The 2nd Visual Effects Society Awards, given on February 18, 2004, honored the best visual effects in film and television.
Winners and nominees
(Winners in bold)
Lifetime Achievement Award:
George Lucas
Outstanding Visual Effects in an Effects Driven Motion Picture:
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
The Matrix Revolutions
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Motion Picture:
Bad Boys II
The Last Samurai
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Best Single Visual Effect of the Year in any Medium:
Hulk
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
The Matrix Reloaded - Trailer Top Crash
Outstanding Character Animation in a Live Action Motion Picture:
Hulk
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Outstanding Character Animation in an Animated Motion Picture:
Finding Nemo - Inside the Whale
Finding Nemo - Speaking Whale
Outstanding Special Effects in Service to Visual Effects in a Motion Picture:
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Outstanding Matte Painting in a Motion Picture:
Hulk
Peter Pan
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Outstanding Models and Miniatures in a Motion Picture:
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl - Captain Barbossa
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl - The Interceptor
Outstanding Visual Effects Photography in a Motion Picture:
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
The Matrix Reloaded - U-Cap Facial Photography
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
Outstanding Compositing in a Motion Picture:
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Outstanding Performance by a Male or Female Actor in an Effects Film:
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - Sean Astin
Peter Pan - Ludivine Sagnier
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl - Keira Knightley
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Television Series:
Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Season 7, Episode 22
Carnivàle - Episode 1.01
ER - Episode #176008
Sea Monsters – A Walking with Dinosaurs Trilogy
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Television Miniseries, Movie or Special:
Battlestar Galactica
Dinosaur Planet
Frank Herbert's Children of Dune - Night 1
Helen of Troy
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Commercial:
Johnnie Walker - Fish
Nike - Gamebreaker
Nike - Speed Chain
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Music Video:
Missy Elliott - Pass that Dutch
Outkast - Hey Ya!
Outstanding Special Effects in Service to Visual Effects in a Televised Program, Music Video or Commercial:
Carnivàle - Pilot
Carnivàle - Episode #4: Dust Storm
Outstanding Matte Painting in a Televised Program, Music Video or Commercial:
Dinosaur Planet
NCIS - 001 Yankee White
Smallville - Insurgence
Outstanding Models and Miniatures in a Televised Program, Music Video or Commercial:
Battlestar Galactica
Helen of Troy
Outstanding Commpositing in a Televised Program, Music Video or Commercial:
Angels in America
Battlestar Galactica
Smallville - Accelerate
