Visual Effects Society Announces 23rd Annual VES Awards Honorees

Emmy Award-winning Actor-ProducerHiroyuki SanadaNamed Recipient of the VES Award for Creative Excellence; Academy-Award winning FilmmakerTakashi Yamazaki Named Recipient of the VES Visionary Award

LOS ANGELES,Dec. 18, 2024/PRNewswire/ -- The Visual Effects Society (VES), the VFX industry's professional global honorary society, named Emmy Award winning actor-producerHiroyuki Sanadarecipient of the VES Award for Creative Excellence. The VES also named Academy Award-winning director and Visual Effects SupervisorTakashi Yamazakirecipient of the VES Visionary Award. Both awards will be presented at the 23^rdAnnual VES Awards onFebruary 11, 2025at The Beverly Hilton hotel.

Hiroyuki Sanada

TheVES Creative Excellence Awardrecognizes individuals who have made significant and lasting contributions to the art and science of visual effects and cinematic entertainment. The Society will honor Sanada for his exceptional roles in Japanese andHong Kongaction films and dramatic cinema. With his work in the titular role in the FX drama series Shōgun, Sanada has reached a historic achievement as the first Japanese actor to win a Primetime Emmy Award, as well as an Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series as a Producer and a 2025 Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor in a Television Drama.

"Hiroyuki Sanada has been at the center point of compelling cinematic stories that use visual effects to enhance storytelling for decades,"saidKim Davidson, VES Chair."As a longtime cultural ambassador forJapanand the creative force behindShōgun, Sanada has left an indelible mark on the global landscape."

Takashi Yamazaki

TheVES Visionary Awardrecognizes an individual who has uniquely and consistently employed the art and science of visual effects to foster imagination and ignite future discoveries by way of artistry, invention and groundbreaking work. One ofJapan'sleading filmmakers, Yamazaki wrote, directed and led the visual effects team on global hitGodzilla Minus One, making him the first director since Stanley Kubrick to win an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects. He will make hisHollywooddebut with Grandgear for Bad Robot and Sony Pictures, as writer, director and producer alongside J.J. Abrams.

"Takashi Yamazakiis a renowned talent in Japanese cinema and creative force who accomplished a significant feat with his Academy Award win, and in the process reinvigorated a legendary kaiju franchise,"said VES ChairKim Davidson."He has been at the forefront in using visual effects to tell remarkable stories that transfix audiences and create unforgettable cinematic experiences."

About the Visual Effects Society

The Visual Effects Society is a global honorary society representing the innovative and creative world of VFX across all areas of entertainment, with more than 5,000 members in 50+ countries. Learn more atwww.vesglobal.org.

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