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    Best Single Visual Effect of the Year

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      Winner

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      7.9 (1.5M)
      Joe Letteri(senior visual effects supervisor)
      Joyce Cox(overall vfx producer)
      Eileen Moran(vfx producer)
      Thelvin Cabezas(lighting technical director)
      For Neytiri drinking.
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      Avatar

      7.9 (1.5M)
      Jill Brooks(visual effects producer)
      John Knoll(visual effects supervisor)
      Frank Losasso Petterson(simulation technical director)
      Tory Mercer(compositor)
      For Quarich's escape.
    • [object Object]

      2012

      5.8 (417K)
      Volker Engel(visual effects supervisor)
      Josh R. Jaggars(visual effects producer)
      Mohen Leo(visual effects supervisor)
      Marc Weigert(visual effects supervisor)
      For the escape from L.A.
    • [object Object]

      Knowing

      6.2 (260K)
      Dan Breckwoldt(lead compositor)
      Camille Cellucci(vfx producer)
      Andrew Jackson(vfx supervisor)
      Angelo Sahin(special effects supervisor)
      For the plane crash.
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      Terminator Salvation

      6.5 (390K)
      Chantal Feghali(studio producer)
      Charles Gibson(studio visual effects supervisor)
      Susan Greenhow(visual effects producer)
      Ben Snow(visual effects supervisor)
      For the VLA escape.

    Outstanding Animated Character in a Broadcast Program or Commercial

    • Steve Beck at an event for Thir13en Ghosts (2001)
      Winners
      • Steve Beck(lead character animator)
      • Jamie O'Hara(lead character modeller)
      • Becky Porter(lead compositor)
      • Robert Sethi(lead cg artist)
      For AMF: The Caterpillar.
    • [object Object]

      Prep & Landing

      7.6 (4.4K)
      Dave Foley(voice of wayne)
      Mark Mitchell(supervising animator)
      Hidetaka Yosumi(character technical director)
      Leo Sanchez Barbosa(modeler)
      For Wayne.
      • Jorge Meurer(lead animator)
      • Jordi Oñate Isal(animator)
      • Emanuele Pavarotti(animator)
      • Wayne Simmons(animator)
      For Evian: Skating Babies.
    • Andy Walker
      • James Dick(technical director)
      • Seth Gollub(animation lead)
      • Spencer Lueders(technical director)
      • Andy Walker(vfx supervisor/technical lead)
      For Pepsi: Penguin - "The Flight of the Penguin".

    Outstanding Animated Character in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture

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      Winner

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      7.9 (1.5M)
      Andrew R. Jones(animation director)
      Joe Letteri(senior visual effects supervisor)
      Zoe Saldaña(actress)
      Jeff Unay(facial lead)
      For Neytiri.
    • [object Object]

      District 9

      7.9 (745K)
      Brett Ineson(motion capture supervisor)
      Jeremy Mesana(animation lead)
      Steve Nichols(animation supervisor)
      Vera Zivny(senior vfx coordinator)
      For Christopher Johnson.
    • [object Object]

      G-Force

      5.1 (53K)
      Benjamin Cinelli(senior character animator)
      Peter Tieryas(character set-up technical director)
      Dustin Wicke(lead cloth and hair)
      Ryan Yee(animator)
      For Bucky.
    • [object Object]

      Watchmen

      7.6 (606K)
      Aaron Campbell(character rigger)
      Kevin Hudson(cg modeling supervisor)
      Victor Schutz(lead cg lighting and compositing artist)
      Keith W. Smith(lead animator)
      For Doctor Manhattan.

