1st Visual Effects Society Awards

February 19, 2003

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Best Visual Effects - Motion Picture:
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

The 1st Visual Effects Society Awards, given on February 19, 2003 at the Skirball Cultural Center, honored the best visual effects in film and television from 2002.[1]

## Winners and nominees

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(Winners in bold)

### Film

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Best Visual Effects in an Effects Driven Motion Picture | Best Supporting Visual Effects in a Motion Picture

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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers – Jim Rygiel, Joe Letteri, Randall William Cook, Alex Funke

* Men in Black II – John Berton, Tom Bertino, Bill Westenhofer, Erik Mattson
* Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones – John Knoll, Ben Snow, Pablo Helman, Rob Coleman

The Sum of All Fears – Glenn Neufeld, Derek Spears, Dan Malvin, Al DiSarro

* Frida – Jeremy Dawson, Daniel Schrecker
* Gangs of New York – Michael Owens, Camille Geier, Edward Hirsh, Jon Alexander

Best Character Animation in a Live Action Motion Picture | Best Character Animation in an Animated Motion Picture

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers – Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon, Ken McGaugh, Bay Raitt

* Harry Potter: "Dobby's Face" – David Andrews, Steven Rawlins, Frank Gravatt, Doug Smythe
* Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones – Rob Coleman, Hal Hickel, Chris Armstrong, James Tooley

Stuart Little 2 – Tony Bancroft, David Schaub, Eric Armstrong, Sean Mullen

* Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron – James Baxter

Best Special Effects in a Motion Picture | Best Matte Painting in a Motion Picture

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers – Steve Ingram, Blair Foord, Rich Cordobes, Scott Harens

* Die Another Day – Chris Corbould

Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones – Paul Huston, Yusei Uesugi, Jonathan Harb

* Gangs of New York – Brett Northcutt, Ronn Brown, Mathieu Raynault, Evan Pontoriero
* The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers – Yannick Dusseault, Max Dennison, Roger Kupelian, Mathieu Raynault[citation needed]

Best Models and Miniatures in a Motion Picture | Best Visual Effects Photography in a Motion Picture

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers – Richard Taylor, Paul Van Ommen, Matt Aitken

* Die Another Day – John Richardson
* Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones – Brian Gernand, Russell Paul, Geoff Campbell, Jean Bolte

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers – Alex Funke, Brian Van't Hul, Richard Bluck

* Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones – Patrick Sweeney, Marty Rosenberg, Carl Miller, Fred Meyers
* Stuart Little 2 – Earl Wiggins, Mark Vargo, Tom Houghton, Anna Foerster

Best Effects Art Direction in a Motion Picture | Best Compositing in a Motion Picture

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers – Alan Lee, Jeremy Bennett, Christian Rivers, Gino Acevedo

* Minority Report – Alexander Laurant, Alex McDowell
* Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones – Alex Jaeger, Doug Chiang, Erik Tiemens, Ryan Church

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers – Mark Lewis, GG Heitmann Demers, Alex Lemke, Alfred Murrle

* Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets \- Quiddich Match – Barbara Brennan, Jay Cooper, Kimberly Lashbrook, Dorne Huebler
* Minority Report – Scott Frankel, Patrick Jarvis

Best Performance by an Actor in an Effects Film |

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers \- Andy Serkis, Elijah Wood, Sean Astin

* Adaptation \- Nicolas Cage
* Men in Black II \- Will Smith

### Television

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Best Visual Effects in a Television Series | Best Visual Effects in a Television Miniseries, Movie or Special

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Firefly \- Serentity (Pilot) – Emile Smith, Rocco Passionino, Loni Peristere, Kristen Branan

* Dinotopia \- Marooned & Making Good – Guy Hudson, Sharon Fitzgerald, Frazer Churchill, David Hulin
* Enterprise \- Shockwave, Part One – Dan Curry, Ronald Moore, Liz Castro

Dinotopia – Mike McGee, Tim Webber, Alec Knox, Ben Morris

* James Cameron's Expedition Bismarck – Dean Lewis
* Stephen King's Rose Red – Robin Griffin, Stuart Robertson, Dion Hatch, Nelson Sepulveda

Best Visual Effects in a Commercial | Best Visual Effects in a Music Video

Xbox \- Mosquito – William Bartlett, Andrew Daffy, Jake Mengers, Helen Mackenzie

* Adidas \- Mechanical Legs – Eric Barba, Bernd Angerer, Jeff Julian, Feli di Giorgio
* Blockbuster Entertainment \- Prima Donna – Scott Souter, Frank Petzold

So to Speak – Andrew Honacker, Steven Wagner, Sean Capone, Talon Nightshade

* Linkin Park \- Points of Authority – Emile Smith, Kyle Toucher, Andrew Orloff, Kristen Branan
* Will Smith \- Black Suits Comin – Greg Strause, Colin Strause

Best Character Animation in a Live Action Televised Program, Music Video or Commercial | Best Matte Painting in a Televised Program, Music Video or Commercial

Dinotopia – Michael Eames, Quentin Miles, Dadi Einarsson, Ben White

* Blockbuster Entertainment \- Kung Fu – Scott Souter, Frank Petzold, Eric Reynolds, Todd LaBonte
* Stargate SG-1 \- Revelations – James Tichenor, Craig Van Den Beggelaar, Kevin Little, Adam De Bosch Kemper

Dinotopia – Daren Horley, Jason Horley, Craig Lyn, Martin McRae

* The Man Who Saved Christmas – Mark Fordham, Ian Britton, Graham Cunningham, Gudrun Heinze

Best Models and Miniatures in a Televised Program, Music Video or Commercial | Best Effects Art Direction in a Televised Program, Music Video or Commercial

Enterprise \- Dead Stop – John Teska, Koji Kuramura, Pierre Drolet, Sean Scott

* Gatorade \- Visitors – James Waterhouse, Scott Lukowski, Eric Coon
* Stephen King's Rose Red – Michael Joyce

Adidas \- Mechanical Legs – Eric Barba, Bernd Angerer, Jeff Julian, Feli di Giorgio

* Linkin Park \- Points of Authority – Andrew Orloff, Kristen Branan, Emile Smith, Kyle Toucher

Best Compositing in a Televised Program, Music Video or Commercial |

Dinotopia – Christian Manz, Pedro Sabrosa, Nicolas Cotta, Tor Bjorn

* Firefly \- Serentity (Pilot) – Loni Peristere, Emile Smith, Kristen Branan, Chris Jones
* Adidas \- Mechanical Legs – Eric Barba, Bernd Angerer, Jeff Julian, Feli di Giorgio

## References

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1. ^ "1st Annual VES Awards". visual effects society.

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