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Why don’t Oscar voters go bananas for ‘Planet of the Apes’ movies like Visual Effects Society does?

Why don’t Oscar voters go bananas for ‘Planet of the Apes’ movies like Visual Effects Society does?

by VES Administrator | Feb 16, 2018 | In the News

The Visual Effects Society just awarded its third trophy to the “Planet of the Apes” franchise in the prestige category of Visual Effects in a Feature Motion Picture, this time for “War for the Planet of the Apes.”
2018 Visual Effects Society Awards: ‘War for the Planet of the Apes’ wins on way to Oscars

2018 Visual Effects Society Awards: ‘War for the Planet of the Apes’ wins on way to Oscars

by VES Administrator | Feb 16, 2018 | In the News

“War for the Planets of the Apes”, which is predicted to win the Oscar for Best Visual Effects, defeated its four rivals — “Blade Runner 2049,” “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2,” “Kong: Skull Island” and “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” — at the VES Awards on Feb....
2018 Visual Effects Society Awards preview: Oscar frontrunner ‘War for the Planet of the Apes’ v. ‘Blade Runner 2049’

2018 Visual Effects Society Awards preview: Oscar frontrunner ‘War for the Planet of the Apes’ v. ‘Blade Runner 2049’

by VES Administrator | Feb 16, 2018 | In the News

War for the Planets of the Apes”, which is predicted to win the Oscar for Best Visual Effects, will face off first against its four rivals — “Blade Runner 2049,” “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2,” “Kong: Skull Island” and “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” — at the VES Awards...
Game of Thrones, Blade Runner, Planet of the Apes Clean Up at Visual Effects Awards

Game of Thrones, Blade Runner, Planet of the Apes Clean Up at Visual Effects Awards

by VES Administrator | Feb 16, 2018 | In the News

With a surprise guest hosting spot by Mark Hamill, you might think that Star Wars: The Last Jedi was one of the big winners of the Visual Effects Society Awards.
‘Game of Thrones’, ‘Apes’ and Samsung sweep VFX awards

‘Game of Thrones’, ‘Apes’ and Samsung sweep VFX awards

by VES Administrator | Feb 16, 2018 | In the News

Digital apes, skeletons and dragons wowed the Visual Effects Society awards.
Visual Effects Awards: Apes, Coco and Thrones sweep. And Mark Hamill!

Visual Effects Awards: Apes, Coco and Thrones sweep. And Mark Hamill!

by VES Administrator | Feb 16, 2018 | In the News

War for Planet of the Apes, Coco, and Games of Thrones swept the film and TV award categories at the Visual Effects Awards at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills.
Apes,’ ‘Coco’ and ‘Game of Thrones’ Top 16th Annual VES Awards

Apes,’ ‘Coco’ and ‘Game of Thrones’ Top 16th Annual VES Awards

by VES Administrator | Feb 16, 2018 | In the News

‘Game of Thrones’ wins five awards; ‘Coco,’ ‘War for the Planet of the Apes’ win four awards each; Samsung sweeps all three commercials categories; and ‘Blade Runner 2049’ wins a pair.
VES honor Coco, GOT, War for the Planet of the Apes

VES honor Coco, GOT, War for the Planet of the Apes

by VES Administrator | Feb 16, 2018 | In the News

On Tuesday, February 13th, the Visual Effects Society held the 16th Annual VES Awards recognizing outstanding visual effects artistry and innovation in film, animation, television, commercials, video games and special venues.
How Dinosaurs Led to the Creation of Gollum in ‘Lord of the Rings’

How Dinosaurs Led to the Creation of Gollum in ‘Lord of the Rings’

by VES Administrator | Feb 16, 2018 | In the News

The wizardly Joe Letteri, busy with all those ‘Avatar’ sequels, will be honored with the Visual Effects Society’s George Melies Award on Tuesday.
VFX Supervisor Dan Lemmon on War for the Planet of the Apes

VFX Supervisor Dan Lemmon on War for the Planet of the Apes

by VES Administrator | Feb 16, 2018 | In the News

With War for the Planet of the Apes, Dan Lemmon, VFX supervisor at Weta Digital, received his fourth Oscar nomination.
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