Visual Effects Society Award for Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode
Annual professional society award
The Visual Effects Society Award for Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode is one of the annual awards given by the Visual Effects Society , starting in 2004. While the award's title has changed several time within this period, the recipients have been television episodes and/or movies or specials with less prominent, more subtle visual effects work.
Winners and nominees
2000s
Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Broadcast Program
Year
Program
Episode(s)
Nominees
Network
2004 [1]
Lost
"Pilot (Part 2) "
Kevin Blank, Mitch Suskin, Benoit Girard, Jerome Morin
ABC
Clubhouse
"Spectator Interference"
Curt Miller, Jason C. Spratt, Doug Witsken, Mike Tonder
CBS
Spartacus
Sam Nicholson, Eric Grenaudier, Anthony Ocampo, Tim Donahue
USA
2005 [2] [3]
Lost
"Exodus: Part 2 "
Kevin Blank, Mitchell Ferm, Eric Chauvin, John Teska
ABC
Alias
"The Index"
Kevin Blank, Armen V. Kevorkian , Eric Chauvin
ABC
Warm Springs
Camille Cellucci, Jonathan Keeton, Kirk Cadrette, John Baker
HBO
2006 [4] [5]
ER
"Scoop and Run"
Sam Nicholson, Scott Ramsey, Adam Ealovega, Anthony Ocampo
NBC
Alias
"Reprisal"/"All the Time in the World"
Kevin Blank, Jay Worth, Steve Fong, Kevin Kutchaver
ABC
Commander in Chief
"The Wind Beneath Her Wings"
Mark Kolpack, Adam Ealovega, Mark Spatny, Michael Enriquez
2007 [6] [7]
Rome
"Philippi "
James Madigan, Barrie Hemsley, Duncan Kinnaird, Gary Brozenich
HBO
Drive
"The Starting Line"
Raoul Bolognini, Loni Peristere , Steven Meyer, Chris John Jones
Fox
Grey's Anatomy
"Walk on Water"
Sam Nicholson, Scott Ramsey, Valeri Pfahning, Michael Enriquez
ABC
Marie-Antoinette
Richard Martin, Pierre Raymond, Sébastien Rioux, Nadine Homier
Pushing Daisies
"Pie-lette "
Craig Weiss, Toni Pace Carstensen, Brian Vogt, Jimmy Berndt
ABC
2008 [8] [9]
Fringe
"Pilot "
Kevin Blank, Jay Worth, Andrew Orloff, Barbara Genicoff
Fox
Jericho
"Patriots and Tyrants"
Andrew Orloff, Blythe Dalton Klippsten, Chris John Jones, Michael Cliett
CBS
Life
"Frozen Solid"
Anthony 'Max' Ivins, Jenny Foster, Danny S. Kim, Shawn Lipowski
NBC
Pushing Daisies
"The Legend of Merle McQuoddy"
William Powloski, Elizabeth Castro, Melanie Rose Tucker, Eric Chauvin
ABC
2009 [10] [11]
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
"Family Affair" (Opening Sequence )
Rik Shorten, Steven Meyer, Derek Smith, Sabrina Arnold
CBS
FlashForward
"No More Good Days "
Kevin Blank, Steven Meyer, Jonathan Spencer Levy, Andrew Orloff
ABC
Kings
"Goliath"
Craig Weiss, Niel Wray, Brian Vogt, Ronald B. Moore
NBC
Krupp: A Family Between War and Peace
Thomas Tannenberger, Olcun Tan, Shane Cook, Mark Kolpack
ZDF
Lost
"The Incident "
Mitch Suskin, Eric Hance, Sean M. Scott, Samantha Mabie-Tuinstra
ABC
2010s
Year
Program
Nominees
Network
2010 [12] [13]
Boardwalk Empire
Robert Stromberg, David Taritero, Richard Friedlander, Paul Graff
HBO
Human Target
Andrew Orloff, Raoul Bolognini, Nathan Overstrom, Charlene Eberle Douglas
Fox
Lost
Adam Avitabile, Melinka Thompson-Godoy, Michael Capton, Michael Degtjarewsky
ABC
The Walking Dead
Sam Nicholson, Jason Sperling, Kent Johnson, Christopher D. Martin
AMC
Undercovers
Jay Worth, Andrew Waisler, Ron Thornton, Andrew Kramer
NBC
Year
Program
Episode(s)
Nominees
Network
2011 [14] [15]
Game of Thrones
