Carolyn Giardina The visual effects branch of the Motion Picture Academy recently narrowed its list of VFX Oscar contenders down to 20 films, from which 10 will be shortlisted.
They range from the bold Robbie Williams biopic “Better Man” to Ridley Scott’s epic “Gladiator II,” the dramatic “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” and Jon M.
Chu’s hit musical “Wicked.” The branch’s executive committee will next select the shortlist, which will be announced on Dec.
17, and from there branch members will vote on the five films that will earn Oscar nominations. Already, the long list underscores the state of the art and the science.
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