'Ready Player One' wins pair of awards, 'First Man' tops supporting VFX category, and 'Into the Spider-Verse' sweeps animated feature categories.

Marking the first time a Marvel movie won the Visual Effects Society’s top prize, Avengers: Infinity War claimed the trophy for outstanding VFX in a photoreal feature plus three additional trophies for animated character (Thanos), effects simulations and compositing.

Also Tuesday at the 17^th VES Awards, held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, Ready Player One earned two trophies, for best created environment (for The Shining’s Overlook Hotel) and virtual cinematography, while First Man claimed the award for outstanding supporting VFX in a photoreal feature (a film can't be nominated in both outstanding VFX in a photoreal feature and supporting VFX in a photoreal feature).

Infinity War, Ready Player One and First Man, along with Solo: A Star Wars Story and Christopher Robin are nominated for the Academy Award in VFX.

In six of the last 10 years, the winner in the outstanding VFX in a photo-real feature category (previously called the VFX-driven feature) went on to win the Oscar in VFX. Once, in 2011, the Oscar went to the winner of the VES Award for supporting VFX (Hugo).

Meanwhile Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse swept the animated feature categories winning four awards including best VFX in an animated feature, best animated character (Miles Morales), created environment (graphic New York City) and effects simulations.

In the categories for episodic programs, Lost in Space won four awards, including for outstanding VFX in a photoreal episode.

During the ceremony, a lifetime achievement award was bestowed upon Illumination founder/CEO Chris Meledandri; the Visionary Award went to Jonathan Nolan; and the Award for Creative Excellence was presented to David Benioff and D.B. Weiss.

Patton Oswalt hosted the ceremony, during which he recognized the VES Awards’ 17th year — "just on the cusp for Bryan Singer" — and asked the crowd "if there's any way you could green-screen a wall on the Mexican border … if you did that, [Donald Trump] would totally buy it."

During the ceremony, VES executive director Eric Roth announced a multi-year VES archiving initiative, which is intended to wrap with the launch of an online VFX digital library.

Evan Rachel Wood presented the Visionary Award to Nolan, while Steve Carell, initially wearing a Gru mask, presented to Meledandri. In his acceptance speech, Meledandri said, “Everyday we all join a noble mission. We contribute our creativity and craft to bring joy into the lives of audiences”

The complete list of winners follows.

• Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature

  WINNER - Avengers: Infinity War
  Daniel DeLeeuw
  Jen Underdahl
  Kelly Port
  Matt Aitken
  Daniel Sudick

  Christopher Robin
  Chris Lawrence
  Steve Gaub
  Michael Eames
  Glenn Melenhorst
  Chris Corbould

  Ready Player One
  Roger Guyett
  Jennifer Meislohn
  David Shirk
  Matthew Butler
  Neil Corbould

  Solo: A Star Wars Story
  Rob Bredow
  Erin Dusseault
  Matt Shumway
  Patrick Tubach
  Dominic Tuohy

  Welcome to Marwen
  Kevin Baillie
  Sandra Scott
  Seth Hill
  Marc Chu
  James Paradis

• Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature

  WINNER - First Man
  Paul Lambert
  Kevin Elam
  Tristan Myles
  Ian Hunter
  JD Schwalm

  12 Strong
  Roger Nall
  Robert Weaver
  Mike Meinardus

  Bird Box
  Marcus Taormina
  David Robinson
  Mark Bakowski
  Sophie Dawes
  Mike Meinardus

  Bohemian Rhapsody
  Paul Norris
  Tim Field
  May Leung
  Andrew Simmonds

  Outlaw King
  Alex Bicknell
  Dan Bethell
  Greg O'Connor
  Stefano Pepin

• Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature

  WINNER - Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
  Joshua Beveridge
  Christian Hejnal
  Danny Dimian
  Bret St. Clair

  Dr. Seuss' The Grinch
  Pierre Leduc
  Janet Healy
  Bruno Chauffard
  Milo Riccarand

  Incredibles 2
  Brad Bird
  John Walker
  Rick Sayre
  Bill Watral

  Isle of Dogs
  Mark Waring
  Jeremy Dawson
  Tim Ledbury
  Lev Kolobov

  Ralph Breaks the Internet
  Scott Kersavage
  Bradford Simonsen
  Ernest J. Petti
  Cory Loftis
• Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode

  WINNER - Lost in Space, "Danger, Will Robinson"
  Jabbar Raisani
  Terron Pratt
  Niklas Jacobson
  Joao Sita

  Altered Carbon, "Out of the Past"
  Everett Burrell
  Tony Meagher
  Steve Moncur
  Christine Lemon
  Joel Whist

