2018 Visual Effects Society (VES) Awards Betting Odds
–The Academy Award ‘Precursors’ are second tier awards from critics groups and professional guilds
–Hollywood observers follow ‘Precursor’ results trying to predict the Academy Award winners
–The Visual Effects Society (VES) will hold their 2018 awards ceremony on February 13, 2018 in Los Angeles
Now that the Super Bowl is over it will be ‘precursor’ awards coming fast and furious all the way up until the Academy Awards on Sunday, March 8. The technical awards are always worth looking at for Oscar handicapping purposes. The technical specialists vote on the nominations in their relevant categories so you can expect a number of the films honored tonight to show up in Oscar nominations. In this post we’ll look at the odds for the 16th Annual Visual Effects Society (VES) Awards set for February 13, 2018 at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles.
The VES represents, surprisingly enough, visual effects professionals. Within that group, however, there is a very diverse and eclectic list of job titles as their official ‘About’ blurb details:
The Visual Effects Society (VES) is a global professional honorary society and the entertainment industry’s only organization representing the full breadth of visual effects practitioners including artists, technologists, model makers, educators, studio executives, supervisors, PR/marketing specialists and producers. VES’ over 3,800 members in more than 35 countries worldwide contribute to all areas of entertainment – film, television, commercials, animation, special venue, games and new media. Headquartered in Los Angeles, the VES has member Sections in Australia, Bay Area (CA), Germany, India, London, Los Angeles, Montreal, New York, New Zealand, Toronto, Vancouver and Washington State.
The VES Awards recognize a long list of categories covering the gamut of the entertainment profession. Although these include awards for commercials, ‘real-time projects’ and student awards I’m going to focus on the five major categories. No disrespect to the nominees vying for the ‘Outstanding Visual Effects in a Student Project Award’ but I have no clue how I’d set a price.
Here are the 2018 Visual Effects Society (VES) Awards betting odds:
2018 VISUAL EFFECTS SOCIETY (VES) AWARDS BETTING ODDS
TO WIN THE VES AWARD FOR ‘OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A PHOTOREAL FEATURE’?
Blade Runner 2049: -125
War for the Planet of the Apes: +115
Star Wars: The Last Jedi: +750
Kong: Skull Island: +1500
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2: +1500
TO WIN THE VES AWARD FOR ‘OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A PHOTOREAL FEATURE’?
Dunkirk: -1200
Darkest Hour: +700
Downsizing: +1000
Only the Brave: +1500
Mother: +1500
TO WIN THE VES AWARD FOR ‘OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN AN ANIMATED FEATURE’?
Coco: -750
The Lego Batman Movie: +600
Despicable Me 3: +1500
Captain Underpants: +1500
Cars 3: +1500
The Lego Ninjago Movie: +2500
TO WIN THE VES AWARD FOR ‘OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A PHOTOREAL (TV) EPISODE’?
Game of Thrones: -750
Stranger Things: +450
Star Trek: Discovery: +1200
Legion: +1200
Agents of Shield: +2500
TO WIN THE VES AWARD FOR ‘OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A PHOTOREAL (TV) EPISODE’?
Black Sails: -350
Outlander: +300
Mr. Robot: +1200
Vikings: +1200
Fear the Walking Dead: +2500
Taboo: +2500