    Outstanding Animated Character in an Animated Feature Motion Picture

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Up

      8.3 (1.2M)
      Edward Asner(voice of carl)
      Carmen Ngai(character cloth artist)
      Brian Tindall(character modeling and articulation artist)
      Ron Zorman(animator)
      For Carl - No dad scene.
    • [object Object]

      Monsters vs. Aliens

      6.4 (186K)
      Terran Boylan(character technical director)
      David Burgess
      Scott Cegielski(effects lead)
      David Weatherly(animator)
    • [object Object]

      Coraline

      7.8 (294K)
      Travis Knight(lead animator)
      Trey Thomas(lead animator)
      For Coraline.
    • [object Object]

      Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs

      6.9 (281K)
      Simon Pegg(voice of buck)
      Peter de Séve(characters designed by)
      For Buck.
    • [object Object]

      Monsters vs. Aliens

      6.5 (556)
      Terran Boylan(character technical director)
      David Burgess(head of character animation)
      Scott Cegielski(effects lead)
      David Weatherly(animator)
      For B.O.B.

    Outstanding Animation in an Animated Feature Motion Picture

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Up

      8.3 (1.2M)
      Gary Bruins(effects supervisor)
      Pete Docter(director)
      Steve May(supervising technical director)
      Jonas Rivera(producer)
    • [object Object]

      Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

      6.9 (279K)
      Michael Ford(cg supervisor)
      Chris Juen(co-producer)
      Alan Hawkins(supervising animator)
      Pete Nash(animation director)
    • [object Object]

      9

      7.0 (155K)
      Ken Duncan(animation supervisor)
      Jinko Gotoh(co-producer)
      Joe Ksander(animation director)
    • [object Object]

      Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

      6.9 (279K)
      Chris Juen(co-producer)
      Alan Hawkins(supervising animator)
      Pete Nash(animation director)
    • [object Object]

      Coraline

      7.8 (294K)
      Claire Jennings(animation producer)
      Henry Selick(animation director)
    • [object Object]

      Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs

      6.9 (281K)
      Galen T. Chu(supervising animator)
      Jeff Gabor(senior animator)
      Anthony Nisi(animation production supervisor)
      Melvin Tan(senior animator)

    Outstanding Compositing in a Broadcast Program or Commercial

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

      7.7 (93K)
      Steven Meyer(vfx supervisor)
      Derek Smith(compositor)
      Christina Spring(compositor)
      Zachariah Zaubi(compositor)
      For episode 10.01, opening sequence.
      • Kelly Bruce(compositor)
      • Greg Howe-Davies(compositor)
      • Jake Mengers(vfx supervisor)
      For Kerry Lowlow: "Mouse" - Overall.
    • Ben Cronin
      • Murray Butler(vfx supervior/lead flame)
      • Ben Cronin(senior flame operator)
      • Andrew Rowan-Robinson(technical director)
      • Miyuki Shimamoto(flame operator)
      For Pepsi: "The Flight of the Penguin".
      • Tim Davies(vfx supervisor/lead compositor)
      • Jeff Willette(lead technical designer)
      For Porsche: "Family Tree".

    Outstanding Compositing in a Feature Motion Picture

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      District 9

      7.9 (745K)
      Janeen Elliott(senior compositor)
      Simon Hughes(senior compositor)
      Hamish Schumacher(lead compositor)
      Shervin Shoghian(compositing supervisor)
    • [object Object]

      Avatar

      7.9 (1.5M)
      Jay Cooper(technical director)
      Beth D'Amato(digital paint)
      Eddie Pasquarello(compositing supervisor)
      Todd Vaziri(compositor)
      For the end battle.
    • [object Object]

      Avatar

      7.9 (1.5M)
      Erich Eder(compositor)
      Robin Hollander(compositor)
      Giuseppe Tagliavini(compositor)
      Erik Winquist(compositing supervisor)
    • [object Object]

      Sherlock Holmes

      7.5 (699K)
      Jan Adamczyk(mid compositor)
      Alex Cumming(junior compositor)
      Sam Osborne(compositor)
      Kate Windibank(senior compositor)
      For the wharf explosion sequence.

