{"id":19364,"date":"2022-01-22T14:26:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-22T19:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ceros.com\/inspire\/?p=19364"},"modified":"2022-04-07T15:31:20","modified_gmt":"2022-04-07T19:31:20","slug":"2022-oscar-nominees-best-visual-effects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ceros.com\/inspire\/originals\/2022-oscar-nominees-best-visual-effects\/","title":{"rendered":"A Creative\u2019s Guide to the 2022 Oscars: Best Visual Effects"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\">4<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span>\n<p>Have you ever seen a big-budget blockbuster with its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YRYI0tTYSo4\">movie magic stripped away<\/a>? It looks like, well, a bunch of adults playing dress-up in a big green warehouse. It\u2019s impossible to imagine a modern movie without VFX\u2014movie talk for visual effects\u2014immersing the audience in the world on the screen. And although the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects is often overlooked (hey, who\u2019s making more Hollywood martinis?), movies would be nothing without VFX artists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before the Oscars at the end of March, we\u2019re breaking down a few of the categories that are especially relevant to visual creatives. First, we took a look at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ceros.com\/inspire\/originals\/2022-oscars-best-cinematography\/\">Best Cinematography<\/a>, and up next is Best Visual Effects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2021 Winner: <\/strong><strong><em>Tenet<\/em><\/strong><em> <\/em>(Andrew Jackson, David Lee, Andrew Lockley and Scott Fisher)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2022 Nominees:<\/strong><br><em>Dune<\/em><br><em>Free Guy<\/em><br><em>No Time to Die<\/em><br><em>Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings<\/em><br><em>Spider-Man: No Way Home<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2><em>Dune<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3>Paul Lambert, Tristan Myles, Brian Connor, and Gerd Nefzer<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Dune | Official Main Trailer\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8g18jFHCLXk?start=1&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>What made the 2021 adaptation of the celebrated but notably complex book? Its visual effects. Audiences <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitaltrends.com\/movies\/dune-visual-effects-paul-lambert-vfx-interview\/\">raved<\/a> about the special touches that brought the ornithopters, the characters\u2019 shields, the logic-defying worms to life. The favorite in its category thanks in large part to its sheer scope, it\u2019ll take a major comeback from any other nominee to steal this category from <em>Dune<\/em>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Signature Shot<\/strong>: Any shot on the desert planet Arrakis. One of the innovative ways that the <em>Dune <\/em>VFX team helped to depict Arrakis was by using a sand-colored screen (in place of the traditional green screen) to ground the characters in their world. But the sand wasn\u2019t all digital\u2014about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitaltrends.com\/movies\/dune-visual-effects-paul-lambert-vfx-interview\/\">18 tons of sand and dust<\/a> were used in production.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key Players<\/strong>: DNEG, a London-based studio, was responsible for the VFX on <em>Dune<\/em>. VFX supervisor Paul Lambert and special effects supervisor Gerd Nefzer have both previously won the Oscar in this category for Villaneuve\u2019s <em>Blade Runner 2049<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2><em>Free Guy<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3>Swen Gillberg, Bryan Grill, Nikos Kalaitzidis, and Dan Sudick<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Free Guy | Official Trailer | 20th Century Studios\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/X2m-08cOAbc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Ryan Reynolds is Guy, a background character in a <em>Grand Theft Auto<\/em>-style video game who becomes sentient and takes control of his destiny. It superimposes visual effects onto the real world at nearly every turn, making heavy use of VFX to achieve some of that gratuitous video game action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Signature Shot<\/strong>: Guy\u2019s fight scene with his archnemesis and alter ego, the beefed-up Dude. To shoot it, the VFX team used face replacement technology, superimposing Reynolds\u2019 face onto bodybuilder Aaron Reed. And because Reynolds had a part in both sides of this fight, it took multiple takes to film, with Reynolds alternating roles each time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key Players<\/strong>: Swen Gillberg, the film\u2019s VFX supervisor, has been nominated for the second time in this category, though it\u2019s his first as a supervisor. A number of VFX houses shared the responsibilities on this film, including Digital Domain, Industrial Light &amp; Magic, Scanline, and Lola.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2><em>No Time to Die<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3>Charlie Noble, Joel Green, Jonathan Fawkner, and Chris Corbould<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"NO TIME TO DIE Trailer \u2013 In Cinemas October 2021.