La prima edizione dei premi Visual Effects Society si è tenuta il 19 febbraio 2003.
Vincitori e candidati Vengono di seguito indicati in grassetto i vincitori. Ove ricorrente e disponibile, viene indicato il titolo in lingua italiana e quello in lingua originale tra parentesi. Best Visual Effects in an Effects Driven Motion Picture Jim Rygiel, Joe Letteri, Randall William Cook e Alex Funke - Il Signore degli Anelli - Le due torri (The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers) John Berton, Tom Bertino, Bill Westenhofer e Erik Mattson - Men in Black II John Knoll, Ben Snow, Pablo Helman e Rob Coleman - Star Wars: Episodio II - L'attacco dei cloni (Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones)
Best Supporting Visual Effects in a Motion Picture Glenn Neufeld, Derek Spears, Dan Malvin e Al Disarro - Al vertice della tensione (The Sum of All Fears) Michael Owens, Camille Geier, Edward Hirsh e Jon Alexander - Gangs of New York Jeremy Dawson e Daniel Schrecker - Frida
Best Visual Effects in a Television Miniseries, Movie, or Special Mike McGee, Tim Webber, Alec Knox e Ben Morris - Dinotopia Robin Griffin, Stuart Robertson, Dion Hatch e Nelson Sepulveda - Stephen King's Rose Red Dean Lewis - Expedition: Bismarck
Best Visual Effects in a Television Series Emile Smith, Rocco Passionino, Loni Peristere e Kristen Branan - Firefly episodio pilota Guy Hudson, Sharon Fitzgerald, Frazer Churchill e David Hulin - Dinotopia Marooned & Making Good Dan Curry, Ronald D. Moore e Liz Castro - Star Trek: Enterprise episodio Onda d'urto Parte 1 (Shockwave Part One)
Best Visual Effects in a Commercial William Bartlett, Andrew Daffy, Jake Mengers e Helen Mackenzie - Xbox 'Mosquito' Scott Souter e Frank Petzold - Blockbuster 'Prima donna' Eric Barba, Bernd Angerer, Jeff Julian e Feli di Giorgio - Adidas 'Mechanical Legs'
Best Visual Effects in a Music Video Andrew Honacker, Steven Wagner, Sean Capone e Talon Nightshade - So to Speak DJ? Acucrack Emile Smith, Kyle Toucher, Andrew Orloff e Kristen Branan - Points of Authority Linkin Park Greg Strause e Colin Strause - Black Suits Comin' (Nod Ya Head) Will Smith
Best Character Animation in a Live Action Motion Picture Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon, Ken McGaugh e Bay Raitt - Il Signore degli Anelli - Le due torri (The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers) Rob Coleman, Hal Hickel, Chris Armstrong e James Tooley - Star Wars: Episodio II - L'attacco dei cloni (Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones) David Andrews, Steven Rawlins, Frank Gravatt e Doug Smythe - Harry Potter e la camera dei segreti (Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets) la maschera di Dobby
Best Character Animation in a Live Action Televised Program, Music Video, or Commercial Michael Eames, Quentin Miles, Dadi Einarsson e Ben White - Dinotopia James Tichenor, Craig Van Den Beggelaar, Kevin Little e Adam De Bosch Kemper - Stargate SG-1 episodio Rivelazioni Scott Souter, Frank Petzold, Eric Reynolds e Todd LaBonte - Blockbuster 'Kung Fu'
Best Character Animation in an Animated Motion PictureTony Bancroft, David Schaub, Eric Armstrong e Sean Mullen - Stuart Little 2 James Baxter - Spirit - Cavallo selvaggio (Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron)
Best Special Effects in a Motion PictureSteve Ingram, Blair Foord, Rich Cordobes e Scott Harens - Il Signore degli Anelli - Le due torri (The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers) Chris Corbould - Agente 007 - La morte può attendere (Die Another Day)
Best Matte Painting in a Motion PicturePaul Huston, Yusei Uesugi e Jonathan Harb - Star Wars: Episodio II - L'attacco dei cloni (Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones) Brett Northcutt, Ronn Brown, Mathieu Raynault e Evan Pontoriero - Gangs of New York Yanick Dusseault, Max Dennison, Roger Kupelian e Mathieu Raynault - Il Signore degli Anelli - Le due torri (The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers)
Best Matte Painting in a Televised Program, Music Video, or CommercialDaren Horley, Jason Horley, Craig Lyn e Martin McRae - Dinotopia Mark Fordham, Ian Britton, Graham Cunningham e Gudrun Heinze - The Man Who Saved Christmas
Best Models and Miniatures in a Motion PictureRichard Taylor, Paul Van Ommen e Matt Aitken - Il Signore degli Anelli - Le due torri (The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers) Brian Gernand, Russell Paul, Geoff Campbell e Jean Bolte - Star Wars: Episodio II - L'attacco dei cloni (Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones) John Richardson - Agente 007 - La morte può attendere (Die Another Day)
Best Models and Miniatures in a Televised Program, Music Video, or CommercialJohn Teska, Koji Kuramura, Pierre Drolet e Sean Scott - Star Trek: Enterprise episodio Sosta forzata (Dead Stop) Michael Joyce - Stephen King's Rose Red Mathew Gratzner, James Waterhouse, Scott Lukowski e Eric Coon - Gatorade 'Visitors'
Best Visual Effects Photography in a Motion PictureAlex Funke, Brian Van't Hul e Richard Bluck - Il Signore degli Anelli - Le due torri (The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers) Patrick Sweeney, Marty Rosenberg, Carl Miller e Fred Meyers - Star Wars: Episodio II - L'attacco dei cloni (Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones) Earl Wiggins, Mark Vargo, Tom Houghton e Anna Foerster - Stuart Little 2
Best Effects Art Direction in a Motion PictureAlan Lee, Jeremy Bennett, Christian Rivers e Gino Acevedo - Il Signore degli Anelli - Le due torri (The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers) Alexander Laurant e Alex McDowell - Minority Report Alex Jaeger, Doug Chiang, Erik Tiemens e Ryan Church - Star Wars: Episodio II - L'attacco dei cloni (Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones)
Best Compositing in a Motion PictureMark Lewis, GG Heitmann Demers, Alex Lemke e Alfred Murrle - Il Signore degli Anelli - Le due torri (The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers) Scott Frankel e Patrick Jarvis - Minority Report Barbara Brennan, Jay Cooper, Kimberly Lashbrook e Dorne Huebler - Harry Potter e la camera dei segreti (Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets) 'La partita di Quidditch'
Best Compositing in a Televised Program, Music Video, or CommercialChristian Manz, Pedro Sabrosa, Nicolas Cotta e Tor Bjorn - Dinotopia Loni Peristere, Emile Smith, Kristen Branan e Chris Jones - Firefly episodio pilota Eric Barba, Bernd Angerer, Jeff Julian e Feli di Giorgio - Adidas 'Mechanical Legs'
Best Performance by an Actor in an Effects FilmAndy Serkis, Elijah Wood, Sean Astin''' - Il Signore degli Anelli - Le due torri (The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers'') Nicolas Cage - Il ladro di orchidee Will Smith - Men in Black II
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