US Edition'Avatar: Fire and Ash' Strengthens Oscar Bid with Seven Wins at VES Awards
Avatar: Fire and Ash won seven Visual Effects Society Awards, including Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature, leading with 10 nominations at the 2026 ceremony.
- On Wednesday night, Avatar: Fire and Ash won seven VES Awards including Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles.
- Heading into the evening, Avatar: Fire and Ash led nominations with 10 and the Visual Effects Society recognizes visual-effects craft across 25 categories.
- The film won technical prizes including the Emerging Technology Award for the Kora Fire Toolset, Outstanding Model, Outstanding Environment for Bridgehead Industrial City, Outstanding CG Cinematography, and Outstanding Effects Simulations.
- The wins pushed the franchise's records, making the Na'vi now holders of 22 VES statuettes and the second franchise to win the top VES Award three times, behind Planet of the Apes; the coverage noted the VES-to-Oscar correlation is not always consistent.
- Hosted by the Sklar Brothers, the show featured producer Jerry Bruckheimer receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award while KPop Demon Hunters won three animation trophies and Sinners won Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects.
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‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ Dominates at Visual Effects Society Awards
James Cameron’s “Avatar: Fire and Ash” was a huge winner at the Visual Effects Society’s VES Awards, which took place on Wednesday night at the Beverly Hilton. “Fire and Ash” won seven awards, including one for Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature, the VES category that most closely corresponds to the Oscar for Best Visual Effects. It was also recognized for Outstanding Character in a Photoreal Feature (the villainess Varang), Outst…
‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ and ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Dominate at VFX Society Awards
“Avatar: Fire and Ash” has won the top Visual Effects Society Award for outstanding VFX in a photoreal feature at the 24th Visual Effects Society Awards. The film which dominated with 10 nominations, took home seven awards in total including outstanding character in a photoreal feature for Varang (played by Oona Chaplin, outstanding CG cinematography, and the […]
'Avatar: Fire and Ash' Dominates at Visual Effects Society Awards
James Cameron’s “Avatar: Fire and Ash” was a huge winner at the Visual Effects Society’s VES Awards, which took place on Wednesday night at the Beverly Hilton. “Fire and Ash” won seven awards, including one for Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature, the VES category that most closely corresponds to the Oscar for Best Visual Effects. It was also recognized for Outstanding Character in a Photoreal Feature (the villainess Varang), Outst…
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