The Visual Effects Society Award for Outstanding Created Environment in an Episode, Commercial, or Real-Time Project is one of the annual awards given by the Visual Effects Society starting from 2004. The award was originally titled "Outstanding Created Environment in a Live Action Broadcast Program", and changed in 2005 to "Outstanding Created Environment in a Live Action Broadcast Program, Commercial, or Music Video". It was again changed in 2009, this time to "Outstanding Created Environment in a Feature Motion Picture", and again in 2011 to "Outstanding Created Environment in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture". Before its final change in 2015, to its current title, it was re-titled in 2014 to "Outstanding Created Environment in a Photoreal/Live Action Feature Motion Picture".
Winners and nominees 2000s Outstanding Created Environment in a Live Action Broadcast Program Year Program Environment Nominee(s) Network 2004 Spartacus Opening Eric Grenaudier, Anthony Ocampo, Cedric Tomacruz, Michael Cook USA Smallville: "Crusade" "Is it a bird? Is it a plane?" Sequence John H. Han, Brian Ali Harding, Terry Shigemitsu, Noriaki Matsumoto The WB Star Trek: Enterprise: "Storm Front, Part II" Dogfight Over NYC Sequence Pierre Drolet, Fred Pienkos, Eddie Robison, Sean M. Scott UPN Outstanding Created Environment in a Live Action Broadcast Program, Commercial, or Music Video Year Program Environment Nominee(s) Network 2005 Into the West: "Wheel to the Stars", "Manifest Destiny", "Dreams and Schemes" || style="background:#B0C4DE;"| Cedric Tomacruz, David Bailey, Valeri Pfahning || style="background:#B0C4DE;" | TNT|- | colspan="2"| Motorola: PEBL || colspan="2"| James Gaczkowski, Daniel Thron, Janelle Croshaw, Greg Teegarden |- | colspan="2"| Nine Inch Nails: Only || colspan="2"| Janelle Croshaw, Greg Teegarden, James Gaczkowski, Scott Edelstein |- | rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;"| 2006 || style="background:#B0C4DE;" colspan="2"| Elizabeth I: "Part 1" || style="background:#B0C4DE;"| David A.T. Bowman, Jimmy Kiddell, Russell Horth, Gurel Mehmet || style="background:#B0C4DE;"| HBO|- | colspan="2"| Coke: The Greatest Gift || colspan="2"| David Hulin, Nathan Hughes, Jenny Bichsel, Andy Walker |- | Monday Night Football || Remote Open || Luke McDonald, Danny Braet, Minoru Sasaki, Josh McGuire || ESPN |- | rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;"| 2007 || style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee 002_05 Phi Tran, Matthew Lee, Martin Hilke, Justin Mitchell HBO Smallville City of Metropolis David Vickery, Philippe LePrince, Trina Roy and Jolene McCaffrey The CW Subaru: Peel Out Graham Fyffe, Christopher Nichols, Chris Bankoff, Daniel Buck Tin Man: "Into the Storm" Les Quinn, Ken Lee, Andrew Domachowski, Jonah West Sci Fi Ugly Betty: "A League of Their Own" Christopher D. Martin, Michael Cook, Cedric Tomacruz ABC Outstanding Created Environment in a Broadcast Program or Commercial Year Program Environment Nominee(s) Network 2008 John Adams: "Join or Die" Boston Harbor Paul Graff, Robert Stromberg, Adam Watkins HBO Audi: Living Room Living Room Graham Fyffe, Christopher Nichols, Chris Bankoff, Daniel Buck Heroes Tokyo Meliza Fermin, Michael Cook, Daniel Kumiega, Anthony Ocampo NBC Wrigley's 5 Fruit Shredder Ludo Fealy, Dean Robinson, Adam Leary 2009 V'': "Pilot" || style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Atrium and Ship Interiors || style="background:#B0C4DE;"| Trevor Adams, Chris Irving, David R. Morton, Chris Zapara || style="background:#B0C4DE;" | ABC |- | AMC Theatres: Coke || Magic Chairs || colspan="2"| Dariush Derakhshani, Steve Cummings, Harry Michalakeas, Robert Nederhorst |- | Assassin's Creed: Lineage: "Episode 1" || Duke of Milan Assassination || colspan="2"| Nadine Homier, Joseph Kasparian, Mathieu Lalonde, Christian Morin |- | FlashForward'': "No More Good Days" Freeway Overpass Colin Feist, Paul Ghezzo, Roger Kupelian, Steven Meyer ABC
