Avatar: Fire and Ash Leads 2026 VES Award Nominations

Avatar: Fire and Ash headlines the 2026 Visual Effects Society nominations with 10 nods across eight categories, facing competition from F1: The Movie, The Lost Bus, Jurassic World: Rebirth and How to Train Your Dragon; animated titles KPop Demon Hunters, Elio and Zootopia 2 also earned multiple noms, while Stranger Things, The Last of Us and Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age pace the TV field; the 24th VES Awards are set for February 25 at the Beverly Hilton, continuing a pattern where VES winners often align with the FX Oscar.