Outstanding Character Animation in an Animated Motion Picture
FINDING NEMO "Speaking Whale"
Andrew Gordon, Brett Coderre

Outstanding Special Effects in Service to Visual Effects in a Motion Picture
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL
Geoff Heron, Robert Clot, Jason Brackett, John McLeod

Outstanding Special Effects in Service to Visual Effects in a Televised Program, Music Video or Commercial
CARNIVALE "Pilot"
Thomas L. Bellissimo, Charles Belardinelli

Outstanding Matte Painting in a Motion Picture
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL
Yanick Dusseault, Susumu Yukuhiro, Jonathan Harb

Outstanding Matte Painting in a Televised Program, Music Video or Commercial
SMALLVILLE "Insurgence"
Eli Jarra, Joseph Brattesani, Brian Bell

Outstanding Models and Miniatures in a Motion Picture
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING
Richard Taylor, Paul Van Ommen, Eric Saindon

Outstanding Models and Miniatures in a Televised Program, Music Video or Commercial
HELEN OF TROY
Anthony Ocampo

Outstanding Visual Effects Photography in a Motion Picture
THE MATRIX RELOADED "U-Cap Facial Photography"
Kim Libreri, George Borshukov, Paul Ryan, John Gaeta

Outstanding Compositing in a Motion Picture
MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD "Storm"
Philip R. Brennan

Outstanding Compositing in a Televised Program, Music Video or Commercial
SMALLVILLE "Accelerate"
Mat Beck, Eli Jarra, Ivan DeWolf, Brian Harding

Outstanding Performance by a Male or Female Actor in an Effects Film
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING
Sean Astin

The Visual Effects Society (www.visualeffectssociety.com), founded in 1997, is comprised of distinguished visual effects artists and technologists who are professionally committed to the specialized industry of visual effects. The society provides its members with a platform for communication, education, and recognition of the current and future state of the visual effects industry. Society headquarters are located in Santa Monica, California, with approximately 900 global members.