Four VFX Oscar shortlisted films fail to make the VES nominations list.

War for the Planet of the Apes and Blade Runner 2049 lead the feature nominees for the Visual Effects Society Awards, with seven nominations apiece.

This includes the top category of outstanding VFX in a photoreal feature, where those films are nominated alongside Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Kong: Skull Island and Star Wars: The Last Jedi. The outstanding supporting VFX category includes Dunkirk, along with Darkest Hour, Downsizing, mother! and Only the Brave.

In six of the last 10 years, the winner in the top VES category went on to win the VFX Oscar. Once, in 2011, the winner of the VES category for supporting VFX (Hugo) collected the VFX Oscar.

This year's VFX Oscar shortlist includes War for the Planet of the Apes and Blade Runner 2049, Kong: Skull Island and The Last Jedi (both with four VES noms), Guardians 2 (with three VES noms) and Dunkirk (one nom).

Unusually, four of the 10 films shortlisted for the VFX Oscar failed to earn a single VES nomination: Alien: Covenant, Okja, The Shape of Water and Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets.

In 2016, Ex Machina won the Oscar in VFX, though it wasn't nominated by the VES.

The work on Apes was led by Weta; Last Jedi and Kong: Skull Island by Industrial Light & Magic; and Dunkirk by Double Negative. The bulk of the work of Blade Runner 2049 and Guardians 2 was shared by a collection of VFX houses.

Despicable Me 3 earned five VES nominations, the most for an animated feature.

On the TV side, Game of Thrones dominated with 11 nominations, the most for any of this year's contenders.

As previously announced, the Georges Méliès Award will be presented to Academy Award-winning VFX supervisor Joe Letteri, who is also nominated for War for the Planet of the Apes. The Lifetime Achievement Award will be presented to Jon Favreau.

The 16th annual VES Awards will be handed out Feb. 13 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.

The complete list of nominees follows.

• Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature

  Blade Runner 2049
  John Nelson
  Karen Murphy Mundell
  Paul Lambert
  Richard Hoover
  Gerd Nefzer

  Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
  Christopher Townsend
  Damien Carr
  Guy WilliamsJonathan Fawkner
  Dan Sudick

  Kong: Skull Island
  Jeff White
  Tom Peitzman
  Stephen Rosenbaum
  Scott Benza
  Michael Meinardus

  Star Wars: The Last Jedi
  Ben Morris
  Tim Keene
  Eddie Pasquarello
  Daniel Seddon
  Chris Corbould

  War for the Planet of the Apes
  Joe Letteri
  Ryan Stafford
  Daniel Barrett
  Dan Lemmon
  Joel Whist

• Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature

  Darkest Hour
  Stephane Naze
  Warwick Hewitt
  Guillaume Terrien
  Benjamin Magana

  Downsizing
  James E. Price
  Susan MacLeod
  Lindy De Quattro
  Stephane Naze

  Dunkirk
  Andrew Jackson
  Mike Chambers
  Andrew Lockley
  Alison Wortman
  Scott Fisher

  Mother!
  Dan Schrecker
  Colleen Bachman
  Ben Snow
  Wayne Billheimer
  Peter Chesney

  Only the Brave
  Eric Barba
  Dione Wood
  Matthew Lane
  Georg Kaltenbrunner
  Michael Meinardus

• Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature

  Captain Underpants
  David Soren
  Mark Swift
  Mirielle Soria
  David Dulac

  Cars 3
  Brian Fee
  Kevin Reher
  Michael Fong
  Jon Reisch

  Coco
  Lee Unkrich
  Darla K. Anderson
  David Ryu
  Michael K. O'Brien

  Despicable Me 3
  Pierre Coffin
  Chris Meledandri
  Kyle Balda
  Eric Guillon

  The LEGO Batman Movie
  Rob Coleman
  Amber Naismith
  Grant Freckelton
  Damien Gray

  The LEGO Ninjago Movie
  Gregory Jowle
  Fiona Chilton
  Miles Green
  Kim Taylor
• Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode

  Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.; Orientation Part 1
  Mark Kolpack
  Sabrina Arnold
  David Rey
  Kevin Yuille
  Gary D'Amico

  Game of Thrones; Beyond the Wall
  Joe Bauer
  Steve Kullback
  Chris Baird
  David Ramos
  Sam Conway

  Legion; Chapter 1
  John Ross
  Eddie Bonin
  Sebastien Bergeron
  Lionel Lim
  Paul Benjamin

  Star Trek: Discovery; The Vulcan Hello
  Jason Michael Zimmerman
  Aleksandra Kochoska
  Ante Dekovic
  Mahmoud Rahnama

