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9th Visual Effects Society Awards
9th Visual Effects Society Awards February 1, 2011 ---- Best Visual Effects in a Visual Effects Driven Motion Picture: ''Inception'' The 9th Visual Effects Society Awards, held on February 1, 2011 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, honored the best visual effects in film and television of 2010. The show was hosted by Patton Oswalt and broadcast, in an edited version, on the ReelzChannel on February 19, 2011. Winners and nominees (winners in bold) Honorary Awards Lifetime Achievement Award: *Ray Harryhausen VES Visionary Award: *Christopher Nolan Film Television Other categories References External links Visual Effects Society {{Visual Effects Society Awards 2010 The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The 2009 swine flu pandemic, swine flu pandemic which began the previous year ... Visual Effects Society Awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inception
''Inception'' is a 2010 science fiction action heist film written and directed by Christopher Nolan, who also produced it with Emma Thomas, his wife. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio as a professional thief who steals information by infiltrating the subconscious of his targets. He is offered a chance to have his criminal history erased as payment for the implantation of another person's idea into a target's subconscious. The ensemble cast includes Ken Watanabe, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Marion Cotillard, Elliot Page, Tom Hardy, Cillian Murphy, Tom Berenger, Dileep Rao, and Michael Caine. After the 2002 completion of ''Insomnia'', Nolan presented to Warner Bros. a written 80-page treatment for a horror film envisioning "dream stealers," based on lucid dreaming. Deciding he needed more experience before tackling a production of this magnitude and complexity, Nolan shelved the project and instead worked on 2005's ''Batman Begins'', 2006's '' The Prestige'', and 2008's ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Schaub
David Schaub is a CGI special effects artist most known for his work on ''Alice in Wonderland'', ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' and '' I am Legend'' He was nominated at the 83rd Academy Awards in the category of Best Visual Effects, for the film ''Alice in Wonderland''. His nomination was shared with Sean Phillips, Ken Ralston and Carey Villegas. Filmography *'' The Craft'' (1996) *''Godzilla'' (1998) *''Patch Adams'' (1998) *''The Astronaut's Wife'' (1999) *''Stuart Little'' (1999) *''Cast Away'' (2000) *''Hollow Man'' (2000) *''Evolution'' (2001) *''Stuart Little 2'' (2002) *''The Polar Express'' (2004) *'' The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe'' (2005) *'' I Am Legend'' (2007) *'' Surf's Up'' (2007) *''Alice in Wonderland'' (2010) *''The Amazing Spider-Man'' (2012) *''The Amazing Spider-Man 2'' (2014) *''Edge of Tomorrow ''Edge of Tomorrow'' is a 2014 American science fiction film, science fiction action film directed by Doug Liman and written by C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Swan (film)
''Black Swan'' is a 2010 American psychological horror film directed by Darren Aronofsky from a screenplay by Mark Heyman, John McLaughlin, and Andres Heinz, based on a story by Heinz. The film stars Natalie Portman in the lead role, with Vincent Cassel, Mila Kunis, Barbara Hershey, and Winona Ryder in supporting roles. The plot revolves around a production of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Tchaikovsky's ''Swan Lake'' by the company of New York City Ballet. The production requires a ballerina to play the innocent and fragile White Swan, for which the committed dancer Nina Sayers (Portman) is a perfect fit, as well as the dark and sensual Black Swan, which are qualities better embodied by the new rival Lily (Kunis). Nina is overwhelmed by a feeling of immense pressure when she finds herself competing for the role, causing her to lose her tenuous grip on reality and descend into madness. Aronofsky conceived the premise by connecting his viewings of a production of ''Swan Lake'' with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hereafter (film)
