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The Visual Effects Society have announced their shortlists for the awards which will be given out in a virtual ceremony on April 6.

The Mandalorian has 13 nominations with Lovecraft Country and Soul also received multiple nods.

The full list:

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature

Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey – Brad Parker Roma Van Den Bergh Eric Guaglione Carlos Monzon Stefano Pepin

Project Power – Ivan Moran Leslie Hough Joao Sita Matthew Twyford Yves Debono

Tenet – Andrew Jackson Mike Chambers Andrew Lockley David Lee Scott Fisher

The Midnight Sky – Matt Kasmir Greg Baxter Chris Lawrence Max Solomon David Watkins

The Witches – Kevin Baillie Sandra Scott Sean Konrad Glenn Melenhorst Mark Holt         

Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature 

Da 5 Bloods – Randall Balsmeyer James Cooper Watcharachai “Sam” Panichsuk

Extraction – Marko Forker Lynzi Grant Craig Wentworth Olivier Sarda

Mank – Wei Zheng Peter Mavromates Simon Carr James Pastorius

News of the World – Roni Rodrigues Dayaliyah Lopez Ian Fellows Andrew Morley Brandon K. McLaughlin

Welcome to Chechnya – Ryan Laney Eugen Bräunig Maxwell Anderson Johnny Han Piers Dennis

Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature 

Onward – Dan Scanlon Kori Rae Sanjay Bakshi Vincent Serritella

Over the Moon – Glen Keane Gennie Rim Céline Desrumaux David Alexander Smith

Soul – Pete Docter Dana Murray Michael Fong Bill Watral

The Croods: A New Age – Joel Crawford Mark Swift, PGA Betsy Nofsinger Jakob Hjort Jensen

Trolls World Tour –Walt Dohrn Gina Shay, PGA Kendal Cronkhite-Shaindlin Matt Baer 

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode

Lovecraft Country – “Jig-A-Bobo” – Kevin Blank Robin Griffin Pietro Ponti Francois Dumoulin

Star Trek: Discovery – “Su’Kal” – Jason Michael Zimmerman Aleksandra Kochoska Ante Dekovic Ivan Kondrup Jensen

The Mandalorian – “The Marshal” – Joe Bauer Abbigail Keller Hal Hickel Richard Bluff Roy Cancino  

Timmy Failure – Rich McBride Leslie Lerman Nicolas Chevallier Anders Beer Tony Lazarowich

Westworld – “Crisis Theory” – Jay Worth Elizabeth Castro Bruce Branit Joe Wehmeyer Mark Byers

Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode 

I Know This Much Is True – “Episode 1” – Eric Pascarelli Keith Kolder Ariel Altman

Mrs. America – “Shirley” – Janelle Croshaw Kaylie Whitcher Leonardo Silva Zena Bielewicz Michael Innanen

Survive – Ariel Altman Rae Welty Caius Wong Carl Fong

The Crown – “Gold Stick” – Ben Turner Reece Ewing Andrew Scrase Jonathan Wood

Vikings – “Best Laid Plans” – Dominic Remane Bill Halliday Tom Morrison Ovidiu Cinazan Paul Byrne

Warrior – “Learn to Endure, Or Hire a Bodyguard” – Jonathan Alenskas Leah Orsini Nate Overstrom David Eschrich

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Real-Time Project

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla – Raphael Lacoste Jean-Sebastien Guay Virginie Cinq-Mars Thierry Beaumont

Cyberpunk 2077  – Jakub Knapik Małgorzata Mitręga Piotr Suchodolski Krzysztof Krzyścin

Ghost Of Tsushima – Jason Connell Matt Vainio Jasmin Patry Joanna Wang

Spider-Man: Miles Morales – Reactor Finale – Gavin Goulden Jess Reed Bryanna LindseyMike Yosh

The Last Of Us Part II – Neil Druckmann Eben Cook Erick Pangilinan John Sweeney 

Outstanding Animated Character in a Photoreal Feature

Die Känguru-Chroniken – Kangaroo – Claudius Urban Sebastian Badea Dorian Knapp Ruth Wiegand

Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey – Don Juan Diego – Eric Guaglione Shuchi Singhal Adrien Annesley Mahmoud Ellithy 

The One And Only Ivan – Ivan – Valentina Rosselli Thomas Huizer Andrea De Martis William Bell

The Witches – Daisy – Jye Skinn Sarah Fuller Marco Iannaccone Fredrik Sundqvist

Outstanding Animated Character in an Animated Feature 

Onward – Dad Pants – Kristopher Campbell Jonas Jarvers Rob Jensen Jacob Kuenzel

Over the Moon – Chang’e – Siggi Orri Thorhannesson Hyesook Kim Javier Solsona Alan Chen

Soul – Terry – Jonathan Hoffman Jonathan PagePeter Tieryas Ron Zorman

The Spongebob Movie: Sponge On The Run – SpongeBob – Jacques Daigle Guillaume Dufief Adrien Montero Liam Hill

Outstanding Animated Character in an Episode or Real-Time Project 

The Crown – “The Balmoral Test” – Imperial Stag – Ahmed Gharraph Ross Burgess Gabriela Ruch Salmeron Joel Best

The Mandalorian – “The Jedi” – The Child – John Rosengrant Peter Clarke Scott Patton Hal Hickel

The Mandalorian – “The Marshal” – Krayt Dragon – Paul Kavanagh Zaini Mohamed Jalani Michal Kriukow Nihal Friedel

Timmy Failure – “Mistakes Were Made” – Total – Maxime Masse Hennadii Prykhodko Luc Girard Sophie Burie

