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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Parasite (30) - AACTA, AFCA, AFCC, AWFJ, BOFCA, CFCA, CIC, COFCA, DFCS, GALECA, GFCA, HFCS, LAFCA, LEJA, LFCC, NCFCA, NSFC, NYFCO, OAFFC, OFCS, OFTA, OSCAR, PCC, SAG, SEFCA, SFCS, TFCA, UFCA, VFCC, WAFCA
Once Upon A Time In Hollywood (10) - CCA, GG, HFCS, IFCA, IPA, LVFCS, NDFS, OFCC, SFBAFCC, StLFCA
1917 (8) - BAFTA, DFCS, DFWFCA, GG, HCA, KCFCC, MCFCA, PGA
The Irishman (5) - AARP, NBR, NTFCA, NYFCC, SDFCS
Marriage Story (5) - DFCC, GWNYFCA, IFJA, IFP, NFCS
Knives Out (2) - CIC, PFCC
Portrait Of A Lady On Fire (2) - FFCC, WFCC
Dolemite Is My Name - BFCC
The Farewell - SPIRIT
Ford v Ferrari - IPA
For Sama - BIFA
Harriet - WFCC
Joker - PFCS
Little Women - BSFC
Us - AAFCA

BEST DIRECTOR
Bong Joon-ho (30) - AFCA, AFCC, AWFJ, BOFCA, BSFC, CCA, CFCA, CIC, COFCA, GALECA, GFCA, GWNYFCA, HFCS, IFJA, LAFCA, LEJA, LFCC, NCFCA, NDFS, NYFCO, OAFFC, OFCS, OFTA, OSCAR, PCC, SFBAFCC, SFCS, TFCA, VFCC, WAFCA
Sam Mendes (11) - BAFTA, CCA, DFCS, DFWFCA, DGA, GG, KCFCC, MCFCA, NTFCA, PFCS, UFCA
Martin Scorsese (7) - AARP, BFCC, DFCC, DFCS, OFCC, PFCC, SEFCA
Quentin Tarantino (6) - AACTA, HFCS, IFCA, LVFCS, NBR, StLFCA
Josh & Benny Safdie (3) - NYFCC, SDFCS, SPIRIT
Noah Baumbach (2) - HCA, NFCS
Greta Gerwig (2) - CIC, NSFC
Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre - IFP
Kassi Lemmons - BFCC
James Mangold - IPA
Jordan Peele - AAFCA
Celine Sciamma - FFCC
Olivia Wilde - HCA
Waad al-Kateab & Edward Watts - BIFA

BEST ACTOR
Adam Driver (31) - AACTA, AFCC, AWFJ, CFCA, CIC, COFCA, DFCC, DFCS, DFWFCA, FFCC, GFCA, GWNYFCA, HFCS, IFJA, IFP, KCFCC, NCFCA, NFCS, OAFFC, OFCS, OFTA, PCC, PFCC, SDFCS, SEFCA, SFCS, TFCA, UFCA, VFCC, WAFCA, WFCC
Joaquin Phoenix (17) - BAFTA, CCA, DFCS, GG, HCA, HFCS, IFCA, LEJA, LFCC, MCFCA, NDFS, NTFCA, NYFCO, OSCAR, PFCS, SAG, SDFCS
Adam Sandler (9) - AARP, AFCA, BOFCA, BSFC, LVFCS, NBR, OFCC, SPIRIT, StLFCA
Antonio Banderas (6) - EFA, GALECA, LAFCA, NSFC, NYFCC, SFBAFCC
Taron Egerton (2) - GG, IPA
Eddie Murphy (2) - AAFCA, BFCC
Christian Bale - IPA
Josh O'Connor - BIFA

BEST ACTRESS
Lupita Nyong'o (28) - AFCA, AAFCA, AWFJ, BFCC, BOFCA, CFCA, CIC, COFCA, FFCC, GFCA, HCA, IFJA, KCFCC, LAFCA, MCFCA, NCFCA, NYFCC, NYFCO, OFCC, OFCS, OFTA, PCC, SDFCS, SFBAFCC, SFCS, TFCA, WAFCA, WFCC
Renée Zellweger (17) - AARP, AFCC, BAFTA, BIFA, CCA, GALECA, GG, HFCS, IFCA, LFCC, LVFCS, NBR, OSCAR, PFCS, SAG, SEFCA, SPIRIT
Scarlett Johansson (12) - DFCC, DFCS, DFCS, DFWFCA, FFCC, GWNYFCA, IPA, NFCS, OAFCC, StLFCA, UFCA, VFCC
Awkwafina (5) - GG, HFCS, IFP, IPA, LEJA
Mary Kay Place (2) - LAFCA, NSFC
Saoirse Ronan (2) - AACTA, BSFC
Charlize Theron (2) - NFCS, NTFCA
Cynthia Erivo - WFCC
Florence Pugh - NDFS

