The Visual Effects Society (VES) announced the nominees for the 5th Annual VES Awards recognizing outstanding visual effects, with Disney’s PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN’S CHEST leading the pack for Industrial Light & Magic with six nominations, including Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects Driven Motion Picture and Best Visual Effect of the Year.

There are a total of 21 categories of film, television, commercials, music videos and games. Nominees were chosen on Saturday, Jan. 6, by a panel of more 80 visual effects professionals, all VES members, who viewed hundreds of entry submissions at the screening facilities of FotoKem in Burbank. Said Eric Roth, VES exec director, "This year we had 30% more submissions than last year, and from seven different countries. Along with this growth, we've also seen our awards show grow in industry stature. It's very gratifying to know that companies all over the world want to get one of our trophies. Clearly, they see the value in getting VES recognition."


The nominations are:

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects Driven Motion Picture

CHARLOTTE'S WEB
Karin Joy, John Berton, Blair Clark, John Dietz

PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST
John Knoll, Jill Brooks, Hal Hickel, Charlie Gibson

THE FOUNTAIN
Jeremy Dawson, Dan Schrecker, Mark Soper, Peter Parks


Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Motion Picture

BLOOD DIAMOND
Jeffrey Okun, Thomas Boland, Tim Crosbie, Neil Greenberg

CHILDREN OF MEN
Lucy Killick, Frazer Churchill, Timothy Webber, Paul Corbould

FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS
Michael Owens, Matthew Butler, Bryan Grill, Julian Levi

THE DA VINCI CODE
Barrie Hemsley, Angus Bickerton, Gary Brozenich, Paul Riddle

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Broadcast Miniseries, Movie or Special

FIGHT SCIENCE
Mat Beck, Kymber Lim, Manny Wong, Jack Matsumomto

NIGHTMARES AND DREAMSCAPES - BATTLEGOUND
Eric Grenaudier, Sam Nicholson, Mark Spatny, Adalberto Lopez

THE HOGFATHER - EPISODE 1
Oliver Money, Simon Thomas, Kim Stevenson, Stephen Jolley

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Broadcast Series

BATTLESTAR GALACTICA - EPISODE 303B "Exodus"
Gary Hutzel, Michael Gibson, Alec McClymont, Brenda Campbell

PREHISTORIC PARK - EPISODE 4
George Roper, Matt Fox, Laurent Hugueniot, Kevin Spruce

SMALLVILLE - SEASON 6, EPISODE 1 "Zod"
Mat Beck, Brian Harding, Trent Smith, John Wash

Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Broadcast Program

ALIAS - REPRISAL/ALL THE TIME IN THE WORLD
Kevin Blank, Jay Worth, Steve Fong, Kevin Kutchaver

COMMANDER IN CHIEF - EP 112 "The Wind Beneath Her Wings"
Mark Kolpack, Adam Ealovega, Mark Spatny, Mike Enriquez

ER - SCOOP AND RUN
Sam Nicholson, Scott Ramsey, Adam Ealovega, Anthony Ocampo

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Commercial

REXONA - GO WILD
Andy Boyd, Stephane Allender, Dan Seddon, Abby Orchard

SEARS TOOLS - ARBORETUM
Rich Rama, Cedric Nicolas, Laurent Ledru

TRAVELERS - SNOWBALL
Dan Lemmon, Eileen Moran, R. Christopher White, Paul Story

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Music Video

Killers - BONES
Chas Jarrett, Dave Child, Paul O'Shea, Andrew Bell

U2 and Green Day - THE SAINTS ARE COMING
Matt Winkel, Mark Glaser, Wayne England, Graham Fyffe

Best Single Visual Effect of the Year

CHILDREN OF MEN - Birth Sequence
Tim Webber, Lucy Killick, Andy Kind, Craig Bardsley

PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST
John Knoll, Ned Gorman, Jakub Pistecky, Tom Fejes

POSEIDON
Boyd Shermis, Rhonda Gunner, Kim Libreri, Philippe Rebours

X-MEN: THE LAST STAND
Eric Saindon, Cyndi Ochs, GG Heitmann, Roger Shortt

Outstanding Real Time Visuals in a Video Game

ASSASSIN'S CREED X06 Trailer
Jade Raymond, Nicolas Cantin, Raphael Lacoste, Christophe Martin

FIGHT NIGHT ROUND 3 for PS3