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8th Visual Effects Society Awards<br> <div style="padding-left: 15px"> February 10, 2010 </div>
Best Visual Effects in a Visual Effects Driven Motion Picture:<br> <big>Avatar</big> </div>
The 8th Visual Effects Society Awards, given on February 10, 2010 at the Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles, honored the best visual effects in film and television of 2009. The show was hosted by Sam Rubin and broadcast, in an edited form, by the ReelzChannel on March 5, 2010.
(winners in bold)
Lifetime Achievement Award:
George Melies Award for Pioneering: