Nominations were announced on January 17, 2023,[1] and the ceremony took place on February 15, 2023.
[2] Avatar: The Way of Water received a record number of nominations with fourteen,[3] surpassing the number of previous nominations for film (Avatar) and television (The Mandalorian).
[4] The society introduced a new "Emerging Technology Award" this year.
[1][2] Lifetime Achievement Award: VES Award for Creative Excellence Avatar: The Way of Water – Richard Baneham, Walter Garcia, Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon, J. D. Schwalm Thirteen Lives – Jason Billington, Thomas Horton, Denis Baudin, Michael Harrison, Brian Cox Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio – Aaron Weintraub, Jeffrey Schaper, Cameron Carson, Emma Gorbey Avatar: The Way of Water: Kiri – Anneka Fris, Rebecca Louise Leybourne, Guillaume Francois, Jung-Rock Hwang Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio: Pinocchio – Oliver Beale, Richard Pickersgill, Brian Leif Hansen, Kim Slate Avatar: The Way of Water: The Reef – Jessica Cowley, Joe W. Churchill, Justin Stockton, Alex Nowotny Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio: In the Stomach of a Sea Monster – Warren Lawtey, Anjum Sakharkar, Javier Gonzalez Alonso, Quinn Carvalho Avatar: The Way of Water: Water Simulations – Jonathan M. Nixon, David Moraton, Nicolas Illingworth, David Caeiro Cebrian Puss in Boots: The Last Wish – Derek Cheung, Michael Losure, Kiem Ching Ong, Jinguang Huang Avatar: The Way of Water: Water Integration – Sam Cole, Francois Sugny, Florian Schroeder, Jean Matthews Avatar: The Way of Water – Richard Baneham, Dan Cox, Eric Reynolds, A.J Briones Avatar: The Way of Water: The Sea Dragon – Sam Sharplin, Stephan Skorepa, Ian Baker, Guillaume Francois Avatar: The Way of Water: Current Machine and Wave Pool – J. D. Schwalm, Richie Schwalm, Nick Rand, Robert Spurlock The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power: "Udûn" – Jason Smith, Ron Ames, Nigel Sumner, Tom Proctor, Dean Clarke Five Days at Memorial: "Day Two" – Eric Durst, Danny McNair, Matt Whelan, Goran Pavles, John MacGillivray Frito-Lay "Push It" – Tom Raynor, Sophie Harrison, Ben Cronin, Martino Madeddu The Umbrella Academy: Pogo – Aidan Martin, Hannah Dockerty, Olivier Beierlein, Miae Kang The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power: "Adar": Númenor City – Dan Wheaton, Nico Delbecq, Dan LeTarte, Julien Gauthier The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power: "Udûn" Water and Magma – Rick Hankins, Aron Bonar, Branko Grujcic, Laurent Kermel Love, Death and Robots: Night of the Mini Dead – Tim Emeis, José Maximiano, Renaud Tissandié, Nacere Guerouaf Ladbrokes "Rocky" – Greg Spencer, Theajo Dharan, Georgina Ford, Jonathan Westley The Last of Us Part I – Erick Pangilinan, Evan Wells, Eben Cook, Mary Jane Whiting ABBA Voyage – Ben Morris, Edward Randolph, Stephen Aplin, Ian Comley A Calling.
From the Desert to the Sea – Mario Bertsch, Max Pollmann, Lukas Löffler, Till Sander-Titgemeyer Avatar: The Way of Water: Water Toolset – Alexy Dmitrievich Stomakhin, Steve Lesser, Sven Joel Wretborn, Douglas McHale