Gravity, Frozen rule VES awards

It was a big night for two of the dominant films of the awards season as the prizes were handed out in Los Angeles on February 12.

Film category winners of the 12th Annual VES Awards:

Outstanding Visual Effects In A Visual Effects-Driven Feature Motion Picture
Gravity
(Tim Webber, Nikki Penny, Neil Corbould, Richard McBride)

Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects In A Feature Motion Picture
The Lone Ranger
(Tim Alexander, Gary Brozenich, Shari Hanson, Kevin Martel)

Outstanding Animation In An Animated Feature Motion Picture
Frozen
(Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee, Peter Del Vecho, Lino Di Salvo)

Outstanding Animated Character In A Live Action Feature Motion Picture
The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug
Smaug
(Eric Reynolds, David Clayton, Myriam Catrin, Guillaume Francois)

Outstanding Animated Character In An Animated Feature Motion Picture
Frozen: Bringing the Snow Queen to Life
(Alexander Alvarado, Joy Johnson, Chad Stubblefield, Wayne Unten)

Outstanding Created Environment In A Live Action Feature Motion Picture
Gravity: Exterior
(Paul Beilby, Kyle MCculloch,Stuart Penn, Ian Comley)

Outstanding Created Environment In An Animated Feature Motion Picture
Frozen: Elsa’s Ice Palace
(Virgilio John Aquino, Alessandro Jacomini, Lance Summers, David Womersley)

Outstanding Virtual Cinematography In A Live Action Feature Motion Picture
Gravity
(Tim Webber, Emmanuel Lubezki, Richard McBride, Dale Newton)

Outstanding Models In A Feature Motion Picture
Gravity: ISS Exterior
(Ben Lambert, Paul Beilby, Chris Lawrence, Andy Nicholson)

Outstanding FX And Simulation Animation In A Live Action Feature Motion Picture
Gravity: Parachute and ISS Destruction
(Alexis Wajsbrot,  Sylvain Degrotte, Horacio Mendoza, Juan-Luis Sanchez)

Outstanding FX And Simulation Animation In An Animated Feature Motion Picture
Frozen: Elsa’s Blizzard
(Eric W Araujo, Marc Bryant, Dong Joo Byun, Tim Molinder)

Outstanding Compositing In A Feature Motion Picture
Gravity
(Mark Bakowski, Anthony Smith, Theodor Groeneboom, Adrian Metzelaar)

Sandra Bullock presented her Gravity director Alfonso Cuarón with the VES Visionary Award. VFX pioneers John Dykstra collected the VES Lifetime Achievement Award.

To read about all winners including television and video games visit the official site.