VES Awards 2025: 'Dune: Part Two' honoured with 4 VES Awards!
Congratulations to our crew!
Huge congratulations to our 'Dune: Part Two' crew!
We're thrilled to share that our talented Dune: Part Two crew was recognized with 4 VES Awards for their work on Denis Villeneuve's visionary sci-fi sequel at last night's 23rd annual Visual Effects Society Awards!
DUNE: PART TWO
WINNER – OUTSTANDING ENVIRONMENT IN A PHOTOREAL FEATURE | 'The Arrakeen Basin' Daniel Rhein Daniel Anton Fernandez Marc James Austin Christopher Anciaume
WINNER – OUTSTANDING CG CINEMATOGRAPHY | 'The Grounded Cinematography of Arrakis' Greig Fraser Xin Steve Guo Sandra Murta Ben Wiggs
WINNER – OUTSTANDING EFFECTS SIMULATIONS IN A PHOTOREAL FEATURE | 'Atomic Explosions and Wormriding' Nicholas Papworth Sandy la Tourelle Lisa Nolan Christopher Phillips
WINNER – OUTSTANDING COMPOSITING & LIGHTING IN A FEATURE | 'Wormriding, Geidi Prime, and the Final Battle' Christopher Rickard Francesco Dell’Anna Paul Chapman Ryan Wing
Find out more about our work on the film here.
Speaking on our team's success this year, DNEG CEO Namit Malhotra said:
"Thank you to the Visual Effects Society for recognising the incredible work of our award winners and nominees. These successes are only made possible by the trust and support of our valued filmmaking and studio partners, and the creativity, hard work, and dedication of thousands of artists, producers, technicians, and support staff across the world. My thanks and congratulations to every single member of our global teams. We know that we are stronger when we work together, and we should all be very proud of our shared success."
And of course, a huge congratulations to all our other nominated teams!
DUNE: PART TWO NOMINATED | OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A PHOTOREAL FEATURE Paul Lambert Brice Parker Stephen James Rhys Salcombe Gerd Nefzer
DUNE: PART TWO NOMINATED | OUTSTANDING MODEL IN A PHOTOREAL OR ANIMATED PROJECT | 'The Harkonnen Harvester' Andrew Hodgson Tim Russell Erik Lehmann Louie Cho
MASTERS OF THE AIR NOMINATED | OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A PHOTOREAL EPISODE | 'Part Three; The Regensburg-Schweinfurt Mission' Stephen Rosenbaum Bruce Franklin Xavier Matia Bernasconi David Andrews Neil Corbould
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RINGS OF POWER SEASON 2 NOMINATED | OUTSTANDING ENVIRONMENT IN AN EPISODE, COMMERCIAL, GAME CINEMATIC, OR REAL-TIME PROJECT | 'The Siege of Eregion' Yordan Petrov Bertrand Cabrol Léa Desrozier Karan Dhandha
Find the full list and read more about the 23rd annual VES Awards here.
Huge congratulations to all of the winners and nominees honoured last night, and to our amazing global crews!