The Visual Effects Society Award for Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode is one of the annual awards given by the Visual Effects Society, starting in 2004. While the award's title has changed several time within this period, the recipients have been television episodes and/or movies or specials with less prominent, more subtle visual effects work.

Winners and nominees 2000s Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Broadcast Program Year Program Episode(s) Nominees Network 2004 Lost "Pilot (Part 2)" Kevin Blank, Mitch Suskin, Benoit Girard, Jerome Morin ABC Clubhouse "Spectator Interference" Curt Miller, Jason C. Spratt, Doug Witsken, Mike Tonder CBS Spartacus Sam Nicholson, Eric Grenaudier, Anthony Ocampo, Tim Donahue USA 2005 Lost "Exodus: Part 2" Kevin Blank, Mitchell Ferm, Eric Chauvin, John Teska ABC Alias "The Index" Kevin Blank, Armen V. Kevorkian, Eric Chauvin ABC Warm Springs Camille Cellucci, Jonathan Keeton, Kirk Cadrette, John Baker HBO 2006 ER "Scoop and Run" Sam Nicholson, Scott Ramsey, Adam Ealovega, Anthony Ocampo NBC Alias "Reprisal"/"All the Time in the World" Kevin Blank, Jay Worth, Steve Fong, Kevin Kutchaver ABC Commander in Chief "The Wind Beneath Her Wings" Mark Kolpack, Adam Ealovega, Mark Spatny, Michael Enriquez 2007 Rome "Philippi" James Madigan, Barrie Hemsley, Duncan Kinnaird, Gary Brozenich HBO Drive "The Starting Line" Raoul Bolognini, Loni Peristere, Steven Meyer, Chris John Jones Fox Grey's Anatomy "Walk on Water" Sam Nicholson, Scott Ramsey, Valeri Pfahning, Michael Enriquez ABC Marie-Antoinette Richard Martin, Pierre Raymond, Sébastien Rioux, Nadine Homier Pushing Daisies "Pie-lette" Craig Weiss, Toni Pace Carstensen, Brian Vogt, Jimmy Berndt ABC 2008 Fringe "Pilot" Kevin Blank, Jay Worth, Andrew Orloff, Barbara Genicoff Fox Jericho "Patriots and Tyrants" Andrew Orloff, Blythe Dalton Klippsten, Chris John Jones, Michael Cliett CBS Life "Frozen Solid" Anthony 'Max' Ivins, Jenny Foster, Danny S. Kim, Shawn Lipowski NBC Pushing Daisies "The Legend of Merle McQuoddy" William Powloski, Elizabeth Castro, Melanie Rose Tucker, Eric Chauvin ABC 2009 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation "Family Affair" (Opening Sequence) Rik Shorten, Steven Meyer, Derek Smith, Sabrina Arnold CBS FlashForward "No More Good Days" Kevin Blank, Steven Meyer, Jonathan Spencer Levy, Andrew Orloff ABC Kings "Goliath" Craig Weiss, Niel Wray, Brian Vogt, Ronald B. Moore NBC Krupp: A Family Between War and Peace Thomas Tannenberger, Olcun Tan, Shane Cook, Mark Kolpack ZDF Lost "The Incident" Mitch Suskin, Eric Hance, Sean M. Scott, Samantha Mabie-Tuinstra ABC

