“Bridge to engineering — what’s that, Scotty?” “Ach, it’s the Governors Award, Captain — comin’ right at us!” “Mister Spock?!” “It seems that Star Trek has been selected to receive that honor from the TV Academy next month, Captain.”
The award to Star Trek recognizes “the visionary science-fiction television franchise and its legacy of boldly propelling science, society and culture where no one has gone before,” as the Academy put it. The honor will be beamed up September 8 during Night 1 of the Creative Arts Emmy Awards.
Also per the Academy: “What began as a television show grew into an entertainment franchise that has consistently depicted humanity’s greatest hopes for a better tomorrow. Throughout the Gene Roddenberry-created Star Trek’s multiple series, viewers were exposed to a world where technology and science helped improve the human condition. Futuristic technological advancements featured in the show bear striking resemblances to the...
The award to Star Trek recognizes “the visionary science-fiction television franchise and its legacy of boldly propelling science, society and culture where no one has gone before,” as the Academy put it. The honor will be beamed up September 8 during Night 1 of the Creative Arts Emmy Awards.
Also per the Academy: “What began as a television show grew into an entertainment franchise that has consistently depicted humanity’s greatest hopes for a better tomorrow. Throughout the Gene Roddenberry-created Star Trek’s multiple series, viewers were exposed to a world where technology and science helped improve the human condition. Futuristic technological advancements featured in the show bear striking resemblances to the...
- 8/30/2018
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
The “Star Trek” franchise has been named recipient of the 2018 Governors Award from the Television Academy, which will present CBS Television Studios with the honor at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards ceremony on Sept. 8.
The award was voted by the Academy’s board of governors, which created the honor in 1978 to honor “an individual or organizational achievement in the television arts and sciences that is exceptional and universal in nature and goes beyond the scope of annual Emmy Awards recognition,” according to a press release.
Since it was created by Gene Roddenberry in 1966, the “Star Trek” franchise has spawned seven television series (one animated) with more than 700 episodes, as well as 13 theatrical movies. Over the years, “Star Trek” shows have received 30 Emmys, the majority of which, 17, went to “Star Trek: The Next Generation” between 1987 and 1994.
The “Deep Space Nine,” “Voyager” and “Enterprise” series also won awards, while the original series...
The award was voted by the Academy’s board of governors, which created the honor in 1978 to honor “an individual or organizational achievement in the television arts and sciences that is exceptional and universal in nature and goes beyond the scope of annual Emmy Awards recognition,” according to a press release.
Since it was created by Gene Roddenberry in 1966, the “Star Trek” franchise has spawned seven television series (one animated) with more than 700 episodes, as well as 13 theatrical movies. Over the years, “Star Trek” shows have received 30 Emmys, the majority of which, 17, went to “Star Trek: The Next Generation” between 1987 and 1994.
The “Deep Space Nine,” “Voyager” and “Enterprise” series also won awards, while the original series...
- 8/30/2018
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
“Star Trek” is going to live long and prosper.
The classic television franchise will receive the 2018 Governors Award from the Television Academy, in recognition of its storied legacy in advancing science, society and culture.
The Governors Award, which debuted in 1978, honors an individual or organizational achievement in the television arts and sciences that is exceptional and universal in nature and goes beyond the scope of annual Emmy Awards recognition. Previous recipients include Itvs, “American Idol,” A+E Networks, “Masterpiece Theater,” and “Comic Relief.”
“Star Trek is the first television program I can remember watching as a child, and has always been ahead of its time,” said Mark Spatny, chair of the Governors Award committee in a statement. “Not only have all the franchises promoted inclusiveness and acceptance of all people, and inspired creative thought about space exploration and our future, but the technical innovations sparked by the franchise are incredibly...
The classic television franchise will receive the 2018 Governors Award from the Television Academy, in recognition of its storied legacy in advancing science, society and culture.
The Governors Award, which debuted in 1978, honors an individual or organizational achievement in the television arts and sciences that is exceptional and universal in nature and goes beyond the scope of annual Emmy Awards recognition. Previous recipients include Itvs, “American Idol,” A+E Networks, “Masterpiece Theater,” and “Comic Relief.”
“Star Trek is the first television program I can remember watching as a child, and has always been ahead of its time,” said Mark Spatny, chair of the Governors Award committee in a statement. “Not only have all the franchises promoted inclusiveness and acceptance of all people, and inspired creative thought about space exploration and our future, but the technical innovations sparked by the franchise are incredibly...
