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20 films in contention for the Best Visual Effects Oscar at the 90th Academy Awards

December 5, 2017 by Gary Collinson

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences have announced the twenty films which remain in content for the Best Visual Effects Oscar at the 90th Academy Awards. Check out the longlist here…

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  • 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
  • Ojka
  • 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

From the above, the Visual Effects Branch Executive Committee of The Academy will select 10 films to advance to the nomination voting stage, with the actual nominations set to be announced on January 23rd 2018. The 90th Academy Awards will take place on March 4th 2018.

 

Originally published December 5, 2017. Updated April 16, 2018.

Filed Under: Awards Season, Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Academy Awards, Oscars

About Gary Collinson

Gary Collinson is a film, TV and digital content producer and writer who is the Editor-in-Chief of the pop culture website Flickering Myth and producer of the gothic horror feature 'The Baby in the Basket' and suspense thriller 'Death Among the Pines'.

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