Questa sera è il turno dei VES Awards 2014 (Visual Effects Society), ovvero i premi dedicati per l'appunto ai migliori effetti speciali dell'anno nel cinema, nella televisione e nei videogame.
A dominare la sezione cinematografica è stato, senza sorprese, Gravity, per il film di Alfonso Cuaron ben 8 nominations, sono state invece 6 quelle di Pacific Rim mentre Lo Hobbit: La Desolazione di Smaug ed Iron Man 3 ne hanno guadagnate 5.
Da segnalare inoltre che Alfonso Cuaron, come già annunciato in precedenza, ritirerà il Visionary Awards 2014.
I premi saranno assegnati il 12 febbraio 2014.
Ecco tutte le nominations:
- Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects-Driven Feature Motion Picture
- Gravity
- Iron Man 3
- Pacific Rim
- Star Trek: Into Darkness
- The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
- Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Feature Motion Picture
- Rush
- The Great Gatsby
- The Lone Ranger
- The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
- The Wolf of Wall Street
- White House Down
- Outstanding Animation in an Animated Feature Motion Picture
- Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2
- Despicable Me 2
- Frozen
- Monsters University
- The Croods
- Outstanding Visual Effects in a Broadcast Program
- Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Pilot
- Almost Human
- Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome
- Game of Thrones: Valar Dohaeris
- Inseparable: Chernobyl
- Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Broadcast Program
- Banshee: Pilot
- Da Vinci's Demons: The Lovers
- Hawaii 5-0: Ho'onani Makuakane
- Mob City: A Guy Walks in to A Bar
- Moonfleet: Episode 2
- The Borgias: Relics
- Outstanding Real-Time Visuals in a Video Game
- Call of Duty: Ghosts
- Crysis 3
- Killzone Shadow Fall
- NBA 2K14
- Ryse: Son of Rome
- Outstanding Visual Effects in a Commercial
- Call of Duty: Epic Night Out
- Galaxy Chauffeur
- Liberty Group Limited: Answer
- PETA: 98% Human
- Sony PlayStation: Perfect Day
- Outstanding Visual Effects in a Special Venue Project
- Hayden Planetarium's Dark Universe
- Mysteries of the Unseen World
- Mystic Manor
- Space Shuttle Atlantis
- SpongeBob SquarePants 4D: The Great Jelly Rescue!
- Outstanding Animated Character in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture
- Gravity: Ryan
- Oz the Great and Powerful: China Girl
- Pacific Rim: Kaiju - Leatherback
- The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug: Smaug
- Outstanding Animated Character in an Animated Feature Motion Picture
- Epic: Bomba
- Epic: Mary Katherine
- Frozen: Bringing the Snow Queen to Life
- The Croods: Eep
- Outstanding Animated Character in a Commercial or Broadcast Program
- Game of Thrones: Raising the Dragons
- PETA: 98% Human
- Smithwick's: Squirrel
- Three, The Pony
- Toy Story of Terror
- Outstanding Created Environment in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture
- Elysium: Torus
- Gravity: Interior
- Gravity: Exterior
- Iron Man 3: Shipyard
- Pacific Rim: Virtual Hong Kong
- Outstanding Created Environment in an Animated Feature Motion Picture
- Epic: Pod Patch
- Frozen: Elsa's Ice Palace
- Monsters University: Campus
- The Croods: The Maze
- Outstanding Created Environment in a Commercial or Broadcast Program
- Game of Thrones: The Climb
- Hell On Wheels: Big Bad Wolf
- Inseparable: Chernobyl
- Liberty Group Limited: Answer
- Outstanding Virtual Cinematography in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture
- Gravity
- Iron Man 3
- Man of Steel
- Pacific Rim: Hong Kong Ocean Brawl
- The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
- Outstanding Virtual Cinematography in a Live Action Commercial or Broadcast Program
- Mad Max: Ethos
- Murdered: Soul Suspect
- Qualcomm Snapdragon: A Dragon is Coming
- The Crew
- Outstanding Models in a Feature Motion Picture
- Gravity: ISS Exterior
- Pacific Rim
- Star Trek: Into Darkness
- The Lone Ranger: Colby Locomotive
- Outstanding FX and Simulation Animation in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture
- Gravity: Parachute and ISS Destruction
- Man of Steel
- Pacific Rim: Fluid Simulation & Destruction
- The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
- Outstanding FX and Simulation Animation in an Animated Feature Motion Picture
- Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2
- Epic: Boggan Crowds
- Frozen: Elsa's Blizzard
- The Croods
- Outstanding FX and Simulation Animation in a Commercial or Broadcast Program
- PETA: 98% Human
- Sony PlayStation: Perfect Day
- Toyota Avalon: Formula
- Toy Story of Terror
- Outstanding Compositing in a Feature Motion Picture
- Elysium
- Gravity
- Iron Man 3: Barrel of Monkeys
- Iron Man 3: House Attack
- The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
- Outstanding Compositing in a Broadcast Program
- Banshee: Pilot
- Game of Thrones: The Climb
- The Conquering of Yunkai
- Vikings: Dispossessed
- Outstanding Compositing in a Commercial
- Call of Duty: Epic Night Out
- Jean-Paul Gaultier: The Sailor
- Mercedes Sensations
- Sony PlayStation : Greatness Awaits
- Sony PlayStation: Perfect Day
- Outstanding Visual Effects in a Student Project
- Initium
- Morphium
- Rugbybugs
- Runaway
- Where the Dream Begins