Tintin nominated for 6 VES Awards, Rise of the Planet of the Apes 4!

The Visual Effects Society AwardsThe Visual Effects Society (VES) today announced the nominees for its 10th Annual VES Awards ceremony recognizing outstanding visual effects artistry in 23 categories of film, animation, television, commercials, special venues and video games.

"The standard of the creative work that is being considered this year is unbelievably high across all categories," said Jeffrey A. Okun, Chair of the Visual Effects Society. "The judges faced a huge challenge because all of the work was so far above the norm. We're honored to have the opportunity to focus the spotlight on the outstanding work that has contributed to some of the highest grossing films and broadcast projects of all time."

Stan Lee will be honored with the VES 2012 Lifetime Achievement Award and Douglas Trumbull with the Georges Méliès Award.

The 10th Annual VES Awards will take place on Tuesday, February 7, 2012 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.

The Weta project The Adventures of Tintin and the Weta Digital project Rise of the Planet of the Apes received nominations in the following categories:

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects-Driven Feature Motion Picture

Rise of the Planet of the Apes

Dan Lemmon
Joe Letteri
Cyndi Ochs
Kurt Williams

Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature Motion Picture

The Adventures of Tintin

Jamie Beard
Joe Letteri
Meredith Meyer-Nichols
Eileen Moran

Outstanding Animated Character in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture

Rise of the Planet of the Apes - Caesar

Daniel Barrett
Florian Fernandez
Matthew Muntean
Eric Reynolds

Outstanding Animated Character in an Animated Feature Motion Picture

The Adventures of Tintin - Tintin

Gino Acevedo
Gustav Ahren
Jamie Beard
Simon Clutterbuck

Outstanding Created Environment in an Animated Feature Motion Picture

The Adventures of Tintin - Bagghar

Hamish Beachman
Adam King
Wayne Stables
Mark Tait

The Adventures of Tintin - Docks
Matt Aitken
Jeff Capogreco
Jason Lazaroff
Alessandro Mozzato

The Adventures of Tintin - Pirate Battle
Phil Barrenger
Keith F. Miller
Alessandro Saponi
Christoph Sprenger

Outstanding Virtual Cinematography in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture

Rise of the Planet of the Apes

Thelvin Cabezas
Mike Perry
R. Christopher White
Erik Winquist

Outstanding Virtual Cinematography in an Animated Feature Motion Picture

The Adventures of Tintin

Matt Aitken
Matthias Menz
Keith F. Miller
Wayne Stables

Outstanding Compositing in a Feature Motion Picture

Rise of the Planet of the Apes

Jean Luc Azzis
Quentin Hema
Simon Jung
Christoph Salzmann