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‘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.

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...

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: 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...

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.

VES Names Ken Ralston Recipient of VES Lifetime Achievement Award

'Return of the Jedi' VFX Pioneer Ken Ralston to Get VES Lifetime Honor

Ken Ralston to Receive VES Lifetime Achievement Award

Five-time Academy Award recipient Ken Ralston served as VFX supervisor on the revolutionary ‘Who Framed Roger Rabbit.’

His Oscar-winning work also includes 'Forrest Gump' and 'Who Framed Roger Rabbit.'

The award will be presented at the 15th Annual VES Awards on February 7, 2017 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.