To no one’s surprise, Gravity was the evening’s big winners. Below are the winners for last night’s awards (had to go to bed early because of work). In the end, the two coldest entries carried away ten of the twelve awards. The only category Gravity lost was the Animated Character category, which it lost as expected to Smaug from The Hobbit. Frozen went four-for-four and The Lone Ranger took the only category that neither Gravity or Frozen was nominated in.

Award Tallies

(6) Gravity
(4) Frozen

The Awards

Best Visual Effects in an Effects-Driven Film

Gravity (Wesley, Peter, Tripp)

Best Supporting Visual Effects

The Lone Ranger (Wesley, Tripp)

Best Animation in an Animated Feature

Frozen (Wesley, Peter, Tripp)

Best Animated Character in a Live Action Film

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug – Smaug (Wesley, RU:Peter)

Best Animated Character in an Animation Film

Frozen – Bringing the Snow Queen to Life (Wesley, Peter)

Best Created Environment in a Live Action Film

Gravity – Exterior (Wesley, Peter)

Best Created Environment in an Animated Feature

Frozen – Elsa’s Ice Palace (Wesley, Peter)

Best Models

Gravity – ISS Exterior (Peter, RU:Wesley)

Best Compositing

Gravity (Wesley, Peter)

Best Virtual Cinematography in a Live Action Film

Gravity (Wesley, Peter)

Best FX and Simulation Animation in an Live Action Film

Gravity – Parachute and ISS Destruction (Wesley, Peter)

Best FX and Simulation Animation in an Animated Feature

Frozen – Elsa’s Blizzard (Wesley, Peter)

Visual Effects Society Data

First Awards: 2002 (12)