  Krypton, "The Phantom Zone"
  Ian Markiewicz
  Jennifer Wessner
  Niklas Jacobson
  Martin Pelletier

  The Terror, "Go for Broke"
  Frank Petzold
  Lenka Líkarova
  Viktor Muller
  Pedro Sabrosa

  Westworld, "The Passenger"
  Jay Worth
  Elizabeth Castro
  Bruce Branit
  Joe Wehmeyer
  Michael Lantieri

• Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode

  WINNER - Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan, "Pilot"
  Erik Henry
  Matt Robken
  Bobo Skipper
  Deak Ferrand
  Pau Costa

  The Alienist, "The Boy on the Bridge"
  Kent Houston
  Wendy Garfinkle
  Steve Murgatroyd
  Drew Jones
  Paul Stephenson

  The Deuce, "We're All Beasts"
  Jim Rider
  Steven Weigle
  John Bair
  Aaron Raff

  The First, "Near and Far"
  Karen Goulekas
  Eddie Bonin
  Roland Langschwert
  Bryan Godwin
  Matthew James Kutcher

  The Handmaid's Tale, "June"
  Brendan Taylor
  Stephen Lebed
  Winston Lee
  Leo Bovell

• Outstanding Animated Character in a Photoreal Feature

  WINNER - Avengers: Infinity War; Thanos
  Jan Philip Cramer
  Darren Hendler
  Paul Story
  Sidney Kombo-Kintombo

  Christopher Robin; Tigger
  Arslan Elver
  Kayn Garcia
  Laurent Laban
  Mariano Mendiburu

  Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom; Indoraptor
  Jance Rubinchik
  Ted Lister
  Yannick Gillain
  Keith Ribbons

  Ready Player One; Art3mis
  David Shirk
  Brian Cantwell
  Jung-Seung Hong
  Kim Ooi
• Outstanding Visual Effects in a Real-Time Project

  WINNER - Age of Sail
  John Kahrs
  Kevin Dart
  Cassidy Curtis
  Theresa Latzko

  Cycles
  Jeff Gipson
  Nicholas Russell
  Lauren Nicole Brown
  Jorge E. Ruiz Cano

  Dr Grordbort's Invaders
  Greg Broadmore
  Mhairead Connor
  Steve Lambert
  Simon Baker

  God of War
  Maximilian Vaughn Ancar
  Corey Teblum
  Kevin Huynh
  Paolo Surricchio

  Marvel's Spider-Man
  Grant Hollis
  Daniel Wang
  Seth Faske
  Abdul Bezrati

• Outstanding Visual Effects in a Commercial

  WINNER - John Lewis, "The Boy and the Piano"
  Kamen Markov
  Philip Whalley
  Anthony Bloor
  Andy Steele

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

  McDonald's, "#ReindeerReady"
  Ben Cronin
  Josh King
  Gez Wright
  Suzanne Jandu

  U.S. Marine Corps, "A Nation's Call"
  Steve Drew
  Nick Fraser
  Murray Butler
  Greg White
  Dave Peterson

  Volkswagen, "Born Confident"
  Carsten Keller
  Anandi Peiris
  Dan Sanders
  Fabian Frank

• Outstanding Visual Effects in a Special Venue Project

  WINNER - Childish Gambino's Pharos
  Keith Miller
  Alejandro Crawford
  Thelvin Cabezas
  Jeremy Thompson

  Beautiful Hunan; Flight of the Phoenix
  B. R. Rajeev
  Suhit Saha
  Arish Fyzee
  Unmesh Nimbalkar

  DreamWorks Theatre Presents Kung Fu Panda
  Marc Scott
  Doug Cooper
  Michael Losure
  Alex Timchenko

  Osheaga Music and Arts Festival
  Andre Montambeault
  Marie-Josee Paradis
  Alyson Lamontagne
  David Bishop Noriega

  Pearl Quest
  Eugenie von Tunzelmann
  Liz Oliver
  Ian Spendloff
  Ross Burgess
• Outstanding Animated Character in an Animated Feature

  WINNER - Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse; Miles Morales
  Marcos Kang
  Chad Belteau
  Humberto Rosa
  Julie Bernier Gosselin

  Dr. Seuss' The Grinch; The Grinch
  David Galante
  Francois Boudaille
  Olivier Luffin
  Yarrow Cheney

  Incredibles 2; Helen Parr
  Michal Makarewicz
  Ben Porter
  Edgar Rodriguez
  Kevin Singleton

  Ralph Breaks the Internet; Ralphzilla
  Dong Joo Byun
  Dave K. Komorowski
  Justin Sklar
  Le Joyce Tong

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

  WINNER - Lost in Space; Humanoid
  Chad Shattuck
  Paul Zeke
  Julia Flanagan
  Andrew McCartney

  Cycles; Rae
  Jose Luis Gomez Diaz
  Edward Everett Robbins III
  Jorge E. Ruiz Cano
  Jose Luis "Weecho" Velasquez

  Nightflyers, "All That We Have Found"; Eris
  Peter Giliberti
  James Chretien
  Ryan Cromie
  Cesar Dacol Jr.

