The Visual Effects Society Award for Outstanding Compositing in a Photoreal Feature is one of the annual awards given by the Visual Effects Society, starting in 2002. It is awarded to visual effects artists for their work in compositing.
Winners and nominees
2000s Year Film Nominee(s) 2002Best Compositing in a Motion Picture The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Mark Lewis, GG Heitmann Demers, Alex Lemke, Alfred Murrle Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Quiddich Match) Barbara Brennan, Jay Cooper, Kimberly Lashbrook, Dorne Huebler Minority Report Scott Frankel, Patrick Jarvis 2003 Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Philip R. Brennan The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen George Macri, Mike Hardison, Patrick Murphy, Dan Trezise The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Mortitz Glaesle, Mark Lewis, Kara Vandeleur 2004 Spider-Man 2 (Train Sequence) || style="background:#B0C4DE;"| Colin Drobnis, Greg Derochie, Blaine Kennison, Kenny Lam|- | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban || Dorne Huebler, Jay Cooper, Patrick Brennan, Anthony Shafer |- | The Phantom of the Opera (Opening Shot) || Claas Henke, Laurent Ben-Minoun, Anupam Das |- | rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;"| 2005 || style="background:#B0C4DE;" | War of the Worlds || style="background:#B0C4DE;"| Marshall Krasser, Michael Jamieson, Jeff Saltzman, Regan Mcgee|- | Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Voldemort's Nose) || Ben Shepherd, Uel Horman, Charley Henley, Nicolas Aithadi |- | King Kong (T-Rex Fight) || Erik Winquist, Michaell Pangrazio, Steve Cronin, Suzanne Jandu |- | rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;"| 2006 ! colspan="4"|Outstanding Compositing in a Feature Motion Picture |- | style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest Eddie Pasquarello, Francois Lambert, Jeff Sutherland, Tory Mercer The Da Vinci Code (Saint Sulpice Sequence) Mathew Krentz, Jordan Benwick, Enrico Perei, Rafal Kaniewski Poseidon Scott Younkin, Janeen Elliott, Brian Connor, Mark Nettleton 2007 Transformers Pat Tubach, Beth D'Amato, Todd Vaziri, Mike Conte I Am Legend (Seaport Evacuation) Darren Lurie, John Sasaki, Rita Kunzler, Fish Essenfeld Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End Eddie Pasquarello, Katrin Klaiber, Jen Howard, Shawn Hiller Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (Death of Beckett) Lou Pecora, Joel Behrens, Ted Andre, Kevin Ligenfelser The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep (Crusoe) Scott Stokdyk, Terry Clotiaux, Peter Nofz, Spencer Cook 2008 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (Benjamin Comes Together) Janelle Croshaw, Paul Lambert, Sonja Burchard, Sarahjane Javelo The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian Stuart Lashley, Arundi Asregadoo, Mark Curtis, Richard Baker Iron Man (Head Under Sisplay/HUD Compositing) Jonathan Rothbart, Dav Rauch, Kyle McCulloch, Kent Seki Quantum of Solace (Siennna Chase and Fight Sequence) Anthony Smith, Christian Kaestner, Adrian Metzelaar, Jon Thum 2009 District 9 Shervin Shogian, Hamish Schumacher, Janeen Elliott, Simon Hughes Avatar Erik Winquist, Robin Hollander, Erich Eder, Giuseppe Tagliavini Avatar (End Battle) Eddie Pasquarello, Beth D'Amato, Todd Vaziri, Jay Cooper Sherlock Holmes Kate Windibank, Jan Adamczyk, Sam Osborne, Alex Cumming
