16th Visual Effects Society Awards February 13, 2018 Best Visual Effects in a Visual Effects Driven Motion Picture: War for the Planet of the Apes Best Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode: Game of Thrones – Beyond the Wall The 16th Visual Effects Society Awards was held in Los Angeles at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on February 13, 2018, in honor to the best visual effects in film and television of 2017.
[1][2] (winners in bold) Lifetime Achievement Award: VES Georges Méliès Award War for the Planet of the Apes – Joe Letteri, Ryan Stafford, Daniel Barrett, Dan Lemmon, Joel Whist Dunkirk – Andrew Jackson, Mike Chambers, Andrew Lockley, Alison Wortman, Scott Fisher Coco – Lee Unkrich, Darla K. Anderson, David Ryu, Michael K. O'Brien War for the Planet of the Apes – Caesar – Dennis Yoo, Ludovic Chailloleau, Douglas McHale, Tim Forbes Coco – Hèctor – Emron Grover, Jonathan Hoffman, Michael Honsel, Guilherme Sauerbronn Jacinto Blade Runner 2049 – Los Angeles – Chris McLaughlin, Ryan Salcombe, Seungjin Woo, Francesco Dell'Anna Coco – City of the Dead – Michael Frederickson, Jamie Hecker, Jonathan Pytko, Dave Strick Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.
2 – Groot Dance/Opening Fight – James Baker, Steven Lo, Alvise Avati, Robert Stipp Blade Runner 2049 – LAPD Headquarters – Alex Funke, Steven Saunders, Joaquin Loyzaga, Chris Menges War for the Planet of the Apes – David Caeiro Cebrian, Johnathan Nixon, Chet Leavai, Gary Boyle Coco – Kristopher Campbell, Stephen Gustafson, Dave Hale, Keith Klohn War for the Planet of the Apes – Christoph Salzmann, Robin Hollander, Ben Morgan, Ben Warner Game of Thrones – "Beyond the Wall" – Joe Bauer, Steve Kulliback, Chris Baird, David Ramos, Sam Conway Black Sails – "XXIX" – Erik Henry, Terron Pratt, Yafei Wu, David Wahlberg, Paul Dimmer Samsung – Do What you Can't; Ostrich – Diarmid Harrison-Murray, Tomek Zietkiewicz, Amir Bazazi, Martino Madeddu Game of Thrones – The Spoils of War; Drogon Loot Train Attack – Murray Stevenson, Jason Snyman, Jenn Taylor, Florian Friedmann Samsung – Do What you Can't; Ostrich – David Bryan, Maximilian Mallmann, Tim Van Hussen, Brendan Fagan Game of Thrones – Beyond the Wall; Frozen Lake – Daniel Villalba, Antonio Lado, Jose Luis Barreiro, Isaac de la Pompa Game of Thrones – The Dragon and the Wolf; Wall Destruction – Thomas Hullin, Dominik Kirouac, Sylvain Nouveau, Nathan Arbuckle Game of Thrones – The Spoils of War; Loot Train Attack – Dom Hellier, Thijs Noij, Edwin Holdsworth, Giacomo Matteucci Samsung – Do What you Can't; Ostrich – Michael Gregory, Andrew Roberts, Gustavo Bellon, Rashabh Ramesh Butani Assassin's Creed Origins – Raphael Lacoste, Patrick Limoges, Jean-Sebastien Guay, Ulrich Haar Avatar Flight of Passage – Richard Baneham, Amy Jupiter, David Lester, Thrain Shadbolt Hybrids – Florian Brauch, Romain Thirion, Matthieu Pujol, Kim Tailhades