The Visual Effects Society Award for Outstanding Special (Practical) Effects 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 special/practical effects, have been deemed worthy of recognition. The award has been handed out intermittently since the first VES awards. Only twice was it awarded to television broadcasts or commercials (in 2004 and 2008), and was award for film from 2003 to 2009, with the exception being 2006. It was reintroduced in 2020, awarding any photoreal and/or animated project.
Winners and nominees
2000s Year Film Nominee(s) 2002 Best Special Effects in a Motion Picture The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers || style="background:#B0C4DE;"| Steve Ingram, Blair Foord, Rich Cordobes, Scott Harens|- | Die Another Day || Chris Corbould |- | rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;"| 2003 ! colspan="4"|Outstanding Special Effects in Service to Visual Effects in a Motion Picture |- | style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl || style="background:#B0C4DE;"| Geoff Heron, Robert Clot, Jason Brackett, John McLeod|- | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King || Scott Harens, Chuck Schuman, Sven Harens |- ! colspan="4"|Outstanding Special Effects in Service to Visual Effects in a Televised Program, Music Video, or Commercial |- | style="background:#FAEB86;" | Carnivàle: "Milfay" Thomas L. Bellissimo, Charles Belardinelli Carnivàle: "Black Blizzard" Thomas L. Bellissimo 2004 Outstanding Special Effects in Service to Visual Effects in a Motion Picture The Aviator || style="background:#B0C4DE;"| Robert Spurlock, Richard Stutsman, Matthew Gratzner, R. Brice Steinheimer|- | Spider-Man 2 || John Frazier, Jim Schwalm, Jim Nagle, Dave Amborn |- | Van Helsing || Geoff Heron, Chad Taylor |- | rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;"| 2006 ! colspan="4"|Outstanding Special Effects in a Feature Motion Picture |- | style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Casino Royale || style="background:#B0C4DE;"| Chris Corbould, Peter Notley, Ian Lowe, Roy Quinn|- | Superman Returns || Neil Corbould, David Brighton, David Young, Robert Heggie |- | rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;"| 2007 ! colspan="4"|Outstanding Special Effects in a Feature Motion Picture |- | style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix ||style="background:#B0C4DE;"| John Richardson, Stephen Hamilton, Richard Farris, Stephen Hutchinson|- ! colspan="4"|Outstanding Special Effects in a Broadcast Program or Commercial |- | style="background:#FAEB86;" | Lexus Hydrant: Actively Safe David Peterson, Anthony De La Cruz 2008 Outstanding Special Effects in a Feature Motion Picture The Dark Knight (Overall Effects) Chris Corbould, Peter Notley, Ian Lowe Defiance (Special Effects) Neil Corbould, Steven Warner, Anne Marie Walters, Alan Young
2010s Year Project Nominee(s) 2019 Outstanding Special (Practical) Effects in a Photoreal or Animated Project The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance: "She Knows All the Secrets" Sean Mathiesen, Jon Savage, Toby Froud, Phil Harvey Aladdin (Magic Carpet) Mark Holt, Jay Mallet, Will Wyatt, Dickon Mitchell Game of Thrones: The Bells Sam Conway, Terry Palmer, Laurence Harvey, Alastair Vardy Terminator: Dark Fate Neil Corbould, David Brighton, Ray Ferguson, Keith Dawson
2020s Year Project Nominee(s) 2020 Fear the Walking Dead: "Bury Her Next to Jasper's Leg" Frank Iudica, Scott Roark, Daniel J. Yates 2021 Outstanding Special (Practical) Effects in a Photoreal Project Jungle Cruise JD Schwalm, Nick Rand, Robert Spurlock, Nick Byrd Eternals Neil Corbould, Keith Corbould, Ray Ferguson, Chris Motjuoadi The Matrix Resurrections JD Schwalm, Brendon O’Dell, Michael Kay, Pau Costa Moeller The Tomorrow War JD Schwalm, Wayne Rowe, Jim Schwalm, Haukur Karlsson 2022Outstanding Special (Practical) Effects in a Photoreal or Animated Project Avatar: The Way of Water: "Current Machine and Wave Pool" J. D. Schwalm, Richie Schwalm, Nick Rand, Robert Spurlock Black Adam: Robotic Flight J. D. Schwalm, Nick Rand, Andrew Hyde, Andy Robot The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power: "Adrift" Middle Earth Storm Dean Clarke, Oliver Gee, Eliot Naimie, Mark Robson Mad God Phil Tippett, Chris Morley, Webster Colcord, Johnny McLeod
External links Visual Effects Society
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