Die großen Gewinner der VES-Awards sind „Star Wars“ mit 4 Preisen, gefolgt von „The Revenant“ mit 3 und 1 für „Mad Max“. Wer wird sich den Oscar abgreifen können oder wird es einen überraschenden Sieg für „Der Marsianer“ oder „Ex Machina“ geben?Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature

• Star Wars: The Force Awakens
  Roger Guyett
  Luke O’Byrne
  Patrick Tubach
  Paul Kavanagh
  Chris Corbould

Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature

• The Good Dinosaur
  Sanjay Bakshi
  Denise Ream
  Michael Venturini
  Jon Reisch

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode

• Game of Thrones; The Dance of Dragons
  Joe Bauer
  Steve Kullback
  Eric Carney
  Derek Spears
  Stuart Brisdon

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Commercial

• SSE; Pier
  Neil Davies
  Tim Lyall
  Hitesh Patel
  Jorge Montiel

Outstanding Animated Performance in a Photoreal Feature

• The Revenant; The Bear
  Matt Shumway
  Gaelle Morand
  Karin Cooper
  Leandro Estebecorena

Outstanding Animated Performance in an Animated Feature

• Inside Out; Joy
  Shawn Krause
  Tanja Krampfert
  Jacob Merrell
  Alexis Angelidis

Outstanding Animated Performance in an Episode, Commercial, or Real-Time Project

• SSE; Pier; Orangutan
  Jorge Montiel
  Sauce Vilas
  Philippe Moine
  Sam Driscoll

Outstanding Effects Simulations in a Photoreal Feature

• Mad Max: Fury Road; Toxic Storm
  Dan Bethell
  Clinton Downs
  Chris Young

Outstanding Effects Simulations in an Animated Feature

• The Good Dinosaur
  Stephen Marshall
  Magnus Wrenninge
  Michael Hall
  Hemagiri Arumugam

Outstanding Effects Simulations in an Episode, Commercial, or Real-Time Project

• Game of Thrones; Hardhome
  David Ramos
  Antonio Lado
  Piotr Weiss
  Félix Bergés

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Student Project

• Citipati
  Andreas Feix
  Francesco Faranna

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Real-Time Project

• The Order: 1886
  Nathan Phail-Liff
  Dana Jan
  Anthony Vitale
  Scot Andreason

Outstanding Virtual Cinematography in a Photoreal Project

• Star Wars: The Force Awakens; Falcon Chase / Graveyard
  Paul Kavanagh
  Colin Benoit
  Susumu Yukuhiro
  Greg Salter

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Special Venue Project

• Fast and Furious: Supercharged
  Chris Shaw
  Alysia Cotter
  Ben White
  Diego Guerrero

Outstanding Created Environment in a Photoreal Feature

• Star Wars: The Force Awakens; Falcon Chase / Graveyard
  Yanick Dusseault
  Mike Wood
  Justin van der Lek
  Quentin Marmier

Outstanding Created Environment in an Animated Feature

• The Good Dinosaur; The Farm
  David Munier
  Matthew Webb
  Matt Kuruc
  Tom Miller

Outstanding Created Environment in an Episode, Commercial, or Real-Time Project

• Game of Thrones; City of Volantis
  Dominic Piche
  Christine Leclerc
  Patrice Poissant
  Thomas Montminy-Brodeur

Outstanding Models in a Photoreal or Animated Project

• Star Wars: The Force Awakens; BB-8
  Joshua Lee
  Matthew Denton
  Landis Fields
  Cyrus Jam

Outstanding Compositing in a Photoreal Feature

• The Revenant; Bear Attack
  Donny Rausch
  Alan Travis
  Charles Lai
  TC Harrison

Outstanding Compositing in a Photoreal Commercial

• SSE; Pier
  Gary Driver
  Greg Spencer
  Grant Connor

Outstanding Compositing in a Photoreal Episode

• Game of Thrones; Hardhome
  Eduardo Díaz
  Guillermo Orbe
  Oscar Perea
  Inmaculada Nadela

Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature

• The Revenant
  Rich McBride
  Ivy Agregan
  Jason Smith
  Nicolas Chevallier
  Cameron Waldbauer

Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode

• Vikings; To the Gates
  Dominic Remane
  Bill Halliday
  Paul Wishart
  Ovidiu Cinazan
  Paul Byrne