- 8/30/2018
- by Debra Birnbaum
- Variety Film + TV
“Boardwalk Empire” creator Terence Winter are among the newly elected members to the Television Academy's Board of Governors. The batch of newly elected governors also include Tammy Golihew and Jill Daniels are also among the newly elected board members, who will serve a first-year term beginning Jan. 1, 2015. Also read: Also read: Television Academy Foundation Announces College TV Awards Winners In addition to the newcomers, former governors Steve Kent and Mark Spatny are returning to the board after a period of absence, and a host of other governors, including “9 to 5” actress Lily Tomlin, have been re-elected to another term. Read...
- 11/11/2014
- by Tim Kenneally
- The Wrap
With five nominations, "Iron Man" leads the list for the seventh annual Ves Awards, which were chosen Saturday by panels comprised of members of the Visual Effects Society.
The Marvel Studios-produced superhero movie was cited in the categories of visual effects in a visual effects-driven movie, best single visual effect of the year, outstanding animated character in a live-action movie, outstanding models and miniatures in a feature, and outstanding special effects in a movie. The nominees cited for "Iron Man" are Ben Snow, Hal Hickel, Victoria Alonso and John Nelson.
Its competition for the best visual effects in a visual effects-driven movie honor are "The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian" (Wendy Rogers, Dean Wright, Andrew Fowler, Greg Butler), "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" (Eric Barba, Edson Williams, Nathan McGuinness, Lisa Beroud), "Hellboy II: The Golden Army" (Michael J. Wassel, Lucy Killick, Adrian de Wet, Eamonn Butler) and "Cloverfield" (Kevin Blank,...
The Marvel Studios-produced superhero movie was cited in the categories of visual effects in a visual effects-driven movie, best single visual effect of the year, outstanding animated character in a live-action movie, outstanding models and miniatures in a feature, and outstanding special effects in a movie. The nominees cited for "Iron Man" are Ben Snow, Hal Hickel, Victoria Alonso and John Nelson.
Its competition for the best visual effects in a visual effects-driven movie honor are "The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian" (Wendy Rogers, Dean Wright, Andrew Fowler, Greg Butler), "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" (Eric Barba, Edson Williams, Nathan McGuinness, Lisa Beroud), "Hellboy II: The Golden Army" (Michael J. Wassel, Lucy Killick, Adrian de Wet, Eamonn Butler) and "Cloverfield" (Kevin Blank,...
- 1/19/2009
- by By Gregg Kilday
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
'Pirates' sails to 7 VES noms
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End drew a leading seven nominations for the sixth annual Visual Effects Society Awards. Transformers, another Industrial Light + Magic-led project, followed with five nominations.
Not far behind the autobots were five films that secured four nominations apiece: I Am Legend, Spider-Man 3, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Ratatouille and Surf's Up.
Of the titles that received four or more VES nominations, three of them -- Pirates, Transformers and Legend -- also were named to the Academy' visual effects category short list released Friday. The three also are nominees in VES' top category of visual effects in a visual effects-driven film.
In four of the past five years, the winner of the VES' top prize went on to win the Oscar category. The exception was in 2004, when the VES recognized Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban and the Academy honored Spider-Man 2.
Meanwhile, the selections of Ratatouille and Surf's Up -- which included nods in categories typically dominated by live-action films -- demonstrates a distinction between visual effects and animation, a topic that has been getting a lot of attention of late.
The Academy's initial list of 15 VFX contenders included Ratatouille and Beowulf -- also reflecting this direction of thinking as the selections are rare feats for animated films.
Along these lines, VES introduced a new category this year for outstanding effects in an animated motion picture. In this new competition, Ratatouille earned two nominations (for food and for the rapids), and Surf's Up, Beowulf and Shrek the Third rounded out the category. Beowulf and Shrek earned a total of two VES nominations apiece.
The Pirates sequel is nominated for outstanding visual effects in a visual effects-driven film, single visual effect of the year, created environment in a live-action film, compositing in a film (two nominations recognizing different individuals), models and miniatures in a film and animated character in a live-action film.
The previous Pirates film, Dead Man's Chest won all six categories last year as well as the Oscar.
This year, Transformers is nominated in the same categories as Pirates with the exception of created environments, where Transformers was not nominated.
In television, the Sci Fi Channel miniseries Tin Man, the CW series Smallville and the BBC's Doctor Who franchise led with three nominations each.
Steven Spielberg will receive the VES Lifetime Achievement Award during the ceremony Feb. 10 at Hollywood & Highland that will recognize visual effects in film, television, commercials and video games.