    Outstanding Created Environment in a Broadcast Program or Commercial

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      V

      6.8 (61K)
      Trevor Adams(cg artist)
      Chris Irving(lead compositor)
      David R. Morton(matte painter)
      Chris Zapara(vfx supervisor)
      For the "atrium and ship interiors". For the pilot episode.
    • [object Object]

      Flashforward

      7.6 (63K)
      Colin Feist(compositor)
      Paul Ghezzo(cg supervisor)
      Roger Kupelian(matte painter)
      Steven Meyer(compositor)
      For the freeway overpass. For the pilot episode.
      • Dariush Derakhshani(cg supervisor)
      • Steve Cummings(cg artist)
      • Harry Michalakeas(technical director)
      • Robert Nederhorst(vfx supervisor)
      For AMC Theaters: "Coke - Magic Chairs".
      • Nadine Homier(compositor)
      • Joseph Kasparian(lead textures and lighting)
      • Mathieu Lalonde(cg modeler)
      • Christian Morin(compositor)
      For Assassins Creed: Lineage - Ep. 1: "Duke of Milan Assassination".

    Outstanding Created Environment in a Feature Motion Picture

    • [object Object]
      Winner

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      7.9 (1.5M)
      Shadi Almassizadeh(cg supervisor)
      Dan Cox(cg supervisor)
      Ula Rademeyer(lead texture painter)
      Eric Saindon(visual effects supervisor)
      For the jungle/biolume.
    • [object Object]

      2012

      5.8 (417K)
      Haarm-Pieter Duiker(cg supervisor)
      Mårten Larsson(cg effects animation lead)
      Ryo Sakaguchi(cg effects animation lead)
      Hanzhi Tang(cg lighting supervisor)
      For the destruction of Los Angeles.
    • [object Object]

      Avatar

      7.9 (1.5M)
      Thelvin Cabezas(lighting technical director)
      Miae Kang(lead lighting technical director)
      Daniel Macarin(lighting technical director)
      Guy Williams(visual effects supervisor)
      For the Willow Glade.
    • [object Object]

      Avatar

      7.9 (1.5M)
      Jessica Cowley(senior texture painter)
      Dan Lemmon(visual effects supervisor)
      Keith Miller(cg supervisor)
      Cameron Smith(lead compositor)
      For the floating mountains.

    Outstanding Effects Animation in an Animated Feature Motion Picture

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Up

      8.3 (1.2M)
      Alexis Angelidis(effects artist)
      Eric Froemling(effects artist)
      Jason Johnston(effects artist)
      Jon Reisch(effects artist)
    • [object Object]

      Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

      6.9 (279K)
      Rob Bredow(vfx supervisor)
      Matt Hausman(effects animation supervisor)
      Carl Hooper(effects animation supervisor)
      Dan Kramer(digital effects supervisor)
    • [object Object]

      Coraline

      7.8 (294K)
      John Allan Armstrong(vfx animator)
      Kent Burton(stop motion effects animator)
      Craig Dowsett(cg modeler)
    • [object Object]

      Monsters vs. Aliens

      6.4 (186K)
      David P. Allen(effects animator)
      Scott Cegielski(effects lead)
      Alain De Hoe(effects lead)

    Outstanding Matte Paintings in a Broadcast Program or Commercial

    • Winners
      • Kim Taylor(matte painter)
      • Ben Walker(matte painter)
      • Ben Walsh(matte painter)
      • David Woodland(matte painter)
      For Kaiser Permanente: "Emerald City".

    Outstanding Matte Paintings in a Feature Motion Picture

    • [object Object]
      Winner

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      7.9 (1.5M)
      Jean-Luc Azzis(senior compositor)
      Peter Baustaedter(senior matte painter)
      Brenton Cottman(lead matte painter)
      Yvonne Muinde(lead matte painter)
      For Pandora.
    • [object Object]

      Franklyn

      6.0 (19K)
      Tania Richard(matte painter)
      Christoph Unger(matte painter)
      For the Meanwhile City scapes.
    • [object Object]

      Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

      7.6 (644K)
      David Basalla(td)
      Emily Cobb(3d artist)
      Tania Richard(matte painter)
    • [object Object]

      Star Trek

      7.9 (634K)
      Brett Northcutt(digimatte lead)
      Shane Roberts(digimatte)
      Masahiko Tani(digimatte)
      Dan Wheaton(digimatte)

