The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 15 films were selected as semifinalists for Achievement in Visual Effects for the 81st Academy Awards.
The films are listed below in alphabetical order:
Australia The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian Cloverfield The Curious Case of Benjamin Button The Dark Knight The Day the Earth Stood Still Hancock Hellboy II: The Golden Army The Incredible Hulk Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Iron Man Journey to the Center of the Earth The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor Quantum of Solace The Spiderwick Chronicles In early January, the members of the Academy's Visual Effects Branch Executive Committee, who voted the semifinalists, will narrow the list to seven.
On Thursday, January 15, all members of the Visual Effects Branch will be invited to view 15-minute excerpts from each of the seven shortlisted films. Following the screenings, the members will vote to nominate three films for final Oscar consideration.
The 81st Academy Awards nominations will be announced on Thursday, January 22, 2009, at 5:30 a.m. PT in the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater.
Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2008 will be presented on Sunday, February 22, 2009, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center, and televised live by the ABC Television Network. The Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 200 countries worldwide.
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2.Iron Man
3.Cloverfield
4.TDTESS
5.Narnia
The Dark Knight was great (on Two Face & others) bt it's not a category for TDK... The Mummy is shit, but who knows ?? it was a WTF for me when the Oscar nod goes to The Golden Compass my ass last year...
J.J.Abram's Star Trek better be sweet, and I'm not even a Trekkie!
who saw that Wolverine trailer?!?!
1. Iron Man
2. Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
3. Hancock
And the Oscar goes to...IRON MAN...
The Dark Knight was a great film {and hopefully this will show on the ballods), but I doubt it will be nominated for Best Visual Effects.
Either way, best of luck to all the contenders...
Hellboy 2
Iron Man
TDTESS
or the Dark knight.
Runner ups:
Chronicles of Narnia
QOS
Indy 4
or Hancock.
If any of those win I would most likely be satisfied.
Hancock - The effects were nothing special.
The Incredible Hulk - It looked like a video game.
Journey to Center of Earth - Too corny and cartoony.
The Mummy 3 - AWFUL Special Effects! They were horrible!
Spiderwick - Not enough special effects to be nominated.
Movies that will be the final 3:
The Dark Knight
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Indiana Jones
WINNER: Dark Knight
Iron Man
Colverfield
...So far.
Haven't seen Australia or TDtESS yet, so can't say if they've made any achievement in the catagory. I think Cloverfield was the most impressive and original so far.