Ones that made you say ‘wow’
In what cinematic world do “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,†“Cloverfield,†“Iron Man†and “Hellboy II: The Golden Army†earn equal attention? Well, they are all among the nominees for the Visual Effects Society Awards announced Monday.
Nominees for outstanding visual effects in a visual effects-driven motion picture are Wendy Rogers, Dean Wright, Andrew Fowler and Greg Butler for “The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspianâ€; Eric Barba, Edson Williams, Nathan McGuinness and Lisa Beroud for “The Curious Case of Benjamin Buttonâ€; Michael J. Wassel, Lucy Killick, Adrian de Wet and Eamonn Butler for “Hellboy II: The Golden Armyâ€; and Ben Snow, Hal Hickel, Victoria Alonso and John Nelson for “Iron Man.â€
For supporting visual effects in a film, the nominees are from “Changeling,†“Eagle Eye,†“Valkyrie,†“Nim’s Island†and “Synecdoche, New York.â€
Contenders for best single visual effect of the year worked on these film segments: the Statute of Liberty crash and the Woolworth Tower collapse in “Cloverfieldâ€; “Benjamin’s Secret†in “The Curious Case of Benjamin Buttonâ€; “Newborn Klaatu†in “The Day the Earth Stood Stillâ€; the valley destruction in “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skullâ€; and segments of “Iron Man.â€
Vying for outstanding animation in an animated motion picture are teams from “Bolt,†“Kung Fu Panda,†“Wallace and Gromit in ‘A Matter of Loaf and Death’ †and “Wall-E†(“Bolt,†“Panda†and “Wall-E†animators are also nominated for animated character in an animated movie). For outstanding animated character in a live-action motion picture, nominees are from “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,†“Hellboy II: The Golden Army,†“Iron Man†and “The Spiderwick Chronicles.†Nods for effects animation in an animated film went to teams from “Bolt,†“Panda,†“Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa†and “Wall-E.†Nominees for matte paintings in a feature film are from “Changeling,†“Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull,†“Synecdoche, New York†and “Speed Racer.†Teams from “The Dark Knight†and “Defiance†were nominated for special effects in a motion picture.
The awards will be handed out Feb. 21. For a complete list of nominees, go to www.visualeffectssociety.com.
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