The Visual Effects Society (VES) delivered no surprises on January 14 as it announced the nominations for the 12th Annual VES Awards.

As previously announced, the Visionary Award will be presented to Alfonso Cuarón, and The Lifetime Achievement Award to effects pioneer John Dykstra.

The 12th Annual VES Awards Ceremony will take place on February 12 in Los Angeles.

The feature film nominees are as follows:

 

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects-Driven Feature Motion Picture
Gravity – Tim Webber, Nikki Penny, Chris Lawrence, Richard Mcbride

Iron Man 3 – Christopher Townsend, Mark Soper, Guy Williams, Bryan Grill

Pacific Rim – John Knoll, Susan Greenhow, Chris Raimo, Hal Hickel

Star Trek: Into Darkness – Roger Guyett, Luke O’Byrne, Ron Ames, Ben Grossman

The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug – Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon, Kevin Sherwood, David Clayton

 

Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Feature Motion Picture
Rush – Jody Johnson, Moriah Etherington-Sparks, Mark Hodgkins, Antoine Moulineau

The Great Gatsby – Chris Godfrey, Prue Fletcher, Joyce Cox

The Lone Ranger– Tim Alexander, Gary Brozenich, Shari Hanson, Kevin Martel

The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty – Guillaume Rocheron, Kurt Williams, Monette Dubin, Ivan Moran

The Wolf Of Wall Street – Robert Legato, Mark Russell, Joseph Farrell, Lisa Spence

White House Down – Marc Weigert, Volker Engel, Julia Frey, Ollie Rankin

 

Outstanding Animation in an Animated Feature Motion Picture
Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs 2 – Peter Nash, Michael Ford, Chris Juen, Mandy Tankenson

Despicable Me 2– Chris Meledandri, Janet Healy, Chris Renaud, Pierre Coffin

Frozen – Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee, Peter Del Vecho, Lino Di Salvo

Monsters University – Kori Rae, Sanjay Bakshi, Jon Reisch, Scott Clark

The Croods – Jane Hartwell, Chris Sanders, Kirk Demicco, Markus Manninen