Visual Effects Society Awards Winners Include 'Avatar: The Way Of Water'

Today, the Visual Effects Society (VES) announced the winners of its annual awards, which recognize excellence in visual effects across all platforms. The event was attended by industry professionals and guests at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, hosted by Patton Oswalt ( The Sandman ) - who has hosted the show 12 times. Avatar: The Waterway director James Cameron took the stage to present award-winning producer Gal Ann Hurd with a Lifetime Achievement Award.

As you can imagine, Avatar: The Last Airbender 2022 set the stage for special effects. This was even more evident in the awards it won: the multi-billion dollar blockbuster won in 9 categories, including Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photorealistic Feature and Outstanding Environment Creation in a Photorealistic Feature. The event recognized the excellence of the film's independent elements, such as Kiri ( Sigourney Weaver ) and the creation of a wall in various parts of the adventure.

Not a real boy, but very real

Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio was celebrated in several categories. The film mixes stop motion animation and special effects to create an exciting and different take on the iconic character. The film tells the same story as we know it but with added elements of grief, loss and dark fantasy. Pinocchio by Guillermo del Toro won for Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature Film, as well as for Outstanding Character (Pinocchio himself) and Outstanding Environment Creation.

See also: 10 visual effects for movies that match Avatar: The Last Airbender

The Lord of the Rings and Our Last are also celebrated

No wonder the award-winning Prime Video series Lord of the Rings: The Ring of Power was also among the winners. In its heyday, the series became known not only for its story and characters, but also for its visual effects, which took television to another level. The series won in three categories, including Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photorealistic Story.

In the Video Games category , our latest play won Best Visual Effects in a Real-Time Project. The game It was re-released in 2022 with better graphics than the 2013 release and this new version was appreciated by the fans. Other award-winning titles include Netflix Umbrella Academy , Love, Death and Robots , Puss in Boots: The Last Wish and Five Days in Memory .

Visit the Visual Effects Society website for the full list of winners.