Visual Effects Society Award for Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode

The Visual Effects Society Award for Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode is one of the annual awards given by the Visual Effects Society starting in 2002. While the award's title has changed several time within this period, the recipient has always been a visual effects-heavy television episode. Episodes with more background effects work have their own category, the Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode. Until 2012, miniseries and television movies had their own category.

Winners and nominees

2000s

Best Visual Effects in a Television Series

Year Program Episode(s) Nominees Network
2002
[1][2]
Firefly"Serenity"Emile Smith, Rocco Passionino, Loni Peristere, Kristen BrananFox
Dinotopia"Marooned/Making Good"Guy Hudson, Sharon Fitzgerald, Frazer Churchill, David HulinABC
Star Trek: Enterprise"Shockwave, Part I"Dan Curry, Ronald B. Moore, Liz CastroUPN
2003
[3][4]
Buffy the Vampire Slayer"Chosen"Loni Peristere, Patti Gannon, Ronald Thornton, Chris ZaparaUPN
Carnivàle"Milfay"David T. Altenau, Ariel V. Shaw, Thomas L. Bellissimo, Barbara J. MarshallHBO
ER"Freefall"Sam Nicholson, Kyle J. Healey, Eric Grenaudier, Anthony OcampoNBC
Sea MonstersMax Tyrie, Timothy Greenwood, Darren Byford, Mike MilneBBC/Discovery Channel

Best Visual Effects in a Broadcast Series

Year Program Episode(s) Nominees Network
2004
[5]
Star Trek: Enterprise"Storm Front, Part 2"Dan Curry, Ronald B. Moore, David Takemura, Fred PienkosUPN
Stargate Atlantis"Rising"John Gajdecki, Bruce Woloshyn, Jinnie Pak, Tara ConleySci Fi
Stargate SG-1"Lost City, Part 2"James Tichenor, Shannon Gurney, Craig Van Den Biggelaar, Bruce Woloshyn
2005
[6][7]
Rome"The Stolen Eagle"Barrie Hemsley, James Madigan, Duncan Kinnaird, Joe PavloHBO
Invasion"Origin of Species"Armen V. Kevorkian, John Karner, Neal SopataABC
Smallville"Commencement"Mat Beck, John H. Han, Trent Smith, John C. WashThe WB
2006
[8][9]
Battlestar Galactica"Exodus"Gary Hutzel, Michael Gibson, Alec McClymont, Brenda CampbellSci Fi
Prehistoric Park"Episode 4"George Roper, Matt Fox, Laurent Hugueniot, Kevin SpruceAnimal Planet/National Geographic
Smallville"Zod"Mat Beck, Brian Ali Harding, Trent Smith, John C. WashThe WB
2007
[10][11]
Fight for Life"Episode 4"Philip Dobree, Nicola Instone, Marco Iozzi, Matt ChandlerBBC One
Battlestar Galactica"Maelstrom"Michael Gibson, Gary Hutzel, Michael Davidson, Kyle ToucherSci Fi
Doctor Who"Last of the Time Lords"Dave Houghton, Will Cohen, Jean-Claude Deguara, Nicolas HernandezBBC One
Heroes"Four Months Ago..."Eric Grenaudier, Mark Spatny, Diego Galtieri, Michael EnriquezNBC
Stargate Atlantis"Adrift"Mark Savela, Shannon Gurney, Erica Henderson, James KawanoSci Fi
2008
[12][13]
Battlestar Galactica"Revelations"Gary Hutzel, Michael Gibson, Doug Drexler, Kyle ToucherSci Fi
Ghost Whisperer"Ghost in the Machine"Armen V. Kevorkian, Arthur J. Codron, Matt Scharf, Stefan BredereckCBS
Heroes"The Second Coming"Eric Grenaudier, Mark Spatny, Diego Galtieri, Michael CookNBC
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles"Vick's Chip"James Lima, Raoul Bolognini, Andrew Orloff, Steven MeyerFox
2009
[14][15]
Battlestar Galactica"Daybreak"Gary Hutzel, Michael Gibson, David R. Morton, Jess ToveSyfy
Defying Gravity"Pilot"Dale Fay, Jared Jones, Sam Nicholson, Mike YipABC
Fringe"Earthling"Robert Habros, Eric Hance, Andrew Orloff, Jay WorthFox
Stargate Universe"Air"Shannon Gurney, Andrew Karr, Mark Savela, Craig Van Den BiggelaarSyfy
V"Pilot"Johnathan R. Banta, Karen Czukerberg, Andrew Orloff, Chris ZaparaABC

