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'At World's End' Tops Field with Seven Visual Effects Society Award Noms

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End drew a leading seven nominations for the sixth annual Visual Effects Society (VES) Awards. Five other films secured four nominations apiece, including Disney·Pixar's Ratatouille.

The Pirates sequel is nominated for outstanding visual effects in a visual effects-driven film, single visual effect of the year, created environment in a live-action film, compositing in a film (two nominations recognizing different individuals), models and miniatures in a film and animated character in a live-action film. The previous Pirates film, Dead Man's Chest, won all six categories last year as well as the Oscar.

Nominees from The Walt Disney Company for the 6th Annual VES Awards are:

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects Driven Motion Picture Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World's End John Knoll, Jill Brooks, Hal Hickel, Charlie Gibson

Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Motion Picture Ratatouille Michael Fong, Apurva Shah, Christine Waggoner, Michael Fu

Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Broadcast Program Grey's Anatomy $#151; "Walk on Water" (Ferryboat Crash) Sam Nicholson, Scott Ramsey, Valeri Pfahning, Mike Enriquez

Pushing Daisies — Pilot Episode Craig Weiss, Toni Pace Carstensen, Brian Vogt, Jimmy Berndt

Best Single Visual Effect of the Year Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World's End — Jack and Davy Duel John Knoll, Jill Brooks, Francois Lambert, Philippe Rebours

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Special Venue Project Monsters, Inc. Laugh Floor $#151; Show Edit Roger Gould, Liz Gazzano, Joe Garlington, Dan Colajacomo

Outstanding Animated Character in a Live Action Motion Picture Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World's End — Davy Jones Hal Hickel, Marc Chu, Jakub Pistecky, Maia Kayser

Enchanted —Pip Tom Gibbons, James W. Brown, David Richard Nelson, John Koester

Outstanding Animated Character in an Animated Motion Picture Ratatouille — Colette Janeane Garofalo, Jaime Landes, Sonoko Konishi, Paul Aichele

Outstanding Effects in an Animated Motion Picture Ratatouille — Food Jon Reisch, Jason Johnston, Eric Froemling, Tolga Goktekin

Ratatouille — Rapids Darwyn Peachey, Chen Shen

Outstanding Created Environment in a Live Action Motion Picture Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World's End — The Maelstrom Frank Losasso Petterson, Paul Sharpe, Joakim Arnesson, David Meny

Outstanding Created Environment in a Live Action Broadcast Program or Commercial Ugly Betty — "A League of their Own" Chris Martin, Michael Cook, Cedric Tomacruz

Outstanding Models or Miniatures in a Motion Picture Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World's End — Practical and Digital Ships Ken Bailey, Bruce Holcomb, Carl Miller , Geoff Heron

Outstanding Compositing in a Motion Picture Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World's End — Death of Beckett Lou Pecora, Joel Behrens, Ted Andre, Kevin Lingenfelser

Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World's End Eddie Pasquarello , Katrin Klaiber, Jen Howard, Shawn Hillier