'Avatar: The Way of Water' was the big winner at this year's VFXSociety awards.
Today, the Visual Effects Society announced the winners of their annual award that celebrates VFX excellence across all platforms. The event gathered industry professionals and guests at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in a ceremony hosted by Patton Oswalt — who has em-cee’d the event a whopping ten times. Avatar: The Way of Water director James Cameron also took the stage to present a Lifetime Achievement Award to acclaimed producer Gale Ann Hurd.
As you can imagine, Avatar: The Way of Water set the bar for special effects in 2022. That was made even more evident by the prizes it took home: the billion-dollar blockbuster was the victor in nine categories, including Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature and Outstanding Created Environment in a Photoreal Feature. The event also singled out excellence in isolated elements from the movie, such as Kiri's creation and the reef that we see in several parts of the adventure.
COLLIDER VIDEO OF THE DAY Not a Real Boy, But Very Real-Looking Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio was also celebrated in several categories. The movie mixes stop-motion animation and special effects to create a haunting and different environment from what we’ve seen the famous character inhabit previously. The movie tells the same story we know, but with added elements of grief, loss, and dark fantasy.
In the video game area, The Last of Us Part I was the winner for the Outstanding Visual Effects in a Real-time Project. The game was re-released in 2022 with better graphics than the original 2013 edition, and this new version was greatly appreciated by fans. Other titles that also took home prizes were Netflix’s The Umbrella Academy, Love, Death and Robots, Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, and Five Days at Memorial.
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