“INFINITY WAR”, “SPIDER-VERSE”, “LOST IN SPACE” LEAD SPECIAL EFFECTS AWARD WINNERS
It was a great night for Marvel at the 17th annual Visual Effects Society Awards on Tuesday night. The comic book publisher’s wares led the film fields, with “Avengers: Infinity War” and “Spiderman: Into the Spider-verse” nabbing four wins a piece.
“Spider-Verse,” a dominant animated feature on the awards circuit this year, swept each of its categories. “Avengers” nearly did the same, dropping just one to Universal’s “Mortal Engines.”
“Ready Player One” received two prizes, while “First Man” picked up one. They join “Avengers: Infinity War,” along with “Christopher Robin” and “Solo: A Star War story,” in the Academy’s Oscar lineup of visual effects nominees this year.
On the television side, Netflix’s “Lost In Space” dominated with four wins as well.
“Westworld” co-creator Jonathan Nolan received the Visual Effects Society’s Visionary Award, while “Game of Thrones” creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss accepted the organization’s
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