9th Annual VES award nomination announced

Flight of the Dragon
Brent Young Overall VFX Supervisor
Dina Benadon Overall VFX Producer
Charlotte Huggins Overall Project Producer
Michael "Oz" Smith Technical Director

Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey
Richard Mann VFX Producer
Adam Howard Visual Effects Supervisor
Matt Hendershot CG Supervisor
James Strauss Animation Supervisor

Outstanding Real-Time Visual Effects in a Video Game

StarCraft II
Scott Goffman VFX Supervisor
Phillip Hillenbrand, Jr. VFX Producer
Nick Carpenter Executive Art Director
James McCoy Animation Director

Need for Speed
Henry LaBounta Senior Art Director
Fiona Sperry VP, GM
Johannes Soderqvist Art Director
Alex Fry Software Engineer

Halo: Reach
Marcus Lehto Creative Director
Joseph Tung Executive Producer
Stephen Scott Senior FX Lead
CJ Cowan Cinematics Director

Kinectimals
Jorg Neumann Executive Producer
Brian Moore Art Director
John Laws Art Director
Jonny Watts Game Design Director

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Video Game Trailer

World of Warcraft
Marc Messenger VFX Supervisor
Phillip Hillenbrand, Jr. VFX Producer

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
Dave Wilson Director
Corey Butler CG Supervisor
Keith Luczywo Producer
Seung Jae Lee VFX Supervisor

Star Wars: The Old Republic 2
Tim Miller Director
Dave Wilson Director
Lindsey Zamplas Producer
Brandon Riza VFX Supervisor

Deus Ex: Human Revolution
Kazuyuki Ikumori VFX Producer
Mitsuharu Fukai VFX Supervisor
Kody Sabourin VFX Director
Jonathan Jacques-Belletete Art Director

Outstanding Animated Character in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture

Chronicles Of Narnia: Voyage Of The Dawn Treader – Reepicheep
Gabriele Zucchelli Animation Supervisor
Catherine Mullan Lead Animator
Benoit Dubuc Lead Animator
Peta Bayley Lead Animator

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 – Dobby
Mathieu Vig Animator
Ben Lambert Modeller
Laurie Brugger Character Supervisor
Marine Poirson Look Development TD

Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore - Kitty Galore
William Groebe Animation Supervisor
Brian Mendenhall Animation Lead
Aharon Bourland Computer Graphics Supervisor
Steve Reding Lighting Supervisor

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 - Kreacher
Laurent Laban Animator
Will Brand Modeller
Matthieu Goutte Rigger
Jason Baker Look Development TD

Outstanding Animated Character in an Animated Feature Motion Picture

Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole - Digger
Josh Murtack Rigging Supervisor
James Cunliffe Lead Animator
Jessica Groom Character Surfacer
Andrew Hunt Lead Animator

How to Train Your Dragon – Toothless
Gabe Hordos Supervising Animator
Cassidy Curtis Supervising Animator
Mariette Marinus Character Technical Director
Brent Watkins Character Technical Director

Tangled – Rapunzel
Tony Smeed Supervising Animator
Amy Smeed Animator
Becky Bresee Animator
Kira Lehtomaki Animator

Megamind – Minion
David Cross Minion
Rani Naamani Animator
Dick Walsh Character Technical Director
Adrian Tsang Character Technical Director

Outstanding Animated Character in a Broadcast Program or Commercial

Citron C3 The Spacebox – Citro
Michael Nauzin CG Supervisor
Anne Chatelain CG Animator
Gregory Mougne CG Animator
Cedric Nicolas CG Animator