2010s Year Program Nominees Network 2010 Boardwalk Empire Robert Stromberg, David Taritero, Richard Friedlander, Paul Graff HBO Human Target Andrew Orloff, Raoul Bolognini, Nathan Overstrom, Charlene Eberle Douglas Fox Lost Adam Avitabile, Melinka Thompson-Godoy, Michael Capton, Michael Degtjarewsky ABC The Walking Dead Sam Nicholson, Jason Sperling, Kent Johnson, Christopher D. Martin AMC Undercovers Jay Worth, Andrew Waisler, Ron Thornton, Andrew Kramer NBC Year Program Episode(s) Nominees Network 2011 Game of Thrones "Winter Is Coming" Lucy Ainsworth-Taylor, Angela Barson, Ed Bruce, Adam McInnes HBO Boardwalk Empire "Georgia Peaches" Richard Friedlander, Robert Stromberg, David Taritero HBO Bones "The Twist in the Twister" Christian Cardona, Buddy Gheen, Beau Janzen, Andy Simonson Fox Breaking Bad "Face Off" Bruce Branit, Werner Hahnlein, Greg Nicotero, William Powloski AMC Pan Am "Pilot" Tavis Larkham, Christopher D. Martin, Sam Nicholson, Matt Robken ABC 2012 Boardwalk Empire "The Pony" John Bair, Parker Chehak, Paul Graff, Lesley Robson-Foster HBO Hawaii Five-0 "La O Na Makuahine " Gevork Babityan, Jon Howard, Armen V. Kevorkian, Rick Ramirez CBS Hell on Wheels "Blood Moon" Matt von Brock, Jason Fotter, Tim Jacobsen, Bill Kent AMC Hemingway & Gellhorn Nathan Abbot, Kip Larsen, Chris Morley, Chris Paizis HBO The Men Who Built America "Bloody Battles" Glenn Allen, Matthew Conner, Eran Dinur, David W. Reynolds History 2013 Banshee "Pilot" Armen V. Kevorkian, Mark Skowronski, Jeremy Jozwik, Rick Ramirez Cinemax The Borgias "Relics" Wojciech Zielinski, Neishaw Ali, Bill Halliday, J.P. Giamos Showtime Da Vinci's Demons "Ho'onani Makuakane" Kevin Blank, Simon Frame, Ante Dekovic, Oliver Arnold Starz Hawaii Five-0 "La O Na Makuahine " Armen V. Kevorkian, Alexander Soltes, Jane Sharvina, Andranik Taranyan CBS Mob City "A Guy Walks Into a Bar" Jason Sperling, Michael Morreale, Valeri Pfahning, Michael Enriquez TNT Moonfleet "Episode 2" Ed Bruce, Alan Collins, John O'Connell, Joseph Courtis Sky One Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Visual Effects-Driven Photoreal/Live Action Broadcast Program Year Program Episode(s) Nominees Network 2014 American Horror Story: Freak Show "Edward Mordrake (Part 2)" Jason Piccioni, Jason C. Spratt, Michael Kirylo, Justin Ball, Eric Roberts FX Black Sails "I." Erik Henry, Annemarie Griggs, Paul Graff, George Murphy Starz Crossbones Kevin Blank, Ron Pogue, Andy Weder, Niklas Jacobson, Måns Björklund NBC Penny Dreadful "Séance" James Cooper, Bill Halliday, Sarah McMurdo, Lorne Kwechansky Showtime Ripper Street "Whitechapel Terminus" Ed Bruce, Alan Collins, Joseph Courtis, John O'Connell Amazon Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode Year Program Episode(s) Nominees Network 2015 Vikings "To the Gates!" Dominic Remane, Bill Halliday, Paul Wishart, Ovidiu Cinazan, Paul Byrne History Agent Carter "Now is Not the End" Sheena Duggal, Addie Manis, Richard Bluff, Jayesh Dalal, Kenneth C. Clark ABC Black Sails "XVIII." Erik Henry, Annemarie Griggs, Kevin Rafferty, Aladino V. Debert, Paul Stephenson Starz Daredevil "Speak of the Devil" Bryan Godwin, David Van Dyke, Karl Coyner, Julie Long, Johann Kunz Netflix Penny Dreadful "And They Were Enemies" James Cooper, Bill Halliday, Sarah McMurdo, Mai-Ling Lee Showtime 2016 Black Sails "XX." Erik Henry, Terron Pratt, Aladino V. Debert, Yafei Wu, Paul Stephenson Starz The Man in the High Castle "Fallout" Lawson Deming, Cory Jamieson, Casi Blume, Nick Chamberlain Amazon Penny Dreadful "The Day Tennyson Died" James Cooper, Bill Halliday, Sarah McMurdo, Mai-Ling Lee Showtime Roots "Part One" Simon Hansen, Paul Kalil, Theo le Roux Preis, Wicus Labuschagne, Max Poolman History Vikings "The Last Ship" Dominic Remane, Mike Borrett, Ovidiu Cinazan, Paul Wishart, Paul Byrne 2017 Black Sails "XXIX." Erik Henry, Terron Pratt, Yafei Wu, David Wahlberg, Paul Dimmer Starz Fear the Walking Dead "Sleigh Ride" Peter Crosman, Denise Gayle, Philip Nussbaumer, Martin Pelletier, Frank Iudica AMC Mr. Robot "eps3.4_runtime-error.r00" Ariel Altman, Lauren Montuori, John T. Miller, Luciano DiGeronimo USA Outlander "Eye of the Storm" Richard Briscoe, Elicia Bessette, Aladino V. Debert, Filip Orrby, Doug Hardy Starz Taboo "Episode 1" Henry Badgett, Tracy McCreary, Nic Birmingham, Simon Rowe, Colin Gorry FX Vikings "On the Eve" Dominic Remane, Mike Borrett, Ovidiu Cinazan, Paul Wishart, Paul Byrne History 2018 Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan "Pilot" Erik Henry, Matt Robken, Bobo Skipper, Deak Ferrand, Pau Costa Amazon The Alienist "The Boy on the Bridge" Kent Houston, Wendy Garfinkle, Steve Murgatroyd, Drew Jones, Paul Stephenson TNT The Deuce "We're All Beasts" Jim Rider, Steven Weigle, John Bair, Aaron Raff HBO The First "Near and Far" Karen E. Goulekas, Eddie Bonin, Roland Langschwert, Bryan Godwin, Matthew James Kutcher Hulu The Handmaid's Tale "June" Brendan Taylor, Stephen Lebed, Winston Lee, Leo Bovell 2019 Chernobyl "1:23:45" Max Dennison, Lindsay McFarlane, Clare Cheetham, Paul Jones, Claudius Rauch HBO The Crown "Aberfan" Ben Turner, Reece Ewing, David Fleet, Jonathan Wood Netflix Living with Yourself "Nice Knowing You" Jay Worth, Jacqueline VandenBussche, Chris Wright, Tristan Zerafa See "Godflame" Adrian De Wet, Eve Fizzinoglia, Matt Welford, Pedro Sabrosa, Tom Blacklock Apple TV+ Vikings "What Happens in the Cave" Dominic Remane, Mike Borrett, Ovidiu Cinazan, Thomas Grant Morrison, Paul Byrne History