2010s Outstanding Created Environment in a Live Action Broadcast Program Year Program Environment Nominee(s) Network 2010 The Pacific: "Iwo Jima" Battle of Iwo Jima Marco Recuay, Morgan McDermott, Nicholas Lund-Ulrich HBO Boardwalk Empire Boardwalk Robert Stromberg, Paul Graff, Brian Sales, Brian Pace HBO Boardwalk Empire: "Family Limitation" J. John Corbett, Matthew Conner, Brendan Fitzgerald, Jun Zhang The Event: "To Keep Us Safe" Michael Cook, Jon Rosenthal, Ragui Hanna, Ryan Wieber NBC Outstanding Created Environment in a Broadcast Program or Commercial Year Program Environment Nominee(s) Network 2011 Game of Thrones The Wall Markus Kuha, Dante Harbridge Robinson, Damien Macé, Fani Vassiadi HBO Audi A6 Avant: Hummingbird Amaan Akram, Tom Bussell, Alex Hammond Boardwalk Empire: "Two Boats and a Lifeguard" Matthew Conner, Robert Stromberg HBO Pan Am: "Pilot" Worldport Terminal Michael Cook, Jon Rosenthal, Ragui Hanna, Ryan Wieber ABC Terra Nova Terra Nova Mike Bozulich, Eric Hance, Kevin Kipper, David R. Morton Fox 2012 Game of Thrones Pyke Rene Borst, Thilo Ewers, Adam Figielski, Jonas Stuckenbrock HBO Call of Duty: Eclipse- Surprise Chris Bayol, Steve Beck, Gawain Liddiard, Robert Sethi Activision 5 Gum: Choose Your Energy Kaan Atilla, Kevin Gillen, Isaac Irvin, Brandon Lester Sinbad James Moxon, Lyndall Spagnoletti, Greg Spencer Sky One 2013 Game of Thrones: "The Climb" Patrick Zentis, Mayur Patel, Nitin Singh, Tim Alexander HBO Inseparable: "Chernobyl" Dmitry Ovcharenko, Igor Chopenko, Dmitry Eremenko, Andrey Bogdanov Hell on Wheels: "Big Bad Wolf" Steven Meyer, Matt von Brock, Mitch Gates, Antonio Chang AMC Liberty Holdings Limited: Answer Greg Teegarden, Kevin Bouchez, Brian Creasey, Kurt Lawson Outstanding Created Environment in a Commercial, Broadcast Program, or Video Game Year Program Environment Nominee(s) Network 2014 Game of Thrones Bravos Establisher Rene Borst, Christian Zilliken, Jan Burda, Steffen Metzner HBO Coke: "Snowy Forest" Snowy Forest Tom Bardwell, Kevin Ives, Kyle Cody, Jimmy GassPenny Dreadful: "Séance" Mathew Borrett, Lorne Kwechansky, Graham Day, Jason Gougeon Showtime War Thunder: Battlefield Andrey Bogdanov, Mykhailo Datsyk, Dmitry Ovcharenko, Ekaterina Bogdanova Gaijin Entertainment Outstanding Created Environment in an Episode, Commercial, or Real-Time Project Year Program Environment Nominee(s) Network 2015 Game of Thrones Volantis Dominic Piché, Christine Leclerc, Patrice Poissant, Thomas Montminy Brodeur HBO Black Sails Charles Town Harbor Aladino V. Debert, Matt Dougan, Greg Teegarden, Ken Mitchel Jones Starz Game of Thrones: "The Dance of Dragons" Drogon Arena B.R. Rajeev, Loganathan Perumal, Ramesh Shanker, Anders Ericson HBO Vikings Paris Paul Wishart, Karol Wlodarczyk, Thomas Grant Morrison, Matt Ralph History 2016 Game of Thrones: "Battle of the Bastards" Meereen Deak Ferrand, Dominic Daigle, Francois Croteau, Alexandru Banuta HBO Black Sails: "XXVIII." Maroon Island Thomas Montminy Brodeur, Deak Ferrand, Pierre Rousseau, Mathieu Lapierre Starz Dishonored 2 Clockwork Mansion Sébastien Mitton, Guillaume Curt, Damien Laurent, Jean-Luc Monnet Bethesda Softworks Game of Thrones: "The Winds of Winter" The Citadel Edmond Engelbrecht, Tomoka Matsumura, Ed Holdsworth, Cheri Fojtik HBO The Man in the High Castle Volkshalle Casi Blume, David Andrade, Nick Chamberlain, Lawson Deming Amazon 2017 Game of Thrones: "Beyond the Wall" Frozen Lake Dani Villalba, Antonio Lado, Jose Luis Barreiro, Isaac de la Pompa HBO Assassin's Creed Origins City of Memphis Patrick Limoges, Jean-Sebastian Guay, Mikael Guaveia, Vincent Lombardo Ubisoft Game of Thrones: "Eastwatch" Eastwatch Patrice Poissant, Deak Ferrand, Dominic Daigle, Gabriel Morin HBO Still Star-Crossed City Rafa Solorzano, Isaac de la Pompa, Jose Luis Barreiro, Óscar Perea Marcos ABC Stranger Things: "Chapter Nine: The Gate" The Gate Casi Blume, David Andrade, Nick Chamberlain, Lawson Deming Netflix 2018 Lost in Space: "Impact" Impact Area Philip Engström, Kenny Vähäkari, Jason Martin, Martin Bergquist Netflix Cycles The House Michael R.W. Anderson, Jeff Gipson, Jose Luis Gomez Diaz, Edward Robbins The Deuce 42nd Street John Bair, Vance Miller, Jose L. Marin, Steve Sullivan HBO The Handmaid's Tale: "June" Fenway Park Patrick Zentis, Kevin McGeagh, Leo Bovell, Zachary Dembinski Hulu The Man in the High Castle Reichsmarschall Ceremony Casi Blume, Michael Eng, Ben McDougal, Sean Meyers Amazon 2019 Game of Thrones: "The Iron Throne" The Red Keep Carlos Patrick De Leon, Alonso Bocanegra, Marcela A. Silva, Benjamin Ross HBO The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance The Endless Forest Sule Bryan, Charles Chorein, Christian Waite, Martyn Hawkins Netflix Lost in Space: "Precipice" The Trench Philip Engström, Benjamin Bernon, Martin Bergquist, Xuan Prada The Mandalorian Nevarro Town Alex Murtaza, Yanick Gaudreau, Marco Tremblay, Maryse Bouchard Disney+
2020s Year Program Environment Nominee(s) Network 2020 The Mandalorian: "Chapter 15: The Believer" || style="background:#B0C4DE;" |Morak Jungle || style="background:#B0C4DE;" |Enrico Damm, Johanes Kurnia, Phi Tran, Tong Tran || style="background:#B0C4DE;" |Disney+|- | Brave New World || New London || Guy Williams, Justin Gros-Désir, Markus Sterner, Ryan Clarke || Peacock |- | Cyberpunk 2077 || Night City || Jakub Knapik, Lucjan Więcek || CD Projekt |- | Lovecraft Country: "Rewind 1921"|| Tulsa 1921 || Patrice Poissant, Pauline Lavelle, Mohamed Abdou Elhakim, Alan Lam || HBO |- | The Mandalorian: "Chapter 12: The Siege" || Nevarro Canyon || Kevin George, Aaron Barr, Piotr Tatar, Abel Milanés Betancourt || Disney+ |- | rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;" | 2021 ||style="background:#B0C4DE;" |Sheba Hope Reef Henrique Campanha, Baptiste Roy, Luca Veronese, Timothee Maron Foundation Trantor Cityscape Samuel Simanjuntak, Melaina Mace, Benjamin Ruiz, Alessandro Vastalegna Apple TV+ Hawkeye: "Echoes" Manhattan Bridge Nicholas Hodgson, David Abbott, Nick Cattell, Jin Choi Disney+ Hawkeye: "So This Is Christmas?" Rockefeller Center John O'Connell, Tiffany Yung, Orion Terry, Ho Kyung Ahn 2022 The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power: "Adar" || style="background:#B0C4DE;" |Númenor City Dan Wheaton, Nico Delbecq, Dan LeTarte, Julien Gauthier Amazon Prime Video Andor: "Reckoning" Ferrix Pedro Santos, Chris Ford, Jeff Carson-Bartzis, Alex Murtaza Disney+ The Book of Boba Fett: "In the Name of Honor" Mos Espa Daniel Schmid Leal, Phi Tran, Hasan Ilhan, Steve Wang The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power: "Adrift" Khazud Dûm James Ogle, Péter Bujdosó, Lon Krung, Shweta Bhatnagar Amazon Prime Video
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