    Outstanding Models and Miniatures in a Feature Motion Picture

    • [object Object]
      Winner

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      7.9 (1.5M)
      Simon Cheung(senior modeller)
      Paul Jenness(lead modeller)
      John Stevenson-Galvin(senior modeller)
      Rainer Zöttl(senior/lead modeller)
      For Samson/home tree/floating mountains/ampsuit.
    • [object Object]

      Coraline

      7.8 (294K)
      Deborah Cook(lead costume design fabricator)
      Paul Mack(model maker)
      Martin Meunier(facial animation design)
    • [object Object]

      Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian

      6.0 (225K)
      Robert Chapin(digital fx supervisor)
      Tony Chen(model maker)
      Forest P. Fischer(model crew chief)
      Ian Hunter(vfx supervisor)
      For the National Air and Space Museum escape.
    • [object Object]

      Terminator Salvation

      6.5 (390K)
      Nick D'Abo(model shop supervisor)
      Brian Gernand(creative director model shops)
      Geoff Heron(special fx supervisor)
      Pat Sweeney(director of photography)
      For the practical models and miniatures.

    Outstanding Real Time Visuals in a Video Game

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

      8.8 (28K)
      Robert Gaines(lead visual effects artist)
      Richard Kriegler(art director)
      Mark A. Rubin(producer)
      For the gulag extraction.
    • [object Object]

      Fight Night Round 4

      7.5 (131)
      Frank Vitz(cg supervisor)
      For the gameplay.
    • [object Object]

      Need for Speed: Shift

      6.3 (1.1K)
      Robert Dibley(lead rendering software engineer)
      Dave Flynn(development director - world)
      Andreas Moll(art director)
      Sven Moll(art director)
      For the world sequence.
    • [object Object]

      Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

      9.3 (31K)
      Christophe Balestra(technical lead)
      Evan Wells(game producer)

    Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Broadcast Program

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

      7.7 (93K)
      Sabrina Arnold(vfx producer)
      Steven Meyer(compositor)
      Rik Shorten(vfx supervisor)
      Derek Smith(compositor)
      For episode 10.01, opening sequence.
    • [object Object]

      Flashforward

      Episode: 

      No More Good Days

      7.6 (63K)
      Kevin Blank(visual effects supervisor)
      Andrew Orloff(vfx producer)
      Steven Meyer(2d supervisor)
      Jonathan Spencer Levy(facility vfx supervisor)
    • [object Object]

      Kings

      8.1 (8.9K)
      Ronald B. Moore(vfx producer)
      Brian Vogt(lead lighting td)
      Craig Weiss(vfx supervisor)
      Niel Wray(cg supervisor)
      For episode 001, Goliath.
    • [object Object]

      Krupp: A Family Between War and Peace

      6.7 (221)
      Thomas Tannenberger(visual effects supervisor)
      Olcun Tan(digital effects supervisor)
      Mark Kolpack(visual effects producer)
      Shane Cook(compositing supervisor)
    • [object Object]

      Lost

      8.3 (659K)
      Eric Hance(supervising artist)
      Samantha Mabie-Tuinstra(visual effects producer)
      Sean M. Scott(character animator)
      Mitch Suskin(visual effects supervisor)
      For episode "The Incident" parts 1 and 2.

    Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Feature Motion Picture

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Sherlock Holmes

      7.5 (699K)
      Daniel Barrow(vfx producer)
      Jonathan Fawkner(vfx supervisor)
      Chas Jarrett(vfx supervisor)
      David Vickery(vfx supervisor)
    • [object Object]

      Angels & Demons

      6.7 (322K)
      Angus Bickerton(vfx supervisor)
      Mark Breakspear(vfx supervisor)
      Ryan Cook(vfx supervisor)
      Barrie Hemsley(vfx producer)
    • [object Object]

      Invictus

      7.3 (173K)
      Geoffrey Hancock(vfx supervisor)
      Dennis Hoffman(head of production)
      Cyndi Ochs(vfx producer)
      Michael Owens(vfx supervisor)
    • [object Object]