2020s Year Program Episode(s) Nominees Network 2020 The Crown "Gold Stick" Ben Turner, Reece Ewing, Andrew Scrase, Jonathan Wood Netflix I Know This Much Is True "Episode 1" Eric Pascarelli, Keith Kolder, Ariel Altman HBO Mrs. America "Shirley" Janelle Croshaw, Kaylie Whitcher, Leonardo Silva, Zena Bielewicz, Michael Innanen FX Survive Ariel Altman, Rae Welty, Caius Wong, Carl Fong Quibi Vikings "Best Laid Plans" Dominic Remane, Bill Halliday, Thomas Grant Morrison, Ovidiu Cinazan, Paul Byrne Amazon Warrior "Learn to Endure, or Hire a Bodyguard" Jonathan Alenskas, Leah Orsini, Nate Overstrom, David Eschrich Cinemax 2021 See "Rock-a-Bye" Chris Wright, Parker Chehak, Javier Roca, Tristan Zerafa, Tony Kenny Apple TV+ 9-1-1: Lone Star "Hold the Line" Brigitte Bourque, Tyler Deck, Jason Gottlieb, Josephine Noh, Elia Popov Fox The Handmaid's Tale "Chicago" Brendan Taylor, Stephen Lebed, Kayla Cabral, Brannek Gaudet Hulu The Mysterious Benedict Society "A Bunch of Smart Orphans" Philippe Thibault, Marie-Pierre Boucher, Alexis Belanger, Gabriel Beauvais Disney+ Squid Game "VIPS" Jaihoon Jung, Hyejin Kim, Hyungrok Kim, Sungman Jun Netflix Sweet Tooth "Sorry About All the Dead People" Rob Price, Danica Tsang, Matt Bramante, Jayme Vandusen 2022 Five Days at Memorial "Day Two" Eric Durst, Danny McNair, Matt Whelan, Goran Pavles, John MacGillivray Apple TV+ The Old Man "Episode III" Erik Henry, Matt Robken, Jamie Klein, Sylvain Théroux, J.D. Streett FX See "I See You" Chris Wright, Parker Chehak, Tristan Zerafa, Oscar Perea, Tony Kenny Apple TV+ Severance "Good News About Hell" Vadim Turchin, Nicole Melius, David Piombino, David Rouxel Apple TV+ Vikings: Valhalla "The Bridge" Ben Mossman, Melanie Callaghan, Matt Schofield, Chris Cooper, Paul Byrne Netflix

Programs with multiple awards 2 awards Black Sails (Starz)

Programs with multiple nominations

5 nominations Vikings (History/Amazon)

4 nominations Black Sails (Starz) Lost (ABC)

3 nominations Boardwalk Empire (HBO) Penny Dreadful (Showtime)

2 nominations Alias (ABC) The Crown (Netflix) The Handmaid's Tale (Hulu) Hawaii Five-0 (CBS) Pushing Daisies (ABC) See (Apple TV+)

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