A trio of VFX Oscar nominees lead the feature competition nominations for the 23rd Visual Effects Society Awards, which will be handed out Feb. 11 at the Beverly Hilton. Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune: Part Two” leads with seven nominations, followed by Wes Ball’s “Kingdom of ...
The article focuses on the recognition of the visual effects industry by the 79th Academy Awards in Great Britain. Nominated for the "Achievement in Visual Effects" category were Jon Thum from the Framestore...
If there’s a “safe bet” on Oscar night, this is it. “Wicked” brings Broadway spectacle to the big screen, blending practical sets with digital enhancements to get Oz to life. Pablo Helman, Jonathan Fawkner, David Shirk, and Paul Corbould have experience in blockbuster visual effects (...
Dune: Part Twoleads the photoreal feature film field with seven (7) nominations.The Wild Robotis the top animated contender with five (5) nominations.ShōgunandThe Penguineach received four (4) nominations in the episodic field. “The artistry, ingenuity and passion of visual effects practitioners...
The Academy’s Visual Effects Branch Executive Committee voted on the shortlist of 20, which is newly expanded. That helped to get “Ex Machina” and “Bridge of Spies” into this year’s initial list which will be whittled down to 10 before the VFX Oscar bakeoff. That will determine the...
At that time, all members of the Visual Effects Branch will be invited to view 10-minute excerpts of the shortlisted films on Thursday, January 19. At that point, the branch members will vote to nominate five films for Oscar consideration. The 15 films announced today are as follows: "...
“go big or go home” showmanship spectrum that Oscar likes. The film is also riding high at the moment, though maybe not high enough to overcomeThe Way of Water, which secured a record 14 nominations from the Visual Effects Society, meaning that it heads to the Dolby Theatre Hollywood ...
recently, for the 2006 filmWar of the Worlds. Those eight wins and 15 total nominations make him the current record-holder for the category. All of that success led to Muren receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1999, becoming the first visual effects artist to receive that ...
the VFX “bake-off” when all the members of the VFX branch are invited to view 10-minute excerpts from each of the shortlisted films, on Saturday, January 7, 2017. Following the screenings, the members will vote to nominate five films to be announced on Oscar nominations morning January ...
BothAvengers: Infinity WarandEndgameused an unprecedented amount of visual effects to create numerous characters and settings. In the end, the movies were showered with praise for how genuine and lifelike these virtual creations looked, resulting in Oscar nominations for Best Achievement in Visual E...