''Hereafter'' is a 2010 American fantasy disaster film directed, co-produced, and scored by Clint Eastwood and written by Peter Morgan. It tells three parallel stories about three people affected by death in similar waysall three have issues of communicating with the dead; Matt Damon plays American factory worker George Lonegan, who is able to communicate with the dead and who has worked professionally as a clairvoyant, but no longer wants to communicate with the dead; Cécile de France plays French television journalist Marie Lelay, who survives a near-death experience during the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami; and British schoolboy Marcus (played by Frankie and George McLaren), who loses the person closest to him. Bryce Dallas Howard, Lyndsey Marshal, Jay Mohr and Thierry Neuvic have supporting roles. Morgan sold the script Spec script, on spec to DreamWorks Pictures, DreamWorks in 2008, but it transferred to Warner Bros. by the time Eastwood (who has a long-standing relationship wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Preeg
Steve Preeg is an American Academy Award-winning special effects artist. He won at the 81st Academy Awards for the film '' The Curious Case of Benjamin Button'', in the category of Best Visual Effects. He shared his Oscar with Eric Barba, Craig Barron and Burt Dalton. He graduated in 1989 from Los Alamos High School. Filmography * '' Oblivion'' (2013) * ''The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo'' (2011) * '' TRON: Legacy'' (2010) * '' The Curious Case of Benjamin Button'' (2008) * '' Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End'' (2007) * ''Flags of Our Fathers'' (2006) * ''King Kong'' (2005) * ''I, Robot'' (2004) * '' The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King'' (2003) * '' The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers'' (2002) * '' Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within'' (2001) * ''Beowulf'' (1999) * ''Ri¢hie Ri¢h's Christmas Wish ''Richie Rich's Christmas Wish'' (also known as ''Richie Rich 2'') is a 1998 American Christmas comedy film based on the Harvey Comics cartoon character Richie Ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Barba
Eric Barba is a visual effects supervisor for television, film, and commercial advertising. After studying at the Art Center College of Design, Barba began his career at Steven Spielberg's Amblin Imaging as a digital artist on ''SeaQuest 2032'' and ''Sliders''. In 1996, he joined Digital Domain as a digital artist on ''The Fifth Element'', before working his way to CG supervisor on ''Supernova'' and finally to visual effects supervisor for David Fincher's ''Zodiac''. Barba earned a reputation for high end visual effects, working closely with directors like Fincher and Joseph Kosinski on both film and advertising projects, as well as directing commercials himself for Nike, American Express, and Honda. He won at the 81st Academy Awards for the film '' The Curious Case of Benjamin Button'', in the category of Best Visual Effects. He shared his Oscar with Craig Barron, Burt Dalton and Steve Preeg. In 2013, Barba was promoted to Chief Creative Office/Senior Visual Effects Supervis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legacy
Legacy or Legacies may refer to: Arts and entertainment Comics * " Batman: Legacy", a 1996 Batman storyline * '' DC Universe: Legacies'', a comic book series from DC Comics * ''Legacy'', a 1999 quarterly series from Antarctic Press * ''Legacy'', a 2003–2005 series released by Dabel Brothers Productions * Legacy, an alternate name for the DC supervillain Wizard * Legacy (Marvel Comics), an alias used by Genis-Vell, better known as Captain Marvel * Marvel Legacy, a comic book line introduced in 2017 * '' Star Wars: Legacy'', a 2006 series from Dark Horse * '' X-Men: Legacy'', a 1991 series from Marvel Comics * Legacy Virus, a fictional virus from the Marvel Universe Film * ''Legacy'', a 1975 American film starring Joan Hotchkis * '' Legacy: A Mormon Journey'', a 1990 film produced by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints * ''Legacy'' (1998 film), an American film starring David Hasselhoff * ''Legacy'' (2000 film), an American documentary film * ''Legacy'' (2008 fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janek Sirrs
Janek Sirrs (born October 20, 1965) is a visual effects artist who is known for his work in films such as ''The Matrix'', ''Batman Begins'', '' The Avengers'' and '' The Hunger Games: Catching Fire''. Oscars Sirrs has won the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects once, with a further two nominations. All of the following are in this category: * 72nd Academy Awards-''The Matrix'', shared with John Gaeta, Steve Courtley and Jon Thum. Won. * 83rd Academy Awards-''Iron Man 2'', nomination shared with Ben Snow, Dan Sudick and Ged Wright. Lost to ''Inception''. * 85th Academy Awards-'' The Avengers'', nomination shared with Dan Sudick, Jeff White and Guy Williams. Lost to '' Life of Pi''. Selected filmography * ''Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness'' (2022) * '' Spider-Man: Far from Home'' (2019) * '' Spider-Man: Homecoming'' (2017) * ''Terminator Genisys'' (2015) * '' The Hunger Games: Catching Fire'' (2013) * '' The Avengers'' (2012) * ''Iron Man 2'' (2010) * '' I A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ged Wright
