20 CONTENDERS ADVANCE IN VFX OSCAR® RACE

[Rinolo Twenty-twoParticipant Joined: Jan 27th, 2013 Topics: 48 Posts: 1178 View Predictions]

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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.

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[FreemanGriffinParticipant Joined: Feb 19th, 2012 Topics: 404 Posts: 3451 View Predictions]

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Whew, 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!

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[EmmyWinnerParticipant Joined: Apr 28th, 2016 Topics: 2 Posts: 787 View Predictions]

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No IT.

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[ProfessorChaosParticipant Joined: Oct 10th, 2011 Topics: 11 Posts: 406 View Predictions]

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Thor Ragnarok should win this, but they’ll go with Shape of Water

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[Anonymous Joined: Jan 1st, 1970 Topics: 55 Posts: 2986 View Predictions]

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I was predicting Only the Brave to be this years Deepwater Horizon but it didn’t even make the shortlist.

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[PJ EdwardsParticipant Joined: Jun 2nd, 2011 Topics: 9 Posts: 2420 View Predictions]

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I put in request for Valerian when they first opened center. It’s getting in.

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[Alex MeyerParticipant Joined: Mar 28th, 2015 Topics: 151 Posts: 3398 View Predictions]

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Many people will be relieved that Transformers: The Last Knight is NOT on this list.

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[Guest2014Participant Joined: Nov 15th, 2011 Topics: 180 Posts: 3377 View Predictions]

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Last Jedi.

Everyone else.

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[Andrew CardenParticipant Joined: Jan 16th, 2016 Topics: 17 Posts: 3471 View Predictions]

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Blade 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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[Tyler [Last Name]Participant Joined: Nov 19th, 2011 Topics: 374 Posts: 7074 View Predictions]

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No surprises.

I think Beauty and the Beast and Dunkirk are very strong possibilities.

FYC: Ready Player One. Sound Editing, Sound Mixing, Visual Effects, Original Score, Production Design, Director and BEST PICTURE (make it happen Oscars!!)

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[Makuta TeridaxParticipant Joined: Dec 12th, 2014 Topics: 90 Posts: 12176 View Predictions]

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Alex Meyer wrote:

Many 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. 🙂

For your Goldderby Film Awards consideration: Isle of Dogs for every category, especially Music Score for Alexandre Desplat!

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[Makuta TeridaxParticipant Joined: Dec 12th, 2014 Topics: 90 Posts: 12176 View Predictions]

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Blade Runner 2049 is still winning this no matter what. It appears to be one of the biggest locks of the entire Oscar year in my opinion.

For your Goldderby Film Awards consideration: Isle of Dogs for every category, especially Music Score for Alexandre Desplat!

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[Alex MeyerParticipant Joined: Mar 28th, 2015 Topics: 151 Posts: 3398 View Predictions]

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Makuta Teridax wrote:

Alex Meyer wrote:

Many 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!!

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[PJ EdwardsParticipant Joined: Jun 2nd, 2011 Topics: 9 Posts: 2420 View Predictions]

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VALERIAN IS COMING! GIRD YOUR LOINS!

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[RileyParticipant Joined: Oct 11th, 2010 Topics: 114 Posts: 13814 View Predictions]

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Meh, that is nothing that we have not seen before in a hundred space/comic book movies. Looks pretty animated actually.

"I don't even believe in god, but I'm going to thank her tonight."

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