (Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen) Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Feature Motion Picture Jonathan Fawkner VFX Supervisor, Chas Jarrett VFX Supervisor, David Vickery VFX Supervisor e Dan Barrow VFX Producer - Sherlock Holmes Barrie Hemsley VFX Producer, Angus Bickerton VFX Supervisor, Ryan Cook VFX Supervisor e Mark Breakspear VFX Supervisor - Angeli e demoni (Angels & Demons) Thomas Tannenberger Visual Effects Supervisor, Olcun Tan Digital Effects Supervisor, Mark Kolpak Visual Effects Producer e Peter Cvijanovic Compositing Supervisor - The Box Michael Owens VFX Supervisor, Geoff Hancock VFX Supervisor, Cyndi Ochs VFX Producer e Dennis Hoffman Head of Production - Invictus - L'invincibile (Invictus) Mark O. Forker VFX Supervisor, Phillip Moses VFX Producer, Ed Mendez Compositing Supervisor, e Paul Graff VFX Supervisor - Crazy Horse Effects - The Road Outstanding Animation in an Animated Feature Motion Picture Pete Docter Director, Jonas Rivera Producer, Steve May Supervising Technical Director e Gary Bruins Effects Supervisor - Up Jinko Gotoh Co-Producer, Joe Ksander Animation Director, Daryl Graham Supervising Animator e Ken Duncan Animation Supervisor - 9 Pete Nash Animation Director, Chris Juen Co-Producer, Alan Hawkins Supervising Animator e Mike Ford CG Supervisor - Piovono polpette (Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs) Henry Selick Animation Director, Claire Jennings Animation Producer - Coraline e la porta magica (Coraline) Melvin Tan - Senior Animator, Galen Chu - Supervising Animator, Jeff Gabor Senior Animator e Anthony Nisi - Animation Production Supervisor - L'era glaciale 3 - L'alba dei dinosauri (Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs)
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Broadcast Miniseries, Movie or a Special Dorothy McKim VFX Producer, Scott Kersavage VFX Supervisor, David Hutchins EFX Animator e Kee Suong EFX Animator - Lanny & Wayne - Missione Natale - Gadgets, Globes, and other Garish Gizmos Lee Wilson VFX Supervisor, Lisa Sepp-Wilson VFX Producer, Sebastien Bergeron DFX Supervisor e Les Quinn CG Supervisor - Alice Evan Jacobs Visual Effects Supervisor, Sean McPherson Visual Effects Supervisor e Andrew Orloff Visual Effects Supervisor - Ben 10: Alien Swarm PJ Foley VFX Producer, Efram Potelle VFX Supervisor, James May Technical Director e Dan DeEntremont Animator - Infestation Sara Bennett Compositing Supervisor, Jenna Powell Visual Effects Producer, David Houghton Visual Effects Supervisor e Jean-Claude Deguara Senior Animation Supervisor - Skellig
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Broadcast Series Michael Gibson VFX Producer, Gary Hutzel VFX Supervisor, Jesse Toves CGI Artist e Dave Morton CGI Artist - Battlestar Galactica episodio Missione di salvataggio (Daybreak) Sam Nicholson VFX Producer, Dale Fay VFX Supervisor, Mike Yip 3D Lead Artist e Jared Jones Lead Compositor - Defying Gravity - Le galassie del cuore (Defying Gravity) episodio Sfidando la gravità (Pilot) Jay Worth VFX Supervisor/Producer, Robert Habros VFX Supervisor, Andrew Orlaff VFX Supervisor e Eric Hance Visual Effects Artist - Fringe episodio Il cosmonauta (Earthling) Mark Savela VFX Supervisor, Shannon Gurney VFX Producer, Andrew Karr CGI Supervisor e Craig Vandenbiggelaar Digital Effects Supervisor - Stargate Universe episodio La porta chiusa (Air) Andrew Orloff VFX Supervisor, Karen Czukerberg VFX Producer, Chris Zapara VFX Supervisor e Johnathan R. Banta Lead Compositor - V episodio Veniamo in pace (Pilot) Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Broadcast