2010s Year Film Nominee(s) 2010 Inception || style="background:#B0C4DE;"| Astrid Busser-Casas, Scott Pritchard, Jan Maroske, George Zwier|- | Alice in Wonderland (Stolen Tarts) || Aaron Kupferman, Lisa Deaner, Orde Stevanoski, Ruben Flores |- | Hereafter (Tsunami Sequence) || Joseph Farrell, Nick Crew, Jamie Hallett, Christine Lo |- | Tron: Legacy || Paul Lambert, Sonja Burchard, Kym Olsen, Sarajane Javelo Chase |- | rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;"| 2011 || style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Captain America: The First Avenger || style="background:#B0C4DE;"| Casey Allen, Trent Claus, Brian Hajek, Cliff Welsh|- | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 || Michele Benigna, Martin Ciastko, Thomas Dyg, Andy Robinson |- | Rise of the Planet of the Apes || Jean-Luc Azzis, Quentin Hema, Simon Jung, Christoph Salzmann |- | Transformers: Dark of the Moon || Chris Balog, Ben O'Brien, Amy Shepard, Jeff Sutherland |- | rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;"| 2012 || style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Life of Pi (Storm of God) || style="background:#B0C4DE;"| Ryan Clarke, Jose Fernandez, Sean Oharas, Hamish Schumacher|- | The Avengers (Hulk Punch) || Chris Balog, Peter Demarest, Nelson Sepulveda, Alan Travis |- | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey || Jean-Luc Azzis, Steven McGillen, Christoph Salzmann, Charles Tait |- | Prometheus (Engineers & the Orrery) || Xavier Bourque, Sam Cole, Simone Riginelli, Denis Scolan |- | rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;"| 2013 || style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Gravity Mark Bakowski, Anthony Smith, Theodor Groeneboom, Adrian Metzelaar Elysium Jean Lapointe, Jordan Benwick, Robin Hackl, Janeen Elliott The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Charles Tait, Robin Hollander, Giuseppe Tagliavini, Sean Heuston Iron Man 3 (Barrel of Monkeys) Michael Maloney, Francis Puthanangadi, Justin Van Der Lek, Howard Cabalfin Iron Man 3 (House Attack) Darren Poe, Stefano Trivelli, Josiah Howison, Zach Zaubi 2014Outstanding Compositing in a Photoreal/Live Action Feature Motion Picture Dawn of the Planet of the Apes Christoph Salzmann, Florian Schroeder, Quentin Hema, Simone Riginelli Edge of Tomorrow (Beach) Craig Wentworth, Matthew Welford, Marie Victoria Denoga, Frank Fieser The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies Simon Jung, Ben Roberts, Matthew Adams, Jordan Schilling Interstellar (Water) Raphael Hamm, Isaac Layish, Sebastian Von Overheidt, Tristan Myles 2015Outstanding Compositing in a Photoreal Feature The Revenant Donny Rausch, Alan Travix, Charles Lai, TC Harrison Mad Max: Fury Road Lindsay Adams, Matthew Wynne, Chris Davies, Phil Outen San Andreas (Los Angeles Destruction) Sandro Blattnber, Hamish Schumacher, Nicholas Kim, Mario Rokicki Star Wars: The Force Awakens Jay Cooper, Marian Mavrovic, Jean Lapointe, Alex Prichard Tomorrowland Francois Lambert, Jean Lapointe, Peter Demarest, Conny Fauser 2016 The Jungle Book Christoph Salzmann, Masaki Mitchell, Matthew Adams, Max Stummer Doctor Strange (New York City) Matthew Lane, Jose Fernandez, Ziad Shureih, Amy Shepard Independence Day: Resurgence (Under the Mothership) Mathew Giampa, Adrian Sutherland, Daniel Lee, Ed Wilkie X-Men: Apocalypse (Quicksilver Rescue) Jess Burnheim, Alana Newell, Andy Peel, Matthew Shaw 2017 War for the Planet of the Apes Christoph Salzmann, Robin Hollander, Ben Morgan, Ben Warner Blade Runner 2049 (LAPD Approach and Joi