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”

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Minari (2) - NCFCA, OFCC
Another Round - EFA
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Ma Rainey's Black Bottom - CIC
Small Axe - LAFCA
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Darius Marder - SCA
Andrew Patterson - GOTHAM
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Nicole Beharie - GOTHAM
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Mads Mikkelsen - EFA

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Minari (3) - FFCC, NCFCA, SDFCS
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Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2) - CIC, HFCS
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Ma Rainey's Black Bottom - CIC

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Authors

Nicole Ackman
Dan Bayer
Tom O' Brien
Danilo Castro
Casey Lee Clark
Cody Dericks
Bianca Garner
Daniel Howat
Lauren LaMagna
Will Mavity
Matt Neglia
Josh Parham
Michael Schwartz
Ryan C. Showers
Amanda Spears

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