Friday, December 11, 2009

The Visual Effects Are...

From Hitflix:

"The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the 15 semi-finalists for the Achievement in Visual Effects for the 82nd Academy Awards today. The contenders are as follows:

Angels & Demons
Avatar
Coraline
Disney’s A Christmas Carol
District 9
G-Force
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Sherlock Holmes

Star Trek
Terminator Salvation

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
2012
Watchmen
Where the Wild Things Are


According to the Academy, the members of the Academy’s Visual Effects Branch Executive Committee, who selected the semifinalists, will narrow the list to seven early next month. At that point, all members of the Visual Effects Branch will be invited to view 15-minute excerpts from each of the seven shortlisted films on Thursday, January 21. Following the screenings, the members will vote to nominate three films for final Oscar consideration. "

Okay, three? As painful as it is, here goes -

Avatar
Star Trek
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

Follow-ups?

Disney's A Christmas Carol
District 9

Sherlock Holmes
Terminator Salvation
2012
Watchmen
Where the Wild Things Are


UPDATE:

Here's the seven finalists:

Avatar
District 9
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Star Trek
Terminator Salvation
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
2012

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