Best Visual Effects in a Television Miniseries, Movie, or Special

Year Program Nominees Network
2002
[1][2]
DinotopiaMike McGee, Tim Webber, Alec Knox, Ben MorrisABC
Expedition: BismarckDean LewisDiscovery Channel
Rose RedRobin Griffin, Stuart Robertson, Dion Hatch, Nelson SepulvedaABC
2003
[3][4]
Battlestar GalacticaGary Hutzel, Kristen L. Branan, Emile E. Smith, Lee StringerSci Fi
Dinosaur PlanetSebastien Dostie, Claude Precourt, Isabelle RivaDiscovery Channel
Frank Herbert's Children of Dune ("Night 1")Ernest Farino, Tim McHugh, Chris Q. Zapara, Glenn A. CampbellSci Fi
Helen of TroySam Nicholson, Adam Ealovega, Joshua Hatton, Tim DonahueUSA

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Broadcast Miniseries, Movie, or Special

Year Program Nominees Network
2004
[5]
Virtual History: The Secret Plot to Kill HitlerJim Radford, Tom Beckwith Phillips, Simon Thomas, Loraine CooperBBC Two
EarthseaPeter V. Ware, Eric Grenaudier, Jared Jones, Earl ParaszczynecSci Fi
The Last DragonSirio Quintavalle, Alex Knox, Neil GlasebyAnimal Planet
2005
[6][7]
Walking with MonstersTimothy Greenwood, Joanna Nodwell, Neil Glasbey, Darren ByfordBBC One
Comet Collision!John Gross, Nick Black, Christian Bloch, Casey BennDiscovery Channel
Super Bowl XXXIX ("Opening")Benoit Girard, Jason Crosby, Jerome Morin, Chris Del ConteFox
2006
[8][9]
Nightmares & Dreamscapes ("Battleground")Eric Grenaudier, Sam Nicholson, Mark Spatny, Adalberto LopezTNT
Fight ScienceMat Beck, Kymber Lim, Manny Wong, Jack MatsumotoNational Geographic
Hogfather ("Episode 1")Oliver Money, Simon Thomas, Kim Stevenson, Stephen JolleySky One
2007
[10][11]
Battlestar Galactica: RazorMichael Gibson, Gary Hutzel, Sean M. Jackson, Pierre DroletSci Fi
Ben 10: Race Against Time (VFX Compilation)Dina Benadon, Evan Jacobs, Brent Young, Chris ChristmanCartoon Network
Doctor Who: Voyage of the DamnedDave Houghton, Will Cohen, Nicolas Hernandez, Sara BennettBBC One
Race to Mars ("Getting to Mars")Manon Barriault, Jacques Levesque, Olivier Goulet, Benoit GirardDiscovery Channel Canada
Tin Man ("Night One")Lee Wilson, Lisa K. Sepp, Sébastien BergeronSci Fi
Year Program Episode(s) Nominees Network
2008
[12][13]
John Adams"Join or Die"Steve Kullback, Eric Henry, Robert Stromberg, Jeff GoldmanHBO
Doctor Who: The Next Doctor (Cyber King)Dave Houghton, Marie Jones, Matt McKinney, Murray BarberBBC One
Generation Kill"The Cradle of Civilization"Adam McInnes, Anthony Bluff, Stephane Paris, David SewellHBO
Knight Rider (Prometheus)Sam Nicholson, Scott Ramsey, Chris Martin, Mike EnriquezNBC
2009
[14][15]
Prep & Landing (Gadgets, Gloves and other Garish Gizmos)Dorothy McKim, Scott Kersavage, David Hutchins, Kee SuongABC
Alice"Night 2"Lee Wilson, Lisa Sepp-Wilson, Sebastien Bergeron, Les QuinnSyfy
Ben 10: Alien Swarm (Montage)Evan Jacobs, Sean McPherson, Andrew OrloffCartoon Network
InfestationPJ Foley, Efram Potelle, James May, Dan DeEnremontSyfy
SkelligSara Bennett, Jenna Powell, David Houghton, Jean-Claude DeguaraSky One