  Stranger Things 2; The Gate
  Paul Graff
  Christina Graff
  Seth Hill
  Joel Sevilla
  Caius the Man 

• Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode

  Black Sails; XXIX
  Erik Henry
  Terron Pratt
  Yafei Wu
  David Wahlberg
  Paul Dimmer

  Fear The Walking Dead; Sleigh Ride
  Peter Crosman
  Denise Gayle
  Philip Nussbaumer
  Martin Pelletier
  Frank Ludica

  Mr. Robot; eps3.4_runtime-err0r.r00
  Ariel Altman
  Lauren Montuori
  John Miller
  Luciano DiGeronimo

  Outlander; Eye of the Storm
  Richard Briscoe
  Elicia Bessette
  Aladino Debert
  Filip Orrby
  Doug Hardy

  Taboo; Pilot
  Henry Badgett
  Tracy McCreary
  Nic Birmingham
  Simon Rowe
  Colin Gorry

  Vikings; On the Eve
  Dominic Remane
  Mike Borrett
  Ovidiu Cinazan
  Paul Wishart
  Paul Byrne

• Outstanding Animated Character in a Photoreal Feature

  Blade Runner 2049; Rachael
  Axel Akkeson
  Stefano Carta
  Wesley Chandler
  Ian Cooke-Grimes

  Kong: Skull Island; Kong
  Jakub Pistecky
  Chris Havreberg
  Karin Cooper
  Kris Costa

  War for the Planet of the Apes; Bad Ape
  Eteuati Tema
  Aidan Martin
  Florian Fernandez
  Mathias Larserud

  War for the Planet of the Apes; Caesar
  Dennis Yoo
  Ludovic Chailloleau
  Douglas McHale
  Tim Forbes
• Outstanding Visual Effects in a Real-Time Project

  Assassin's Creed Origins
  Raphael Lacoste
  Patrick Limoges
  Jean-Sebastien Guay
  Ulrich Haar

  Call of Duty: WWII
  Joe Salud
  Atsushi Seo
  Danny Chan
  Jeremy Kendall

  Fortnite; A Hard Day's Night
  Michael Clausen
  Gavin Moran
  Brian Brecht
  Andrew Harris

  Sonaria
  Scot Stafford
  Camille Cellucci
  Kevin Dart
  Theresa Latzko

  Uncharted: The Lost Legacy
  Shaun Escayg
  Tate Mosesian
  Eben Cook

• Outstanding Visual Effects in a Commercial

  Beyond Good and Evil 2
  Leon Berelle
  Maxime Luere
  Dominique Boidin
  Remi Kozyra

  Kia Niro; Hero's Journey
  Robert Sethi
  Anastasia von Rahl
  Tom Graham
  Chris Knight
  Dave Peterson

  Mercedes Benz; King of the Jungle
  Simon French
  Josh King
  Alexia Paterson
  Leonardo Costa

  Monster; Opportunity Roars
  Ruben Vandebroek
  Clairellen Wallin
  Kevin Ives
  Kyle Cody

  Samsung; Do What You Can't; Ostrich
  Diarmid Harrison-Murray
  Tomek Zietkiewicz
  Amir Bazazi
  Martino Madeddu

   

• Outstanding Visual Effects in a Special Venue Project

  Avatar: Flight of Passage
  Richard Baneham
  Amy Jupiter
  David Lester       
  Thrain Shadbolt

  Corona; Paraiso Secreto
  Adam Grint
  Jarrad Vladich
  Roberto Costas Fernández
  Ed Thomas
  Felipe Linares

  Guardians of the Galaxy; Mission: BREAKOUT!
  Jason Bayever
  Amy Jupiter
  Mike Bain
  Alexander Thomas

  National Geographic Encounter: Ocean Odyssey
  Thilo Ewers
  John Owens
  Gioele Cresce
  Mariusz Wesierski

  Nemo and Friends SeaRider
  Anthony Apodaca
  Kathy Janus
  Brandon Benepe
  Nick Lucas
  Rick Rothschild

  Star Wars: Secrets of the Empire
  Ben Snow
  Judah Graham
  Ian Bowie
  Curtis Hickman
  David Layne
• Outstanding Animated Character in an Animated Feature

  Coco; Hector
  Emron Grover
  Jonathan Hoffman
  Michael Honsel
  Guilherme Sauerbronn Jacinto

  Despicable Me 3; Bratt
  Eric Guillon
  Bruno Dequier
  Julien Soret
  Benjamin Fournet

  The Lego Ninjago Movie; Garma Mecha Man
  Arthur Terzis
  Wei He
  Jean-Marc Ariu
  Gibson Radsavanh

  The Boss Baby; Boss Baby
  Alec Baldwin
  Carlos Puertolas
  Rani Naamani
  Joe Moshier

