The 9th Visual Effects Society Awards, held in Los Angeles on February 1, 2011, honored the best visual effects in film and television of 2010. The show was hosted by Patton Oswalt and broadcast, in an edited version, on the ReelzChannel on February 19, 2011.
Winners and nominees
(winners in bold)
Lifetime Achievement Award:
Ray Harryhausen
VES Visionary Award:
Christopher Nolan
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects Driven Feature Motion Picture:
Alice in Wonderland
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1
Inception
Iron Man 2
Tron: Legacy
Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Feature Motion Picture:
Black Swan
Green Zone
Hereafter
Robin Hood
Salt
Outstanding Animation in an Animated Feature Motion Picture:
How to Train Your Dragon
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
Shrek Forever After
Tangled
Toy Story 3
Outstanding Animated Character in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture:
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore - Kitty Galore
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader - Reepicheep
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 - Dobby
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 - Kreacher
Outstanding Animated Character in an Animated Feature Motion Picture:
How to Train Your Dragon – Toothless
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole - Digger
Megamind - Minion
Tangled - Rapunzel
Outstanding Models and Miniatures in a Feature Motion Picture:
The Expendables - The Palace Explodes
Inception - Hospital Fortress Destruction
Iron Man 2 - Hammer Military Drones
Shutter Island - Ward-C, Lighthouse
Outstanding Created Environment in a Feature Motion Picture:
Inception - Paris Dreamscape
Iron Man 2 - Stark Expo
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time - Sand Room
Tron: Legacy - Disc Game
Outstanding Compositing in a Feature Motion Picture:
Alice in Wonderland
Hereafter
Inception
Tron: Legacy
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Broadcast Series:
Caprica
The Event
No Ordinary Family
Stargate Universe
V
Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Broadcast Program:
Boardwalk Empire
Human Target
Lost
Undercovers
The Walking Dead
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Broadcast Miniseries, Movie or Special:
America: The Story of Us
Inside the Perfect Predator
The Last Day of the Dinosaurs
The Pacific
Prep & Landing: Operation: Secret Santa
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Live Action Commercial:
Barclaycard - Rollercoaster
DirecTV - Ice Cream
Halo: Reach
Verizon - Towers
Wrigley's 5 Gum - React
Outstanding Animated Commercial:
Andrex
Cadbury's Spots V Stripes
Dante's Inferno - Hell Awaits
Target - A Better Bullseye
World of Warcraft
Outstanding Animated Character in a Broadcast Program or Commercial:
Cadbury - Freida Steer
Citron C3 The Spacebox - Citro
Logitech - Robot
Prep and Landing: Operation Secret Santa - Lanny
Outstanding Created Environment in a Live Action Broadcast Program:
Boardwalk Empire - Boardwalk
Boardwalk Empire - Family Limitation
The Event - To Keep Us Safe
The Pacific - The Battle of Iwo Jima
Outstanding Models & Miniatures in a Live Action Broadcast Program:
Boardwalk Empire - The Ivory Tower
Family Guy - Brian Griffin's House of Payne
Outstanding Compositing in a Broadcast Program or Commercial:
Boardwalk Empire - Boardwalk Empire
Drench Cubehead
The Pacific - Peleliu Landing
Travelers - Watering Hole
Outstanding Real-Time Visual Effects in a Video Game:
Halo: Reach
Kinectimals
Need for Speed
Starcraft II
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Video Game Trailer
Deus Ex: Human Revolution
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
Star Wars: The Old Republic 2
World of Warcraft
Outstanding Animated Character in a Video Game:
Halo: Reach - Kat
Kinectimals - Cub
Starcraft II - Sarah Kerrigan
Outstanding Achievement in an Animated Short:
Cat Shit One: The Animated Series
Day & Night
Looney Tunes - Coyote Falls
Paths of Hate
Tick Tock Tale
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Special Venue Project:
City Of Ruins
Flight of the Dragon
Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey
King Kong: 360 3-D
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Student Project:
Das Tub
LOOM
Nuisible(s)
Time For Change
