“`Soul” won five awards at Tuesday evening’s virtual 19th annual Visual Effects Society Awards, including best visual effects in an animated feature film.
The Pixar computer-animated comedy-drama won in every category it was nominated in. Its other wins were for outstanding animated character in an animated feature; outstanding created environment in an animated feature; outstanding virtual cinematography in a CG project and outstanding effects simulations in an animated feature.
The Disney+ “Star Wars” series “The Mandalorian” led the field with 13 nominations and won three awards — outstanding visual effects in a photoreal episode, outstanding animated character in an episode or real-time project and outstanding created environment in an episode, commercial or real-time project.
“The Midnight Sky” won for outstanding visual effects in a feature film. The field also consisted of “Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey,” “Project Power,” “Tenet” and “The Witches.”
“Mank” won for outstanding supporting visual effects in a feature film. The other nominees were “Da 5 Bloods,” “Extraction,” “News of the World” and “Welcome to Chechnya.”
The awards were presented in a virtual streaming format, with actor and comedian Patton Oswalt hosting for the 10th time.
Sir Peter Jackson, the director behind the “Lord of the Rings” and “Hobbit” film trilogies, received the Visual Effects Society’s Lifetime Achievement Award with Cate Blanchett presenting the honor.
The VES Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes a body of work that has significantly contributed to the art and/or science of the visual effects industry, according to the society, which said Jackson is being honored for his “consummate artistry, expansive storytelling and profound gift for blending iconic imagery and unforgettable narrative on an epic scale.”
Others presenters included Zack Snyder, Jenna Elfman, Danny DeVito, Sacha Baron Cohen and Demian Bichir.
Here is the complete list of winners:
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature
— “The Midnight Sky”
Matt Kasmir
Greg Baxter
Chris Lawrence
Max Solomon
David Watkins
Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature
— “Mank”
Wei Zheng
Peter Mavromates
Simon Carr
James Pastorius
Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature
— “Soul”
Pete Docter
Dana Murray
Michael Fong
Bill Watral
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode
— “The Mandalorian” (The Marshal)
Joe Bauer
Abbigail Keller
Hal Hickel
Richard Bluff
Roy Cancino
Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode
— “The Crown” (Gold Stick)
Ben Turner
Reece Ewing
Andrew Scrase
Jonathan Wood
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Real-Time Project
— “Ghost Of Tsushima”
Jason Connell
Matt Vainio
Jasmin Patry
Joanna Wang
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Commercial
— Walmart (Famous Visitors)
Chris ”Badger” Knight
Lori Talley
Yarin Mares
Matt Fuller
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Special Venue Project
— “The Bourne Stuntacular”
Salvador Zalvidea
Tracey Gibbons
George Allan
Matthias Bjarnason
Scott Smith
Outstanding Animated Character in a Photoreal Feature
— “The One and Only Ivan” Ivan
Valentina Rosselli
Thomas Huizer
Andrea De Martis
William Bell
Outstanding Animated Character in an Animated Feature
— “Soul” Terry
Jonathan Hoffman
Jonathan Page
Peter Tieryas
Ron Zorman
Outstanding Animated Character in an Episode or Real-Time Project
— “The Mandalorian” (The Jedi), The Child
John Rosengrant
Peter Clarke
Scott Patton
Hal Hickel
Outstanding Animated Character in a Commercial
— Arm & Hammer (Once Upon A Time), Tuxedo Tom
Shiny Rajan
Silvia Bartoli
Matias Heker
Tiago Dias Mota
Outstanding Created Environment in a Photoreal Feature
— “Mulan,” Imperial City
Jeremy Fort
Matt Fitzgerald
Ben Walker
Adrian Vercoe
Outstanding Created Environment in an Animated Feature
— “Soul,” You Seminar
Hosuk Chang
Sungyeon Joh
Peter Roe
Frank Tai
Outstanding Created Environment in an Episode, Commercial or Real-Time Project
— “The Mandalorian” (The Believer), Morak Jungle
Enrico Damm
Johanes Kurnia
Phi Tran
Tong Tran
Outstanding Virtual Cinematography in a CG Project
— “Soul”
Matt Aspbury
Ian Megibben
Outstanding Model in a Photoreal or Animated Project
— “The Midnight Sky,” Aether
Michael Balthazart
Jonathan Opgenhaffen
John-Peter Li
Simon Aluze
Outstanding Effects Simulations in a Photoreal Feature
— “Project Power”
Yin Lai Jimmy Leung
Jonathan Edward Lyddon-Towl
Pierpaolo Navarini
Michelle Lee
Outstanding Effects Simulations in an Animated Feature
— “Soul”
Alexis Angelidis
Keith Daniel Klohn
Aimei Kutt
Melissa Tseng
Outstanding Effects Simulations in an Episode, Commercial or Real-Time Project
— “Lovecraft Country” (Strange Case), Chrysalis
Federica Foresti
Johan Gabrielsson
Hugo Medda
Andreas Krieg
Outstanding Compositing in a Feature
— “Project Power”
Russell Horth
Matthew Patience
Julien Rousseau
Outstanding Compositing in an Episode
— “Lovecraft Country” (Strange Case), Chrysalis
Viktor Andersson
Linus Lindblom
Mattias Sandelius
Crawford Reilly
Outstanding Compositing in a Commercial
— Burberry (Festive)
Alex Lovejoy
Mithun Alex
David Filipe
Amresh Kumar
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
— “Migrants”
Antoine Dupriez
Hugo Caby
Lucas Lermytte
Zoe Devise