Die Another Day, the first Bond film to feature a CGI James Bond, has received two nominations from the Visual Effects Society.

The Visual Effects Society will hold the First Annual VES Awards this February and has nominated Die Another Day in two categories, Best Special Effects in a Motion Picture and Best Models and Miniatures in a Motion Picture.

Chris Corbould was nominated for the Best Special Effects in a Motion Picture with John Richardson nominated for the Best Models and Miniatures in a Motion Picture.

Other contendors in the categories are;

Best Special Effects in a Motion Picture
Die Another Day
Chris Corbould

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Steve Ingram, Blair Foord, Rich Cordobes, Scott Harens

Best Models and Miniatures in a Motion Picture
Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones
Brian Gernand, Russell Paul, Geoff Campbell, Jean Bolte

Die Another Day
John Richardson

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Richard Taylor, Paul Van Ommen, Matt Aitken

The awards ceremony will be held on February 19, 2003.