The Visual Effects Society held its 16th Annual VES Awards on Tuesday night. Comedian Patton Oswalt hosted the ceremony in Beverly Hills for the seventh time.

In addition to four wins for Academy Award nominee, "War for the Planet of the Apes," Disney/Pixar's latest animated creation, "Coco" also took home four awards. "Game of Thrones" was the most awarded production of the night, winning five prizes.

It was previously announced that writer/director/actor Jon Favreau would be presented VES Lifetime Achievement Award. Marvel Studios President and Executive Producer Kevin Feige made the presentation. The Georges Méliès Award was presented to visual effects pioneer Joe Letteri ("War for the Planet of the Apes").

Winners of the 16th Annual VES Awards are as follows:

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature

"War for the Planet of the Apes"

Joe Letteri
Ryan Stafford
Daniel Barrett
Dan Lemmon
Joel Whist

Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature

"Dunkirk"

Andrew Jackson
Mike Chambers
Andrew Lockley
Alison Wortman
Scott Fisher

Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature

"Coco"

Lee Unkrich
Darla K. Anderson
David Ryu
Michael K. O'Brien

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode

"Game of Thrones" episode: "Beyond the Wall"

Joe Bauer
Steve Kullback
Chris Baird
David Ramos
Sam Conway

Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode

"Black Sails" episode: "XXIX"

Erik Henry
Terron Pratt
Yafei Wu
David Wahlberg
Paul Dimmer

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Real-Time Project

"Assassin's Creed Origins"

Raphael Lacoste
Patrick Limoges
Jean-Sebastien Guay
Ulrich Haar

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Commercial

Samsung; "Do What You Can't"; Ostrich

Diarmid Harrison-Murray
Tomek Zietkiewicz
Amir Bazazi
Martino Madeddu

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Special Venue Project

"Avatar: Flight of Passage"

Richard Baneham
Amy Jupiter
David Lester
Thrain Shadbolt

Outstanding Animated Character in a Photoreal Feature

"War for the Planet of the Apes"

Florian Friedmann

Outstanding Animated Character in a Commercial

Samsung; "Do What You Can't"; Ostrich

David Bryan
Maximilian Mallmann
Tim Van Hussen
Brendan Fagan

Outstanding Created Environment in a Photoreal Feature

"Blade Runner 2049"; Los Angeles

Chris McLaughlin
Rhys Salcombe
Seungjin Woo
Francesco Dell'Anna

Outstanding Created Environment in an Animated Feature

"Coco"; City of the Dead

Michael Frederickson
Jamie Hecker
Jonathan Pytko
Dave Strick

Outstanding Created Environment in an Episode, Commercial, or Real-Time Project

"Game of Thrones"; "Beyond the Wall"; Frozen Lake

Daniel Villalba
Antonio Lado
José Luis Barreiro
Isaac de la Pompa

Outstanding Virtual Cinematography in a Photoreal Project

"Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2"; Groot Dance/Opening Fight

James Baker
Steven Lo
Alvise Avati
Robert Stipp

Outstanding Model in a Photoreal or Animated Project

"Blade Runner 2049"; LAPD Headquarters

Alex Funke
Steven Saunders
Joaquin Loyzaga
Chris Menges

Outstanding Effects Simulations in a Photoreal Feature

"War for the Planet of the Apes"

David Caeiro Cebrián
Johnathan Nixon
Chet Leavai
Gary Boyle

Outstanding Effects Simulations in an Animated Feature

"Coco"

Kristopher Campbell
Stephen Gustafson
Dave Hale
Keith Klohn

Outstanding Effects Simulations in an Episode, Commercial, or Real-Time Project

"Game of Thrones"; "The Dragon and the Wolf"; Wall Destruction

Thomas Hullin
Dominik Kirouac
Sylvain Nouveau
Nathan Arbuckle

Outstanding Compositing in a Photoreal Feature

"War for the Planet of the Apes"

Christoph Salzmann
Robin Hollander
Ben Warner
Beck Veitch

Outstanding Compositing in a Photoreal Episode

"Game of Thrones"; "The Spoils of War"; Loot Train Attack

Dom Hellier
Thijs Noij
Edwin Holdsworth
Giacomo Matteucci

Outstanding Compositing in a Photoreal Commercial

Samsung; "Do What You Can't"; Ostrich

Michael Gregory
Andrew Roberts
Gustavo Bellon
Rashabh Ramesh Butani

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Student Project

"Hybrids"

Florian Brauch
Romain Thirion
Matthieu Pujol
Kim Tailhades

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