"Winter Is Coming "
Lucy Ainsworth-Taylor, Angela Barson, Ed Bruce, Adam McInnes
HBO
Boardwalk Empire
"Georgia Peaches"
Richard Friedlander, Robert Stromberg , David Taritero
HBO
Bones
"The Twist in the Twister"
Christian Cardona, Buddy Gheen, Beau Janzen, Andy Simonson
Fox
Breaking Bad
"Face Off "
Bruce Branit , Werner Hahnlein, Greg Nicotero , William Powloski
AMC
Pan Am
"Pilot"
Tavis Larkham, Christopher D. Martin, Sam Nicholson, Matt Robken
ABC
2012 [16] [17]
Boardwalk Empire
"The Pony"
John Bair, Parker Chehak, Paul Graff, Lesley Robson-Foster
HBO
Hawaii Five-0
"La O Na Makuahine "
Gevork Babityan, Jon Howard, Armen V. Kevorkian , Rick Ramirez
CBS
Hell on Wheels
"Blood Moon"
Matt von Brock, Jason Fotter, Tim Jacobsen, Bill Kent
AMC
Hemingway & Gellhorn
Nathan Abbot, Kip Larsen, Chris Morley, Chris Paizis
HBO
The Men Who Built America
"Bloody Battles"
Glenn Allen, Matthew Conner, Eran Dinur, David W. Reynolds
History
2013 [18] [19]
Banshee
"Pilot"
Armen V. Kevorkian , Mark Skowronski, Jeremy Jozwik, Rick Ramirez
Cinemax
The Borgias
"Relics"
Wojciech Zielinski, Neishaw Ali, Bill Halliday, J.P. Giamos
Showtime
Da Vinci's Demons
"Ho'onani Makuakane"
Kevin Blank, Simon Frame, Ante Dekovic, Oliver Arnold
Starz
Hawaii Five-0
"La O Na Makuahine "
Armen V. Kevorkian , Alexander Soltes, Jane Sharvina, Andranik Taranyan
CBS
Mob City
"A Guy Walks Into a Bar"
Jason Sperling, Michael Morreale, Valeri Pfahning, Michael Enriquez
TNT
Moonfleet
"Episode 2"
Ed Bruce, Alan Collins, John O'Connell, Joseph Courtis
Sky One
Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Visual Effects-Driven Photoreal/Live Action Broadcast Program
Year
Program
Episode(s)
Nominees
Network
2014 [20] [21]
American Horror Story: Freak Show
"Edward Mordrake (Part 2) "
Jason Piccioni, Jason C. Spratt, Michael Kirylo, Justin Ball, Eric Roberts
FX
Black Sails
"I."
Erik Henry, Annemarie Griggs, Paul Graff, George Murphy
Starz
Crossbones
Kevin Blank, Ron Pogue, Andy Weder, Niklas Jacobson, Måns Björklund
NBC
Penny Dreadful
"Séance"
James Cooper, Bill Halliday, Sarah McMurdo, Lorne Kwechansky
Showtime
Ripper Street
"Whitechapel Terminus"
Ed Bruce, Alan Collins, Joseph Courtis, John O'Connell
Amazon
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode
Year
Program
Episode(s)
Nominees
Network
2015 [22] [23]
Vikings
"To the Gates!"
Dominic Remane, Bill Halliday, Paul Wishart, Ovidiu Cinazan, Paul Byrne
History
Agent Carter
"Now is Not the End "
Sheena Duggal, Addie Manis, Richard Bluff , Jayesh Dalal, Kenneth C. Clark
ABC
Black Sails
"XVIII."
Erik Henry, Annemarie Griggs, Kevin Rafferty, Aladino V. Debert, Paul Stephenson
Starz
Daredevil
"Speak of the Devil"
Bryan Godwin, David Van Dyke, Karl Coyner, Julie Long, Johann Kunz
Netflix
Penny Dreadful
"And They Were Enemies"
James Cooper, Bill Halliday, Sarah McMurdo, Mai-Ling Lee
Showtime
2016 [24] [25]
Black Sails
"XX."
Erik Henry, Terron Pratt, Aladino V. Debert, Yafei Wu, Paul Stephenson
Starz
The Man in the High Castle
"Fallout"
Lawson Deming, Cory Jamieson, Casi Blume, Nick Chamberlain
Amazon
Penny Dreadful
"The Day Tennyson Died"
James Cooper, Bill Halliday, Sarah McMurdo, Mai-Ling Lee
Showtime
Roots
"Part One"
Simon Hansen, Paul Kalil, Theo le Roux Preis, Wicus Labuschagne, Max Poolman
History
Vikings
"The Last Ship"
Dominic Remane, Mike Borrett, Ovidiu Cinazan, Paul Wishart, Paul Byrne
2017 [26] [27]
Black Sails
"XXIX."
