The Mandalorian Scores Thirteen Visual Effects Society Nominations

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature

Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey - Brad Parker Roma Van Den Bergh Eric Guaglione Carlos Monzon Stefano Pepin
Project Power - Ivan Moran Leslie Hough Joao Sita Matthew Twyford Yves Debono
Tenet - Andrew Jackson Mike Chambers Andrew Lockley David Lee Scott Fisher
The Midnight Sky - Matt Kasmir Greg Baxter Chris Lawrence Max Solomon David Watkins
The Witches - Kevin Baillie Sandra Scott Sean Konrad Glenn Melenhorst Mark Holt

Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature

Da 5 Bloods - Randall Balsmeyer James Cooper Watcharachai "Sam" Panichsuk
Extraction - Marko Forker Lynzi Grant Craig Wentworth Olivier Sarda
Mank - Wei Zheng Peter Mavromates Simon Carr James Pastorius
News of the World - Roni Rodrigues Dayaliyah Lopez Ian Fellows Andrew Morley Brandon K. McLaughlin
Welcome to Chechnya - Ryan Laney Eugen Bräunig Maxwell Anderson Johnny Han Piers Dennis

Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature

Onward - Dan Scanlon Kori Rae Sanjay Bakshi Vincent Serritella
Over the Moon - Glen Keane Gennie Rim Céline Desrumaux David Alexander Smith
Soul - Pete Docter Dana Murray Michael Fong Bill Watral
The Croods: A New Age - Joel Crawford Mark Swift, PGA Betsy Nofsinger Jakob Hjort Jensen
Trolls World Tour - Walt Dohrn Gina Shay, PGA Kendal Cronkhite-Shaindlin Matt Baer

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode

Lovecraft Country - "Jig-A-Bobo" - Kevin Blank Robin Griffin Pietro Ponti Francois Dumoulin
Star Trek: Discovery - "Su'Kal" - Jason Michael Zimmerman Aleksandra Kochoska Ante Dekovic Ivan Kondrup Jensen
The Mandalorian - "The Marshal" - Joe Bauer Abbigail Keller Hal Hickel Richard Bluff Roy Cancino
Timmy Failure - Rich McBride Leslie Lerman Nicolas Chevallier Anders Beer Tony Lazarowich
Westworld - "Crisis Theory" - Jay Worth Elizabeth Castro Bruce Branit Joe Wehmeyer Mark Byers

Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode

I Know This Much Is True - "Episode 1" - Eric Pascarelli Keith Kolder Ariel Altman
Mrs. America - "Shirley" - Janelle Croshaw Kaylie Whitcher Leonardo Silva Zena Bielewicz Michael Innanen
Survive - Ariel Altman Rae Welty Caius Wong Carl Fong
The Crown - "Gold Stick" - Ben Turner Reece Ewing Andrew Scrase Jonathan Wood
Vikings - "Best Laid Plans" - Dominic Remane Bill Halliday Tom Morrison Ovidiu Cinazan Paul Byrne
Warrior - "Learn to Endure, Or Hire a Bodyguard" - Jonathan Alenskas Leah Orsini Nate Overstrom David Eschrich

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Real-Time Project

Assassin's Creed Valhalla - Raphael Lacoste Jean-Sebastien Guay Virginie Cinq-Mars Thierry Beaumont
Cyberpunk 2077 - Jakub Knapik Małgorzata Mitręga Piotr Suchodolski Krzysztof Krzyścin
Ghost Of Tsushima - Jason Connell Matt Vainio Jasmin Patry Joanna Wang
Spider-Man: Miles Morales - Reactor Finale - Gavin Goulden Jess Reed Bryanna LindseyMike Yosh
The Last Of Us Part II - Neil Druckmann Eben Cook Erick Pangilinan John Sweeney

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Commercial

Arm & Hammer - "Once Upon a Time" - Kiril Mirkov Solomon Tiigah Vanessa Duquesnay Prashanth Paramasivam
Burberry - "Singin' In the Rain" - Fabian Frank Ryan Hancocks Rob Richardson Alex Lovejoy
Hornbach - "It Seems Impossible Until You Do It" - Ben Cronin Tomek Zietkiewicz Amir Bazzazi Bruno Fukumothi
PlayStation - "The Edge" - Diarmid Harrison-Murray Tom Igglesden Alex Gabucci Tom Raynor
Walmart - "Famous Visitors" - Chris "Badger" Knight Lori Talley Yarin Mares Matt Fuller
Xbox - "Us Dreamers" - Dan Seddon Elexis Stearn Fabian Frank Zhenya Vladi

