The Visual Effects Society Award for Outstanding Model in a Photoreal or Animated Project is one of the annual awards given by the Visual Effects Society. The award goes to artists whose work in models, miniatures, have been deemed worthy of recognition. Originally, the award was given separately to artists in both film and television, with the categories "Best Models and Miniatures in a Motion Picture" and "Best Models and Miniatures in a Televised Program, Music Video or Commercial". In 2004, there was only one category, recognizing only work in motion pictures with "Outstanding Models and Miniatures in a Motion Picture". In 2005, television was honored, once again, with "Outstanding Models and Miniatures in a Broadcast Program, Commercial or Music Video". Television series and/or televised content (commercials, specials, etc.) would be honored, intermittently, until 2015, when the category was redesigned to honor any motion media project. It has continued to do so since then.
Winners and nominees 2000s Best Models and Miniatures in a Motion Picture Year Film Model Nominee(s) 2002 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Richard Taylor, Paul Van Ommen, Matt Aitken Die Another Day John Richardson Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones Brian Gernand, Russell Paul, Geoff Campbell, Jean Bolte 2003 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Richard Taylor, Paul Van Ommen, Eric Saindon Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Captain Barbosa Geoff Campbell, James Tooley, Steve Walton, Dugan Beach The Interceptor Charlie Bailey, Peter Bailey, Robert Edwards, Don Bies 2004 The Aviator XF11 crash Matthew Gratzner, Scott Schneider, Adam Gelbart, Leigh-Alexandra Jacob Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Jose Granell, Nigel Stone National Treasure Treasure Room Matthew Gratzner, Forest P. Fischer, Scott Beverly, Leigh-Alexandra Jacob 2005 War of the Worlds Ed Hirsh, Steve Gawley, Joshua Ong, Russell Paul Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Hogwarts Jose Granell, Nigel Stone Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith Brian Gernand, Pamela Choy, Ron Woodall, Kevin Reuter
Outstanding Models and Miniatures in a Feature Motion Picture Year Film Model(s) Nominee(s) 2006 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest Bruce Holcomb, Ron Woodall, Charlie Bailey, Carl Miller The Good Shepherd Matthew Gratzner, Forest Fischer, Enrico Altmann, Leigh-Alexandra Jacob V for Vendetta Jose Granell, Nigel Stone 2007 Transformers Dave Fogler, Ron Woodall, Alex Jaeger, Brain Gernand Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Hogwarts Jose Granell, Nigel Stone Live Free or Die Hard Freeway Sequence (F35 Miniature and Effects) Ian Hunter, Scott Schneider, Scott Beverly, John Cazin Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End Practical and Digital Ships Ken Bailey, Bruce Holcomb, Carl Miller, Geoff Heron Spider-Man 3 Building/Crane Destruction Miniature and Effects Masahiko Tani, Scott Beverly, Forest Fischer, Raymond Moore 2008 The Dark Knight Garbage Truck Crash Models & Miniatures Ian Hunter, Forest Fischer, Scott Beverly, Adam Gelbart Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull David Fogler, Craig Hammack, Brian Gernand, Geoff Heron Iron Man Suit-Up Machine Aaron McBride, Russell Paul, Gerald Gutschmidt, Kenji Yamaguchi My Darling of the Mountains Hot Springs Taro Kiba, Kenji Nagatani, Yuki Minagawa, Hideo Udo 2009 Avatar Samson/Home Tree/Floating Mountains/Ampsuit Simon Cheung, Paul Jenness, John Stevenson-Galvin, Rainer Zoetti Coraline Deborah Cook, Paul Mack, Martin Meunier, Matthew DeLue Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Escape Ian Hunter, Forest Fischer, Robert Chapin, Tony Chen Terminator Salvation Practical Models and Miniatures Brian Gernand, Geoff Heron, Nick d'Abo, Patrick Sweeney Best Models and Miniatures in a Televised Program, Music Video, or Commercial Year Program Model Nominee(s) 2002 Star Trek: