# Visual Effects Society Award for Outstanding Effects Simulations in an Episode, Commercial, or Real-Time Project

The Visual Effects Society Award for Outstanding Effects Simulations in an Episode, Commercial, or Real-Time Project is one of the annual awards given by the Visual Effects Society, starting in 2012. It is awarded to visual effects artists for their work in effects simulations.

## Winners & Nominees
### 2010s

Outstanding FX and Simulation Animation in a Commercial or Broadcast Program
| Year | Project | Episode(s) | Nominees | Network |
| 2012 | Guinness: Cloud | Guinness: Cloud | Tom Bussell, Neil Davies | Tom Bussell, Neil Davies |
| 2012 | Last Resort | "Captain" | Matt Von Brock, Bruce Coy, Junaid Farooq, Aldo Ruggiero | ABC |
| 2012 | Nike: Biomorph | Aladino Debert, Eric Ebling, Ken Mitchel Jones | Aladino Debert, Eric Ebling, Ken Mitchel Jones |
| 2012 | Nissan Altima: Wouldn't It Be Cool | Nissan Altima: Wouldn't It Be Cool | Dale Fay, Laura Jones Turner, Nathan Matsuda, Andrew Orloff | Dale Fay, Laura Jones Turner, Nathan Matsuda, Andrew Orloff |
| 2013 | PETA: 98% Human | PETA: 98% Human | Vincent Baertsoen, Jimmy Gass, Dave Barosin | Vincent Baertsoen, Jimmy Gass, Dave Barosin |
| 2013 | PlayStation: Perfect Day | Joji Tsuruga, Gavin Wellsman, Nick Couret, Hassan Taimur | Joji Tsuruga, Gavin Wellsman, Nick Couret, Hassan Taimur |
| 2013 | Toyota Avalon: Perfect Day | Ed Laag, Eugene Gauran, Josh Hatton | Ed Laag, Eugene Gauran, Josh Hatton |
| 2013 | Toy Story of Terror! | Toy Story of Terror! | Paul Aichele, Kiki Mei Kee Poh, Andrew Coats | ABC |
Outstanding Effects Simulations in a Commercial, Broadcast Program, or Video Game
| Year | Program | Episode(s) | Nominees | Network |
| 2014 | Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey | Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey | Dominique Vidal, Isabelle Perin-Leduc, Sandrine Lurde, Alexandre Lerouge | Fox |
| 2014 | DirecTV | Jeffrey Dates, Jimmy Gass, Iwan Zwarts, Ryan Coster | Jeffrey Dates, Jimmy Gass, Iwan Zwarts, Ryan Coster |
| 2014 | SSE: Maya | Alex Hammond, Peter Agg, Sam Driscoll, Jimmy Gass | Alex Hammond, Peter Agg, Sam Driscoll, Jimmy Gass |
| 2014 | Vikings | "Invasion" (Storm Sequence) | Jeremy Dineen, Eric Lacroix, Kyle Yoneda, Norman Ran | History |
Outstanding Effects Simulations in an Episode, Commercial, or Real-Time Project
| Year | Program | Episode(s) | Nominees | Network |
| 2015 | Game of Thrones | "Hardhome" | David Ramos, Antonio Lado, Piotr Weiss, Félix Bergés | HBO |
| 2015 | Halo 5: The Hunt Begins | Halo 5: The Hunt Begins | Vladislav Tushevskiy, Tomas Zaveckas, Sho Hasegawa, Sergey Kosarev | Vladislav Tushevskiy, Tomas Zaveckas, Sho Hasegawa, Sergey Kosarev |
| 2015 | Lipton: The Revolution in Tea | Lipton: The Revolution in Tea | Jonathan Westley, Tom Raynor, Christos Parliaros | Jonathan Westley, Tom Raynor, Christos Parliaros |
| 2015 | SSE: Pier | SSE: Pier | Peter Agg, Sam Driscoll, Matthew Fuller | Peter Agg, Sam Driscoll, Matthew Fuller |
| 2016 | Game of Thrones | "Battle of the Bastards" (Meereen City) | Thomas Hullin, Dominik Kirouac, James Dong, Xavier Fourmond | HBO |
| 2016 | Game of Thrones | "Battle of the Bastards" | Kevin Blom, Sasmit Ranadive, Wanghua Huang, Benjamin Andersen | HBO |
| 2016 | John Lewis: Buster the Boxer | John Lewis: Buster the Boxer | Diarmid Harrison-Murray, Tushar Kewlani, Radu Ciubotariu, Ben Thomas | Diarmid Harrison-Murray, Tushar Kewlani, Radu Ciubotariu, Ben Thomas |
| 2016 | Sky: Q | Sky: Q | Michael Hunault, Gareth Bell, Paul Donnellan, Josh Curtis | Michael Hunault, Gareth Bell, Paul Donnellan, Josh Curtis |
| 2017 | Game of Thrones | "The Dragon and the Wolf" (Wall Destruction) | Thomas Hullin, Dominik Kirouac, Sylvain Nouveau, Nathan Arbuckle | HBO |
| 2017 | Game of Thrones | "Beyond the Wall" (Frozen Lake) | Manuel Ramírez, Oscar Marquez Chicharro, Pablo Hernández-Meléndez, David Gacituaga | HBO |
| 2017 | Heineken: The Trailblazers | Heineken: The Trailblazers | Christian Bohm, Andreu Lucio Archs, Carsten Keller, Steve Oakley | Christian Bohm, Andreu Lucio Archs, Carsten Keller, Steve Oakley |
| 2017 | Outlander | "Eye of the Storm" (Stormy Seas) | Jason Mortimer, Navin Pinto, Greg Teegarden, Steven Ong | Starz |
| 2018 | Altered Carbon | Altered Carbon | Philipp Kratzer, Daniel Fernandez, Xavier Lestourneaud, Andrea Rosa | Netflix |
| 2018 | Lost in Space (The Getaway) | Lost in Space (The Getaway) | Juri Bryan, Will Elsdale, Hugo Medda, Maxime Marline | Netflix |
| 2018 | Lost in Space | "Impact" (Jupiter is Falling) | Denys Shchukin, Heribert Raab, Michael Billette, Jaclyn Stauber | Netflix |
| 2018 | The Man in the High Castle | "Jahr Null" (Statue of Liberty Destruction) | Saber Jlassi, Igor Zanic, Nick Chamberlain, Christopher Parks | Amazon |
| 2019 | Stranger Things | "Chapter Six: E Pluribus Unum" (Melting Tom/Bruce) | Nathan Arbuckle, Christian Gaumond, James Dong, Aleksandr Starkov | Netflix |
| 2019 | Game of Thrones | "The Bells" | Marcel Kern, Paul Fuller, Ryo Sakaguchi, Thomas Hartmann | HBO |
| 2019 | Hennessy XO: The Seven Worlds | Hennessy XO: The Seven Worlds | Selcuk Ergen, Radu Ciubotariu, Andreu Lucio Archs, Vincent Ullmann | Selcuk Ergen, Radu Ciubotariu, Andreu Lucio Archs, Vincent Ullmann |
| 2019 | Lost in Space | "Precipice" (Water Planet) | Juri Bryan, Hugo Medda, Kristian Olsson, John Perrigo | Netflix |
| 2019 | The Mandalorian | "Chapter 2: The Child" (Mud Horn) | Xavier Martin, Ian Baxter, Fabio Siino, Andrea Rosa | Disney+ |

