Visual Effects Society

Abbreviation	VES
Formation	1997
Website	www.vesglobal.org
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The Visual Effects Society (VES) is an entertainment industry organization representing visual effects practitioners including artists, animators, technologists, model makers, educators, studio leaders, supervisors, PR/marketing specialists and producers in film, television, commercials, music videos, and video games. It has about 5,000 members in 50 countries.^[2] Since 2002 it has produced the Visual Effects Society Awards which honor the best work of the previous year in various categories.

The VES List of the Most Influential Visual Effects films

In 2007, the Visual Effects Society unveiled their list of the 50 most influential films in visual effects.^[3] Due to ties, there were actually 51 films in the list. The films were:

1. Star Wars (1977)
2. Blade Runner (1982)
3. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
(tie) The Matrix (1999)
5. Jurassic Park (1993)
6. Tron (1982)
7. King Kong (1933)
8. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
9. Alien (1979)
10. The Abyss (1989)
11. The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
12. Metropolis (1927)
13. A Trip to the Moon (1902)
14. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
15. The Wizard of Oz (1939)
16. Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
17. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
18. Titanic (1997)
19. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
20. Jason and the Argonauts (1963)
(tie) E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
22. Toy Story (1995)
23. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
24. The Ten Commandments (1956)
25. The War of the Worlds (1953)
(tie) Forrest Gump (1994)
(tie) Citizen Kane (1941)
(tie) The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958)
(tie) 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)
30. The Terminator (1984)
31. Aliens (1986)
32. Mary Poppins (1964)
33. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
34. Forbidden Planet (1956)
35. Babe (1995)
36. The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
(tie) The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
38. King Kong (2005)
39. Planet of the Apes (1968)
40. Fantastic Voyage (1966)
41. Jaws (1975)
42. Ghostbusters (1984)
43. Sin City (2005)
44. Superman (1978)
45. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
46. The Lost World (1925)
(tie) Return of the Jedi (1983)
48. What Dreams May Come (1998)
49. An American Werewolf in London (1981)
50. Darby O'Gill and the Little People (1958)
(tie) The Fifth Element (1997)

In 2017, an additional 21 films were added to the list:^[4]

300 (2007)
Apollo 13 (1995)
Avatar (2009)
Back to the Future (1985)
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
District 9 (2009)
Ex Machina (2015)
Gertie the Dinosaur (1914)
Godzilla (1954)
Gravity (2013)
Inception (2010)
Independence Day (1996)
Life of Pi (2012)
Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
The Mask (1994)
Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
Starship Troopers (1997)
The Thing (1982)
Total Recall (1990)
Transformers (2007)
Young Sherlock Holmes (1985)

References

^ Rushfield, Richard (February 17, 2006). "An Image to Maintain". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 22, 2013.
^ "About the VES". 14 April 2025.
^ "The Visual Effects Society Unveils "50 Most Influential Visual Effects Films of All Time"". studiodaily.com. 11 May 2007. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
^ Pedersen, Erik (September 12, 2017). "Visual Effects Society Lists 70 Most Influential VFX Films: Sci-Fi Rules, Superheroes Lag". Deadline. Retrieved November 10, 2017.

External links

Official website
VES Awards Archived 2014-02-13 at the Wayback Machine
VFX Voice Magazine

[LATImage-1] Rushfield, Richard (February 17, 2006). "An Image to Maintain". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 22, 2013.

[2] "About the VES". 14 April 2025.

[3] "The Visual Effects Society Unveils "50 Most Influential Visual Effects Films of All Time"". studiodaily.com. 11 May 2007. Retrieved 10 July 2014.

[4] Pedersen, Erik (September 12, 2017). "Visual Effects Society Lists 70 Most Influential VFX Films: Sci-Fi Rules, Superheroes Lag". Deadline. Retrieved November 10, 2017.

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v t e Visual Effects Society Awards
Film	Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature Supporting Visual Effects Animated Feature Animated Character in a Photoreal Film Animated Character in an Animated Feature Created Environment in a Photoreal Feature Created Environment in an Animated Feature Compositing & Lighting in a Feature Effects Simulations in a Photoreal Feature Effects Simulations in an Animated Feature
Television/Commercials	Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode Animated Character in an Episode or Real-Time Project Compositing & Lighting in an Episode Created Environment in an Episode, Commercial, or Real-Time Project Effects Simulations in an Episode, Commercial, or Real-Time Project
Other	Model in a Photoreal or Animated Project Virtual Cinematography in a CG Project Special (Practical) Effects in a Photoreal Project
Ceremonies	2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

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Other	Yale LUX

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Abbreviation	VES
Formation	1997 (1997)^[1]
Website	www.vesglobal.org