Ged Wright is a visual effects artist and director. He was nominated at the 83rd Academy Awards for his work on the film ''Iron Man 2''. This was in the category of Best Visual Effects. For which his nomination was shared with Janek Sirrs, Ben Snow and Dan Sudick. It lost to ''Inception''. He has also directed an episode of the Paramount+ Paramount+ (formerly known as CBS All Access in the United States and 10 All Access in Australia) is an American Video on demand#Subscription models, subscription video on-demand Over-the-top media service, over-the-top Streaming media, stream ... miniseries Knuckles. Filmography Visual Effects Director References External links * Living people Visual effects artists Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) {{film-artist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Snow
Ben Snow is a visual effects artist who has been nominated four times at the Academy Awards. He works at Industrial Light & Magic. Early life Snow grew up in Australia, where he attended Narrabundah College and the University of Canberra. His university degree, which he completed in 1986, was a Bachelor of Arts in Computer Studies. Oscar history All 4 films were in the category of Best Visual Effects * 74th Academy Awards-Nominated for ''Pearl Harbor''. Nomination shared with Eric Brevig, John Frazier and Ed Hirsh. Lost to '' The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring''. *75th Academy Awards-Nominated for '' Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones''. Nomination shared with Rob Coleman, Pablo Helman and John Knoll. Lost to '' The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers''. * 81st Academy Awards-Nominated for ''Iron Man''. Nomination shared with Shane Mahan, John Nelson and Dan Sudick. Lost to '' The Curious Case of Benjamin Button''. *83rd Academy Awards-Nominate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iron Man 2
''Iron Man 2'' is a 2010 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Iron Man. Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Paramount Pictures, it is the sequel to ''Iron Man'' (2008) and the third film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Directed by Jon Favreau and written by Justin Theroux, the film stars Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark / Iron Man alongside Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Scarlett Johansson, Sam Rockwell, Mickey Rourke, and Samuel L. Jackson. Set six months after the events of ''Iron Man'', the film follows Stark as he rejects government demands to share his technology, which is slowly killing him, while facing the vengeful Russian scientist Ivan Vanko (Rourke). Development on a sequel to ''Iron Man'' began in May 2008 after the success of the first film. In July, Theroux was hired to write the script and Favreau was signed to return as director. Downey, Paltrow, and Jackson were set to reprise their roles from ''Iron Man'', while C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Richardson (special Effects Designer)
John Richardson (born June 10, 1946 in England) is a British special effects supervisor. He is best known for his work on the ''James Bond'' film series ('' Casino Royale'', '' Moonraker'', ''Octopussy'', ''A View to a Kill'', ''The Living Daylights'', ''Licence to Kill'', ''Tomorrow Never Dies'', ''The World Is Not Enough'' and ''Die Another Day''), all the ''Harry Potter'' film series (2001-2011), '' A Bridge Too Far'' (1977) and ''Aliens'' (1986). For the latter, he won the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects at the 1987 ceremony. He won the BAFTA Award for Best Special Visual Effects for his work on the film ''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2'' (2011), for which he was also nominated for an Academy Award at the 2012 ceremony. Richardson is the son of special effects pioneer Cliff Richardson, who worked on films including ''The Dirty Dozen'' (1967) and ''Casino Royale'' (1967), the latter alongside his son. On 13 August 1976, while working on ''A Bridge T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
