The Visual Effects Society announced its nominees for the 10th Annual VES Awards, with The Adventures of Tintin leading the way with six nominations, closely followed by Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 and Rise of the Planet of the Apes.

Here’s a breakdown of the nominations:

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects-Driven Feature Motion Picture

– Captain America: The First Avenger
– Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2
– Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
– Rise of the Planet of the Apes
– Transformers: Dark of the Moon

Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Feature Motion Picture

– Anonymous
– Hugo
– Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
– Source Code
– War Horse

Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature Motion Picture

– Arthur Christmas
– Kung Fu Panda 2
– Puss In Boots
– Rango
– The Adventures of Tintin

Outstanding Animated Character in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture

– Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 – Ukranian Ironbelly
– Paul – Paul
– Rise of the Planet of the Apes – Caesar
– The Thing – Edvard/Adam

Outstanding Animated Character in an Animated Feature Motion Picture

– Puss In Boots – Puss
– Rango – Rango
– Rio – Nigel
– The Adventures of Tintin – Tintin

Outstanding Created Environment in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture

– Anonymous – London
– Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 – Hogwarts
– Thor – Heimdall’s Observatory
– Transformers: Dark of the Moon – 155 Wacker Drive

Outstanding Created Environment in an Animated Feature Motion Picture

– Puss In Boots – The Cloud World
– Rango – Main Street Dirt
– The Adventures of Tintin – Bagghar
– The Adventures of Tintin – Docks
– The Adventures of Tintin – Pirate Battle

Outstanding Virtual Cinematography in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture

– Hugo
– Rise of the Planet of the Apes
-Thor
-Transformers: Dark of the Moon

Outstanding Virtual Cinematography in an Animated Feature Motion Picture

– Arthur Christmas
– Cars 2
– Rango
– The Adventures of Tintin

Outstanding Models in a Feature Motion Picture

– Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 – Hogwarts School Buildings
– Hugo – Train Crash
– Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol – Parking Garage
– Transformers: Dark of the Moon – Driller

Outstanding Compositing in a Feature Motion Picture

– Captain America: The First Avenger
– Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2
– Rise of the Planet of the Apes
– Transformers: Dark of the Moon

You can read the full list of Television nominees, right here.

The 10th Annual VES Awards will take place on February 7, 2012. Which films do you think deserve to wn this year?