Winners: VES Society Awards

The 15th annual Visual Effects society awards have been announced, and The Jungle Book stakes its Oscars claim with five awards including the top prize.

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No other feature film competed with Disney’s live action adaptation, though in the television categories Game of Thrones picked a few awards for Battle of the Bastards John Lewis’ Christmas ad also picked up three awards.

Moana won two animated feature awards but Kubo and the Two Strings picked up the top prize for outstanding visual effects in animation, making it a real Academy Awards contender against Zootopia.

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All the winners are listed below.

2017 VES Awards: The Winners

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature
The Jungle Book

Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature
Deepwater Horizon

Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature
Kubo and the Two Strings

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode
Game of Thrones; Battle of the Bastards

Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode
Black Sails; XX

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Real-Time Project
Uncharted 4

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Commercial
John Lewis; Buster the Boxer

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Special Venue Project
Pirates of the Caribbean; Battle for the Sunken Treasure

Outstanding Animated Performance in a Photoreal Feature
The Jungle Book; King Louie

Outstanding Animated Performance in an Animated Feature
Finding Dory; Hank

Outstanding Animated Performance in an Episode or Real-Time Project
Game of Thrones; Battle of the Bastards; Drogon

Outstanding Animated Performance in a Commercial
John Lewis; Buster the Boxer

Outstanding Created Environment in a Photoreal Feature
Doctor Strange; New York City

Outstanding Created Environment in an Animated Feature
Moana; Motonui Island

Outstanding Created Environment in an Episode, Commercial, or Real-Time Project
Game of Thrones; Battle of the Bastards; Meereen City

Outstanding Virtual Cinematography in a Photoreal Project
The Jungle Book

Outstanding Model in a Photoreal or Animated Project
Deepwater Horizon; Deepwater Horizon Rig

Outstanding Effects Simulations in a Photoreal Feature
The Jungle Book; Nature Effects

Outstanding Effects Simulations in an Animated Feature
Moana

Outstanding Effects Simulations in an Episode, Commercial, or Real-Time Project
Game of Thrones; Battle of the Bastards; Meereen City

Outstanding Compositing in a Photoreal Feature
The Jungle Book

Outstanding Compositing in a Photoreal Episode
Game of Thrones; Battle of the Bastards; Retaking Winterfell

Outstanding Compositing in a Photoreal Commercial
John Lewis; Buster the Boxer

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Student Project
Breaking Point