Erik Henry, Terron Pratt, Yafei Wu, David Wahlberg, Paul Dimmer
Starz
Fear the Walking Dead
"Sleigh Ride "
Peter Crosman, Denise Gayle, Philip Nussbaumer, Martin Pelletier, Frank Iudica
AMC
Mr. Robot
"eps3.4_runtime-error.r00 "
Ariel Altman, Lauren Montuori, John T. Miller, Luciano DiGeronimo
USA
Outlander
"Eye of the Storm"
Richard Briscoe, Elicia Bessette, Aladino V. Debert, Filip Orrby, Doug Hardy
Starz
Taboo
"Episode 1"
Henry Badgett, Tracy McCreary, Nic Birmingham, Simon Rowe, Colin Gorry
FX
Vikings
"On the Eve"
Dominic Remane, Mike Borrett, Ovidiu Cinazan, Paul Wishart, Paul Byrne
History
2018 [28] [29]
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan
"Pilot"
Erik Henry, Matt Robken, Bobo Skipper, Deak Ferrand, Pau Costa
Amazon
The Alienist
"The Boy on the Bridge"
Kent Houston, Wendy Garfinkle, Steve Murgatroyd, Drew Jones, Paul Stephenson
TNT
The Deuce
"We're All Beasts"
Jim Rider, Steven Weigle, John Bair, Aaron Raff
HBO
The First
"Near and Far"
Karen E. Goulekas, Eddie Bonin, Roland Langschwert, Bryan Godwin, Matthew James Kutcher
Hulu
The Handmaid's Tale
"June"
Brendan Taylor, Stephen Lebed, Winston Lee, Leo Bovell
2019 [30] [31]
Chernobyl
"1:23:45"
Max Dennison, Lindsay McFarlane, Clare Cheetham, Paul Jones, Claudius Rauch
HBO
The Crown
"Aberfan"
Ben Turner, Reece Ewing, David Fleet, Jonathan Wood
Netflix
Living with Yourself
"Nice Knowing You"
Jay Worth, Jacqueline VandenBussche, Chris Wright, Tristan Zerafa
See
"Godflame"
Adrian De Wet, Eve Fizzinoglia, Matt Welford, Pedro Sabrosa, Tom Blacklock
Apple TV+
Vikings
"What Happens in the Cave"
Dominic Remane, Mike Borrett, Ovidiu Cinazan, Thomas Grant Morrison, Paul Byrne
History
2020s
Year
Program
Episode(s)
Nominees
Network
2020 [32]
The Crown
"Gold Stick"
Ben Turner, Reece Ewing, Andrew Scrase, Jonathan Wood
Netflix
I Know This Much Is True
"Episode 1"
Eric Pascarelli, Keith Kolder, Ariel Altman
HBO
Mrs. America
"Shirley"
Janelle Croshaw, Kaylie Whitcher, Leonardo Silva, Zena Bielewicz, Michael Innanen
FX
Survive
Ariel Altman, Rae Welty, Caius Wong, Carl Fong
Quibi
Vikings
"Best Laid Plans"
Dominic Remane, Bill Halliday, Thomas Grant Morrison, Ovidiu Cinazan, Paul Byrne
Amazon
Warrior
"Learn to Endure, or Hire a Bodyguard"
Jonathan Alenskas, Leah Orsini, Nate Overstrom, David Eschrich
Cinemax
2021 [33]
See
"Rock-a-Bye"
Chris Wright, Parker Chehak, Javier Roca, Tristan Zerafa, Tony Kenny
Apple TV+
9-1-1: Lone Star
"Hold the Line"
Brigitte Bourque, Tyler Deck, Jason Gottlieb, Josephine Noh, Elia Popov
Fox
The Handmaid's Tale
"Chicago"
Brendan Taylor, Stephen Lebed, Kayla Cabral, Brannek Gaudet
Hulu
The Mysterious Benedict Society
"A Bunch of Smart Orphans"
Philippe Thibault, Marie-Pierre Boucher, Alexis Belanger, Gabriel Beauvais
Disney+
Squid Game
"VIPS"
Jaihoon Jung, Hyejin Kim, Hyungrok Kim, Sungman Jun
Netflix
Sweet Tooth
"Sorry About All the Dead People"
Rob Price, Danica Tsang, Matt Bramante, Jayme Vandusen
2022 [34]
Five Days at Memorial
"Day Two"
Eric Durst, Danny McNair, Matt Whelan, Goran Pavles, John MacGillivray
Apple TV+
The Old Man
"Episode III"
Erik Henry, Matt Robken, Jamie Klein, Sylvain Théroux, J.D. Streett
FX
See
"I See You"
Chris Wright, Parker Chehak, Tristan Zerafa, Oscar Perea, Tony Kenny
Apple TV+
Severance
"Good News About Hell"
Vadim Turchin, Nicole Melius, David Piombino, David Rouxel
Apple TV+
Vikings: Valhalla
"The Bridge"
Ben Mossman, Melanie Callaghan, Matt Schofield, Chris Cooper, Paul Byrne
Netflix
Programs with multiple awards
2 awards
Programs with multiple nominations
5 nominations
4 nominations
Black Sails (Starz)
Lost (ABC)
3 nominations
Boardwalk Empire (HBO)
Penny Dreadful (Showtime)
2 nominations
Alias (ABC)
The Crown (Netflix)
The Handmaid's Tale (Hulu)
Hawaii Five-0 (CBS)
Pushing Daisies (ABC)
See (Apple TV+)
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