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Academy announces twenty films vying for Best Visual Effects Oscar nomination

December 8, 2015 by Gary Collinson

With a little over a month to go until the announcement of the Oscar nominations, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences have revealed the shortlist of twenty films vying for a nod in the category of Best Visual Effects at the 88th Academy Awards.

“Ant-Man”
“Avengers: Age of Ultron”
“Bridge of Spies”
“Chappie”
“Everest”
“Ex Machina”
“Furious Seven”
“The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2”
“In the Heart of the Sea”
“Jupiter Ascending”
“Jurassic World”
“Mad Max: Fury Road”
“The Martian”
“Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation”
“The Revenant”
“Spectre”
“Star Wars: The Force Awakens”
“Terminator Genisys”
“Tomorrowland”
“The Walk”

The above movies will be whittled down to a shortlist of ten for nominations voting later this month, with the final five nominees announced on January 14th. The winner will then be revealed at the 88th Academy Awards on February 28th.

What’s your pick for this year’s Best Visual Effects Oscar? Let us know in the comments below…

Originally published December 8, 2015. Updated April 13, 2018.

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

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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