The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has further narrowed down the list and announces ten movies that will advance in this year’s Oscar race for Best Visual Effects.
From the previous list of twenty, now the following list of ten films will eventually be narrowed down to the final five nominations.
The ten making the current cut for Best VFX nomination include:
- Ant-Man and the Wasp
- Avengers: Infinity War
- Black Panther
- Christopher Robin
- First Man
- Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
- Mary Poppins Returns
- Ready Player One
- Solo: A Star Wars Story
- Welcome to Marwen
Removed from the list includes:
- Aquaman
- Bumblebee
- Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
- Incredibles 2
- Isle of Dogs
- Mission: Impossible – Fallout
- Mortal Engines
- The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
- Paddington 2
- A Quiet Place
It has also been previously reported that Disney didn’t officially submit Han Solo in time, as they missed the deadline, so Solo looks to be out of contention as well.
The 91st Oscars will be held on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019, at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center in Hollywood, and will be televised live on The ABC Television Network. The Oscars also will be televised live in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.