“Deathly Hallows: Part 2” Receives Nominations from Visual Effects Society

The Visual Effects Society has nominated “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2” in five of its categories for their 10th annual VES Awards.

The categories include:

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects-Driven Feature Motion Picture
Captain America: The First Avenger
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows ” Part 2
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Transformers: Dark of the Moon

Outstanding Animated Character in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows ’Part 2 ” Ukranian Ironbelly
Paul ” Paul
Rise of the Planet of the Apes ” Caesar
The Thing ” Edvard/Adam

Outstanding Created Environment in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture
Anonymous ” London
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows ” Part 2 ” Hogwarts
Thor ” Heimdall’s Observatory
Transformers: Dark of the Moon ” 155 Wacker Drive

Outstanding Models in a Feature Motion Picture
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows ” Part 2 ” Hogwarts School Buildings
Hugo ” Train Crash
Mission: Impossible ” Ghost Protocol ” Parking Garage
Transformers: Dark of the Moon ” Driller

Outstanding Compositing in a Feature Motion Picture
Captain America: The First Avenger
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows ” Part 2
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Transformers: Dark of the Moon

Winners will be announced on Feb. 7 in Los Angeles and broadcast on the Reelz Channel. Thank you, Joel, for owling with the tip!