  Spider-Man; Doc Ock
  Brian Wyser
  Henrique Naspolini
  Sophie Brennan
  William Salyers

• Outstanding Animated Character in a Commercial

  WINNER - Volkswagen, "Born Confident"; Bam
  David Bryan
  Chris Welsby
  Fabian Frank
  Chloe Dawe

  McDonald's; Bobbi the Reindeer
  Gabriela Ruch Salmeron
  Joe Henson
  Andrew Butler
  Joel Best

  Overkill's The Walking Dead; Maya
  Jonas Ekman
  Goran Milic
  Jonas Skoog
  Henrik Eklundh

  Peta, "Best Friend"; Lucky
  Bernd Nalbach
  Emanuel Fuchs
  Sebastian Plank
  Christian Leitner
• Outstanding Created Environment in a Photoreal Feature

  WINNER - Ready Player One; The Shining, Overlook Hotel
  Mert Yamak
  Stanley Wong
  Joana Garrido
  Daniel Gagiu

  Ant-Man and the Wasp; Journey to the Quantum Realm
  Florian Witzel
  Harsh Mistri
  Yuri Serizawa
  Can Yuksel

  Aquaman; Atlantis
  Quentin Marmier
  Aaron Barr
  Jeffrey De Guzman
  Ziad Shureih

  Solo: A Star Wars Story; Vandor Planet
  Julian Foddy
  Christoph Ammann
  Clement Gerard
  Pontus Albrecht

• Outstanding Created Environment in an Animated Feature

  WINNER - Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse; Graphic New York City
  Terry Park
  Bret St. Clair
  Kimberly Liptrap
  Dave Morehead

  Dr. Seuss' The Grinch; Whoville
  Loic Rastout
  Ludovic Ramiere
  Henri Deruer
  Nicolas Brack

  Incredibles 2; Parr House
  Christopher M. Burrows
  Philip Metschan
  Michael Rutter
  Joshua West

  Ralph Breaks the Internet; Social Media District
  Benjamin Min Huang
  Jon Kim Krummel II
  Gina Warr Lawes
  Matthias Lechner

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

  WINNER - Lost in Space, "Pilot"; Impact Area
  Philip Engstrom
  Kenny Vahakari
  Jason Martin
  Martin Bergquist

  Cycles, "The House"
  Michael R.W. Anderson
  Jeff Gipson
  Jose Luis Gomez Diaz
  Edward Everett Robbins III

  The Deuce, "42nd St"
  John Bair
  Vance Miller
  Jose Marin
  Steve Sullivan

  The Handmaid's Tale, "June"; Fenway Park
  Patrick Zentis
  Kevin McGeagh
  Leo Bovell
  Zachary Dembinski

  The Man in the High Castle; Reichsmarschall Ceremony
  Casi Blume
  Michael Eng
  Ben McDougal
  Sean Myers
• Outstanding Virtual Cinematography in a Photoreal Project

  WINNER - Ready Player One; New York Race
  Daniele Bigi
  Edmund Kolloen
  Mathieu Vig
  Jean-Baptiste Noyau

  Aquaman; Third Act Battle
  Claus Pedersen
  Mohammad Rastkar
  Cedric Lo
  Ryan McCoy

  Echo; Time Displacement
  Victor Perez
  Tomas Tjernberg
  Tomas Wall
  Marcus Dineen

  Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom; Gyrosphere Escape
  Pawl Fulker
  Matt Perrin
  Oscar Faura
  David Vickery

  Welcome to Marwen; Town of Marwen
  C. Kim Miles
  Matthew Ward
  Ryan Beagan
  Marc Chu

• Outstanding Model in a Photoreal or Animated Project

  WINNER - Mortal Engines; London
  Matthew Sandoval
  James Ogle
  Nick Keller
  Sam Tack

  Avengers: Infinity War; Nidavellir Forge Megastructure
  Chad Roen
  Ryan Rogers
  Jeff Tetzlaff
  Ming Pan

  Incredibles 2; Underminer Vehicle
  Neil Blevins
  Philip Metschan
  Kevin Singleton

