The Visual Effects Society (VES) announced their nominees for the 2013 VES Awards and The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is leading the way with seven nominations, followed closely by Life of Pi and The Avengers with six each and ParaNorman leading the animated nominees with five.
With so many categories at the VES Awards, it’s tough to really place a finger on where to look if you’re looking for help with your Oscar predictions, but the five nominees for outstanding visual effects in a visual effects-driven feature is going to be your best bet, and of the five nominees — The Hobbit, Prometheus, Life of Pi, The Avengers and Battleship — only Battleship didn’t make the shortlist for Best Visual Effects at the Oscars. The other four films, as it so happens, are also my top four films currently predicted to be nominated for Best Visual Effects at the Oscars with Snow White and the Huntsman being the fifth.
Snow White, however, wasn’t nominated for a single award. In fact, the only films on the Visual Effects shortlist that were nominated were The Amazing Spider-Man and The Dark Knight Rises with one nomination each.
I have listed all the feature film nominations directly below and you can see my current Best Visual Effects predictions at the Oscars right here. The awards will be handed out on February 5.
EXTRA: Entertainment Weekly as a visual effects featurette for The Avengers. If you’re interested click here.
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
