The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that seven films remain in contention for Achievement in Visual Effects for the 80th Academy Awards®
The films are listed below in alphabetical order:
“The Bourne Ultimatumâ€
“Evan Almightyâ€
“The Golden Compassâ€
“I Am Legendâ€
“Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s Endâ€
“300â€
“Transformersâ€
On Wednesday, January 16, members of the Academy’s Visual Effects Branch will view 15-minute excerpts from each of the seven shortlisted films. Following the screenings, the members will vote to nominate three films for final Oscar consideration.
The 80th Academy Awards nominations will be announced on Tuesday, January 22, 2008, at 5:30 a.m. PT in the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater.
Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2007 will be presented on Sunday, February 24, 2008, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center®, and televised live by the ABC Television Network beginning at 5 p.m. PT. The Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 200 countries worldwide.
for me…..300
Comment by max allnc-studio.com — January 8, 2008 @ 9:30 am
I Am Legend had fantastic compositing and digital matte work at the start of the movie, but I was a bit put off by their oddly cartoonish “infected people”.
Really saw nothing special in Evan Almighty or Golden Compass (yeah, the polar bear was kinda cool but nothing worthy of a win, IMO)… haven’t seen Borne Ultimatum yet so can’t comment on that!
300, POTC 3 & Transformers were the highlights for me, each earning a nod in different areas. Would be happy to see any of them take the Oscar home!
~Scarlett
Comment by Scarlett — January 10, 2008 @ 1:31 pm
Having seen them all, and having been in this industry for longer then I care to remember, hats off to Pirates.
Whatever other shows did, Pirates did better, more complex, at incredible scale… just plain madness. You have to know the entire process of VFX production to be able to appreciate what had to be done to achieve those FX in Pirates. First of all their water is the best so far, period. Then, having digital makeup and face applications is mind boggling. Just try to imagine match-moving and motion matching actors’ faces. Or the amount of soft body and rigid body dynamics executed perfectly on those ships. Then the gimbals for ships (largest ever), the amount of data, the amount of R&D, character animation, mocap, digital stunts, explosions, you name it.
And to top it all off, it all looks perfect. John Knoll and John Frazier and their crews outdid themselves.
I am not associated with that production in any way, but I have to say that Pirates 3 deserve an oscar this year, no doubt. One can only hope that members of the academy know what it takes to produce those FX in Pirates.
Comment by John Smythee — January 17, 2008 @ 5:48 pm