### 2020s

| Year | Program | Episode(s) | Nominees | Network/Distributor |
| 2020 | Lovecraft Country | "Strange Case" (Chrysalis) | Federica Foresti, Johan Gabrielsson, Hugo Medda, Andreas Krieg | HBO |
| 2020 | PlayStation: "Play Has No Limits" | PlayStation: "Play Has No Limits" | Tom Raynor, Andreu Lucio, Martin Aufinger, Platon Filimonov | Sony |
| 2020 | The Mandalorian | "Chapter 9: The Marshal" (Krayt Dragon) | HuaiYuan Teh, Don Wong, Mathieu Chardonnet, Prashanth Bhagavan | Disney+ |
| 2020 | Tales from the Loop (Loretta's House) | Tales from the Loop (Loretta's House) | Dominik Kirouac, Gaël Chopin, Sylvain Nouveau, Laurent Pancaccini | Amazon |
| 2021 | Foundation (Collapse of the Galactic Empire) | Foundation (Collapse of the Galactic Empire) | Giovanni Casadei, Mikel Zuloaga, Steven Moor, Louis Manjarres | Apple TV+ |
| 2021 | Loki | "Journey Into Mystery" | Alioth Cloud, George Kuruvilla, Menno Dijkstra, Matthew Hanger, Jiyong Shin | Disney+ |
| 2021 | The Nevers | The Nevers | David Stopford, Michele Stocco, Mike Hsu, Justin Mitchell | HBO |
| 2021 | WandaVision | All-New Halloween Spooktacular! (Vision's Destruction) | Sylvain Nouveau, Hakim Harrouche, Omar Meradi, Laurent Meste | Disney+ |
| 2022 | The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (Water and Magma) | "Udûn" | Rick Hankins, Aron Bonar, Branko Grujcic, Laurent Kermel | Amazon Prime Video |
| 2022 | Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities | "Graveyard Rats" | Amit Khanna, Oleg Memukhin, Mario Marengo, Josh George | Netflix |
| 2022 | Stranger Things 4 (Hawkins Destructive Fissures) | Stranger Things 4 (Hawkins Destructive Fissures) | Ahmad Ghourab, Gavin Templer, Rachel Ajorque, Eri Ohno | Netflix |
| 2022 | The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (Volcano Destruction) | "Udûn" | Kurt Debens, Hamish Bell, Robert Kelly, Gabriel Roccisano | Amazon Prime Video |

## Programs with multiple awards
### 3 awards

* Game of Thrones (HBO)