Program Rik Shorten VFX Supervisor, Sabrina Arnold VFX Producer, Steve Meyer Compositor e Derek Smith Compositor - CSI - Scena del crimine (CSI: Crime Scene Investigation) episodio Affari di famiglia (Family Affair) - Scena d'apertura Kevin Blank Visual Effects Supervisor, Andrew Orloff VFX Producer, Steve Meyer 2D Supervisor e Jonathan Spencer Levy Facility VFX Supervisor - FlashForward episodio Mai più giorni felici (No More Good Days) Craig Weiss VFX Supervisor, Ron Moore VFX Producer, Niel Wray CG Supervisor e Brian Vogt Lead Lighting TD - Kings episodio Golia (Goliath) Thomas Tannenberger Visual Effects Supervisor, Olcun Tan Digital Effects Supervisor, Mark Kolpak Visual Effects Producer e Shane Cook Compositing Supervisor - Krupp – Eine deutsche Familie Mitch Suskin Visual Effects Supervisor, Samantha Mabie-Tuinstra Visual Effects Producer, Eric Hance Supervising Artist e Sean Scott e Character Animator - Lost episodio L'incidente (The Incident) Best Single Visual Effect of the YearJoe Letteri Senior Visual Effects Supervisor, Joyce Cox Overall VFX Producer, Eileen Moran VFX Producer e Thelvin Cabezas Lighting Technical Director - Avatar - Neytiri che beve Volker Engel Visual Effects Supervisor, Marc Weigert Visual Effects Supervisor, Josh R. Jaggars Visual Effects Producer, Mohen Leo Visual Effects Supervisor - 2012 - Fuga da Los Angeles John Knoll Visual Effects Supervisor, Jill Brooks Visual Effects Producer, Frank Losasso Petterson Simulation Technical Director e Tory Mercer Compositor - Avatar - Fuga di Quaritch Andrew Jackson VFX Supervisor, Camille Cellucci VFX Producer, Dan Breckwoldt Lead Compositor e Angelo Sahin Special Effects Supervisor - Segnali dal futuro (Knowing) - Schianto dell'aereo Charles Gibson Studio Visual Effects Supervisor, Chantal Feghali Studio Producer, Ben Snow Visual Effects Supervisor e Susan Greenhow Visual Effects Producer - Terminator Salvation
Outstanding Visual Effects in a CommercialJay Barton Visual Effects Supervisor, Rafael F. Colon Sr. Compositor, Ronald Herbst CG Supervisor e Chris Fieldhouse Visual Effects Producer - Audi - Intelligently Combined Asher Edwards VFX Producer, Robert Sethi VFX Supervisor, Becky Porter Lead Compositor e Jamie O'Hara Lead Character Modeller - AMF - The Caterpillar Jake Mengers VFX Supervisor, Stephen Newbold VFX Supervisor, Ashley Bernes Effects TD e Louisa Cartwright Tucker VFX Producer - Kerry Group - Mouse Murray Butler VFX Supervisor/Lead Flame, Seth Gollub Animation Lead, Andy Walker VFX Supervisor Technical Lead e Jenn Dewey Senior VFX Producer - Pepsi - The Flight of the Penguin Jake Mengers VFX Supervisor, Vicky Osborn CG Artist, Suzanne Jandu Compositor, Scott Griffin VFX Producer - Plane Stupid - Orso Polare
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Special Venue ProjectDerry Frost VFX Supervisor e Michael Morreale VFX Producer - Dance of the Dragons - Eastern Daren Ulmer Visual Effects Supervisor, Cedar Conner Lead Compositor e Susan Beth Smith, Visual Effects Producer - Beyond All Boundaries Outstanding Real Time Visuals in a Video GameMark Rubin Producer, Richard Kriegler Art Director, Robert Gaines Lead Visual Effects Artist e David Johnson Visual Effects Artist - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 - Prelievo dal Gulag Frank Vitz CG Supervisor, Jenny Freeman Art Director, Jeff Atienza Producer e Ben Ross Lead Character Artist - Fight Night Round 4 - Gameplay Andreas Moll Art Director, Sven Moll Art Director, Dave Flynn Development Director - World e Robert Dibley Lead Rendering Software Engineer - Need for