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  • Author: Mark Johnson
    January 8, 2013

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    The Visual Effects Society (VES) has announced their nominees for the VES Awards, and The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey leads the pack with seven nominations. Life of Pi (presumed by many to be the favorite come Oscar time) and The Avengers are right behind the furry-footed hobbits with six nods. We’ll have to wait until February 5th to find out who wins, but you can have a look at the entire slate of nominees after the jump.

    Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects-Driven Feature Motion Picture

    • The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
    • Prometheus
    • Life of Pi
    • The Avengers
    • Battleship

    Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Feature Motion Picture

    • Rust and Bones
    • The Impossible
    • Argo
    • Flight
    • Zero Dark Thirty

    Outstanding Animation in an Animated Feature Motion Picture

    • Brave
    • ParaNorman
    • Rise of the Guardians
    • Wreck-It Ralph
    • Hotel Transylvania

    Outstanding Animated Character in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture

    • The Hobbit: Goblin King
    • The Hobbit: Gollum
    • The Avengers: The Hulk
    • Life of Pi: Richard Parker

    Outstanding Animated Character in an Animated Feature Motion Picture

    • Brave: Argument
    • Hotel Transylvania: Dracula
    • Wreck-It Ralph: Vanellope
    • The Pirates: Band of Misfits

    Outstanding Created Environment in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture

    • The Hobbit: Goblin Caverns
    • Prometheus: LV-233
    • The Avengers: Midtown Manhattan
    • Life of Pi: Open Ocean

    Outstanding Created Environment in an Animated Feature Motion Picture

    • Brave: The Forest
    • ParaNorman: Graveyard
    • ParaNorman: Main Street
    • Rise of the Guardians: The North Pole

    Outstanding Virtual Cinematography in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture

    • The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
    • The Avengers: Downtown Manhattan
    • Total Recall: Hover Car Chase
    • The Amazing Spider-Man

    Outstanding Models in a Feature Motion Picture

    • The Avengers: Helicarrier
    • The Impossible: Orchid Hotel
    • Men in Black III: Cape Canaveral / Apollo Launch
    • The Dark Knight Rises: Airplane Heist

    Outstanding FX and Simulation Animation in an Animated Feature Motion Picture

    • Brave
    • ParaNorman: Practical Volumetrics
    • ParaNorman: Angry Aggie Ink-Blot Electricity
    • Rise of the Guardians: Last Stand

    Outstanding FX and Simulation Animation in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture

    • The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
    • Life of Pi: Storm of God
    • Battleship
    • Life of Pi: Ocean

    Outstanding Compositing in a Feature Motion Picture

    • The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
    • Life of Pi: Storm of God
    • The Avengers: Hulk Punch
    • Prometheus: Engineers & the Orrery

    About Mark Johnson


    Lover of all things film and Oscar. Fantasy sports’ equivalent of George Steinbrenner. Your very own Han Solo, making friends all over the movie-loving galaxy in spite of himself. When he’s not ranking just about everything or dominating boardgames, Mark is breaking down the Oscar race 24/7 with Rain Man-like stats and knowledge. In his downtime, you can find him commiserating with other Northeast Ohio sports fans because a hero isn’t complete without a little heartbreak. If Lost, Homeland, Breaking Bad, Mad Men and Survivor are your style, then congratulations, you have something in common with this inglourious basterd.

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