VFX 'The Mandalorian' and 'Rings of Power' nominated for 75th Emmy Awards; check full list here -

‘The Mandalorian’ and ‘Rings of Power’ nominated for 75th Emmy Awards; check full list here

The 75th Emmy Awards, presented by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences has unveiled this year’s nomination list. The nominations were announced from the Hollywood Athletic Club, recognising extraordinary programming, performances and a diverse range of exceptional storytelling across multiple platforms.

The live virtual ceremony was hosted by Emmy Award-nominated actress Yvette Nicole Brown and Television Academy chair Frank Scherma. 

“We are thrilled with the historic level of participation from our voting members this Emmy season,” said Scherma. “As we approach the remarkable milestone of the Emmy’s 75th anniversary, the Academy is more appreciative than ever of another year of extraordinary content. We are honoured to recognise those who have elevated the world’s favourite global medium.”

There are more than 20,000 voting members of the Academy and this year’s nominations marked the highest voter participation in Emmy history. Here is the list of nominees for the animation and visual effects category.

Outstanding animated program:

  • Bob’s Burgers-The Plight Before Christmas, Fox
  • Entergalactic, Netflix
  • Genndy Tartakovsky’s Primal, Shadow Of Fate, Adult Swim
  • Rick & Morty, Night Family, Adult Swim
  • The Simpsons, Treehouse Of Horror XXXIII, Fox

Outstanding character voice-over performance:

  • Julie Andrews as Lady Whistledown- Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story
  • Alex Borstein as Lois Griffin- Family Guy
  • Mel Brooks as the narrator- History Of The World, Part II
  • Maya Rudolph as Connie the Hormone Monstress- Big Mouth
  • Wanda Sykes as Gladys- Crank Yankers
  • Ali Wong as Bertie- Tuca & Bertie

Outstanding special visual effects in a season or a movie:

Star Wars Andor, Disney+

  • Mohen Leo- visual effects supervisor
  • TJ Falls- visual effects producer
  • Richard Van Den Bergh- special effects supervisor
  • Neal Scanlan- creature effects & droid supervisor
  • Liyana Mansor- lead visual effects editor
  • Scott Pritchard- ILM visual effects supervisor
  • Joseph Kasparian- Hybride visual effects supervisor
  • Jelmer Boskma- Scanline visual effects supervisor
  • Jean-Clément Soret- colourist

House of the Dragon, HBO Max

  • Angus Bickerton- visual effects supervisor
  • Nikeah Forde- VFX producer
  • Thomas Horton- VFX producer
  • Sven Martin- VFX supervisor
  • Mark Spindler- VFX co-supervisor
  • Mark Dauth- virtual production supervisor
  • Sebastian Meszmann- VFX producer
  • Mike Bell- VFX supervisor
  • Tobias Graa Winblad- VFX producer

The Last Of Us, HBO Max

  • Alex Wang- overall visual effects supervisor
  • Sean Nowlan- overall visual effects producer
  • Joel Whist- production SFX supervisor
  • Stephen James- visual effects supervisor, DNEG
  • Nick Marshall- digital effects supervisor, DNEG
  • Simon Jung- visual effects supervisor, Weta FX
  • Dennis Yoo- animation supervisor, Weta FX
  • Espen Nordahl- visual effects supervisor, Storm Studios
  • Jonathan Mitchell- visual effects supervisor, Distillery FX

The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power, Prime Video 

  • Ron Ames-VFX producer
  • Jason Smith-VFX supervisor
  • Nigel Sumner-VFX supervisor, Industrial Light & Magic
  • Ara Khanikian-VFX supervisor, Rodeo FX
  • Dean Clarke-SFX supervisor
  • Ken McGaugh-VFX supervisor, Wētā FX
  • Tom Proctor-VFX supervisor, DNEG
  • Greg Butler-VFX supervisor, Method Studios
  • Joe Henderson-visualisation creative supervisor, The Third Floor

The Mandalorian, Disney+

  • Grady Cofer-visual effects supervisor, production
  • Abbigail Keller-visual effects producer
  • Paul Kavanagh-animation supervisor, production
  • Cameron Neilson-assoc. visual effects supervisor
  • Scott Fisher-special effects supervisor
  • Hal Hickel-animation supervisor, production
  • J. Alan Scott-Legacy effects supervisor
  • Victor Schutz IV-ILM visual effects supervisor
  • Bobo Skipper-Important Looking Pirates visual effects supervisor

Outstanding special visual effects in a single episode:

Five Days At Memorial, Day Two, Apple TV+

  • Eric Durst-VFX supervisor
  • Matthew Whelan-VFX supervisor
  • Danny McNair-VFX producer
  • Goran Pavles-VFX supervisor, Stormborn Studios
  • Rafael Solórzano-VFX supervisor, El Ranchito
  • John MacGillivray-SFX coordinator
  • Viktor Muller-VFX supervisor, UPP
  • Manuel Tausch-VFX supervisor, Stormborn Studios
  • Gonzalo Escudero-VFX producer, El Ranchito

Shadow And Bone, Rusalye, Netflix 

  • Ante Dekovic-VFX supervisor
  • Helen Jen-VFX producer
  • Richard Macks-VFX production manager
  • Gergely Galisz-on-set VFX supervisor
  • Juri Stanossek-VFX supervisor
  • Adam Balentine-VFX supervisor
  • Jane Byrne-VFX supervisor
  • Håvard Munkejord-VFX supervisor
  • Angel Rico-VFX supervisor

Ted Lasso Mom City, Apple TV+ 

  • James MacLachlan-on-set VFX supervisor
  • Bill Parker-compositing supervisor
  • Lenny Wilson-CG supervisor
  • Gretchen Bangs-VFX producer
  • Brian Hobert-compositing lead
  • Sherry Li-compositing lead
  • Kenneth Armstrong-compositing lead
  • Ying Lin-compositor
  • Neil Taylor-CG modeller

The Nevers It’s A Good Day, TUBI

  • Johnny Han-visual effects supervisor
  • Jack Geist-visual effects producer
  • Damon Fecht-visual effects editor
  • Alexandre Prod’homme-on-set VFX supervisor
  • Emanuel Fuchs-visual effects supervisor
  • Gaia Bussolati-visual effects supervisor
  • Ed Bruce-visual effects supervisor
  • Brian Ali Harding-visual effects artist
  • Takashi Takeoka-visual effects artist

The Umbrella Academy, Marigold, Netflix 

  • Everett Burrell-senior VFX supervisor
  • Phillip Hoffman-VFX producer
  • Dave Axford-on-set VFX supervisor
  • Maria Satzetaki-VFX coordinator
  • Sophie Vertigan-special effects coordinator
  • Jeff Campbell-VFX supervisor
  • Laurent Spillemaecker-VFX supervisor
  • Chris White-VFX supervisor
  • Ryan Freer-VFX supervisor

Wednesday, A Murder Of Woes, Netflix 

  • Tom Turnbull-VFX supervisor
  • Kent Johnson-VFX producer
  • Jesse Kawzenuk-VFX on-set supervisor
  • Oana Barden-VFX coordinator
  • Craig Calvert-VFX supervisor
  • Ed Englander-VFX supervisor
  • John Coldrick-VFX supervisor
  • Brodie McNeill-VFX supervisor
  • Jason Troughton-special effects supervisor

The 75th Emmy Awards is currently scheduled to broadcast live on Fox on 18 September (8-11 pm EDT/5-8 pm PDT) from the Peacock Theater at L.A. Live. The 2023 Creative Arts Emmy Awards are currently scheduled to take place at the Peacock Theater over two consecutive nights on 9 and 10 September.

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