Holograms) Tristan Myles, Miles Lauridsen, Joel Delle-Vergin, Farhad Mohasseb Kong: Skull Island Nelson Sepulveda, Aaron Brown, Paolo Acri, Shawn Mason Thor: Ragnarok (Bridge Battle) Gavin McKenzie, David Simpson, Owen Carroll, Mark Gostlow 2018 Avengers: Infinity War (Titan) || style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Sabine Laimer, Tim Walker, Tobias Wiesner, Massimo Pasquetti|- | First Man || Joel Delle-Vergin, Peter Farkas, Miles Lauridsen, Francesco Dell'Anna |- | Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom || John Galloway, Enrik Pavdeja, David Nolan, Juan Espigares Enriquez |- | Welcome to Marwen || Woei Lee, Saul Galbiati, Max Besner, Thai-Son Doan |- | rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;" | 2019 || style="background:#B0C4DE;" |The Irishman Nelson Sepulveda, Vince Papaix, Benjamin O'Brien, Christopher Doerhoff Alita: Battle Angel Adam Bradley, Carlo Scaduto, Hirofumi Takeda, Ben Roberts Avengers: Endgame Tim Walker, Blake Winder, Tobias Wiesner, Joerg Bruemmer Captain Marvel (Young Nick Fury) Trent Claus, David Moreno Hernandez, Jeremiah Sweeney, Yuki Uehara Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Jeff Sutherland, John Galloway, Sam Bassett, Charles Lai
2020s Year Film Nominee(s) 2020 Project Power Russell Horth, Matthew Patience, Julien Rousseau Greyhound Chris Gooch, Tiago Santos, Stu Bruzek, Sneha Amin Mulan Christoph Salzmann, Beck Veitch, Joerg Bruemmer, Indah Maretha Underwater Sreejith Venugopalan, Ruslan Borysov, Susil Sabat, Andreas Andersson 2021 Outstanding Compositing & Lighting in a Feature Dune (Attack on Arrakeen) || style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Gregory Haas, Francesco Dell'Anna, Abhishek Chaturvedi, Cleve Zhu|- | Black Widow (Red Room Crashing Back to Earth) || Michael Melchiorre, Simon Twine, Daniel Harkness, Tim Crowson |- | Dune (Hologram & Hunter Seeker) || Patrick Heinen, Jacob Maymudes, Tj Burke, James Jooyoung Lee |- | Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (Macau City) || Jeremie Maheu, Mathieu Dupuis, Karthic Ramesh, Jiri Kilevnik |- | Spider-Man: No Way Home (Liberty Island Battle & Christmas Swing Finale) || Zac Campbell, Frida Nerdal, Louis Corr, Kelvin Yee
| rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;" | 2022 | style="background:#B0C4DE;" |Avatar: The Way of Water (Water Integration) Sam Cole, Francois Sugny, Florian Schroeder, Jean Matthews Avatar: The Way of Water (Landing Rockets Forest Destruction) Miguel Santana Da Silva, Hongfei Geng, Jonathan Moulin, Maria Corcho The Batman (Rainy Freeway Chase) Beck Veitch, Stephen Tong, Eva Snyder, Rachel E. Herbert Top Gun: Maverick Saul Davide Galbiati, Jean-Freceric Veilleux, Felix B. Lafontaine, Cynthia Rodriguez del Castillo 2023The Creator (Bar) Phil Prates, Min Kim, Nisarg Suthar, Toshiko Miura The Creator (Spaceships) Ben O-Brien, Juan Espigares Enriquez, Wesley Roberts, Hayes Brien Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 Indah Maretha, Beck Veitch, Nathan Abbot, Steve McGillen John Wick: Chapter 4 (Apartment Massacre Videogame Style) Javier Roca, Julien Forest, Thomas Bourdis, Dominik Kirouac Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Bret St.Clair, Kieron Cheuk-Chi, Lo Kelly, Christophers Rowan Young
Superlatives Films with Multiple Nominations
2 Nominations Avatar Avatar: The Way of Water Dune Iron Man 3 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End The Creator
External links Visual Effects Society
References