Who won Academy award for Best Visual Effects 2023? Avatar: The Way of Water Wins Academy Award for Best Visual Effects
by Ushapriyanga | Updated Mar 13, 2023
Oscar 2023
On March 12, 2023, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) held the 95th Academy Awards ceremony at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, which honored films released in 2022. The ceremony was produced by Ricky Kirshner and Glenn Weiss, and televised in the U.S. by ABC. The show was hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, who previously hosted the ceremony in 2017 and 2018.
The film Everything Everywhere All at Once received the most recognition, with seven awards including Best Picture, out of eleven nominations. All Quiet on the Western Front won four awards, while The Whale won two. Several other films including Top Gun: Maverick, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Avatar: The Way of Water, Women Talking, RRR, Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio, and Navalny each won one award. In the short film category, winners included An Irish Goodbye, The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse, and The Elephant Whisperers.
Who won Academy Award for best Visual Effects 2023?
During the 95th Academy Awards on Monday, James Cameron’s ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ won the Oscar for Best Visual Effects. Even though Cameron did not attend the gala, Weta FX’s production senior VFX supervisor Joe Letteri collected his fifth competitive award in the category. Cameron’s absence was mentioned in Jimmy Kimmel’s opening monologue, with the host joking that the two guys who insisted on going to the theater, Tom Cruise and James Cameron, did not show up. The worldwide box office for ‘The Way of Water’ now stands at USD 2.2433 billion, making it the third-highest-grossing film of all time behind ‘Avatar’ and ‘Avengers: Endgame’. Cameron has directed the first, third, and fourth biggest box office hits ever and is the only filmmaker with three movies to gross USD 2 billion or more.
Who presented Visual Effects Oscar 2023?
During the presentation of the Best Visual Effects Oscar, Elizabeth Banks had an unusual co-presenter in the form of "Cocaine Bear," her co-star in the comedic thriller of the same name. However, unlike the entirely CGI bear in the movie, this was a person in a bear suit. The Oscar was won by The Way of Water, with visual effects supervisor Richard Baneham accepting his second VFX Oscar. Weta VFX supervisor Eric Saindon and senior animation supervisor Daniel Barrett each won their first Oscar for their work on the movie. Baneham thanked director James Cameron, producer Jon Landau, and the large VFX team that worked on the movie. Avatar: The Way of Water utilized cutting-edge techniques and technologies, including underwater performance capture, facial capture, water simulation, and real-time depth compositing, all developed at VFX studio Weta FX.
Best Visual Effects 2023
‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ won due to its innovative techniques and global box office success. The film won several categories at the VES Awards, including photoreal feature, animated character, environment, virtual cinematography, model, effects simulations, compositing and lighting, special practical effects, and the newly introduced Emerging Technology Award. The film's groundbreaking underwater performance capture and muscle-based facial animation system called APFS, led by Wētā's four-time Oscar-winning senior visual effects supervisor Joe Letteri, are among the reasons why it is considered the frontrunner. Other Oscar-nominated films featuring FX work by Wētā include "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" and "The Batman," with each film utilizing Wētā's expertise in creating realistic water and virtual production, respectively. ILM also contributed to "The Batman" by setting up a customized LED volume for unfinished skylines.
Who won Academy Award for best Visual Effects 2023-FAQs
The visual effects Oscar, formally known as the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects, is an annual award given by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to honor outstanding achievement in visual effects in a feature film.
The winner of the visual effects Oscar is decided by members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences who work in the visual effects branch, as well as all members of the academy who are interested in and choose to participate in the voting process.
The visual effects Oscar is widely considered to be one of the most prestigious and sought-after awards in the film industry, as it recognizes the skill and innovation of visual effects artists who create stunning and immersive worlds for movies. Winning the visual effects Oscar can also help boost a movie's box office performance and critical reception, as well as provide valuable recognition and exposure for the artists who worked on the film.