Premi Visual Effects Society 2002

La prima edizione dei premi Visual Effects Society si è tenuta il 19 febbraio 2003.

Vincitori e candidati

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Best Visual Effects in an Effects Driven Motion Picture

Jim Rygiel, Joe Letteri, Randall William Cook e Alex Funke - Il Signore degli Anelli - Le due torri (The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers)
John Berton, Tom Bertino, Bill Westenhofer e Erik Mattson - Men in Black II
John Knoll, Ben Snow, Pablo Helman e Rob Coleman - Star Wars: Episodio II - L'attacco dei cloni (Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones)

Best Supporting Visual Effects in a Motion Picture

Glenn Neufeld, Derek Spears, Dan Malvin e Al Disarro - Al vertice della tensione (The Sum of All Fears)
Michael Owens, Camille Geier, Edward Hirsh e Jon Alexander - Gangs of New York
Jeremy Dawson e Daniel Schrecker - Frida

Best Visual Effects in a Television Miniseries, Movie, or Special

Mike McGee, Tim Webber, Alec Knox e Ben Morris - Dinotopia
Robin Griffin, Stuart Robertson, Dion Hatch e Nelson Sepulveda - Stephen King's Rose Red
Dean Lewis - Expedition: Bismarck

Best Visual Effects in a Television Series

Emile Smith, Rocco Passionino, Loni Peristere e Kristen Branan - Firefly episodio pilota
Guy Hudson, Sharon Fitzgerald, Frazer Churchill e David Hulin - Dinotopia Marooned & Making Good
Dan Curry, Ronald D. Moore e Liz Castro - Star Trek: Enterprise episodio Onda d'urto Parte 1 (Shockwave Part One)

Best Visual Effects in a Commercial

William Bartlett, Andrew Daffy, Jake Mengers e Helen Mackenzie - Xbox 'Mosquito'
Scott Souter e Frank Petzold - Blockbuster 'Prima donna'
Eric Barba, Bernd Angerer, Jeff Julian e Feli di Giorgio - Adidas 'Mechanical Legs'

Best Visual Effects in a Music Video

Andrew Honacker, Steven Wagner, Sean Capone e Talon Nightshade - So to Speak DJ? Acucrack
Emile Smith, Kyle Toucher, Andrew Orloff e Kristen Branan - Points of Authority Linkin Park
Greg Strause e Colin Strause - Black Suits Comin' (Nod Ya Head) Will Smith

Best Character Animation in a Live Action Motion Picture

Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon, Ken McGaugh e Bay Raitt - Il Signore degli Anelli - Le due torri (The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers)
Rob Coleman, Hal Hickel, Chris Armstrong e James Tooley - Star Wars: Episodio II - L'attacco dei cloni (Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones)
David Andrews, Steven Rawlins, Frank Gravatt e Doug Smythe - Harry Potter e la camera dei segreti (Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets) la maschera di Dobby

Best Character Animation in a Live Action Televised Program, Music Video, or Commercial

Michael Eames, Quentin Miles, Dadi Einarsson e Ben White - Dinotopia
James Tichenor, Craig Van Den Beggelaar, Kevin Little e Adam De Bosch Kemper - Stargate SG-1' episodio Rivelazioni
Scott Souter, Frank Petzold, Eric Reynolds e Todd LaBonte - Blockbuster 'Kung Fu'

Best Character Animation in an Animated Motion Picture

Tony Bancroft, David Schaub, Eric Armstrong e Sean Mullen - Stuart Little 2
James Baxter - Spirit - Cavallo selvaggio (Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron)

Best Special Effects in a Motion Picture

Steve Ingram, Blair Foord, Rich Cordobes e Scott Harens - Il Signore degli Anelli - Le due torri (The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers)
Chris Corbould - Agente 007 - La morte può attendere (Die Another Day)

Best Matte Painting in a Motion Picture

Paul Huston, Yusei Uesugi e Jonathan Harb - Star Wars: Episodio II - L'attacco dei cloni (Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones)
Brett Northcutt, Ronn Brown, Mathieu Raynault e Evan Pontoriero - Gangs of New York
Yanick Dusseault, Max Dennison, Roger Kupelian e Mathieu Raynault - Il Signore degli Anelli - Le due torri (The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers)

Best Matte Painting in a Televised Program, Music Video, or Commercial

Daren Horley, Jason Horley, Craig Lyn e Martin McRae - Dinotopia
Mark Fordham, Ian Britton, Graham Cunningham e Gudrun Heinze - The Man Who Saved Christmas

Best Models and Miniatures in a Motion Picture

Richard Taylor, Paul Van Ommen e Matt Aitken - Il Signore degli Anelli - Le due torri (The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers)
Brian Gernand, Russell Paul, Geoff Campbell e Jean Bolte - Star Wars: Episodio II - L'attacco dei cloni (Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones)
John Richardson - Agente 007 - La morte può attendere (Die Another Day)

Best Models and Miniatures in a Televised Program, Music Video, or Commercial

John Teska, Koji Kuramura, Pierre Drolet e Sean Scott - Star Trek: Enterprise episodio Sosta forzata (Dead Stop)
Michael Joyce - Stephen King's Rose Red
Mathew Gratzner, James Waterhouse, Scott Lukowski e Eric Coon - Gatorade 'Visitors'

Best Visual Effects Photography in a Motion Picture

Alex Funke, Brian Van't Hul e Richard Bluck - Il Signore degli Anelli - Le due torri (The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers)
Patrick Sweeney, Marty Rosenberg, Carl Miller e Fred Meyers - Star Wars: Episodio II - L'attacco dei cloni (Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones)
Earl Wiggins, Mark Vargo, Tom Houghton e Anna Foerster - Stuart Little 2

Best Effects Art Direction in a Motion Picture

Alan Lee, Jeremy Bennett, Christian Rivers e Gino Acevedo - Il Signore degli Anelli - Le due torri (The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers)
Alexander Laurant e Alex McDowell - Minority Report
Alex Jaeger, Doug Chiang, Erik Tiemens e Ryan Church - Star Wars: Episodio II - L'attacco dei cloni (Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones)

Best Compositing in a Motion Picture

Mark Lewis, GG Heitmann Demers, Alex Lemke e Alfred Murrle - Il Signore degli Anelli - Le due torri (The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers)
Scott Frankel e Patrick Jarvis - Minority Report
Barbara Brennan, Jay Cooper, Kimberly Lashbrook e Dorne Huebler - Harry Potter e la camera dei segreti (Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets) 'La partita di Quidditch'

Best Compositing in a Televised Program, Music Video, or Commercial

Christian Manz, Pedro Sabrosa, Nicolas Cotta e Tor Bjorn - Dinotopia
Loni Peristere, Emile Smith, Kristen Branan e Chris Jones - Firefly episodio pilota
Eric Barba, Bernd Angerer, Jeff Julian e Feli di Giorgio - Adidas 'Mechanical Legs'