POTC 2 Wins an Academy Award!

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On Sunday, February 26th, the Academy Awards was held in Hollywood, CA where Pirates of the Carribbean 2: Dead Man's Chest picked up an Academy Award in the category of visual effects. Besides the Academy Award, POTC2 has received the following nominations/awards:

79th Academy Awards

• Winner, Visual Effects: John Knoll, Hal Hickel, Charles Gibson and Allen Hall
• Nominee, Art Direction: Rick Heinrichs (Art Direction); Cheryl A. Carasik (Set Decoration)
• Nominee, Sound Editing: Christopher Boyes and George Watters II
• Nominee, Sound Mixing: Paul Massey, Christopher Boyes and Lee Orloff

Fifth Annual Visual Effects Society Awards

• Winner, Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects Driven Motion Picture: John Knoll, Hal Hickel, Charlie Gibson, Jill Brooks
• Winner, Outstanding Animated Character in a Live Action Motion Picture: Marc Chu, Jung-Seung Hong, Steve Walton, James Tooley
• Winner, Best Single Visual Effect of the Year: John Knoll, Ned Gorman, Jakub Pistecky, Tom Fejes
• Winner, Outstanding Created Environment in a Live Action Motion Picture: Chris Stoski, Susumu Yukuhiro, Jack Mongovan, Greg Salter
• Winner, Outstanding Models and Miniatures in a Motion Picture: Bruce Holcomb, Ron Woodall, Charlie Bailey, Carl Miller
• Winner, Outstanding Compositing in a Motion Picture: Eddie Pasquarello, Francois Lambert, Jeff Sutherland, Tory Mercer

2006 Teen Choice Awards

• Winner, Choice Movie: Action Adventure
• Winner, Choice Drama/Action Adventure Movie of the Summer
• Winner, Choice Movie Actor: Drama/Action Adventure, Johnny Depp
• Winner, Choice Scream, Keira Knightley
• Winner, Choice Rumble, Will Turner vs. Commodore (Orlando Bloom & Jack Davenport)
• Winner, Choice Hissy Fit, Keira Knightley
• Winner, Choice Sleazebag, Bill Nighy
• Nominee, Choice Movie Actress: Drama/Action Adventure, Keira Knightley
• Nominee, Choice Movie Actor: Drama/Action Adventure, Orlando Bloom

Golden Trailer Awards

• Nominee, Summer 2006 Blockbuster

64th Golden Globe Awards

• Nominee, Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture: Comedy or Musical, Johnny Depp

People's Choice Awards

1. Favorite movie
2. Favorite dramatic movie
3. Favorite male star (Johnny Depp)
4. Favorite on-screen couple (Johnny Depp and Keira Knightley)

2007 BAFTA Awards

• Winner, Visual Effects: John Knoll, Hal Hickel, Charles Gibson and Allen Hall
• Nominee, Production Design: Rick Heinrichs, Cheryl A. Carasik
• Nominee, Costume Design: Penny Rose
• Nominee, Sound: Paul Massey, Lee Orloff, Christopher Boyes and George Watters II
• Nominee, Makeup & Hair: Ve Neill, Martin Samuel

Way to go Pirates!!

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