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Visual Effects Society Awards: 2005

VES Award

Date:16 February
Location:Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, California, USA

Outstanding Performance by an Actor or Actress in a Visual Effects Film
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  • Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004) - Jude Law
  • The Aviator (2004) - Leonardo DiCaprio

  • Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Broadcast Program
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  • "Clubhouse" (2004) - Curt Miller; Jason C. Spratt; Doug Witsken; Mike Tonder
    - For episode #005.
  • Spartacus (2004) (TV) - Sam Nicholson (I); Eric Grenaudier; Anthony Ocampo (I); Tim Donahue (I)

  • Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Motion Picture
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  • Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) - Louis Morin (I); Mark Dornfeld
  • Troy (2004) - Nick Davis (II); Chas Jarrett; Jon Thum; Gary Brozenich

  • Outstanding Visual Effects in a Broadcast Series
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  • "Stargate SG-1" (1997) - James Tichenor; Shannon Gurney; Craig Van Den Biggelaar; Bruce Woloshyn
    - For episode "Lost City", part 2.
  • "Stargate: Atlantis" (2004) {Rising (#1.1)} - John Gajdecki; Bruce Woloshyn; Jinnie Pak; Tara Conley (II)

  • Outstanding Visual Effects in a Commercial
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  • William Bartlett (II); Murray Butler; Jake Mengers; Andy Boyd (II)
    - For Johnnie Walker 'Tree'.
  • David Lombardi; Richard Ivan Mann; Eric Durst; Kevin Prendiville
    - For British Teleco: Network

  • Outstanding Visual Effects in a Music Video
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  • Trevor Cawood; Simon van de Lagemaat; Stephen Pepper; Jon Anastasiades
    - For "The Dream" (Never).
  • Jerry Steele; Jo Steele; Brian Adler (II); Monique Eissing
    - For "What Happens Tomorrow" (Duran Duran).

  • Outstanding Visual Effects in a Broadcast Miniseries, Movie or a Special
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  • Earthsea (2004) (TV) - Peter V. Ware; Eric Grenaudier; Jared Jones (I); Earl Paraszczynec
  • The Last Dragon (2004) (TV) - Sirio Quintavalle; Joanna Nodwell; Alec Knox (I); Neil Glasbey

  • Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects Driven Motion Picture
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  • Spider-Man 2 (2004) - John Dykstra (I); Lydia Bottegoni; Anthony LaMolinara (I); Scott Stokdyk
  • The Day After Tomorrow (2004) - Karen E. Goulekas; Mike Chambers (II); Greg Strause; Remo Balcells

  • Outstanding Special Effects in Service to Visual Effects in a Motion Picture
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  • Spider-Man 2 (2004) - John Frazier (I); James D. Schwalm; James Nagle; David Amborn
  • Van Helsing (2004) - Geoff Heron (I); Chad Taylor (I)

  • Best Single Visual Effect of the Year
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  • Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) - Bill George (I); David Andrews (II); Sandra Scott (II); Dorne Huebler
  • Spider-Man 2 (2004) - John Dykstra (I); Lydia Bottegoni; Dan Abrams (II); John Monos
    - For the clock tower.
  • The Aviator (2004) - Robert Legato; Ron Ames; David Seager; Peter G. Travers
    - For the Hell's Angels.

  • Outstanding Created Environment in a Live Act on Broadcast Program
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  • "Enterprise" (2001) - Pierre Drolet (II); Fred Pienkos; Eddie Robison; Sean M. Scott
    - For the dogfight over New York City.
    - For episode "Storm Front", part 2.
  • "Smallville" (2001) - John H. Han; Brian Harding (I); Terry Shigemitsu; Noriaki Matsumoto
    - For episode "Crusade".

  • Outstanding Compositing in a Motion Picture
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  • Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) - Dorne Huebler; Jay Cooper (I); Patrick Brennan (II); Anthony Shafer
    - For the Azkaban guards attack.
  • The Phantom of the Opera (2004) - Claas Henke; Laurent Ben-Mimoun; Anupam Das
    - For the opening shot.

  • Outstanding Performance by an Animated Character in a Live Act on Motion Picture
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  • Hellboy (2004) - Dovi Anderson; Todd Labonte; Sven Jensen; Paul G. Thuriot
    - For the Samael character.
  • Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004) - Rick O'Connor (I); Martin Murphy (VI); Indira Guerrieri; Sam Breach
    - For the Sunny character.

  • Outstanding Models and Miniatures in a Motion Picture
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  • Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) - José Granell; Nigel Stone (I)
  • National Treasure (2004) - Matthew Gratzner (I); Forest Fischer; Scott Beverly; Leigh-Alexandra Jacob
    - For the treasure room.

  • Outstanding Visuals in a Video Game
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  • James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing (2003) (VG) - Dave Carson (I); Jay Riddle; Habib Zargarpour
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-Earth (2004) (VG) - Mark Skaggs; Richard Taylor (III); Matt J. Britton; Nate Hubbard (I)
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age (2004) (VG) - Stephen Gray (X); Margaret Foley-Mauvais

  • Outstanding Performance by an Animated Character in a Live Act on Broadcast Program
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  • "Battlestar Galactica" (2004) - Dustin Adair; Mark Shimer; Jesse Toves; Sean M. Jackson
    - For episode 101.

  • Outstanding Compositing in a Broadcast Program
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  • "Smallville" (2001) - John H. Han; Eli Jarra; Noriaki Matsumoto; Terry Shigemitsu
    - For episode "Crisis".
  • The Librarian: Quest for the Spear (2004) (TV) - Greg Groenekamp; Joel Merritt; Mamie McCall
    - For the Himalayan pass sequence.

  • Outstanding Performance by an Animated Character in an Animated Motion Picture
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  • Shark Tale (2004) - Renée Zellweger (actress); Ken Duncan (I)
    - For the Angie character.
  • Shrek 2 (2004) - Antonio Banderas (I) (actor); Raman Hui
    - For the Puss in Boots character.
  • The Polar Express (2004) - Michael Jeter (actor); David Schaub; Renato Dos Anjos; Roger Vizard
    - For the Steamer character.

  • Outstanding Created Environment in a Live Act on Motion Picture
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  • Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004) - Alex Hope; Jody Johnson; Pieter Warmington
  • I, Robot (2004) - Rachael Haupt; Mark Tait Lewis; Nick McKenzie (I); Geoff Tobin
  • The Phantom of the Opera (2004) - Claas Henke; Laurent Ben-Mimoun; Anupam Das
    - For the opening shot.

  • Georges Méliès Award

      Awarded to:
     
    • Robert Abel (I)
      - For his contributions to the visual effects industry (posthumously).

    Board of Directors Award

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    • Don Shay
      - For illuminating the field of visual effects through his role as publisher of Cinefex.

    Lifetime Achievement Award

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