Outstanding Created Environment in a Photoreal Feature 

Bloodshot – Neuralspace – Arnaud Brisebois Patrick Bacon Dawid Borkiewicz Gérôme Viavant

Mulan – Imperial City – Jeremy Fort Matt Fitzgerald Ben Walker Adrian Vercoe

The Eight Hundred – 1937 Shanghai Downtown – Stefano Cieri Aaron Auty Simon Carlile Patrick Zentis

The Eight Hundred – Shanghai Warehouse District – Jamie Macdougall Julian Hutchens Mark Honer David Pekarek

Outstanding Created Environment in an Animated Feature 

Onward – Swamp Gas – Eric Andraos Laura Grieve Nick Pitera Michael Rutter

Soul – You Seminar – Hosuk Chang Sungyeon Joh Peter Roe Frank Tai

Trolls World Tour – Techno Reef – Luke Heathcock Zachary Glynn Marina Ilic Michael Trull

Trolls World Tour – Volcano Rock City – Brian LaFrance Sara Cembalisty Christopher Sprunger Ruben Perez

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

Brave New World – New London – Guy Williams Justin Gros-Désir Markus Sterner Ryan Clarke

Cyberpunk 2077 – Night City – Jakub Knapik Lucjan Więcek

Lovecraft Country – Tulsa 1921 – Patrice Poissant Pauline Lavelle Mohamed Abdou Elhakim Alan Lam

The Mandalorian – “The Believer” – Morak Jungle -Enrico Damm Johanes Kurnia Phi Tran Tong Tran

The Mandalorian – “The Siege” – Nevarro Canyon – Kevin George Aaron Barr Piotr Tatar Abel Milanés Betancourt

Outstanding Virtual Cinematography in a CG Project 

Ghost Of Tsushima – “A Storm is Coming” – Aladino Debert Matt Dougan Eric Beaver David Liu  

Soul – Matt Aspbury Ian Megibben

The Mandalorian – “The Believer” – Richard Bluff Matt Jensen Chris Williams Landis Fields IV

The Mandalorian – “The Siege” – Dave Crispino Kyle Winkelman Paul Kavanagh Jose Burgos 

Outstanding Model in a Photoreal or Animated Project

The Mandalorian –  Boba Fett’s Ship – Jay Machado Enrico Damm Gerald Blaise Ryan Church

The Mandalorian – “The Rescue” – Light Cruiser – John Knoll John Goodson Dan Patrascu Rene Garcia

The Midnight Sky – Aether – Michael Balthazart Jonathan Opgenhaffen John-Peter Li Simon Aluze

The Witches – Rollercoaster – Jared Michael Peter Dominik Sylvain Lesaint Emily Tilson

Outstanding Effects Simulations in a Photoreal Feature

Bloodshot – Omar Meradi Jeremy Poupin Sylvain Robert Deak Ferrand

Greyhound – Mike Nixon Nicholas Papworth Jeremy Smith Yashdeep Sawant

Monster Hunter – Vimal Mallireddy Warren Lawtey Tom O’Bready Dominik Haase

Mulan – Theo Vandernoot Sandra Balej James Carson Yuri Rudakov

Project Power – Yin Lai Jimmy Leung Jonathan Edward Lyddon-Towl Pierpaolo Navarini Michelle Lee

Outstanding Effects Simulations in an Animated Feature 

Onward – Dave Hale Jonah Blue Laird Stephen Marshall Ricardo Nadu

Over the Moon – Ian Farnsworth Brian Casper Reinhold Rittinger Jennifer Lasrado

Soul – Alexis Angelidis Keith Daniel Klohn Aimei Kutt Melissa Tseng

Trolls World Tour – Stephen Wood Carl Hooper Spencer Knapp Nick Augello

The Willoughbys – Helén Ahlberg Kyle McQueen Russell Smith Raehyeon Kim

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

Lovecraft Country – “Strange Case” – Chrysalis – Federica Foresti Johan Gabrielsson Hugo Medda Andreas Krieg

PlayStation – “The Edge” – Tom Raynor Andreu Lucio Martin Aufinger Platon Filimonov

Tales From The Loop – “Loretta’s House” – Dominik Kirouac Gaël Chopin Sylvain Nouveau Laurent Pancaccini

The Mandalorian – “The Marshal” Krayt Dragon – HuaiYuan Teh Don Wong Mathieu Chardonnet Prashanth Bhagavan

Outstanding Compositing in a Feature

Greyhound – Chris Gooch Tiago Santos Stu Bruzek Sneha Amin

Mulan – Christoph Salzmann Beck Veitch Joerg Bruemmer Indah Maretha

Project Power – Russell Horth Matthew Patience Julien Rousseau

Underwater – Sreejith Venugopalan Ruslan Borysov Susil Sabat Andreas Andersson

Outstanding Compositing in an Episode

Lovecraft Country – “Strange Case” – Chrysalis – Viktor Andersson Linus Lindblom Mattias Sandelius Crawford Reilly

The Mandalorian – “The Believer” – Peter Demarest Christopher Balog Shawn Mason David Wahlberg

The Mandalorian – “The Marshal” – Nicolas Caillier Simon Rafin Siang Kee Poh Simon Marinof

The Mandalorian – “The Passenger” – TC Harrison Tami Carter Jaume Creus Costabella Shane Davidson

Outstanding Special (Practical) Effects in a Photoreal or Animated Project

Fear The Walking Dead – “Bury Her Next to Jasper’s Leg” – Frank Iudica Scott Roark Daniel J. Yates