FINDING NEMO "Inside the Whale"
Dave DeVan, Gini Santos

FINDING NEMO "Speaking Whale"
Andrew Gordon, Brett Coderre


Outstanding Special Effects in Service to Visual Effects in a Motion Picture

THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING
Scott Harens, Chuck Schuman, Sven Harens

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, Episode #4 "Dust Storm"
Thomas L Bellissimo

CARNIVALE "Pilot"
Thomas L. Bellissimo, Charles Belardinelli


Outstanding Matte Painting in a Motion Picture

THE HULK
Brett Northcutt, Joshua Ong

PETER PAN
Yusei Uesugi, Giles Hancock

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

DINOSAUR PLANET
Arnaud Brisebois, Philippe Roberge, Sean Samuels

NCIS #001 "Yankee White"
Steven J. Rogers

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

PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL "Captain Barbossa"
Geoff Campbell, James Tooley, Steve Walton, Dugan Beach

PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL "The Interceptor"
Charlie Bailey, Peter Bailey, Robert Edwards, Don Bies


Outstanding Models and Miniatures in a Televised Program, Music Video or Commercial

BATTLESTAR GALACTICA
Lee Stringer, Jose Perez, Gabriel Koerner, Mike Enriquez

HELEN OF TROY
Anthony Ocampo


Outstanding Visual Effects Photography in a Motion Picture

THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING
Alex Funke, Rob Kerr, Henk Prins

THE MATRIX RELOADED "U-Cap Facial Photography"
Kim Libreri, George Borshukov, Paul Ryan, John Gaeta

PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL
Carl Miller, Mike Conte, Tami Carter

TERMINATOR 3: RISE OF THE MACHINES
Pat Sweeney, Mike Bienstock, Grady Cofer, John Hansen


Outstanding Compositing in a Motion Picture

THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN
George Macri, Mike Hardison, Patrick Murphy, Dan Trezise

THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING
Moritz Glaesle, Mark Lewis, Kara Vandeleur

MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD "Storm"
Philip R. Brennan


Outstanding Compositing in a Televised Program, Music Video or Commercial

ANGELS IN AMERICA
Stefano Trivelli

BATTLESTAR GALACTICA
Patti Gannon, Chris Jones, Sean Apple, Jarrod Davis

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

PETER PAN
Ludivine Sangier

PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL
Keira Knightley

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