Canadian VFX professionals are among the nominees for the 12^th Annual Visual Effects Society Awards for their work on a wide range of projects, including Game of Thrones, The Borgias and Elysium.

The awards honour artistry and innovation in film, animation, commercials and video games. Nominees are selected by the Visual Effects Society. The winners will be announced on Feb. 12.

Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Broadcast Program

The Borgias “Relics” (work via Spin VFX)

Wojciech Zielinski, VFX Supervisor

Neishaw Ali, VFX Executive Producer

Bill Halliday, VFX Producer

JP Giamos, VFX Producer

Outstanding Created Environment in a Commercial or Broadcast Program

Game of Thrones “The Climb” (work via Spin VFX)

Patrick Zentis, Matte Painting Supervisor

Mayur Patel, CG Supervisor

Nitin Singh, Modeler

Tim Alexander, Asset Supervisor

Outstanding Compositing in a Broadcast Program

Game of Thrones “The Climb” (work via Spin VFX)

Kirk Brillon, Compositing Supervisor

Steve Gordon, Lead compositor

Geoff Sayer, Lead Compositor

Winston Lee, Lead Compositor

Vikings “Dispossesed”                                                   

Ovidiu Cinaza

Gary Couton

Marco Lee

Maria Gordon, visual effects composition supervisor, Take 5 Productions

Outstanding Animated Character in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture

Gravity: “Ryan”

Michael Brunet

Outstanding Created Environment in an Animated Feature Motion Picture

The Croods: The Maze

Philippe Brochu

Outstanding Virtual Cinematography in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture

Iron Man 3

Aaron Gilman

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Broadcast Program

Battlestar Galactica “Blood & Chrome”

Gary Hutzel

Michael Gibson

Derek Ledbetter

Heather McAuliff

Outstanding Compositing in a Feature Motion Picture

Elysium (work via Image Engine)

Jean Lapointe

Jordan Benwick

Robin Hackle, composition supervisor

Janeen Elliot, compositor

Outstanding Created Environment in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture

Elysium (Torus)

Votch Levi

Joshua Ong

Barry Poon