\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BIhNsAtPbPI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Daniel Crag\u2019s final Bond movie finds the legendary spy working with the CIA to locate a kidnapped scientist. And although the Bond franchise has a storied history of eye-popping action, <em>No Time to Die <\/em>became the first Bond film to be nominated in this category since 1979\u2019s <em>Moonraker<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Signature Shot<\/strong>: The movie\u2019s opening scene, shot on the shore of a frozen Norwegian lake. In an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.artofvfx.com\/no-time-to-die-charlie-noble-overall-vfx-supervisor-with-jonathan-fawkner-framestore-vfx-supervisor-and-joel-green-dneg-vfx-supervisor\/\">interview with Art of VFX<\/a>, supervisor Charlie Noble lauded fellow artist Chris Corbould for assembling \u201cas many smoke machines as I\u2019ve seen\u201d to help set the scene\u2019s mood. Director Cary Joji Fukunaga wanted for the lake to be covered with a thick, crystal-clear ice sheet, and while many of the shots for the scene were entirely practical, closer shots of the ice made use of a CGI build.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key Players<\/strong>: The nominated artists for <em>No Time to Die<\/em> represent a mix of multi-time nominees and newcomers. Noble and Joel Green are being honored for the first time, while Jonathan Fawkner has three nominations to his name. This is Corbould\u2019s sixth nomination, and the 13th for the Corbould family (his brothers, Neil and Paul, are also accomplished VFX supervisors).&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2><em>Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3>Christopher Townsend, Joe Farrell, Sean Noel Walker, and Dan Oliver<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Marvel Studios\u2019 Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings | Official Teaser\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/giWIr7U1deA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In Marvel\u2019s first film with an Asian lead (also featuring an Asian director and predominantly Asian cast), Simu Liu\u2019s Shang-Chi is drawn into a mythical quest by his father, the leader of the Ten Rings organization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Signature Shot<\/strong>: The fight scene involving the two larger-than-life mythical dragons, the Dweller-in-Darkness and the Great Protector. Supervisor Sean Noel Walker <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2022\/01\/sean-walker-vfx-shang-chi-weta-marvel-art-of-craft-magazine-1234918704\/\">told <em>Deadline<\/em><\/a> that because the audience knows the flying creatures can\u2019t possibly exist in the real world, his team had to do everything in its power to make a viewer feel like they could reach out and touch the dragons.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key Players<\/strong>: Townsend is frequently involved with Marvel movies\u2014this is his third nom on one of the studio\u2019s superhero films. Walker is a first-time nominee, while Joe Farrell and Dan Oliver each have one previous nomination in the category.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2><em>Spider-Man: No Way Home<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3>Kelly Port, Chris Waegner, Scott Edelstein, and Dan Sudick<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME - Official Teaser Trailer (HD)\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rt-2cxAiPJk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Although Spidey single-handedly saved the movie business in 2021, the Academy didn\u2019t quite care. Visual Effects is the only one in which the <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2021\/12\/spider-man-no-way-home-presales-records-international-box-office-1234885077\/\">record-breaking superhero flick<\/a> is recognized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Signature Shot<\/strong>: Juggling the conflicts and characters from three different Spider-Man franchises, not to mention folding in Benedict Cumberbatch\u2019s Dr. Strange from the MCU, made <em>No Way Home<\/em> a shoo-in for a VFX nomination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key Players<\/strong>: VFX supervisor Kelly Port <a href=\"https:\/\/comicbook.com\/marvel\/news\/spider-man-no-way-home-vfx-team-continued-working-on-shots-weeks-after-release\/\">told ComicBook.com<\/a> that his team turned in its work within days of the movie\u2019s December release. And not only that, the artists continued working on shots for the video release or behind-the-scenes footage well into January, almost a month after the movie dropped.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And does one of these names sound familiar? Dan Sudick, an icon in the space with 12 total nominations, earned recognition for two different movies in 2022; he was also among the honorees for <em>Free Guy<\/em>. Though he\u2019s still searching for a win, Sudick has worked primarily on Marvel projects over the past 15 years\u2014he\u2019s been part of 15 of the studio\u2019s movies and two of its Disney+ series.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"myclass\">Most movies would be nothing without their VFX. 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