Enterprise: "Dead Stop" John Teska, Koji Kuramura, Pierre Drolet, Sean M. Scott Gatorade: "Visitors" Matthew Gratzner, James Waterhouse, Scott Lukowski, Eric Coon Rose Red Michael Joyce 2003 Helen of Troy Anthony Ocampo Battlestar Galactica Lee Stringer, Jose Perez, Gabriel Köerner, Michael Enriquez Outstanding Models and Miniatures in a Broadcast Program, Commercial, or Music Video Year Program Model Nominee(s) 2005 Las Vegas: "Bold, Beautiful and Blue" Michael Cook, Anthony Ocampo, Eugene Kim, Renaud Talon Ford: World Traveler Matthew Gratzner, Greg M. Boettcher, Enrico Altmann, Matt Burlingame Walgreens: Giving Tree/Last Minute Winter Wonderland Ian Hunter, Forest P. Fischer, Seth Curlin, Joachim Duppel 2006 Battlestar Galactica: "Resurrection Ship, Part II" Steve Graves, Jose Peretz, Mark Shimer, Chris Zapara Commander in Chief: "Air Force One" Michael Enriquez Dodge: Fairy Matthew Gratzner, Forest P. Fischer, Jon Warren, Scott Schneider 2007 Halo 3: Believe Campaign Matthew Gratzner, Alan Scott, Seth Curlin, Greg M. Boettcher Outstanding Models and Miniatures in a Broadcast Program or Commercial Year Program Model Nominee(s) 2008 New Balance: Anthem Garbage Truck Crash Models & Miniatures Ian Hunter, Jon Warren, Matt Burlingame, Raymond Moore Ghost Whisperer: "Save Our Souls" Claridon Ship Eric Hance
2010s Outstanding Models and Miniatures in a Feature Motion Picture Year Film Model(s) Nominee(s) 2010 Inception Hospital Fortress Destruction Ian Hunter, Scott Beverly, Forest P. Fischer, Robert Spurlock The Expendables The Palace Explodes Gene Warren Jr., Christopher Warren, Gene Warren III Iron Man 2 Hammer Military Drones Bruce Holcomb, Ron Woodall, John Goodson, John Walker Shutter Island Ward-C Int/Ext, Lighthouse Int/Ext Matthew Gratzner, Scott Schneider, Adam Gelbart, Richard Ewan 2011 Transformers: Dark of the Moon Driller Timothy Brakensiek, Kelvin Chu, Dave Fogler, Rene Garcia Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 Hogwarts Buildings Steven Godfrey, Pietro Ponti, Tania Richard, Andy Warren Hugo Train Crash Scott Beverly, Alan K.M. Faucher, Forest P. Fischer, Matthew Gratzner Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol Parking Garage John Goodson, Russell Paul, Victor Schutz, Kristian Pedlow 2012 The Avengers Helicarrier Rene Garcia, Bruce Holcomb, Polly Ing, Aaron Wilson The Dark Knight Rises Airplane Heist Ian Hunter, Scott Beverly, Alan K.M. Faucher, Steve Newburn The Impossible Orchid Hotel Markus Donhauser, Patrick Lehn, Angel Pedro Martinez, Jurgen Pirman Men in Black 3 Cape Canaveral/Apollo Launch Craig Feifarek, Hee-Chel Nam, Eric Neill, Taehyun Park 2013 Gravity ISS Exterior Ben Lambert, Paul Beilby, Chris Lawrence, Andy Nicholson The Lone Ranger Colby Locomotive Rene Garcia, Steve Walton, Brian Paik, Gerald Gutschmidt Pacific Rim Dave Fogler, Alex Jaeger, Aaron Wilson, David Richard Nelson Star Trek Into Darkness Bruce Holcomb, Ron Woodall, John Goodson, Tom Fejes
Outstanding Models and Miniatures in a Broadcast Program or Commercial Year Program Model(s) Nominee(s) 2010 Boardwalk Empire: "The Ivory Tower" J. John Corbett, Matthew Conner, Brendan Fitzgerald Family Guy: "Brian Griffin's House of Payne Andrew Karr, Alec McClymont, Daniel Osaki, Paul Hegg 2011 Boardwalk Empire: "Georgia Peaches" Matthew Conner, Eran Dinur, David W. Reynolds, Szymon Weglarski Arrowhead: Nature's Fix Carl Horner, Ian Hunter, Miyo Nakamura, Hayley O'Neill Falling Skies Airbase Jon Chesson, Steve Graves, Michael Kirylo, Renaud Talon Once Upon a Time Snow's Castle Jason O. Monroe, Chris Strauss, Michael Kirylo, Jeremy Melton Outstanding Models in Any Motion Media Project Year Film Model(s) Nominee(s) 2014 Big Hero 6 San Fransokyo Brett Achorn, Minh Duong, Scott Watanabe, Larry Wu The Boxtrolls Mecha-Drill Tom McClure, Oliver Jones, Raul Martinez The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies Laketown Leslie Chan, Alastair Maher, Niklas Preston, Justin Stockton Transformers: Age of Extinction Knightship