2010s

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Broadcast Series

Year Program Nominees Network
2010
[16][17]
CapricaMichael Gibson, Gary Hutzel, Davey Morton, Jesse Mesa TovesSyfy
The EventVictor Scalise, Jason Spratt, Diego Galtieri, Mike EnriquezNBC
No Ordinary FamilyAndrew Orloff, Curt Miller, Paul Linden, Scott TinterABC
Stargate UniverseMark Savela, James Rorick, Craig Vanden Biggelaar, Adam de Bosch KemperSyfy
VAndrew Orloff, Nathan Overstrom, Karen Czukerberg, Roberto BiagiABC
2011
[18][19]
Terra NovaKevin Blank, Colin Brady, Adica Manis, Jason ZimmermanFox
Falling SkiesRoberto Biagi, Curt Miller, Andrew Orloff, Sean TompkinsTNT
FringeRobert Habros, Andrew Orloff, Jay Worth, Chris WrightFox
Once Upon a TimeNathan Overstrom, Laura Jones Turner, Andrew Orloff, Doug LudwigABC
Planet DinosaurPhil Dobree, Luke Dodd, Hasraf Dulull, Mark SherwoodBBC One

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Broadcast Miniseries, Movie or Special

Year Program Nominees Network
2010
[16][17]
The PacificJohn Sullivan, David Taritero, William Mesa, Marco RequayHBO
America: The Story of UsPhilip Dobree, Sophie Orde, Eloi Brunelle, Hasraf DulullHistory
Inside the Perfect PredatorPhilip Dobree, Richard Costin, Sam MeiselsBBC
Last Day of the DinosaursArnaud Brisebois, Louis Desrochers, Alain Lachance, Marc A. RousseauDiscovery Channel
Prep & Landing: Operation: Secret SantaDorothy McKim, Kyle Odermatt, Andy Harkness, Adolph LusinskyABC
2011
[18][19]
Inside the Human BodyPhilip Dobree, Sophie Orde, Dan UptonBBC
The BomberIgor Gotsulyak, Dmitriy Kolesnik, Egor Olesov, Dmitry Ovcharenko
Finding Life Beyond Earth: Are We Alone?Simon Clarke, Hasraf Dulull, Vikas Gandhi, Francisco LimaPBS
GettysburgJ. David Everhart, Kent Johnson, Jon Rhinehardt, Jon RosenthalHistory
Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. NiceKevin Deters, Dorothy McKim, John Murrah, Steve Wermers-SkeltonABC

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Broadcast Program

Year Program Episode(s) Nominees Network
2012
[20][21]
Game of Thrones"Valar Morghulis"Rainer Gombos, Steve Kullback, Sven Martin, Juri StanossekHBO
Curiosity"Battlefield Cell"Nathan Larouche, Lon Molnar, Geoff Scott, Bojan ZoricDiscovery
Falling Skies"Worlds Apart (Falling Skies)"James Hattin, Suzanne MacLennan, Curt Miller, Andrew OrloffTNT
Mockingbird LaneLeslie Ekker, Jonah Hall, Livia Hanich, Jason ZimmermanNBC
Once Upon a Time"The Stranger"Dale Fay, Laura Jones Turner, Nathan Matsuda, Andrew OrloffABC
2013
[22][23]
Game of Thrones"Valar Dohaeris"Steve Kullback, Joe Bauer, Jörn Großhans, Sven MartinHBO
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D."Pilot"Mark Kolpack, Sabrina Arnold, David Altenau, H Haden HammondABC
Almost HumanJay Worth, Robert Habros, Michael Cliett, David BeedonFox
Battlestar Galactica: Blood & ChromeGary Hutzel, Michael Gibson, Derek Ledbetter, Heather McAuliffSyfy
Inseparable"Chernobyl"Egor Olesov, Egor Borschevsky, Dmitry Ovcharenko, Mykhailo Datsyk

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects-Driven Photoreal/Live Action Broadcast Program

Year Program Episode(s) Nominees Network
2014
[24][25]
Game of Thrones"The Children"Joe Bauer, Steve Kullback, Stuart Brisdon, Thomas Schelesny, Sven MartinHBO
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.Mark Kolpack, Sabrina Arnold, Gary D'Amico, Kevin Lingenfelser, David BeedonABC
Constantine"A Feast of Friends"Kevin Blank, Elizabeth Castro, Yafei Wu, Chris LeDouxNBC
The FlashArmen V. Kevorkian, James Baldanzi, Jeremy Jozwik, Andranik TaranyanThe CW
Hemlock GroveMatt Whelan, Chris Brown, Todd Masters, Jonathan Banta, Eric McAvoyNetflix

