Game of Thrones season 7 dominates at the 2018 Visual Effects Society Awards

In January, Game of Thrones season 7 was nominated for a slew of Visual Effects Society Awards — to be exact, it had 11 nominations across five categories, more than any other movie or TV show. It won all five. That’s only to be expected, because whatever else season 7 was, it looked terrific.

The Visual Effects Society handed out the awards last night at its 16th annual ceremony, and Game of Thrones wast he star of the evening. Check out it’s haul below:

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode

• Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., “Orientation Part 1”
• Game of Thrones, “Beyond the Wall” (WINNER)
  • Joe Bauer
  • Steve Kullback
  • Chris Baird
  • David Ramos
  • Sam Conway
• Legion, “Chapter 1”
• Star Trek: Discovery, “The Vulcan Hello”
• Stranger Things, “The Gate”

Outstanding Animated Character in an Episode or Real-Time Project

• Black Mirror, “Metalhead”
• Game of Thrones, “Beyond the Wall”; Zombie Polar Bear
  • Paul Story
  • Todd Labonte
  • Matthew Muntean
  • Nicholas Wilson
• Game of Thrones, “Eastwatch”; Drogon Meets Jon
  • Jonathan Symmonds
  • Thomas Kutschera
  • Philipp Winterstein
  • Andreas Krieg
• Game of Thrones, “The Spoils of War”; Drogon Loot Train Attack (WINNER)
  • Murray Stevenson
  • Jason Snyman
  • Jenn Taylor
  • Florian Friedmann

Outstanding Created Environment in an Episode, Commercial, or Real-Time Project

• Assassin’s Creed Origins; City of Memphis
• Game of Thrones, “Beyond the Wall”; Frozen Lake (WINNER)
  • Daniel Villalba
  • Antonio Lado
  • José Luis Barreiro
  • Isaac de la Pompa
• Game of Thrones, “Eastwatch”
  • Patrice Poissant
  • Deak Ferrand
  • Dominic Daigle
  • Gabriel Morin
• Still Star-Crossed, City
• Stranger Things 2, The Gate

Outstanding Effects Simulations in an Episode, Commercial, or Real-Time Project

• Game of Thrones, “Beyond the Wall”; Frozen Lake
  • Manuel Ramírez
  • Óscar Márquez
  • Pablo Hernández
  • David Gacituaga
• Game of Thrones, “The Dragon and the Wolf”; Wall Destruction (WINNER)
  • Thomas Hullin
  • Dominik Kirouac
  • Sylvain Nouveau
  • Nathan Arbuckle
• Heineken, “The Trailblazers”
• Outlander, “Eye of the Storm”; Stormy Seas

Outstanding Compositing in a Photoreal Episode

• Game of Thrones, “Beyond the Wall”; Frozen Lake
  • Óscar Perea
  • Santiago Martos
  • David Esteve
  • Michael Crane
• Game of Thrones, “Eastwatch”
  • Thomas Montminy Brodeur
  • Xavier Fourmond
  • Reuben Barkataki
  • Sébastien Raets
• Game of Thrones, “The Spoils of War”; Loot Train Attack (WINNER)
  • Dom Hellier
  • Thijs Noij
  • Edwin Holdsworth
  • Giacomo Matteucci
• Star Trek: Discovery

Congratulations to all the crew members who took home the gold! We can only imagine what they have in store for the eighth and final year.

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