      The Box

      5.6 (97K)
      Peter 'Beak' Cvijanovic(compositing supervisor)
      Mark Kolpack(visual effects producer)
      Olcun Tan(digital effects supervisor)
      Thomas Tannenberger(visual effects supervisor)
    • [object Object]

      The Road

      7.2 (267K)
      Mark O. Forker(vfx supervisor)
      Paul Graff(vfx supervisor - crazy horse effects)
      Ed Mendez(compositing supervisor)
      Phillip Moses(vfx producer)

    Outstanding Visual Effects in a Broadcast Miniseries, Movie or a Special

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Prep & Landing

      7.6 (4.4K)
      David Hutchins(efx animator)
      Scott Kersavage(vfx supervisor)
      Dorothy McKim(vfx producer)
      Kee Nam Suong(efx animator)
      For gadgets, globes, and other garish gizmos.
    • [object Object]

      Alice

      7.2 (10K)
      Les Quinn(cg supervisor)
      Lisa Sepp-Wilson(vfx producer)
      Lee Wilson(vfx supervisor)
      For night 2.
    • [object Object]

      Ben 10: Alien Swarm

      4.6 (6.3K)
      Evan Jacobs(visual effects supervisor)
      Sean McPherson(visual effects supervisor)
      Andrew Orloff(visual effects supervisor)
      For the montage.
    • [object Object]

      Infestation

      5.8 (10K)
      P.J. Foley(vfx producer)
      James Allan May(technical director)
      Efram Potelle(vfx supervisor)
    • [object Object]

      Skellig: The Owl Man

      6.4 (2.2K)
      Sara Bennett(compositing supervisor)
      Jean-Claude Deguara(senior animation supervisor)
      Dave Houghton(visual effects supervisor)
      Jenna Powell(visual effects producer)

    Outstanding Visual Effects in a Broadcast Series

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Battlestar Galactica

      8.7 (185K)
      Michael Gibson(vfx producer)
      Gary Hutzel(vfx supervisor)
      David R. Morton(cgi artist)
      Jesse Toves(cgi artist)
      For episode "Daybreak".
    • [object Object]

      Defying Gravity

      7.3 (10K)
      Dale Fay(vfx supervisor)
      Jared Jones(lead compositor)
      Sam Nicholson(vfx producer)
      Mike Yip(3d lead artist)
      For the pilot episode.
    • [object Object]

      Fringe

      8.4 (267K)
      Robert Habros(vfx supervisor)
      Eric Hance(visual effects artist)
      Andrew Orloff(vfx supervisor)
      Jay Worth(vfx supervisor/producer)
      For episode 206, earthling.
    • [object Object]

      Stargate Universe

      7.6 (55K)
      Shannon Gurney(vfx producer)
      Andrew Karr(cgi supervisor)
      Mark Savela(vfx supervisor)
      Craig Van Den Biggelaar(digital effects supervisor)
      For episode "Air".
    • [object Object]

      V

      6.8 (61K)
      Johnathan R. Banta(lead compositor)
      Karen Czukerberg(vfx producer)
      Andrew Orloff(vfx supervisor)
      Chris Zapara(vfx supervisor)
      For the pilot episode.

    Outstanding Visual Effects in a Commercial

    • Winners
      • Jay Barton(visual effects supervisor)
      • Rafael Colon(compositor)
      • Ronald D. Herbst(cg supervisor)
      For Audi: "Intelligently Combined".
    • Ashley Bernes
      • Ashley Bernes(effects td)
      • Jake Mengers(vfx supervisor)
      For Kerry Lowlow: "Mouse".
    • Andy Walker
      • Murray Butler(vfx supervisor/lead flame)
      • Jenn Dewey(senior vfx producer)
      • Seth Gollub(animation lead)
      • Andy Walker(vfx supervisor/technical lead)
      For Pepsi: "The Flight of the Penguin".
      • Asher Edwards(vfx producer)
      • Jamie O'Hara(lead character modeller)
      • Becky Porter(lead compositor)
      • Robert Sethi(vfx supervisor)
      For AMF: "The Caterpillar".
      • Scott Griffin(vfx producer)
      • Suzanne Jandu(compositor)
      • Jake Mengers(vfx supervisor)
      For Plane Stupid: "Polar Bears".