The nominees for the 6th Annual VES Awards are:
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects Driven Motion Picture
I AM LEGEND
Janek Sirrs, Mike Chambers, Jim Berney, Crys Forsyth-Smith
TRANSFORMERS
Scott Farar, Shari Hanson, Russel Earl, Scott Benza
THE GOLDEN COMPASS
Michael Fink, Susan MacLeod, Bill Westenhofer, Ben Morris
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD'S END
John Knoll, Jill Brooks, Hal Hickel, Charlie Gibson
SPIDER-MAN 3
Scott Stokdyk, Terry Clotiaux, Peter Nofz, Spencer Cook
Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Motion Picture
RATATOUILLE
Michael Fong, Apurva Shah, Christine Waggoner, Michael Fu
ZODIAC
Eric Barba, Craig Barron, Janelle Croshaw, Chris Evans
WE OWN THE NIGHT
Kelly Port, Julian Levi, Brad Parker, Olivier Sarda
THE KITE RUNNER
David Ebner, Les Jones, Todd Perry, Leif Einarsson
BLADES OF GLORY
Mark Breakspear, Randy Starr, Shauna Bryan, Kody Sabourin
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Broadcast Miniseries, Movie or Special
BATTLESTAR GALACTICA - Razor
Mike Gibson, Gary Hutzel, Sean Jackson, Pierre Drolet
RACE TO MARS - Getting to Mars
Manon Barriault, Jacques Levesque, Olivier Goulet, Benoit Girard
DOCTOR WHO CHRISTMAS SPECIAL 2007 - Voyage of the Damned
David Houghton, Will Cohen
BEN 10: RACE AGAINST TIME - VFX Compilation
Dina Benadon, Evan Jacobs, Brent Young, Chris Christman
TIN MAN - Night One
Lee Wilson, Lisa Sepp-Wilson, Sebastien Bergeron
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Broadcast Series
HEROES - Episode 208 - Four Months Ago
Eric Grenaudier, Mark Spatny, Diego Galtieri, Mike Enriquez
DOCTOR WHO THE LAST OF THE TIME LORDS - Series 3, Episode 13
David Houghton, Will Cohen
STARGATE ATLANTIS - Adrift
Mark Savela, Shannon Gurney, Erica Henderson, Jamie Yukio Kawano
FIGHT FOR LIFE - Episode 4
Philip Dobree, Nicola Instone, Marco Iozzi, Matt Chandler
BATTLESTAR GALACTICA - Episode 316 - Maelstrom
Mike Gibson, Gary Hutzel, Michael J.
Not far behind the autobots were five films that secured four nominations apiece: I Am Legend, Spider-Man 3, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Ratatouille and Surf's Up.
Of the titles that received four or more VES nominations, three of them -- Pirates, Transformers and Legend -- also were named to the Academy' visual effects category short list released Friday. The three also are nominees in VES' top category of visual effects in a visual effects-driven film.
In four of the past five years, the winner of the VES' top prize went on to win the Oscar category. The exception was in 2004, when the VES recognized Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban and the Academy honored Spider-Man 2.
Meanwhile, the selections of Ratatouille and Surf's Up -- which included nods in categories typically dominated by live-action films -- demonstrates a distinction between visual effects and animation, a topic that has been getting a lot of attention of late.
The Academy's initial list of 15 VFX contenders included Ratatouille and Beowulf -- also reflecting this direction of thinking as the selections are rare feats for animated films.
Along these lines, VES introduced a new category this year for outstanding effects in an animated motion picture. In this new competition, Ratatouille earned two nominations (for food and for the rapids), and Surf's Up, Beowulf and Shrek the Third rounded out the category. Beowulf and Shrek earned a total of two VES nominations apiece.
The Pirates sequel is nominated for outstanding visual effects in a visual effects-driven film, single visual effect of the year, created environment in a live-action film, compositing in a film (two nominations recognizing different individuals), models and miniatures in a film and animated character in a live-action film.
The previous Pirates film, Dead Man's Chest won all six categories last year as well as the Oscar.
This year, Transformers is nominated in the same categories as Pirates with the exception of created environments, where Transformers was not nominated.
In television, the Sci Fi Channel miniseries Tin Man, the CW series Smallville and the BBC's Doctor Who franchise led with three nominations each.
Steven Spielberg will receive the VES Lifetime Achievement Award during the ceremony Feb. 10 at Hollywood & Highland that will recognize visual effects in film, television, commercials and video games.