Landis R. Fields IV, John Goodson, Anthony Rispoli, Dae-Ho Han Outstanding Models in a Photoreal or Animated Project Year Film Model(s) Nominee(s) 2015 Star Wars: The Force Awakens BB-8 Joshua Lee, Matthew Denton, Landis R. Fields IV, Cyrus Jam Avengers: Age of Ultron Hulkbuster Harold Weed, Robert Marinic, Daniel Gonzalez, Myriam Catrin Everest Mount Everest Matthias Bjarnason, Olafur Haraldsson, Kjartan Hardarson, Pétur Arnórsson Jurassic World Indominus Rex Jubinville Steve, Martin Murphy, Aaron Grey, Kevin Reuter Outstanding Model in a Photoreal or Animated Project Year Film Model Nominee(s) 2016 Deepwater Horizon Deepwater Horizon Rig Kelvin Lau, Jean Bolte, Kevin Sprout, Kim Vongbunyong Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Princess Leia Paul Giacoppo, Gareth J. Jensen, Todd Vaziri, James Tooley Star Destroyer Jay Machado, Chulev Marko, Akira Orikasa, Steven Knipping Star Trek Beyond Enterprise Dan Nicholson, Rhys Salcombe, Chris Elmer, Andreas Maaninka 2017 Blade Runner 2049 LAPD Headquarters Alex Funke, Steven Saunders, Joaquin Loyzaga, Chris Menges Despicable Me 3 Dru's Car Eric Guillon, François-Xavier Lepeintre, Guillaume Boudeville, Pierre Lopes Life The ISS Tom Edwards, Kshirsagar Chaitanya, Satish Kutan, Paresh Dodia United States Marine Corps Monument U.S. Marines: Anthem 2018 Mortal Engines London Matthew Sandoval, James Ogle, Nick Keller, Samuel Tack Avengers: Infinity War Nidavellir Forge Megastructure Chad Roen, Ryan J. Rogers, Jeff Tetzlaff, Ming Pan Incredibles 2 Underminer Vehicle Neil Blevins, Philip Metschan, Kexx Singleton Ready Player One DeLorean DMC-12 Giuseppe Bufalo, Kim Lindqvist, Mauro Giacomazzo, William Gallyot Solo: A Star Wars Story Millennium Falcon Masa Narita, Steve Walton, David Meny, James Clyne 2019 The Mandalorian: "Chapter 3: The Sin" The Razorcrest Doug Chiang, Jay Machado, John Goodson, Landis R. Fields IV Lost in Space The Resolute Xuan Prada, Jason Martin, Jonathan Vårdstedt, Eric Andersson The Man in the High Castle Rocket Train Neil Taylor, Casi Blume, Ben McDougal, Chris Kuhn Missing Link The Manchuria Todd Harvey, Daniel R. Casey, Katy Hughes
2020s Year Film Model(s) Nominee(s) 2020 The Midnight Sky Aether Michael Balthazart, Jonathan Opgenhaffen, John-Peter Li, Simon Aluze The Mandalorian Boba Fett's Ship Jay Machado, Enrico Damm, Gerald Blaise, Ryan Church The Mandalorian: "Chapter 16: The Rescue" Light Cruiser John Knoll, John Goodson, Dan Patrascu, Rene Garcia The Witches Rollercoaster Jared Michael, Peter Dominik, Sylvain Lesaint, Emily Tilson 2021 Dune Royal Ornithopter Marc Austin, Anna Yamazoe, Michael Chang, Rachael Dunk Black Widow The Red Room Tristan John Connors, Bo Kwon, James Stuart, Ryan Duhaime Encanto Casita Madrigal Jonathan Lin, Chris Patrick O'Connell, Christoffer Pedersen, Alberto Abril The Suicide Squad Jotunheim Simon Dean Morley, Cedric Enriquez Canlas, Layne Howe, Alberto R. S. Hernandez 2022Avatar: The Way of Water The Sea Dragon Sam Sharplin, Stephen Skorepa, Ian Baker, Guillaume Francois The Sea Beast Maxx Okazaki, Susan Kornfeld, Edward Lee, Doug Smith Top Gun: Maverick F-14 Tomcat Christian Peck, Klaudio Ladavac, Aram Jung, Peter Dominik Wendell & Wild Dream Faire Peter Dahmen, Paul Harrod, Nicholas Blake 2023The Creator Nomad Oliver Kane, Mat Monro, Florence Green, Serban Ungureanu Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 The Arête Kenneth Johansson, Jason Galeon, Tim Civil, Artur Vill Peter Pan & Wendy Jolly Roger Patrick Comtois, Thomas Gallardo, Harrison Stark, David Thibodeau Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Spider HQ Dongick David Sheen, Mark JeongWoong, Lee Mikaela Bantog, René Völker
Superlatives Films with Multiple Nominations 2 Nominations Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Programs with Multiple Nominations 3 Nominations The Mandalorian
2 Nominations Battlestar Galactica Boardwalk Empire
External links Visual Effects Society
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