    Outstanding Visual Effects in a Special Venue Project

    • Winners
      • Derry Frost(vfx supervisor)
      • Michael Morreale(vfx producer)
    • [object Object]

      Beyond All Boundaries

      7.7 (573)
      Susan Beth Smith(visual effects producer)
      Cedar Connor(lead compositor)
      Daren Ulmer(visual effects supervisor)
      For the multi-plane visual effects.

    Outstanding Visual Effects in a Student Project

    • Winner

      They Will Come to Town

      7.8 (25)
      Thilo Ewers
    • [object Object]

      Het mysterie van de volle maan

      7.7 (11)
      Flip Buttinger(vfx supervisor & producer)
      Jeffrey De Vore(director)
      David Goubitz(vfx supervisor & producer)
      For "The Discovery".
      • Hannes Appell
    • [object Object]

      Urs

      6.5 (181)
      Moritz Mayerhofer(graduate)
      For "Cliff".

    Outstanding Visual Effects in a Video Game Trailer

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Halo 3: ODST

      7.6 (5.6K)
      Ryan Meredith(vfx producer)
      Robert Moggach(vfx supervisor)
      Michael Pardee(executive producer)
      Jens Zalzala(cg supervisor)
      For "The Life".
    • [object Object]

      Mass Effect 2

      9.5 (23K)
      Tim Miller
      Brandon Riza
    • [object Object]

      Star Wars: The Old Republic

      8.4 (3.6K)
      Tim Miller
      Brandon Riza
    • [object Object]

      DJ Hero

      7.5 (98)
      Jamie Jackson(game producer)
      Marco Puig(art director)

    Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects Driven Feature Motion Picture

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Avatar

      7.9 (1.5M)
      Richard Baneham(animation supervisor)
      Joyce Cox(overall vfx producer)
      Joe Letteri(senior visual effects supervisor)
      Eileen Moran(vfx producer)
    • [object Object]

      2012

      5.8 (417K)
      Volker Engel(visual effects supervisor)
      Josh R. Jaggars(visual effects producer)
      Marc Weigert(visual effects supervisor)
    • [object Object]

      District 9

      7.9 (745K)
      Stefanie Boose(vfx producer)
      Dan Kaufman(vfx supervisor)
      Peter Muyzers(on-set vfx plate supervisor)
      James Stewart(creature supervisor)
    • [object Object]

      Star Trek

      7.9 (634K)
      Burt Dalton(special effects supervisor)
      Russell Earl(visual effects supervisor)
      Roger Guyett(visual effects supervisor)
      Shari Hanson(visual effects producer)
    • [object Object]

      Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

      6.0 (448K)
      Scott Benza(animation director)
      Wayne Billheimer(visual effects producer)
      Scott Farrar(visual effects supervisor)
      John Frazier(special effects supervisor)

    Georges Méliès Award

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    • Edwin Catmull, winner of the Gordon E. Sawyer Award, at the 81st Annual Academy Awards® broadcast live on the ABC Television network from the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, CA Sunday, February 22, 2009.
      Winner
      • Ed Catmull

    Lifetime Achievement Award

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    • James Cameron
      Winner
      • James Cameron

    Honorary Membership

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    • Marilyn Monroe and Matthew Yuricich
      Winner
      • Matthew Yuricich

    Founders Award

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    • Jim Morris in WALL·E (2008)
      Winner
      • Jim Morris

    VES Fellow

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    • Jonathan Erland at an event for The Oscars (2018)
      Winner
      • Jonathan Erland
    • Dennis Muren
      Winner
      • Dennis Muren

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    Event date

    February 28, 2010

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    USA

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