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode

Year Program Episode(s) Nominees Network
2015
[26][27]
Game of Thrones"The Dance of Dragons"Joe Bauer, Steve Kullback Eric Carney, Derek Spears, Stuart BrisdonHBO
Battle for Sevastopol"Sea Dogfight"Dmitry Ovcharenko, Igor Klimovsky, Egor Borschevsky, Vladimir Mikheyenko
Childhood's End"The Children"Kevin Blank, Addie Manis, Niklas Jacobson, Glenn MelenhorstSyfy
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell"Arabella"Jean-Claude Deguara, Natalie Reid, Nicolas Hernandez, Sara BennettBBC One
The Strain"Identity"Dennis Berardi, Luke Groves, Matt Glover, Trey Harrell, Warren ApplebyFX
2016
[28][29]
Game of Thrones"Battle of the Bastards"Joe Bauer, Steve Kullback, Glenn Melenhorst, Matthew Rouleau, Sam ConwayHBO
Black Mirror"Playtest"Justin Hutchinson-Chatburn, Russell McLean, Grant S.L. Walker, Christopher GrayNetflix
The Expanse"Salvage"Bob Munroe, Clint Green, Kyle Menzies, Tom TurnbullSyfy
Stranger Things (Demogorgon)Marc Kolbe, Aaron Sims, Olcun TanNetflix
Westworld"The Bicameral Mind"Jay Worth, Elizabeth Castro, Bobo Skipper, Gustav AhrenHBO
2017
[30][31]
Game of Thrones"Beyond the Wall"Joe Bauer, Steve Kullback, Christopher S. Baird, David Ramos, Sam ConwayHBO
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D."Orientation"Mark Kolpack, Sabrina Arnold, David Rey, Kevin Yuille, Gary D'AmicoABC
Legion"Chapter 1"John Ross, Eddie Bonin, Sébastien Bergeron, Lionel Lim, Paul BenjaminFX
Star Trek: Discovery"The Vulcan Hello"Jason Michael Zimmerman, Aleksandra Kochoska, Ante Dekovic, Mahmoud RahnamaCBS All Access
Stranger Things"Chapter Nine: The Gate"Paul Graff, Christina Graff, Seth Hill, Joel Sevilla, Caius ManNetflix
2018
[32][33]
Lost in Space"Danger, Will Robinson"Jabbar Raisani, Terron Pratt, Niklas Jacobson, Joao SitaNetflix
Altered Carbon"Out of the Past"Everett Burrell, Tony Meagher, Steve Moncur, Christine Lemon, Joel WhistNetflix
Krypton"The Phantom Zone"Ian Markiewicz, Jennifer Wessner, Niklas Jacobson, Martin PelletierSyfy
The Terror"Go for Broke"Frank Petzold, Lenka Likarova, Viktor Muller, Pedro SabrosaAMC
Westworld"The Passenger"Jay Worth, Elizabeth Castro, Bruce Branit, Joe Wehmeyer, Michael LantieriHBO
2019
[34][35]
The Mandalorian"Chapter 2: The Child"Richard Bluff, Abbigail Keller, Jason Porter, Hayden Jones, Roy K. CancinoDisney+
Game of Thrones"The Bells"Joe Bauer, Steve Kullback, Ted Rae, Mohsen Mousavi, Sam ConwayHBO
His Dark Materials"The Fight to the Death"Russell Dodgson, James Whitlam, Shawn Hillier, Robert Harrington
Lady and the TrampRobert Weaver, Christopher Raimo, Arslan Elver, Michael Cozens, Bruno Van ZeebroeckDisney+
Lost in Space"Ninety-Seven"Jabbar Raisani, Terron Pratt, Niklas Jacobson, Juri Stanossek, Paul BenjaminNetflix
Stranger Things"Chapter Six: E Pluribus Unum"Paul Graff, Thomas F. Ford IV, Mike Maher, Martin Pelletier, Andi Sowers

Programs with multiple awards

Programs with multiple nominations


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