Behind The Scenes On This Year's Best Visual Effects Contenders

1/3/2018

By Will Mavity

We recently revealed the shortlist of 10 films which are up for the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects. This weekend, the Academy Visual Effects branch will gather to view making-of featurettes from the 10 shortlisted films, before voting on nominees. For the rest of us who will not be attending, here is your own look at the behind the scenes work of the talented VFX artists on these 10 films.

Click below to see highlights from the 10 visual effects contenders.

ALIEN: COVENANT

BLADE RUNNER 2049

DUNKIRK

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2

KONG: SKULL ISLAND

OKJA

THE SHAPE OF WATER

STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI

VALERIAN & THE CITY OF A THOUSAND PLANETS

WAR FOR THE PLNET OF THE APES

So what do you think will be the five films nominated for the Oscar for Best Visual Effects? Take a look at our predictions for the Oscar for Best Visual Effects here and you can also check out our reviews of these 10 films below:

“Alien: Covenant”
“Blade Runner 2049″
“Dunkirk”
“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2”
“Kong: Skull Island”
“Ojka”
“The Shape of Water”
"Star Wars: The Last Jedi”
“Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets”
“War for the Planet of the Apes”

You can follow Will and hear more of his thoughts on the Oscars and Film on Twitter at @mavericksmovies

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Belfast (2) - TIFF, WAFCA
Licorice Pizza (2) - AFCC, NBR
After Love - BIFA
Cyrano - DFCS
Drive My Car - NYFCC
Happening - VENICE
The Lost Daughter - GOTHAM
Titane - CANNES

BEST DIRECTOR
Jane Campion (4) - AFCC, NYFCC, VENICE, WAFCA
Paul Thomas Anderson - NBR
Leos Carax - CANNES
Maggie Gyllenhaal - GOTHAM
Alex Khan - BIFA
Lin-Manuel Miranda - DFCS

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Kristen Stewart (2) - AFCC, WAFCA
Jessica Chastain - DFCS
Olivia Colman - GOTHAM
Penelope Cruz - VENICE
Lady Gaga - NYFCC
Alana Haim - AFCC
Renate Reinsve - CANNES
Joanna Scanlan - BIFA
Rachel Zegler - NBR

BEST ACTOR
Benedict Cumberbatch (2) - AFCC, NYFCC
Adeel Akhtar - BIFA
John Arcilla - VENICE
Peter Dinklage - DFCS
Frankie Faison - GOTHAM
Andrew Garfield - WAFCA
Caleb Landry Jones - CANNES
Will Smith - NBR

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Aunjanue Ellis (2) - NBR, WAFCA
Ariana DeBose - DFCS
Kirsten Dunst - AFCC
Kathryn Hunter - NYFCC
Vinette Robinson - BIFA

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Kodi Smit-McPhee (2) - NYFCC, WAFCA
Talid Ariss - BIFA
Jon Bernthal - DFCS
Bradley Cooper - AFCC
Ciarán Hinds - NBR
Troy Kotsur - GOTHAM

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
The Lost Daughter (2) - GOTHAM, VENICE
The Power Of The Dog (2) - DFCS, WAFCA
Drive My Car - CANNES
The Tragedy Of Macbeth - NBR

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Licorice Pizza (2) - AFCC, NYFCC
Belfast - WAFCA
Don't Look Up - DFCS
A Hero - NBR

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Dune - WAFCA
The Power Of The Dog - AFCC
The Tragedy Of Macbeth - NBR
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BEST MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING
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BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
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The Addams Family 2 - HMMA
Ali & Ava - BIFA
C'mon C'mon - HMMA
Don't Look Up - HMMA
Julia - HMMA
Parallel Mothers - HMMA
A Quiet Place: Part II - HMMA

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No Time To Die - HMMA
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Dune - WAFCA
The Souvenir Part II - BIFA

BEST SOUND
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BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Dashcam - BIFA

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
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Encanto - NBR

BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM
Drive My Car (3) - AFCC, GOTHAM, WAFCA
Flee - BIFA
A Hero - NBR
The Worst Person In The World - NYFCC

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Flee (4) - AFCC, DFCS, GOTHAM, NYFCC
Summer Of Soul (4) - CCA, DFCS, NBR, WAFCA
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Authors

Nicole Ackman
Dan Bayer
Danilo Castro
Casey Lee Clark
Cody Dericks
Zach Gilbert
Daniel Howat
Lauren LaMagna
Will Mavity
Matt Neglia
Tom O'Brien
Eve O'Dea
Josh Parham
Ema Sasic

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