Visual Effects Society Announces Nominees for 15th Annual VES Awards
‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’ receives most feature film nominations; ‘Kubo and the Two Strings’ is top animated film contender; ‘Game of Thrones’ leads the broadcast field and scores most nominations overall.
2017 Visual Effects Society Awards nominations: Oscar frontrunner ‘The Jungle Book,’ ‘Rogue One,’ ‘Doctor Strange’
No surprise that “The Jungle Book” did well with the Visual Effects Society Awards, reaping six bids for the 15th annual edition of these kudos. After all, it is the clear frontrunner for Best Visual Effects at the Oscars. Its closest rivals for the...
VES Awards: ‘Rogue One’ Leads With 7 Film Noms; ‘Game Of Thrones’ Slays TV Rivals
This sounds more like a sequel than a spinoff: Last year, Star Wars: The Force Awakens drew a leading seven nominations from the Visual Effects Society. Today, the first stand-alone film from that galaxy far, far away scored seven VES...
‘Rogue One’ and ‘Game of Thrones’ Nominated for a Ton of Visual Effects Awards
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story has been nominated for a huge amount of visual effects society awards, Deadline reports. It has more nominations than any other film. In total, it has been nominated for seven categories.
Visual Effects Society Announces Nominees for 15th Annual VES Awards
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Visual Effects Society Announces New Publication as the Leading Global Voice of VFX To Herald Its 20th Anniversary; Inaugural Issue Slated for April 2017
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VES Honors Acclaimed Visual Effects Pioneer Ken Ralston with Lifetime Achievement Award
Ralston has earned five Academy Awards® including a Special Achievement Oscar® for the visual effects in the 1984 phenomenon, Star Wars: Episode VI – The Return of the Jedi.
Visual Effects Society Names Ken Ralston Recipient of VES Lifetime Achievement Award
VES Names Ken Ralston Recipient of VES Lifetime Achievement Award
‘Return of the Jedi’ VFX Pioneer Ken Ralston to Get VES Lifetime Honor
‘Return of the Jedi’ VFX Pioneer Ken Ralston to Get VES Lifetime Honor
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