VES Awards Nominations: ‘Lion King’, ‘Alita: Battle Angel’, ‘Mandalorian’ & ‘Thrones’ Top List
Disney’s CG redo of the The Lion King and 20th Century Fox’s Alita: Battle Angel lead all film nominees with five apiece
‘Game of Thrones,’ ‘Toy Story 4’ Top Visual Effects Society Nominations
HBO’s “Game of Thrones” and Disney Plus’ “The Mandalorian” dominated the Visual Effects Society’s nominations, scoring six nods each.
Baby Yoda, Alita, Simba Among VFX Society Awards Nominees
Alita: Battle Angel,’ ‘Avengers: Endgame,’ ‘Gemini Man,’ ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ and ‘The Lion King’ are nominated for VES’ top award.
Visual Effects Society Taps Roland Emmerich for Visionary Award
The Visual Effects Society (VES) said it will give director-producer-screenwriter Roland Emmerich its next VES Visionary Award.
Roland Emmerich to Receive 2019 VES Visionary Award
Noted ‘Independence Day’ director-producer joins previous visionaries Jonathan Nolan, Victoria Alonso, Syd Mead, J.J. Abrams, Alfonso Cuarón, Ang Lee and Christopher Nolan as recipient of prestigious Visual Effects Society award
VES Visionary: Roland Emmerich To Get Visual Effects Society Award
Director-Producer Roland Emmerich To Receive VES Visionary Award
Roland Emmerich to Receive VES Visionary Award
The Visual Effects Society (VES), the industry’s professional global honorary society, named acclaimed director-producer-screenwriter Roland Emmerich as the next recipient of the VES Visionary Award in recognition of his valuable contributions to filmed...
VES Visionary: Roland Emmerich To Get Visual Effects Society Award
Roland Emmerich, the filmmaker behind Independence Day, Midway, 2012, White House Down, and Stargate, will be honored with the VES Visionary Award by the Visual Effect Society
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