VES Nominations

The VES nominations are:

Outstanding Special Effects in a Motion Picture

• Casino Royale
  Chris Corbould, Peter Notley, Ian Lowe, Roy Quinn
• Superman Returns
  Neil Corbould, David Brighton, David Young, Robert Higgie

Best Single Visual Effect of the Year

• Children of Men - Birth Sequence
  Tim Webber, Lucy Killick, Andy Kind, Craig Bardsley
• Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
  John Knoll, Ned Gorman, Jakub Pistecky, Tom Fejes
• Poseidon
  Boyd Shermis, Rhonda Gunner, Kim Libreri, Philippe Rebours
• X-Men: The Last Stand
  Eric Saindon, Cyndi Ochs, GG Heitmann, Roger Shortt

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects Driven Motion Picture

• Charlotte's Web
  Karin Joy, John Berton, Blair Clark, John Dietz
• Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
  John Knoll, Jill Brooks, Hal Hickel, Charlie Gibson
• The Fountain
  Jeremy Dawson, Dan Schrecker, Mark Soper, Peter Parks

Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Motion Picture

• Blood Diamond
  Jeffrey Okun, Thomas Boland, Tim Crosbie, Neil Greenberg
• Children of Men
  Lucy Killick, Frazer Churchill, Timothy Webber, Paul Corbould
• Flags of Our Fathers
  Michael Owens, Matthew Butler, Bryan Grill, Julian Levi
• The Da Vinci Code
  Barrie Hemsley, Angus Bickerton, Gary Brozenich, Paul Riddle

Outstanding Animated Character in a Live Action Motion Picture

• Charlotte's Web - Templeton
  Todd Labonte, Jason Armstrong, Sven Jensen, David Richard Nelson
• Charlotte's Web - Wilbur
  Grant Adam, Daniel Fotheringham, Avi Goodman, Paul Buckley
• Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest n Davy Jones
  Steve Walton, Jung-Seung Hong, Marc Chu, James Tooley

Outstanding Animated Character in an Animated Motion Picture

• Cars - Mater
  Larry The Cable Guy, Mike Krummhoefener, Tom Sanocki, Nancy Kato
• Monster House - House
  Umberto Lazzari, Mike Kimmel, Kui Han Lee, Owen Demers
• Happy Feet - Mumbleis Banishment
  Damien Grey, Tim Gibson, Carl PrudiHomme

Outstanding Created Environment in a Live Action Motion Picture

• Mission: Impossible III
  Russell Earl, Richard Bluff, Giles Hancock, Dennis Martin
• Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
  Chris Stoski, Susumu Yukuhiro, Jack Mongovan, Greg Salter

Outstanding Created Environment in a Live Action Motion Picture (contid)

• Poseidon
  Mohen Leo, Daniel Pearson, Willi Geiger, Matt Brumit

Outstanding Models and Miniatures in a Motion Picture

• Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
  Bruce Holcomb, Ron Woodall, Charlie Bailey, Carl Miller
• The Good Shepherd
  Matthew Gratzner, Forest Fischer, Enrico Altmann, Leigh-Alexandra Jacob
• V For Vendetta
  Jose Granell, Nigel Stone

Outstanding Compositing in a Motion Picture

• Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
  Eddie Pasquarello, Francois Lambert, Jeff Sutherland, Tory Mercer
• Poseidon
  Pat Brennan, Mark Hopkins, Nelson Sepulveda, Mark Nettleton
• The DaVinci Code - Saint Sulpice Sequence
  Mathew Krentz, Jordan Benwick, Enrico Perei, Rafal Kaniewski