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Special Venue Project

Asteroid Hunters - Antoine DurrJini Durr Bert Poole Neishaw Ali
The Bourne Stuntacular - Salvador ZalvideaTracey GibbonsGeorge AllanMatthías BjarnasonScott Smith
Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railway - Ryan Donoghue Becky Train Blaine Kennison Nick da Silva Corban Prim
The March - Aruna Inversin Peter Nelson Kevin Williams Sean Kealey

Outstanding Animated Character in a Photoreal Feature

Die Känguru-Chroniken - Kangaroo - Claudius Urban Sebastian Badea Dorian Knapp Ruth Wiegand
Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey - Don Juan Diego - Eric Guaglione Shuchi Singhal Adrien Annesley Mahmoud Ellithy
The One And Only Ivan - Ivan - Valentina Rosselli Thomas Huizer Andrea De Martis William Bell
The Witches - Daisy - Jye Skinn Sarah Fuller Marco Iannaccone Fredrik Sundqvist

Outstanding Animated Character in an Animated Feature

Onward - Dad Pants - Kristopher Campbell Jonas Jarvers Rob Jensen Jacob Kuenzel
Over the Moon - Chang'e - Siggi Orri Thorhannesson Hyesook Kim Javier Solsona Alan Chen
Soul - Terry - Jonathan Hoffman Jonathan PagePeter Tieryas Ron Zorman
The Spongebob Movie: Sponge On The Run - SpongeBob - Jacques Daigle Guillaume Dufief Adrien Montero Liam Hill

Outstanding Animated Character in an Episode or Real-Time Project

The Crown - "The Balmoral Test" - Imperial Stag - Ahmed Gharraph Ross Burgess Gabriela Ruch Salmeron Joel Best
The Mandalorian - "The Jedi" - The Child - John Rosengrant Peter Clarke Scott Patton Hal Hickel
The Mandalorian - "The Marshal" - Krayt Dragon - Paul Kavanagh Zaini Mohamed Jalani Michal Kriukow Nihal Friedel
Timmy Failure - "Mistakes Were Made" - Total - Maxime Masse Hennadii Prykhodko Luc Girard Sophie Burie

Outstanding Animated Character in a Commercial

Afk Arena - "Toilet" - Uzgahk Chloe Dawe Brad Noble Tim van Hussen Simon Legrand
Arm & Hammer - "Once Upon a Time" - Tuxedo - Tom Shiny Rajan Silvia Bartoli Matias Heker Tiago Dias Mota
Far Cry - "Legacy" - Anton Maxime Luere Leon Berelle Rémi Kozyra Dominique Boidin
Legends Of Runeterra - "Breathe" - Darius Maxime Luere Leon Berelle Rémi Kozyra Dominique Boidin
TK MAXX - "The Lil Goat" - Kiril Mirkov Silvia Bartoli Chris Welsby David Bryan

Outstanding Created Environment in a Photoreal Feature

Bloodshot - Neuralspace - Arnaud Brisebois Patrick Bacon Dawid Borkiewicz Gérôme Viavant
Mulan - Imperial City - Jeremy Fort Matt Fitzgerald Ben Walker Adrian Vercoe
The Eight Hundred - 1937 Shanghai Downtown - Stefano Cieri Aaron Auty Simon Carlile Patrick Zentis
The Eight Hundred - Shanghai Warehouse District - Jamie Macdougall Julian Hutchens Mark Honer David Pekarek

Outstanding Created Environment in an Animated Feature

Onward - Swamp Gas - Eric Andraos Laura Grieve Nick Pitera Michael Rutter
Soul - You Seminar - Hosuk Chang Sungyeon Joh Peter Roe Frank Tai
Trolls World Tour - Techno Reef - Luke Heathcock Zachary Glynn Marina Ilic Michael Trull
Trolls World Tour - Volcano Rock City - Brian LaFrance Sara Cembalisty Christopher Sprunger Ruben Perez

Outstanding Created Environment in an Episode, Commercial, or Real-Time Project

Brave New World - New London - Guy Williams Justin Gros-Désir Markus Sterner Ryan Clarke
Cyberpunk 2077 - Night City - Jakub Knapik Lucjan Więcek
Lovecraft Country - Tulsa 1921 - Patrice Poissant Pauline Lavelle Mohamed Abdou Elhakim Alan Lam
The Mandalorian - "The Believer" - Morak Jungle -Enrico Damm Johanes Kurnia Phi Tran Tong Tran
The Mandalorian - "The Siege" - Nevarro Canyon - Kevin George Aaron Barr Piotr Tatar Abel Milanés Betancourt

