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December 4, 2017 at 1:56 pm #1202429367
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 20 films are in the running in the Visual Effects category for the 90th Academy Awards®.
The films are listed below in alphabetical order:
“Alien: Covenant”
“Beauty and the Beast”
“Blade Runner 2049
“Dunkirk”
‘‘Ghost in the Shell”
“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2”
“Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle”
“Justice League”
“Kong: Skull Island”
“Life”
“Logan”
“Okja”
“Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales”
“The Shape of Water”
“Spider-Man Homecoming”
“Star Wars: The Last Jedi”
“Thor: Ragnarok”
“Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets”
“War for the Planet of the Apes”
“Wonder Woman”The Academy’s Visual Effects Branch Executive Committee determined the preliminary shortlist. Later this month, the committee will select the 10 films that will advance to nominations voting.
Nominations for the 90th Oscars® will be announced on Tuesday, January 23, 2018.
ReplyDecember 4, 2017 at 1:57 pm #1202429368Whew, all five of my predictions made it this year. I remember last year that wasn’t the case and I had to change my predictions!
ReplyCopy URLDecember 4, 2017 at 2:03 pm #1202429375This post was found to be inappropriate by the moderators and has been removed.December 4, 2017 at 2:03 pm #1202429376Thor Ragnarok should win this, but they’ll go with Shape of Water
ReplyCopy URLDecember 4, 2017 at 2:07 pm #1202429379This post was found to be inappropriate by the moderators and has been removed.December 4, 2017 at 2:11 pm #1202429382I put in request for Valerian when they first opened center. It’s getting in.
ReplyCopy URLDecember 4, 2017 at 3:10 pm #1202429438Many people will be relieved that Transformers: The Last Knight is NOT on this list.
ReplyCopy URLDecember 4, 2017 at 4:37 pm #1202429467Blade Runner, The Shape of Water, Star Wars and War for the Planet of the Apes, with Dunkirk, Logan, Thor and Wonder Woman playing jump ball for that last slot.
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ReplyCopy URLDecember 4, 2017 at 6:22 pm #1202429553No surprises.
I think Beauty and the Beast and Dunkirk are very strong possibilities.
ReplyCopy URLMay the best of your todays be the worst of your tomorrows.
December 4, 2017 at 7:20 pm #1202429585This post was found to be inappropriate by the moderators and has been removed.December 4, 2017 at 7:21 pm #1202429586This post was found to be inappropriate by the moderators and has been removed.December 4, 2017 at 7:22 pm #1202429587Many people will be relieved that Transformers: The Last Knight is NOT on this list.
Proving that it isn’t about MOST Visual Effects, it is about BEST Visual Effects.
Exactly!!
ReplyCopy URLDecember 4, 2017 at 10:47 pm #1202429675Meh, that is nothing that we have not seen before in a hundred space/comic book movies. Looks pretty animated actually.
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