The Visual Effects Society (VES) has announced the nominees for the 24th Annual VES Awards, which honor exceptional visual effects achievements across film, television, animation, commercials, and video games.

In the animation categories, KPop Demon Hunters (Netflix and Sony Pictures Animation), Elio (Pixar), and Zootopia 2 (Disney) each received five nominations, tying for the most among animated features. Leading all projects, Avatar: Fire and Ash earned 10 nominations, dominating the photoreal feature category and appearing in nearly every major technical field. Its nominations include:

• Outstanding Visual Effects
• Character
• Environment
• Effects Simulations
• Compositing and Lighting
• CG Cinematography
• Multiple Emerging Technology categories

In television, the final season of Stranger Things (Netflix), The Last of Us (HBO), and Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age (Apple TV+ and BBC Studios) each received four nominations, tying in the episodic field.

The VES Awards feature 25 categories, with nominees selected by Society members through a global nomination process involving both in-person and virtual judging panels.

This year’s ceremony will be hosted by Randy and Jason Sklar. Special honors will be presented to producer Jerry Bruckheimer, who will receive the VES Lifetime Achievement Award, and Sir Richard Taylor, co-founder of Wētā Workshop, who will be honored with the VES Visionary Award.

The 24th Annual VES Awards Gala is scheduled for Tuesday, February 25, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles.

Below is a selection of the 2026 VES Awards nominees:

• Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature
  • F1: The Movie
  • Jurassic World: Rebirth
  • The Lost Bus
  • Avatar: Fire and Ash
  • How to Train Your Dragon
• Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature
  • Dongji Rescue
  • A House of Dynamite
  • Warfare
  • Sinners
  • After the Hunt
• Outstanding Animation in an Animated Feature
  • The Bad Guys 2
  • KPop Demon Hunters
  • Zootopia 2
  • In Your Dreams
  • Elio
• Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode
  • Andor: “Who Are You?”
  • It: Welcome to Derry: “Winter Fire”
  • The Last of Us: “Through the Valley”
  • Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age: “The Big Freeze”
  • Stranger Things: “Chapter Eight: The Rightside Up”
• Outstanding Visual Effects in a Real-Time Project
  • Ghost of Yōtei
  • Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
  • Doom: The Dark Ages
  • South of Midnight
  • Battlefield 6
• Outstanding Visual Effects in a Commercial
  • Coors Light: “Slow Monday”
  • BMW: “Heart of Joy | Meet Okto the Octopus”
  • Virgin Media: “Trunk Trucker”
  • Columbia Sportswear: “Engineered for Whatever”
  • Battlefield 6: “It’s Good to Be Back”
• Outstanding Visual Effects in a Special Venue Project
  • The Wizard of Oz at Sphere
  • Zootopia: Better Zoogether!
  • Monsters Unchained: The Frankenstein Experiment
  • Disney Tales of Magic
  • Stranger Things: Escape the Dark

For the full list of nominees, including individual artists and additional categories such as character, environment, effects simulations, compositing, lighting, and emerging technology, please refer to the official VES Awards announcement.

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