Outstanding Virtual Cinematography in a CG Project

Ghost Of Tsushima - "A Storm is Coming" - Aladino Debert Matt Dougan Eric Beaver David Liu
Soul - Matt Aspbury Ian Megibben
The Mandalorian - "The Believer" - Richard Bluff Matt Jensen Chris Williams Landis Fields IV
The Mandalorian - "The Siege" - Dave Crispino Kyle Winkelman Paul Kavanagh Jose Burgos

Outstanding Model in a Photoreal or Animated Project

The Mandalorian - Boba Fett's Ship - Jay Machado Enrico Damm Gerald Blaise Ryan Church
The Mandalorian - "The Rescue" - Light Cruiser - John Knoll John Goodson Dan Patrascu Rene Garcia
The Midnight Sky - Aether - Michael Balthazart Jonathan Opgenhaffen John-Peter Li Simon Aluze
The Witches - Rollercoaster - Jared Michael Peter Dominik Sylvain Lesaint Emily Tilson

Outstanding Effects Simulations in a Photoreal Feature

Bloodshot - Omar Meradi Jeremy Poupin Sylvain Robert Deak Ferrand
Greyhound - Mike Nixon Nicholas Papworth Jeremy Smith Yashdeep Sawant
Monster Hunter - Vimal Mallireddy Warren Lawtey Tom O'Bready Dominik Haase
Mulan - Theo Vandernoot Sandra Balej James Carson Yuri Rudakov
Project Power - Yin Lai Jimmy Leung Jonathan Edward Lyddon-Towl Pierpaolo Navarini Michelle Lee

Outstanding Effects Simulations in an Animated Feature

Onward - Dave Hale Jonah Blue Laird Stephen Marshall Ricardo Nadu
Over the Moon - Ian Farnsworth Brian Casper Reinhold Rittinger Jennifer Lasrado
Soul - Alexis Angelidis Keith Daniel Klohn Aimei Kutt Melissa Tseng
Trolls World Tour - Stephen Wood Carl Hooper Spencer Knapp Nick Augello
The Willoughbys - Helén Ahlberg Kyle McQueen Russell Smith Raehyeon Kim

Outstanding Effects Simulations in an Episode, Commercial, or Real-Time Project

Lovecraft Country - "Strange Case" - Chrysalis - Federica Foresti Johan Gabrielsson Hugo Medda Andreas Krieg
PlayStation - "The Edge" - Tom Raynor Andreu Lucio Martin Aufinger Platon Filimonov
Tales From The Loop - "Loretta's House" - Dominik Kirouac Gaël Chopin Sylvain Nouveau Laurent Pancaccini
The Mandalorian - "The Marshal" Krayt Dragon - HuaiYuan Teh Don Wong Mathieu Chardonnet Prashanth Bhagavan

Outstanding Compositing in a Feature

Greyhound - Chris Gooch Tiago Santos Stu Bruzek Sneha Amin
Mulan - Christoph Salzmann Beck Veitch Joerg Bruemmer Indah Maretha
Project Power - Russell Horth Matthew Patience Julien Rousseau
Underwater - Sreejith Venugopalan Ruslan Borysov Susil Sabat Andreas Andersson

Outstanding Compositing in an Episode

Lovecraft Country - "Strange Case" - Chrysalis - Viktor Andersson Linus Lindblom Mattias Sandelius Crawford Reilly
The Mandalorian - "The Believer" - Peter Demarest Christopher Balog Shawn Mason David Wahlberg
The Mandalorian - "The Marshal" - Nicolas Caillier Simon Rafin Siang Kee Poh Simon Marinof
The Mandalorian - "The Passenger" - TC Harrison Tami Carter Jaume Creus Costabella Shane Davidson

Outstanding Compositing in a Commercial

Burberry - "Singin' In the Rain" - Alex Lovejoy Mithun Alex David Filipe Amresh Kumar
Perrier - "Heat" - Stéphane Pivron Franck Lambertz Harry Bardak Christophe Courgeau
PlayStation - "The Edge" - Alex Gabucci Rebecca Clay Alex Grey Alex Kulikov
Walmart - "Famous Visitors" - Chris "Badger" Knight Ben Smith Jake Albers Franz Kol

Outstanding Special (Practical) Effects in a Photoreal or Animated Project

Fear The Walking Dead - "Bury Her Next to Jasper's Leg" - Frank Iudica Scott Roark Daniel J. Yates

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Student Project

Time's Down - Valentin Soulard François Brugalières Nils Lemonnier Yan Weitlauff
Aral - Cédric Moens de Hase Benoit Paya Charles Morhain Mathilde Dallamaggiore
Strands of Mind - Adrian Meyer Laura Messner
Migrants - Antoine Dupriez Hugo Caby Lucas Lermytte Zoé Devise

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