  The Lego Ninjago Movie; Garmadon
  Matthew Everitt
  Christian So
  Loic Miermont
  Fiona Darwin

• Outstanding Animated Character in an Episode or Real-Time Project

  Black Mirror: Metalhead
  Steven Godfrey
  Stafford Lawrence
  Andrew Robertson
  Lestyn Roberts

  Game of Thrones; Beyond the Wall; Zombie Polar Bear
  Paul Story
  Todd Labonte
  Matthew Muntean
  Nicholas Wilson

  Game of Thrones; Eastwatch; Drogon Meets Jon
  Jonathan Symmonds
  Thomas Kutschera
  Philipp Winterstein
  Andreas Krieg

  Game of Thrones; The Spoils of War; Drogon Loot Train Attack
  Murray Stevenson
  Jason Snyman
  Jenn Taylor
  Florian Friedmann

• Outstanding Animated Character in a Commercial

  Beyond Good and Evil 2; Zhou Yuzhu
  Dominique Boidin
  Maxime Luère
  Leon Berelle
  Remi Kozyra

  Mercedes Benz; King of the Jungle
  Steve Townrow
  Joseph Kane
  Greg Martin
  Gabriela Ruch Salmeron

  Netto; The Easter Surprise; Bunny
  Alberto Lara
  Jorge Montiel
  Anotine Mariez
  Jon Wood

  Samsung; Do What You Can't; Ostrich
  David Bryan
  Maximilian Mallmann
  Tim Van Hussen
  Brendan Fagan
• Outstanding Created Environment in a Photoreal Feature

  Blade Runner 2049; Los Angeles
  Chris McLaughlin
  Rhys Salcombe
  Seungjin Woo
  Francesco Dell'Anna

  Blade Runner 2049; Trash Mesa
  Didier Muanza
  Thomas Gillet
  Guillaume Mainville
  Sylvain Lorgeau

  Blade Runner 2049; Vegas
  Eric Noel
  Arnaud Saibron
  Adam Goldstein
  Pascal Clement

  War for the Planet of the Apes; Hidden Fortress
  Greg Notzelman
  James Shaw
  Jay Renner
  Gak Gyu Choi

  War for the Planet of the Apes; Prison Camp
  Phillip Leonhardt
  Paul Harris
  Jeremy Fort
  Thomas Lo

• Outstanding Created Environment in an Animated Feature

  Cars 3; Abandoned Racetrack
  Marlena Fecho
  Thidaratana Annee Jonjai
  Jose L. Ramos Serrano
  Frank Tai

  Coco; City of the Dead
  Michael Frederickson
  Jamie Hecker
  Jonathan Pytko
  Dave Strick

  Despicable Me 3; Hollywood Destruction
  Axelle De Cooman
  Pierre Lopes
  Milo Riccarand
  Nicolas Brack

  The Lego Ninjago Movie; Ninjago City
  Kim Taylor
  Angela Ensele
  Felicity Coonan
  Jean Pascal leBlanc

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

  Assassin's Creed Origins; City of Memphis
  Patrick Limoges
  Jean-Sebastien Guay
  Mikael Guaveia
  Vincent Lombardo

  Game of Thrones; Beyond the Wall; Frozen Lake
  Daniel Villalba
  Antonio Lado
  Jose Luis Barreiro
  Isaac de la Pompa

  Game of Thrones; Eastwatch
  Patrice Poissant
  Deak Ferrand
  Dominic Daigle
  Gabriel Morin

  Still Star-Crossed; City
  Rafael Solorzano
  Isaac de la Pompa
  Jose Luis Barreiro
  Oscar Perea

  Stranger Things 2; The Gate
  Saul Galbiati
  Michael Maher
  Seth Cobb
  Kate McFadden
• Outstanding Virtual Cinematography in a Photoreal Project

  Beauty and the Beast; Be Our Guest
  Shannon Justison
  Casey Schatz
  Neil Weatherley
  Claire Michaud

  Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2; Groot Dance/Opening Fight
  James Baker
  Steven Lo
  Alvise Avati
  Robert Stipp

  Star Wars: The Last Jedi; Crait Surface Battle
  Cameron Nielsen
  Albert Cheng
  John Levin
  Johanes Kurnia

  Thor: Ragnarok; Valkyrie's Flashback
  Hubert Maston
  Arthur Moody
  Adam Paschke
  Casey Schatz

• Outstanding Model in a Photoreal or Animated Project

  Blade Runner 2049; LAPD Headquarters
  Alex Funke
  Steven Saunders
  Joaquin Loyzaga
  Chris Menges

  Despicable Me 3; Dru's Car
  Eric Guillon
  François-Xavier Lepeintre
  Guillaume Boudeville
  Pierre Lopes

