"The Two Towers" won 8 of 9 VES awards!
VES - Visual Effects Society
Best Visual Effects in an Effects Driven Motion Picture
Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Jim Rygiel, Joe Letteri, Randall William Cook, Alex Funke
Best Character Animation in a Live Action Motion Picture
Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon, Ken McGaugh, Bay Raitt
Best Special Effects in a Motion Picture
Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Steve Ingram, Blaire Foord, Rich Cordobes, Scott Harens
Best Models and Miniatures in a Motion Picture
Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Richard Taylor, Paul Van Ommen, Matt Aitken
Best Visual Effects Photography in a Motion Picture
Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Alex Funke, Brian Van’t Hul, Richard Bluck
Best Effects Art Direction in a Motion Picture
Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Alan Lee, Jeremy Bennett, Christian Rivers, Gino Acevedo
Best Compositing in a Motion Picture
Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Mark Lewis, GG Heitmann Demers, Alex Lemke, Alfred Murrle
Best Performance by an Actor in an Effects Film
Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Andy Serkis, Elijah Wood, Sean Astin
The one category we didn't win:
Best Matte Painting in a Motion Picture
Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones
Paul Huston, Yusei Uesugi, Jonathan Harb
Best Visual Effects in an Effects Driven Motion Picture
Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Jim Rygiel, Joe Letteri, Randall William Cook, Alex Funke
Best Character Animation in a Live Action Motion Picture
Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon, Ken McGaugh, Bay Raitt
Best Special Effects in a Motion Picture
Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Steve Ingram, Blaire Foord, Rich Cordobes, Scott Harens
Best Models and Miniatures in a Motion Picture
Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Richard Taylor, Paul Van Ommen, Matt Aitken
Best Visual Effects Photography in a Motion Picture
Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Alex Funke, Brian Van’t Hul, Richard Bluck
Best Effects Art Direction in a Motion Picture
Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Alan Lee, Jeremy Bennett, Christian Rivers, Gino Acevedo
Best Compositing in a Motion Picture
Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Mark Lewis, GG Heitmann Demers, Alex Lemke, Alfred Murrle
Best Performance by an Actor in an Effects Film
Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Andy Serkis, Elijah Wood, Sean Astin
The one category we didn't win:
Best Matte Painting in a Motion Picture
Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones
Paul Huston, Yusei Uesugi, Jonathan Harb