VES Awards 2020: ‘The Lion King’ Wins Most Awards, ‘Missing Link’ Takes Top Animation Awards

VES Awards 2020: ‘The Lion King’ Wins Most Awards, ‘Missing Link’ Takes Top Animation Awards

The Visual Effects Society presented the 18th annual VES Awards tonight at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California. The awards recognize outstanding visual effects artistry and innovation in film, animation, television, commercials, and video games.

Disney’s “The Lion King” was the big VFX winner Wednesday at the 18th annual VES Awards at the Beverly Hilton, grabbing three prizes (photoreal feature, virtual cinematography, and The Pridelands environment).

Laika’s stop-motion “Missing Link,” the Golden Globe animation winner, took two awards (VFX for animated feature and the Susan Sasquatch animated character).

Number of Awards Received for 18th Annual VES Awards:

THE LION KING – 3 awards

MISSING LINK – 2 awards
THE MANDALORIAN – 2 awards
THE IRISHMAN – 2 awards
STRANGER THINGS 3 – 2 awards
GAME OF THRONES – 2 awards
THE SEVEN WORLDS – 2 awards

CHERNOBYL – 1 award
CONTROL – 1 award
STAR WARS: RISE OF THE RESISTANCE – 1 award
STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER – 1 award
ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL – 1 award
CYBERPUNK 2077 – 1 award
TOY STORY 4 – 1 award
GAME OF THRONES – 1 award
FROZEN 2 – 1 award
THE DARK CRYSTAL: THE AGE OF RESISTANCE – 1 award
THE BEAUTY – 1 award

Source: Visual Effects Society

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