20th Visual Effects Society Awards
The 20th Visual Effects Society Awards was an awards ceremony held by the Visual Effects Society. Nominations were announced on January 18, 2022,[1] and the ceremony took place on March 8, 2022.
20th Visual Effects Society Awards
March 8, 2022
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature:
Dune
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode:
Foundation - The Emperor's Peace
Nominees
    
    Honorary Awards
    
Lifetime Achievement Award:
- Lynwen Brennan
VES Award for Creative Excellence
Film
    
| Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature | Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature | 
|---|---|
| Dune – Paul Lambert, Brice Parker, Tristan Myles, Brian Connor, Gerd Nefzer 
 | Last Night in Soho – Tom Proctor, Gavin Gregory, Julian Gnass, Fabricio Baessa 
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| Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature | Outstanding Animated Character in a Photoreal Feature | 
| Encanto – Scott Kersavage, Bradford Simonsen, Thaddeus P. Miller, Ian Gooding 
 | Finch: Jeff – Harinarayan Rajeev, Matthias Schoenegger, Simon Allen, Paul Nelson 
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| Outstanding Animated Character in an Animated Feature | Outstanding Created Environment in a Photoreal Feature | 
| Encanto: Mirabel Madrigal – Kelly McClanahan, Sergi Caballer, Mary Twohig, Jose Luis "Weecho" Velasquez 
 | Spider-Man: No Way Home: The Mirror Dimension – Eric Le Dieu de Ville, Thomas Dotheij, Ryan Olliffe, Claire Le Teuff 
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| Outstanding Created Environment in an Animated Feature | Outstanding Virtual Cinematography in a CG Project | 
| Encanto: Antonio's Room – Camille Andre, Andrew Finley, Chris Patrick O'Connell, Amol Sathe 
 | Encanto: We Don't Talk about Bruno – Nathan Detroit Warner, Dorian Bustamante, Tyler Kupferer, Michael Woodside 
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| Outstanding Model in a Photoreal or Animated Project | Outstanding Effects Simulations in a Photoreal Feature | 
| Dune: Royal Ornithopter – Marc Austin, Anna Yamazoe, Michael Chang, Rachael Dunk 
 | Dune: Dunes of Arrakis – Gero Grimm, Ivan Larinin, Hideki Okano, Zuny An 
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| Outstanding Effects Simulations in an Animated Feature | Outstanding Compositing and Lighting in a Feature | 
| Raya and the Last Dragon – Le Joyce Tong, Henrik Fält, Rattanin Sirinaruemarn, Jacob Rice | Dune: Attack on Arrakeen – Gregory Haas, Francesco Dell'Anna, Abhishek Chaturvedi, Cleve Zhu 
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| Outstanding Special (Practical) Effects in a Photoreal or Animated Project | |
| Jungle Cruise – JD Schwalm, Nick Rand, Robert Spurlock, Nick Byrd 
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Television
    
| Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode | Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode | 
|---|---|
| Foundation: "The Emperor's Peace" – Chris MacLean, Addie Manis, Mike Enriquez, Chris Keller, Paul Byrne 
 | See: "Rock-A-Bye" – Chris Wright, Parker Chehak, Javier Roca, Tristan Zerafa, Tony Kenny 
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| Outstanding Visual Effects in a Commercial | Outstanding Animated Character in an Episode or Real-Time Project | 
| Sheba "Hope Reef" – Grant Walker, Sophie Harrison, Hernan Llano, Michael Baker 
 | The Witcher: Nivellen the Cursed Man – Marko Chulev, Rasely Ma, Mike Beaulieu, Robin Witzsche 
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| Outstanding Animated Character in a Commercial | Outstanding Created Environment in an Episode, Commercial, or Real-Time Project | 
| Smart Energy: "Einstein Knows Best"; Einstein – Alex Hammond, Harsh Borah, Clare Williams, Andreas Graichen 
 | Sheba: Hope Reef – Henrique Campanha, Baptiste Roy, Luca Veronese, Timothee Maron 
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| Outstanding Effects Simulations in an Episode, Commercial, or Real-Time Project | Outstanding Compositing and Lighting in an Episode | 
| Foundation: Collapse of the Galactic Empire – Giovanni Casadei, Mikel Zuloaga, Steven Moor, Louis Manjarres 
 | Loki: "Lamentis"; Shuroo City Destruction – Paul Chapman, Tom Truscott, Biagio Figliuzzi, Attila Szalma 
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| Outstanding Compositing and Lighting in a Commercial | |
| Verizon "The Reset" – David Piombino, Rajesh Kaushik, Manideep Sanisetty, Tim Crean | |
Other categories
    
| Outstanding Visual Effects in a Real-Time Project | Outstanding Visual Effects in a Special Venue Project | 
|---|---|
| Call of Duty: Vanguard – Sandy Lin-Chiang, Joseph Knox, Gareth Richards, Shane Daley 
 | Jurassic World Adventure – Eugénie von Tunzelmann, Maximilian McNair MacEwan, Stephen Goalby, Brad Silby 
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| Outstanding Visual Effects in a Student Project | |
| Green – Camille Poiriez, Arielle Cohen, Eloise Thibaut, Louis Florean 
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References
    
- Pederson, Erik (March 2, 2021). "VES Awards Nominations: 'Tenet', 'Midnight Sky', 'Extraction', 'Soul' & 'Mandalorian' Among Titles In Visual Effects Hunt". Deadline. Retrieved March 2, 2021.