9th Annual VES award nomination announced

Cadbury - Freida Steer
Raphael Pimentel Animation Supervisor
Thana Siripopungul Rigging Supervisor

Prep and Landing: Operation Secret Santa – Lanny
Tony Smeed Supervising Animator
Chad Sellers Animator
Patrick Osborne Animator
John Wong Animator

Logitech – Robot
Rob Ramsdell Lead Artist/Puppeteer
Darnell Isom Lead Art Designer/Puppeteer
James Springham Lead Model Maker
Shelly Dutcher Lead Flame Artist

Outstanding Animated Character in a Video Game

Halo: Reach – Kat
Lee R. Wilson Story and Cinematic Lead
Jason Robertson Senior Animator
David Hunt Senior Technical Artist
Joe Spataro Technical Designer in Animation

Kinectimals – Cub
Joel Mongeon Senior Artist
Kenneth Lammers Technical Art Director
Felix Ilsley Lead Animator
Andrew Matthews Lead Character Artist

StarCraft II - Sarah Kerrigan
Jeffrey W. Chamberlain VFX Supervisor
Angela Blake VFX Producer
Nick Carpenter Executive Art Director

Outstanding Effects Animation in an Animated Feature Motion Picture

Shrek Forever After
Jeff Budsberg Effects Lead
Andrew Kim Effects Lead
Yancy Lindquist Effects Animator
Can Yuksel Effects Animator

How to Train Your Dragon
Andy Hayes Effects Animator
Laurent Kermel Effects Animator
Jason Mayer Effects Animator
Brett Miller Effects Animator

Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
Sebastien Quessy FX Lead
Kevin Blom FX Artist
Jerome Escobar FX Artist

Toy Story 3
Jason Johnston Effects Artist
Eric Froemling Effects Artist
David Ryu Effects Artist
JD Northrup Effects Artist

Outstanding Created Environment in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture

Iron Man 2 - Stark Expo
Giles Hancock Digimatte Supervisor
Richard Bluff Digimatte Artist
Todd Vaziri Digital Artist
Aaron McBride VFX Art Director

TRON: Legacy – Disc Game
Jonathan Litt Lighting Supervisor
Juan S. Gomez Lighting Lead
Kevin Sears Environment Lead
Sonja Burchard Compositing Supervisor

Inception - Paris Dreamscape
Bruno Baron Lighting Supervisor
Dan Neal CG Supervisor
Graham Page Compositing Sequence Supervisor
Per Mork-Jensen Compositor

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time - Sand Room
Alex Rothwell Lead Effects Artist
Chris Zeh Compositing Supervisor
Laurent Hugueniot CG Supervisor
Kevin Jenkins Visual Effects Art Director

Outstanding Created Environment in a Live Action Broadcast Program

Boardwalk Empire – Boardwalk
Robert Stromberg CG Supervisor
Brian Sales Lead Compositor
Paul Graff VFX Supervisor
Brian Pace Digital Modeler

The Event - To Keep Us Safe
Michael Cook Lead 3D Artist
Jon Rosenthal 3D Artist
Ragui Hanna 2D Artist
Ryan Wieber 2D Artist

The Pacific - The Battle of Iwo Jima
Marco Recuay VFX Supervisor/Lead Artist
Morgan McDermott CG Supervisor
NIck Lund-Ulrich Compositing Supervisor

Boardwalk Empire - Family Limitation
J. John Corbett Compositing Supervisor
Matthew Conner Digital Artist & Compositor
Brendan Fitzgerald Senior 3D Artist
Jun Zhang Lead Compositor

Outstanding Models & Miniatures in a Feature Motion Picture

Shutter Island – Ward-C Int./Ext. Lighthouse Int./Ext.
Matthew Gratzner VFX Supervisor
Scott Schneider Model Crew Chief
Adam Gelbart Model Maker
Richard A.F. Ewan Model Painter

Iron Man 2 – Hammer Military Drones
Bruce Holcomb Digital Model Supervisor
Ron Woodall View Paint Supervisor
John Goodson Modeler
John Walker CG Supervisor

The Expendables - The Palace Explodes
Gene Warren Jr. Owner
Christopher Lee
Warren Director of Photography
Gene Warren III Visual Effects Supervisor

Inception - Hospital Fortress Destruction
Ian Hunter VFX Supervisor
Scott Beverly Mechanical FX Supervisor
Forest Fischer Model Crew Chief
Robert Spurlock Special FX Supervisor

Outstanding Models & Miniatures in a Broadcast Program or Commercial

Family Guy - Brian Griffin's House of Payne
Andrew Karr 3D Artist
Alec McClymont CG Supervisor
Daniel Osaki Lead 3D Modeler
Paul Hegg CG Artist

Boardwalk Empire - The Ivory Tower
J. John Corbett Compositing Supervisor
Matthew Conner Digital Artist & Compositor
Brendan Fitzgerald Senior 3D Artist

Outstanding Compositing in a Feature Motion Picture

TRON: Legacy
Kym Olsen Look Development Compositing Lead
Paul Lambert Compositing Supervisor
Sarahjane Javelo Chase Rotoscope & Paint Lead
Sonja Burchard Compositing Supervisor

Alice In Wonderland - Stolen Tarts
Lisa Deaner Precomp
Orde Stevanoski Compositor
Aaron Kupferman Lighting/comp
Ruben Flores Lighting/comp

Inception
Astrid Busser-Casas Compositing Sequence Supervisor
Scott Pritchard Compositing Sequence Supervisor
Jan Maroske Compositing Sequence Supervisor
George Zwier Compositing Sequence Supervisor

Hereafter - Tsunami Sequence
Joseph Farrell Compositing Supervisor
Nick Crew Lead Visual Effects Artist
Jamie Hallett Compositor
Christine Lo Compositor

Outstanding Compositing in a Broadcast Program or Commercial

Drench Cubehead
Matthew Unwin VFX Supervisor
Lisa Ryan Compositor
Michael Gregory 2D Supervisor

Boardwalk Empire - Episode 1
Paul Graff VFX Supervisor
Brian Sales Lead Compositor
Jesse Siglow Compositor
Merysa Nichols Compositor

Travelers "Watering Hole"
Franck Lambertz VFX Supervisor/Compositing Lead
Ryan Knowles 2D Artist

The Pacific - Peleliu landing
Jeremy Nelson Lead Compositor
John Mesa Compositor/Supervisor
Dan Novy Animator/Compositor
Tyler Cote Compositor

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Student Project

LOOM
Regina Welker Student

Time For Change
Rupert Ashton 3D Artist
Priyan Jayamaha 3D Artist
Junying Xu 3D Artist
Kirsten Dale Pretorious Key Nuke Compositor

Das Tub
Rupert Ashton 3D Artist
Priyan Jayamaha 3D Artist
Junying Xu 3D Artist
Kirsten Dale Pretorious Key Nuke Compositor

Nuisible(s)
Erick Hupin Realisation
Baptiste Ode Realisation
Philippe Puech Realisation
Pierre Nahoum Realisation