The list of the films up for the Best Visual Effects award at next year’s Academy Awards has been whittled down to just 20 potentials. There aren’t too many surprises in there, with the likes of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Ant-Man, Avengers: Age Of Ultron and Mad Max: Fury Road all getting a nod.
These will be taken down to just ten later this month before the five remaining nominees are announced in January with the other contenders.
The full nominations will be announced on the morning of Thursday, January 14, 2016, at 5:30 a.m. PT at the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills.
The 88th Oscars® will be held on Sunday, February 28, 2016, at the Dolby Theatre® at Hollywood & Highland Center® in Hollywood.
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Here’s the full VFX contenders as they currently stand.
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