  Ready Player One; DeLorean DMC-12
  Giuseppe Laterza
  Kim Lindqvist
  Mauro Giacomazzo
  William Gallyot

  Solo: A Star Wars Story; Millennium Falcon
  Masa Narita
  Steve Walton
  David Meny
  James Clyne

• Outstanding Effects Simulations in a Photoreal Feature

  WINNER - Avengers: Infinity War; Titan
  Gerardo Aguilera
  Ashraf Ghoniem
  Vasilis Pazionis
  Hartwell Durfor

  Avengers: Infinity War; Wakanda
  Florian Witzel
  Adam Lee
  Miguel Perez Senent
  Francisco Rodriguez

  Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
  Dominik Kirouac
  Chloe Ostiguy
  Christian Gaumond

  Venom
  Aharon Bourland
  Jordan Walsh
  Aleksandar Chalyovski
  Federico Frassinelli
• Outstanding Effects Simulations in an Animated Feature

  WINNER - Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
  Ian Farnsworth
  Pav Grochola
  Simon Corbaux
  Brian D. Casper

  Dr. Seuss' The Grinch; Snow, Clouds and Smoke
  Eric Carme
  Nicolas Brice
  Milo Riccarand

  Incredibles 2
  Paul Kanyuk
  Tiffany Erickson Klohn
  Vincent Serritella
  Matthew Kiyoshi Wong

  Ralph Breaks the Internet; Virus Infection & Destruction
  Paul Carman
  Henrik Falt
  Christopher Hendryx
  David Hutchins

  Smallfoot
  Henrik Karlsson
  Theo Vandernoot
  Martin Furness
  Dmitriy Kolesnik

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

  WINNER - Altered Carbon
  Philipp Kratzer
  Daniel Fernandez
  Xavier Lestourneaud
  Andrea Rosa

  Lost in Space; Jupiter is Falling
  Denys Shchukin
  Heribert Raab
  Michael Billette
  Jaclyn Stauber

  Lost in Space; The Get Away
  Juri Bryan
  Will Elsdale
  Hugo Medda
  Maxime Marline

  The Man in the High Castle; Statue of Liberty Destruction
  Saber Jlassi
  Igor Zanic
  Nick Chamberlain
  Chris Parks

• Outstanding Compositing in a Photoreal Feature

  WINNER - Avengers: Infinity War; Titan
  Sabine Laimer
  Tim Walker
  Tobias Wiesner
  Massimo Pasquetti

  First Man
  Joel Delle-Vergin
  Peter Farkas
  Miles Lauridsen
  Francesco Dell'Anna

  Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
  John Galloway
  Enrik Pavdeja
  David Nolan
  Juan Espigares Enriquez

  Welcome to Marwen
  Woei Lee
  Saul Galbiati
  Max Besner
  Thai-Son Doan
• Outstanding Compositing in a Photoreal Episode

  WINNER - Lost in Space, "Impact"; Crash Site Rescue
  David Wahlberg
  Douglas Roshamn
  Sofie Ljunggren
  Fredrik Lonn

  Altered Carbon
  Jean-Francois Leroux
  Reece Sanders
  Stephen Bennett
  Laraib Atta

  The Handmaid's Tale, "June"
  Winston Lee
  Gwen Zhang
  Xi Luo
  Kevin Quatman

  Silicon Valley, "Artificial Emotional Intelligence"; Fiona
  Tim Carras
  Michael Eng
  Shiying Li
  Bill Parker

• Outstanding Compositing in a Photoreal Commercial

  WINNER - Apple, "Welcome Home"
  Michael Ralla
  Steve Drew
  Alejandro Villabon
  Peter Timberlake

  Apple, "Unlock"
  Morten Vinther
  Michael Gregory
  Gustavo Bellon
  Rodrigo Jimenez

  Genesis, "G90 Facelift"
  Neil Alford
  Jose Caballero
  Joseph Dymond
  Greg Spencer

  John Lewis, "The Boy and the Piano"
  Kamen Markov
  Pratyush Paruchuri
  Kalle Kohlstrom
  Daniel Benjamin

• Outstanding Visual Effects in a Student Project

  WINNER - Terra Nova
  Thomas Battistetti
  Melanie Geley
  Mickael Le Mezo
  Guillaume Hoarau

  Chocolate Man
  David Bellenbaum
  Aleksandra Todorovic
  Jorg Schmidt
  Martin Boué

  Proxima-b
  Denis Krez
  Tina Vest
  Elias Kremer
  Lukas Loffler

  Ratatoskr
  Meike Muller
  Lena-Carolin Lohfink
  Anno Schachner
  Lisa Schachner