OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS FOR A SERIES, MINISERIES OR MOVIE

Black Mirror: USS Callister

Game of Thrones ("The Spoils of War")

Twin Peaks ("Part 8")

Stranger Things ("Chapter Nine: The Gate")

Westworld (“Journey Into Night”)

AND THE WINNER IS:

GAME OF THRONES (“THE SPOILS OF WAR”)

This is the sixth win and seventh nomination for the visual effects team of Game of Thrones. This year’s winners include Joe Bauer, Steve Kullback, Adam Chazen, Michelle Blok, Sam Conway, Ted Rae, David Ramos, Wayne Stables & Derek Spears.

Game of Thrones returned after over a year off the air last summer and while it was a largely disappointing season plot-wise the money that is dedicated to the visual effects department is well spent when the various visual pleasures are created. Each year it seems like the fantasy budget is bigger and this particular episode featured the entire fight where Dany and her main dragon showed their true power. This entire sequence was probably the best of the season because it finally showed how powerful these long-promised dragons could be. While we wait for the final six episodes we can only guess what large-scale visual effects are awaiting us.