The nominees for the 6th Annual VES Awards are:
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects Driven Motion Picture
I AM LEGEND
Janek Sirrs, Mike Chambers, Jim Berney, Crys Forsyth-Smith
TRANSFORMERS
Scott Farar, Shari Hanson, Russel Earl, Scott Benza
THE GOLDEN COMPASS
Michael Fink, Susan MacLeod, Bill Westenhofer, Ben Morris
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD'S END
John Knoll, Jill Brooks, Hal Hickel, Charlie Gibson
SPIDER-MAN 3
Scott Stokdyk, Terry Clotiaux, Peter Nofz, Spencer Cook
Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Motion Picture
RATATOUILLE
Michael Fong, Apurva Shah, Christine Waggoner, Michael Fu
ZODIAC
Eric Barba, Craig Barron, Janelle Croshaw, Chris Evans
WE OWN THE NIGHT
Kelly Port, Julian Levi, Brad Parker, Olivier Sarda
THE KITE RUNNER
David Ebner, Les Jones, Todd Perry, Leif Einarsson
BLADES OF GLORY
Mark Breakspear, Randy Starr, Shauna Bryan, Kody Sabourin
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Broadcast Miniseries, Movie or Special
BATTLESTAR GALACTICA - Razor
Mike Gibson, Gary Hutzel, Sean Jackson, Pierre Drolet
RACE TO MARS - Getting to Mars
Manon Barriault, Jacques Levesque, Olivier Goulet, Benoit Girard
DOCTOR WHO CHRISTMAS SPECIAL 2007 - Voyage of the Damned
David Houghton, Will Cohen
BEN 10: RACE AGAINST TIME - VFX Compilation
Dina Benadon, Evan Jacobs, Brent Young, Chris Christman
TIN MAN - Night One
Lee Wilson, Lisa Sepp-Wilson, Sebastien Bergeron
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Broadcast Series
HEROES - Episode 208 - Four Months Ago
Eric Grenaudier, Mark Spatny, Diego Galtieri, Mike Enriquez
DOCTOR WHO THE LAST OF THE TIME LORDS - Series 3, Episode 13
David Houghton, Will Cohen
STARGATE ATLANTIS - Adrift
Mark Savela, Shannon Gurney, Erica Henderson, Jamie Yukio Kawano
FIGHT FOR LIFE - Episode 4
Philip Dobree, Nicola Instone, Marco Iozzi, Matt Chandler
BATTLESTAR GALACTICA - Episode 316 - Maelstrom
Mike Gibson, Gary Hutzel, Michael J.
- 1/7/2008
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
VES works up effects noms
Charlotte's Web, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest and The Fountain have been nominated for outstanding visual effects in a visual effects-driven motion picture by the Visual Effects Society.
A panel of more than 80 visual effects professionals met Saturday at FotoKem in Burbank to choose nominees for the fifth annual VES Awards, which will be held Feb. 11 at the Kodak Grand Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland, where Dennis Muren will be honored with the VES Lifetime Achievement Award.
The nominated visual effects work will be shown Jan. 13 at the VES Show and Tell Event 2007 at Los Angeles' Skirball Cultural Center, which is open to the public.
For outstanding supporting visual effects in a motion picture, the nominees are Blood Diamond, Children of Men, Flags of Our Fathers and The Da Vinci Code.
For best single visual effect of the year, VES nominated the birth sequence in Children of Men, Dead Man's Chest, Poseidon and X-Men: The Last Stand.
Nominees for outstanding animated character in a live-action motion picture are Templeton the rat and Wilbur the pig in Charlotte's Web and Davy Jones in Dead Man's Chest.
Nominees for outstanding animated character in an animated motion picture are Mater (Cars), House (Monster House) and Mumble's banishment (Happy Feet).
Casino Royale and Superman Returns were nominated for outstanding special effects in a motion picture.
