VES Awards 2008

Before receiving his Lifetime Achievement Award from the VES, Steven Spielberg sat down for an exclusive interview with millimeter Senior Editor Michael Goldman to discuss his award, his relationship to the visual-effects industry, his interest in combining traditional filmmaking techniques with pushing the effects'' medium continually forward, and much more. Listen to the exclusive podcast with Spielberg. For more on Spielberg''s thoughts on visual effects and their role in filmmaking, see the May/June millimeter. Photo: Tony Donaldson/tdphoto.com

Steven Spielberg and Michael Bay after Spielberg was awarded the VES Lifetime Achievement Award. Photo: Tony Donaldson/tdphoto.com

At the VES Awards, a film produced by VES Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Steven Spielberg, Transformers, was one of the evening''s big winners—taking home four VES Awards. Veteran helmer Michael Bay, director of that film, chatted with millimeter Senior Editor Michael Goldman about the importance of Spielberg''s role as a producer on that project. Listen to the exclusive podcast with Bay. Photo: Bill Kallay

Visual effects pioneer Dennis Muren presented Steven Spielberg with his Lifetime Achievement Award, commenting that Spielberg pushes his visual-effects partners by continually “exposing the trick” behind their work. Later, Muren discussed his collaboration with Spielberg with millimeter''s Michael Goldman. Listen to the exclusive podcast with Muren. Photo: Bill Kallay

Compositing in a Motion Picture

Left to right: Pat Tubach, compositing supervisor; Beth D''Amato, digital paint
and roto supervisor; Todd Vaziri, sequence supervisor; and Mike Conte, sequence supervisor. Photo: Tony Donaldson/tdphoto.com

Models or Miniatures in a Motion Picture

Top: Brian Gernand, miniature supervisor. Left to right, bottom: Dave Fogler, model supervisor; Ron Woodall, viewpaint supervisor; and Alex Jaeger, visual effects art director. Photo: Tony Donaldson/tdphoto.com

Best Single Visual Effect of the Year (Desert Highway Sequence)

Left to right: Shawn Kelley, Michael Jamieson, Scott Benza, Scott Farrar, and Shari Hanson. Photo: Tony Donaldson/tdphoto.com

Supporting Visual Effects in a Motion Picture

Left to right: Michael Fong, supervising technical director; Michael Fu, matte supervisor; and Apurva Shah, effects supervisor. Not pictured: Christine Waggoner,
simulation supervisor. Photo: Noel Vasquez/Getty Images for VES

Outstanding Animated Character in an Animated Motion Picture (Colette)

Left to right: Jamie Landes, Sonoko Konishi, and Paul Aichele. Photo: Tony Donaldson/tdphoto.com

Outstanding Effects in an Animated Motion Picture (food)

Left to right: Jon Reisch, Eric Froemling, Tolga Gæketkin, and Jason Johnston. Photo: Tony Donaldson/tdphoto.com

Realtime Visuals in a Video Game

Left to right: CJ Cowan, cinematographer; and Stephen Scott, lead effects artist. Not pictured: Marcus Lehto, art director; and Jonty Barnes, executive producer. Photo: Tony Donaldson/tdphoto.com

Visual Effects in a Broadcast Miniseries, Movie, or Special

Left to right: Sean Jackson, digital effects artist; Gary Hutzel, visual effects supervisor; and Mike Gibson, visual effects coordinator. Not pictured:
Pierre Drolet. Photo: Tony Donaldson/tdphoto.com

Animated Character in a Live-action Motion Picture (Davy Jones)

Left to right: Marc Chu, associate animation supervisor; Maia Kayser, lead animator; Jakub Pistecky, lead animator; and Hal Hickel, animation supervisor. Photo: Tony Donaldson/tdphoto.com