“Dawn of the Planet of the Apes” received five nominations from the Visual Effects Society to lead all films in nominations for the 13th annual VES Awards, the visual-effects organization announced on Tuesday.
Its nominations included two for its main ape characters, plus nods for its virtual cinematography and compositing and one in the VES Awards’ marquee category, Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects-Driven Protoreal/Live Action Feature Motion Picture.
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Other films to receive nominations in that category, which most closely corresponds to the Academy’s Best Visual Effects category, were “Guardians of the Galaxy,” “Interstellar,” “Maleficent,” “The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies” and “X-Men: Days of Future Passed.”