The nominations are:
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects Driven Motion Picture
Charlotte's Web
Karin Joy, John Berton, Blair Clark, John Dietz
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
John Knoll, Jill Brooks, Hal Hickel, Charlie Gibson
The Fountain
Jeremy Dawson, Dan Schrecker, Mark Soper, Peter Parks
Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Motion Picture
Blood Diamond
Jeffrey Okun, Thomas Boland, Tim Crosbie, Neil Greenberg
Children of Men
Lucy Killick, Frazer Churchill, Timothy Webber, Paul Corbould
Flags of Our Fathers
Michael Owens, Matthew Butler, Bryan Grill, Julian Levi
The Da Vinci Code
Barrie Hemsley, Angus Bickerton, Gary Brozenich, Paul Riddle
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Broadcast Miniseries, Movie or Special
Fight Science
Mat Beck, Kymber Lim, Manny Wong, Jack Matsumomto
Nightmares and Dreamscapes - Battlegound
Eric Grenaudier, Sam Nicholson, Mark Spatny, Adalberto Lopez
The Hogfather - Episode 1
Oliver Money, Simon Thomas, Kim Stevenson, Stephen Jolley
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Broadcast Series
Battlestar Galactica - Episode 303b Exodus
Gary Hutzel, Michael Gibson, Alec McClymont, Brenda Campbell
Prehistoric Park - Episode 4
George Roper, Matt Fox, Laurent Hugueniot, Kevin Spruce
Smallville - Season 6, Episode 1 "Zod"
Mat Beck, Brian Harding, Trent Smith, John Wash
Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Broadcast Program
Alias - Reprisal/All the Time in the World
Kevin Blank, Jay Worth, Steve Fong, Kevin Kutchaver
Commander In Chief - EP 112 The Wind Beneath Her Wings
Mark Kolpack, Adam Ealovega, Mark Spatny, Mike Enriquez
ER - Scoop and Run
Sam Nicholson, Scott Ramsey, Adam Ealovega, Anthony Ocampo
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Commercial
Rexona - Go Wild
Andy Boyd, Stephane Allender, Dan Seddon, Abby Orchard
Sears Tools - Arboretum
Rich Rama, Cedric Nicolas, Laurent Ledru
Travelers - Snowball
Dan Lemmon, Eileen Moran, R.
A panel of more than 80 visual effects professionals met Saturday at FotoKem in Burbank to choose nominees for the fifth annual VES Awards, which will be held Feb. 11 at the Kodak Grand Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland, where Dennis Muren will be honored with the VES Lifetime Achievement Award.
The nominated visual effects work will be shown Jan. 13 at the VES Show and Tell Event 2007 at Los Angeles' Skirball Cultural Center, which is open to the public.
For outstanding supporting visual effects in a motion picture, the nominees are Blood Diamond, Children of Men, Flags of Our Fathers and The Da Vinci Code.
For best single visual effect of the year, VES nominated the birth sequence in Children of Men, Dead Man's Chest, Poseidon and X-Men: The Last Stand.
Nominees for outstanding animated character in a live-action motion picture are Templeton the rat and Wilbur the pig in Charlotte's Web and Davy Jones in Dead Man's Chest.
Nominees for outstanding animated character in an animated motion picture are Mater (Cars), House (Monster House) and Mumble's banishment (Happy Feet).
Casino Royale and Superman Returns were nominated for outstanding special effects in a motion picture.
The nominations are:
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects Driven Motion Picture
Charlotte's Web
Karin Joy, John Berton, Blair Clark, John Dietz
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
John Knoll, Jill Brooks, Hal Hickel, Charlie Gibson
The Fountain
Jeremy Dawson, Dan Schrecker, Mark Soper, Peter Parks
Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Motion Picture
Blood Diamond
Jeffrey Okun, Thomas Boland, Tim Crosbie, Neil Greenberg
Children of Men
Lucy Killick, Frazer Churchill, Timothy Webber, Paul Corbould
Flags of Our Fathers
Michael Owens, Matthew Butler, Bryan Grill, Julian Levi
The Da Vinci Code
Barrie Hemsley, Angus Bickerton, Gary Brozenich, Paul Riddle
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Broadcast Miniseries, Movie or Special
Fight Science
Mat Beck, Kymber Lim, Manny Wong, Jack Matsumomto
Nightmares and Dreamscapes - Battlegound
Eric Grenaudier, Sam Nicholson, Mark Spatny, Adalberto Lopez
The Hogfather - Episode 1
Oliver Money, Simon Thomas, Kim Stevenson, Stephen Jolley
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Broadcast Series
Battlestar Galactica - Episode 303b Exodus
Gary Hutzel, Michael Gibson, Alec McClymont, Brenda Campbell
Prehistoric Park - Episode 4
George Roper, Matt Fox, Laurent Hugueniot, Kevin Spruce
Smallville - Season 6, Episode 1 "Zod"
Mat Beck, Brian Harding, Trent Smith, John Wash
Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Broadcast Program
Alias - Reprisal/All the Time in the World
Kevin Blank, Jay Worth, Steve Fong, Kevin Kutchaver
Commander In Chief - EP 112 The Wind Beneath Her Wings
Mark Kolpack, Adam Ealovega, Mark Spatny, Mike Enriquez
ER - Scoop and Run
Sam Nicholson, Scott Ramsey, Adam Ealovega, Anthony Ocampo
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Commercial
Rexona - Go Wild
Andy Boyd, Stephane Allender, Dan Seddon, Abby Orchard
Sears Tools - Arboretum
Rich Rama, Cedric Nicolas, Laurent Ledru
Travelers - Snowball
Dan Lemmon, Eileen Moran, R.
- 1/8/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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