Here are the 2023 nominations of the Visual Effects Society!  The winners will be announced on February 21st.

OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A PHOTOREAL FEATURE
“Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves”
“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3”
“Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny”
“Oppenheimer”
“The Creator”

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A PHOTOREAL FEATURE
“John Wick: Chapter 4”
“Killers of the Flower Moon”
“Napoleon”
“Nyad”
“Society of the Snow”

OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE
“Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget”
“Elemental”
“Nimona”
“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse”
“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem”

OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A PHOTOREAL EPISODE
“Ahsoka”; Season 1; Dreams and Madness
“Loki”; Season 2; Glorious Purpose
“Monarch: Legacy of Monsters”
“The Last of Us”; Season 1; Infected
“The Mandalorian”; Season 3; The Return

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A PHOTOREAL EPISODE
“A Murder at The End of the World”; Season 1; Crypt
“Citadel”; Season 1; Secrets in Night Need Early Rains
“Ted Lasso”; Season 3; Mom City
“The Crown”; Season 6; Dis-Moi Oui
“Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty”; Season 2; Beat LA

OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A REAL-TIME PROJECT
Alan Wake 2
Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
Immortals of Aveum
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
Mortal Kombat 1

OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A COMMERCIAL
Accenture; Changing Tree
Apple; Air Pods Pro; Quiet The Noise
Coca-Cola; Masterpiece
Jean Paul Gaultier; Divine Perfume
Virgin Media; Goat Glider

OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A SPECIAL VENUE PROJECT
Hypersphere 360; SeaWorld Abu Dhabi
Postcard From Earth
Rembrandt Immersive Artwork
“The Marvels:” Goose the Flerken Cat
“Zootopia: Hot Pursuit”

OUTSTANDING ANIMATED CHARACTER IN A PHOTOREAL FEATURE
“Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom”; Topo the Octopus
“Godzilla Minus One”; Godzilla
“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3”; Rocket
“Wonka”; Oompa Loompa

OUTSTANDING ANIMATED CHARACTER IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE
“Elemental”; Ember
“Elemental”; Wade
“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse”; Spot
“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem”; Superfly

OUTSTANDING ANIMATED CHARACTER IN AN EPISODE, COMMERCIAL, GAME CINEMATIC OR REAL-TIME PROJECT
Diablo IV; Inarius and Lilith Cinematic; Lilith
“Shadow and Bone”; Season 2; No Funerals; Nichevo’ya the Shadow Monster
“The Last of Us”; Endure & Survive; Bloater
“The Nevers”; It’s a Good Day; Robot Dog
Virgin Media; Goat Glider; The Goat

OUTSTANDING CREATED ENVIRONMENT IN A PHOTOREAL FEATURE
“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3”; Knowhere
“Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny”; Underwater Wreck Environment
“John Wick: Chapter 4”; Place de L’Étoile
“The Creator”; Floating Village

OUTSTANDING CREATED ENVIRONMENT IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE
“Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget”; Chicken Island
“Elemental”; Element City
“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse”; Mumbattan City
“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem”; Midtown Manhattan

OUTSTANDING CREATED ENVIRONMENT IN AN EPISODE, COMMERCIAL, GAME CINEMATIC OR REAL-TIME PROJECT
“Loki”; Season 2: 1983; World’s Fair White City
“Star Trek: Strange New Worlds”; The Broken Circle
“The Last of Us”; Look for the Light; Salt Lake City
“The Last of Us:” Post-Outbreak Boston

OUTSTANDING VIRTUAL CINEMATOGRAPHY IN A CG PROJECT
“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3”
“Migration”
“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse”
“The Creator”

OUTSTANDING MODEL IN A PHOTOREAL OR ANIMATED PROJECT
“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3”; The Arête
“Peter Pan & Wendy”; Jolly Roger
“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse”; Spider HQ
“The Creator”; Nomad

OUTSTANDING EFFECTS SIMULATIONS IN A PHOTOREAL FEATURE
“Napoleon”
“Nyad”; Stormy Waters
“The Creator”
“The Nun 2”

OUTSTANDING EFFECTS SIMULATIONS IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE
“Elemental”
“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse”
“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem”
“The Super Mario Bros. Movie”

OUTSTANDING EFFECTS SIMULATIONS IN AN EPISODE, COMMERCIAL, GAME CINEMATIC OR REAL-TIME PROJECT
“Citadel”; Secrets in Night Need Early Rains; Ocean Water
“Invasion”; Season 2; A Voice from the Other Side
“Loki”; Season 2; Science/Fiction; Spaghettification
“The Mandalorian”; Season 3; Lake Monster Attack Water
“Willow”; Children of the Wyrm; Crone Duststorm and Magical Effects

OUTSTANDING COMPOSITING & LIGHTING IN A FEATURE
“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3”
“John Wick: Chapter 4”; Apartment Massacre Videogame Style
“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse”
“The Creator”; Bar
“The Creator”; Spaceships

OUTSTANDING COMPOSITING & LIGHTING IN AN EPISODE
“The Last of Us”; Endure and Survive; Infected Horde Battle
“The Last of Us”; Infected; Boston
“The Mandalorian”; Season 3; The Return
“Willow”; Children of the Wyrm

OUTSTANDING COMPOSITING & LIGHTING IN A COMMERCIAL
Accenture; Changing Tree
Coca-Cola; Masterpiece
Smirnoff; Cocktail
Starfield

OUTSTANDING SPECIAL (PRACTICAL) EFFECTS IN A PHOTOREAL PROJECT
“I’m a Virgo”
“Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One”
“Oppenheimer”
“Society of the Snow”

EMERGING TECHNOLOGY AWARD
“Blue Beetle”; Machine Learning Cloth
“Elemental”; Volumetric Neural Style Transfer
“The Flash;” Volumetric Capture
“Wish”; Dynamic Screen Space Textures for Coherent Stylization

OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A STUDENT PROJECT
Au 8ème Jour
L’Animal Sauce Ail
Loup y es-tu?
Silhouette