  Life; The ISS
  Tom Edwards
  Chaitanya Kshirsagar
  Satish Kuttan
  Paresh Dodia

  US Marines; Anthem; Monument
  Tom Bardwell
  Paul Liaw
  Adam Dewhirst

• Outstanding Effects Simulations in a Photoreal Feature

  Kong: Skull Island
  Florent Andorra
  Alexis Hall
  Raul Essig
  Branko Grujcic

  Only the Brave; Fire & Smoke
  Georg Kaltenbrunner
  Thomas Bevan
  Philipp Zaufel
  Himanshu Joshi

  Star Wars: The Last Jedi; Bombing Run
  Peter Kyme
  Miguel Perez Senent
  Ahmed Gharraph
  Billy Copley

  Star Wars: The Last Jedi; Mega Destroyer Destruction
  Mihai Cioroba
  Ryoji Fujita
  Jiyong Shin
  Dan Finnegan

  War for the Planet of the Apes
  David Caeiro Cebrian
  Johnathan Nixon
  Chet Leavai
  Gary Boyle
• Outstanding Effects Simulations in an Animated Feature

  Cars 3
  Greg Gladstone
  Stephen Marshall
  Leon JeongWook Park
  Tim Speltz

  Coco
  Kristopher Campbell
  Stephen Gustafson
  Dave Hale
  Keith Klohn

  Despicable Me 3
  Bruno Chauffard
  Frank Baradat
  Milo Riccarand
  Nicolas Brack

  Ferdinand
  Yaron Canetti
  Allan Kadkoy
  Danny Speck
  Mark Adams

  The Boss Baby
  Mitul Patel
  Gaurav Mathur
  Venkatesh Kongathi

   

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

  Game of Thrones; Beyond the Wall; Frozen Lake
  Manuel Ramirez
  Oscar Marquez
  Pablo Hernandez
  David Gacituaga

  Game of Thrones; The Dragon and the Wolf; Wall Destruction
  Thomas Hullin
  Dominik Kirouac
  Sylvain Nouveau
  Nathan Arbuckle

  Heineken; The Trailblazers
  Christian Bohm
  Andreu Lucio Archs
  Carsten Keller
  Steve Oakley

• Outstanding Compositing in a Photoreal Feature

  Blade Runner 2049; LAPD Approach and Joy Holograms
  Tristan Myles
  Miles Lauridsen
  Joel Delle-Vergin
  Farhad Mohasseb

  Kong: Skull Island
  Nelson Sepulveda
  Aaron Brown
  Paolo Acri
  Shawn Mason

  Thor: Ragnarok; Bridge Battle
  Gavin McKenzie
  David Simpson
  Owen Carroll
  Mark Gostlow

  War for the Planet of the Apes
  Christoph Salzmann
  Robin Hollander
  Ben Morgan
  Ben Warner
• Outstanding Compositing in a Photoreal Episode

  Game of Thrones; Beyond the Wall; Frozen Lake
  Oscar Perea
  Santiago Martos
  David Esteve
  Michael Crane

  Game of Thrones; Eastwatch
  Thomas Montminy Brodeur
  Xavier Fourmond
  Reuben Barkataki
  Sebastien Raets

  Game of Thrones; The Spoils of War; Loot Train Attack
  Dom Hellier
  Thijs Noij
  Edwin Holdsworth
  Giacomo Matteucci

  Star Trek: Discovery
  Phil Prates
  Rex Alerta
  John Dinh
  Karen Cheng

• Outstanding Compositing in a Photoreal Commercial

  Destiny 2; New Legends Will Rise
  Alex Unruh
  Michael Ralla
  Helgi Laxdal
  Timothy Gutierrez

  Nespresso; Comin' Home
  Matt Pascuzzi
  Steve Drew
  Martin Lazaro
  Karch Koon

  Samsung; Do What You Can't; Ostrich
  Michael Gregory
  Andrew Roberts
  Gustavo Bellon
  Rashabh Ramesh Butani

  Virgin Media; Delivering Awesome
  Jonathan Westley
  John Thornton
  Milo Paterson
  George Cressey

• Outstanding Visual Effects in a Student Project

  Creature Pinup
  Christian Leitner
  Juliane Walther
  Kiril Mirkov
  Lisa Ecker

  Hybrids
  Florian Brauch
  Romain Thirion
  Matthieu Pujol
  Kim Tailhades

  Les Pionniers de l'Univers
  Clementine Courbin
  Matthieu Guevel
  Jérôme Van Beneden
  Anthony Rege

  The Endless
  Nicolas Lourme
  Corentin Gravend
  Edouard Calemard
  Romaric Vivier