MUMBAI: Warner Bros./Legendary Pictures Inception leads the film categories as the Visual Effects Society announced its nominations for its ninth annual VES Awards with four nominations.

But HBO‘s Boardwalk Empire scored one better by dominating with five nominations in the TV categories than Inception.

In the category of outstanding visual effects in a visual-effects driven motion picture, the VFX team behind Inception was nominated alongside the visual effects artistes for Iron Man 2, Tron: Legacy, Alice in Wonderland and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1. The feature films nominated for their supporting visual effects are Green Zone, Salt, Hereafter, Black Swan and Robin Hood.

On the TV side, Boardwalk was cited for its supporting effects along with the series The Walking Dead, Human Target, Undercovers and Lost.The effects-driven series that scored nominations are Caprica, No Ordinary Family, V, The Event and Stargate: Universe.

While Christopher Nolan will be honoured at the event with the inaugural VES Visionary Award, Ray Harryhausen will be presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award.

The awards, which cover 24 categories in film, animation, TV, commercials and videogames, will be presented on 1 February.