'THE LAST OF US' AND 'NYAD' CREWS CELEBRATED AT 22ND VES AWARDS

We’re thrilled to share that our crews’ incredible work on Nyad and The Last of Us were recognised with 3 awards at the 22nd annual VES Awards, which took place at the The Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles last night.

Huge congratulations to our amazing teams for yet another year of excellence in visual effects. Join us in celebrating all of our winning and nominated teams for their well-deserved achievements!

NYAD

We’re excited to share that DNEG VFX Supervisor Mohsen Mousavi was part of the stellar Nyad team honoured at this year’s ceremony. Huge congratulations to our amazing team for the incredible water FX work they delivered for this film!

WINNER – OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A PHOTOREAL FEATURE

Jake Braver Fiona Campbell Westgate R. Christopher White Mohsen Mousavi (DNEG)

Speaking on the win, Mohsen Mousavi (VFX Supervisor) said:

“I would like to express my gratitude to the exceptional 'Nyad' team for our VES win and for their impressive accomplishments in consistently raising the bar in VFX artistry. We created some of the most intricate water work and to be acknowledged and nominated alongside other very outstanding projects this year is an honour. Thank you again for your dedication and hard work!”

Find out more about our work here.

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The Last of Us

Following their Emmy win last month, we’re delighted to share that our incredible The Last of Us crew was recognised with two VES awards for their work on the series. DNEG VFX Supervisor Stephen James was part of the amazing supervisory team that picked up the award for ‘Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode’, and our wonderful DNEG team also brought home the award for ‘Outstanding Created Environment’ – go team!

WINNER – OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A PHOTOREAL EPISODE

Alex Wang Sean Nowlan Stephen James (DNEG) Simon Jung Joel Whist

WINNER – OUTSTANDING CREATED ENVIRONMENT IN AN EPISODE, COMMERCIAL, GAME CINEMATIC, OR REAL-TIME PROJECT

Melaina Mace Adrien Lambert Juan Carlos Barquet Christopher Anciaume

Stephen James (VFX Supervisor) said:

“Congratulations to all of the winners, nominees, and everyone who contributed to The Last of Us! After such an incredible response to our work from viewers over the last year, it was really special to have been recognized by the Television Academy and the Visual Effects Society. Amongst some truly incredible competition, our work stood out as not only a technical achievement but also one that told a story that connected with the audience and with our peers in the industry.”

Explore our work on the series here - and watch our breakdown reel below.

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And of course, a huge congratulations to all our other nominated teams!

OPPENHEIMER NOMINATED | Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature

Andrew Jackson Mike Chambers Giacomo Mineo Dave Drzewiecki Scott Fisher

NIMONA NOMINATED | Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature

Archie Donato Yancy Lindquist Theodore Ty Anthony Kemp

AQUAMAN AND THE LOST KINGDOM NOMINATED | Outstanding Animated Character in a Photoreal Feature | ‘Bringing Topo to Life’

Thomas Ward Andrew Butler Felix Slinger-Thompson Jacob Burstein

THE LAST OF US NOMINATED | Outstanding Compositing & Lighting in an Episode | ‘Crafting the Enigmatic World of ‘The Last of Us”

Casey Gorton Francesco Dell’Anna Vaclav Kubant Natalia Valbuena

Find the full list and read more about the 22nd annual VES Awards here.