Ieri sera è stata una serata spettacolare, durante la quale è avvenuta la cerimonia di premiazione dei VES Awards 2013, ovvero i premi e i riconoscimenti assegnati ai migliori effetti visivi cinematografici, pubblicitari e tv e seriali. Per quanto riguarda il cinema, invece, Vita di Pi e Ribelle – The Brave sono i due grandi film vincitori degli undicesimi Visual Effects Society Awards. Entrambi i film cinematografici hanno ottenuto, infatti, quattro premi cadauno. Per quanto riguarda il premio alla carriera, è stato assegnato a Richard Edlund, il quale per ben cinque volte ha vinto il premio Oscar per gli effetti speciali. Di seguito tutti i vincitori per la categoria cinema:

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects-Driven Feature Motion Picture
Life of Pi; Donald R. Elliott, Susan MacLeod, Guillaume Rocheron, Bill Westenhofer

Outstanding Animation in an Animated Feature Motion Picture
Brave; Mark Andrews, Steve May, Katherine Sarafian, Bill Wise

Outstanding Models in a Feature Motion Picture
The Avengers: Helicarrier; Rene Garcia, Bruce Holcomb, Polly Ing Aaron Wilson

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Special Venue Project
Despicable Me: Minion Mayhem; Heather Drummons, Joel Friesch, Troy Griffin, Chris Hummel

Outstanding Virtual Cinematography in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey; Matt Aitken, Victor Huang, Christian Rivers, R. Christopher White

Outstanding Created Environment in an Animated Feature Motion Picture
Brave: The Forest; Tim Best, Steve Pilcher; Inigo Quilez, Andrew Whittock

Outstanding Created Environment in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture
The Avengers: Midtown Manhattan; Richard Bluff, Barry Williams, David Meny, Andy Proctor

Lifetime Achievement Award
Richard Edlund

Outstanding FX and Simulation Animation in an Animated Feature Motion Picture
Brave; Chris Chapman, Dave Hale, Michael K. O’Brien, Bill Watral

Outstanding FX and Simulation Animation in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture
Life of Pi: Storm of God; Harry Mukhopadhyay, David Stopford, Mark Williams, Derek Wolfe

Outstanding Animated Character in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture
Life of Pi: Richard Parker; Erik De Boer, Sean Comer, Betsy Asher Hall, Kai-Hua Lan

Outstanding Animated Character in an Animated Feature Motion Picture
Brave: Merida; Travis Hathaway, Olivier Soares, Peter Sumanaseni, Brian Tindall

Outstanding Compositing in a Feature Motion Picture
Life of Pi: Storm of God; Ryan Clarke, Jose Fernandez, Sean Oharas, Hamish Schumacher

Visionary Award
Ang Lee

Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Feature Motion Picture
The Impossible; Felix Bergés, Sandra Hermida, Pau Costa Moeller