The 7th
Visual Effects Society
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Awards, given in
Los Angeles
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on February 21, 2009, at the
Century Plaza Hotel
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, honored the best
visual effects
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a live-action shot in filmmaking and video production.
The integration of live-action footage and other live-action fo ...
in
film
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and
television
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of 2008. The awards were later broadcast, in an edited form, on the
Starz Edge Network on May 9, 2009.
Winners and nominees
(Winners in bold)
Honorary Awards
Lifetime Achievement Award:
*
Kathleen Kennedy and
Frank Marshall
George Melies Award for Pioneering:
*
Phil Tippett
Phil Tippett (born September 27, 1951) is an American film director and visual effects supervisor and producer, who specializes in creature design, stop-motion and computerized character animation. Over his career, he has assisted ILM and Drea ...
Film
Television
Other categories
References
External links
Visual Effects Society
{{Visual Effects Society Awards
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Visual Effects Society Awards
The Visual Effects Society (VES) is an entertainment industry organization representing visual effects practitioners including artists, animators, technologists, model makers, educators, studio leaders, supervisors, PR/marketing specialists and pr ...
Visual Effects Society Awards
The Visual Effects Society (VES) is an entertainment industry organization representing visual effects practitioners including artists, animators, technologists, model makers, educators, studio leaders, supervisors, PR/marketing specialists and pr ...
Visual Effects Society Awards
The Visual Effects Society (VES) is an entertainment industry organization representing visual effects practitioners including artists, animators, technologists, model makers, educators, studio leaders, supervisors, PR/marketing specialists and pr ...
Visual Effects Society Awards
The Visual Effects Society (VES) is an entertainment industry organization representing visual effects practitioners including artists, animators, technologists, model makers, educators, studio leaders, supervisors, PR/marketing specialists and pr ...
Visual Effects Society Awards
The Visual Effects Society (VES) is an entertainment industry organization representing visual effects practitioners including artists, animators, technologists, model makers, educators, studio leaders, supervisors, PR/marketing specialists and pr ...