The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today the ten films that will advance in the next stage of the Oscar race for Best Visual Effects. The list includes some of the year's biggest blockbusters, such as Christopher Nolan's
Interstellar, James Gunn's
Guardians of the Galaxy, and Robert Stromberg's
Maleficent.
The five finalists to emerge from the list will be determined on Saturday, January 10, 2015, after the members of the Visual Effects Branch view short clips from each of the ten films.
The 87th Academy Awards nominations will be announced live on Thursday, January 15, 2015, at 5:30 a.m. PT in the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater.
The Oscars will be held on Sunday, February 22, 2015, at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center in Hollywood, and will be televised live by the ABC Television Network. The Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS OSCAR SHORTLIST
1.
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
2.
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
3.
Godzilla
4.
Guardians of the Galaxy
5.
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
6.
Interstellar
7.
Maleficent
8.
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
9.
Transformers: Age of Extinction
10.
X-Men: Days of Future Past