Speed: Shift - Sequenza del mondo Evan Wells Game Producer, Christophe Balestra Technical Lead - Uncharted 2: Il covo dei ladri (Uncharted 2: Among Thieves) Outstanding Visual Effects in a Video Game TrailerRobert Moggach VFX Supervisor, Ryan Meredith VFX Producer, Jens Zalzala CG Supervisor e Michael Pardee Executive Producer - Halo 3: ODST - La vita Diarmid Harrison-Murray VFX Supervisor, Sarah Hiddlestone Senior CG Producer, Marco Puig Art Director e Jamie Jackson Game Producer - DJ Hero Tim Miller VFX Producer, Brandon Riza VFX Supervisor e Dave Wilson GC Supervisor - Mass Effect 2 Tim Miller VFX Producer, Brandon Riza VFX Supervisor e Dave Wilson GC Supervisor - Star Wars: The Old Republic Outstanding Animated Character in a Live Action Feature Motion PictureJoe Letteri Senior Visual Effects Supervisor, Andrew R. Jones Animation Director, Jeff Unay Facial Lead e Zoe Saldana Actress - Avatar - Neytiri Steve Nichols Animation Supervisor, Jeremy Mesana Animation Lead, Vera Zivny Senior VFX Coordinator e Brett Ineson Motion Capture Supervisor - District 9 - Christopher Johnson Benjamin Cinelli Senior Character Animator, Dustin Wicke Lead Cloth and Hair, Peter Tieryas Character Set-Up Technical Director, e Ryan Yee Animator - G-Force - Superspie in missione (G-Force) - Bucky Keith Smith Lead Animator, Kevin Hudson CG Modeling Supervisor, Victor Schutz Lead CG Lighting and Compositing Artist e Aaron Campbell Character Rigger - Watchmen - Doctor Manhattan Outstanding Animated Character in an Animated Feature Motion PictureEd Asner Voice of Carl, Ron Zorman Animator, Brian Tindall Character Modeling and Articulation Artist e Carmen Ngai Character Cloth Artist - Up - Scena Senza papà Travis Knight Lead Animator e Trey Thomas Lead Animator - Coraline e la porta magica (Coraline) - Coraline Simon Pegg Buck, Peter de Seve Characters designed by - L'era glaciale 3 - L'alba dei dinosauri (Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs) - Buck David Burgess Head of Character Animation, Scott Cegielski Effects Lead, Terran Boylan Character Technical Director e David Weatherly Animator - Mostri contro alieni (Monsters vs. Aliens) - B.O.B. Outstanding Animated Character in a Broadcast Program or CommercialRobert Sethi Lead CG Artist, Jamie O'Hara Lead Character Modeller, Becky Porter Lead Compositor e Steve Beck Lead Character Animator - AMF - The Caterpillar David Foley Voice of Wayne, Mark Mitchell Supervising Animator, Hidetaka Yosumi Character Technical Director e Leo Sanchez Barbosa Modeler - Lanny & Wayne - Missione Natale - Wayne Jorge Montiel Meurer Lead Animator, Wayne Simmons Animator, Jordi Onate Animator e Emanuele Pavarotti Animator - Evian - Skating Babies Andy Walker VFX Supervisor e Technical Lead, Seth Gollub Animation Lead, James Dick Technical Director e Spencer Leuders Technical Director - Pepsi - The Flight of the Penguin
Outstanding Effects Animation in an Animated Feature Motion PictureJason Johnston Effects Artist - Alexis Angelidis Effects Artist, Jon Reisch Effects Artist e Eric Froemling Effects Artist - Up Rob Bredow VFX Supervisor, Dan Kramer Digital Effects Supervisor, Matt Hausman Effects Animation Supervisor e Carl Hooper Effects Animation Supervisor - Piovono polpette (Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs) John Allan Armstrong VFX Animator, Richard Kent Burton Stop Motion Effects Animator e Craig Dowsett CG Modeler - Coraline e la porta magica (Coraline) Amaury Aubel Effects Lead, Scott Cegielski Effects Lead, Alain De Hoe Effects Lead e David Allen Effects Animator - Mostri contro alieni (Monsters vs. Aliens)