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Brad Pitt (36) - AACTA, AFCA, AFCC, AWFJ, BAFTA, BFCC, BOFCA, BSFC, CCA, CFCA, DFCS, DFWFCA, GG, HFCS, HFCS, IFCA, LEJA, MCFCA, NBR, NCFCA, NSFC, OFCC, OFCS, OFTA, OSCAR, PFCC, PFCS, SAG, SDFCS, SEFCA, SFBAFCC, StLFCA, TFCA, VFCC, WAFCA
Joe Pesci (13) - DFCS, FFCC, GFCA, GWNYFCA, HCA, KCFCC, LFCC, NFCS, NYFCC, NYFCO, PFCC, SDFCS, UFCA
Willem Dafoe (7) - COFCA, IFJA, IPA, LVFCS, NDFS, SFCS, SPIRIT
Song Kang-ho (4) - CIC, GALECA, LAFCA, PCC
Tom Hanks (2) - AARP, NTFCA
Jamie Foxx - AAFCA
Shia LaBeouf - OAFCC
Hugh Laurie - BIFA

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Laura Dern (23) - AARP, AFCC, BAFTA, BSFC, CCA, DFCS, DFCS, DFWFCA, FFCC, GG, HFCS, IFCA, LFCC, NDFS, NSFC, NYFCC, NYFCO, OSCAR, PFCS, SAG, SEFCA, TFCA, VFCC
Jennifer Lopez (15) - AFCA, GALECA, HCA, IFJA, IPA, LAFCA, LEJA, NFCS, OAFFC, OFCC, OFCS, OFTA, SFBAFCC, SFCS, WAFCA
Florence Pugh (11) - AWFJ, BOFCA, CFCA, COFCA, DFCS, GFCA, GWNYFCA, LAFCA, MCFCA, NCFCA, UFCA
Zhao Shuzhen (5) - CIC, HFCS, NTFCA, SDFCS, SPIRIT
Da'Vine Joy Randolph (3) - AAFCA, BFCC, KCFCC
Margot Robbie (3) - AACTA, LVFCS, StLFCA
Kathy Bates - NBR
Ruthxjiah Bellenea - BIFA
Thomasin McKenzie - PCC

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Little Women (17) - AFCA, AWFJ, BOFCA, CCA, CIC, COFCA, DFCS, FFCC, IFJA, KCFCC, LEJA, NCFCA, OFTA, UFCA, USC, WAFCA, WFCC
The Irishman (10) - BFCC, GFCA, GWNYFCA, HFCS, NBR, OFCC, OFCS, SEFCA, StLFCA, TFCA
Jojo Rabbit (9) - AACTA, BAFTA, HCA, NFCS, OAFFC, OSCAR, PFCS, SFBAFCC, WGA
Joker - IPA
Luce - SDFCS
The Personal History Of David Copperfield - BIFA
The Two Popes - LVFCS

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Parasite (23) - AFCA, AAFCA, AFCC, AWFJ, BAFTA, CFCA, COFCA, GALECA, GFCA, HCA, LEJA, MCFCA, NCFCA, NSFC, NYFCO, OFCS, OFTA, OSCAR, SEFCA, SFBAFCC, SFCS, UFCA, WGA
Marriage Story (16) - AARP, DFCC, DFCS, DFWFCA, GWNYFCA, IFJA, IFP, IPA, LAFCA, LFCC, OAFFC, SDFCS, SPIRIT, StLFCA, VFCC, WAFCA
Once Upon A Time In Hollywood (10) - BOFCA, BSFC, CCA, GG, HFCS, LVFCS, NDFS, NFCS, NYFCC, StLFCA
Knives Out (8) - CIC, DFCS, HFCS, KCFCC, OFCC, PCC, PFCC, PFCS
Uncut Gems (2) - FFCC, NBR
Portrait Of A Lady On Fire - EFA
Queen & Slim - BFCC

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
1917 (37) - AFCA, AFCC, ASC, AWFJ, BAFTA, BFCC, CCA, CFCA, CIC, COFCA, DFWFCA, FFCC, GFCA, HCA, HFCS, HFCS, IPA, KCFCC, LEJA, LVFCS, MCFCA, NCFCA, NFCS, NTFCA, NYFCO, OAFFC, OFCS, OFTA, OSCAR, PCC, PFCS, SEFCA, SFBAFCC, SFCS, StLFCA, UFCA, WAFCA
Portrait Of A Lady On Fire (5) - BSFC, GWNYFCA, LAFCA, NSFC, NYFCC
The Lighthouse (4) - NDFS, PFCC, SDFCS, SPIRIT
Once Upon A Time In Hollywood (2) - BOFCA, OFCC
Ad Astra - DFCC
Beats - BIFA

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Dolemite Is My Name (8) - CCA, CIC, IPA, LEJA, LVFCS, OFTA, SDFCS, SFCS
Little Women (3) - BAFTA, CFCA, OSCAR
Rocketman (3) - HCA, HFCS, PFCS
Jojo Rabbit - CDGA
Knives Out - CDGA
Maleficent: Mistress Of Evil - CDGA
The Personal History Of David Copperfield - BIFA

BEST FILM EDITING
Ford v Ferrari (7) - BAFTA, IPA, LVFCS, OSCAR, SDFCS, SFBAFCC, WAFCA
1917 (5) - CCA, CIC, HCA, MCFCA, PFCS
The Irishman (4) - AWFJ, BOFCA, BSFC, CFCA
Parasite (4) - ACE, LEJA, OFCS, OFTA
Uncut Gems (4) - AFCA, GWNYFCA, SFCS, SPIRIT
Apollo 11 (3) - ACE, LAFCA, UFCA
Once Upon A Time In Hollywood (2) - HFCS, StLFCA
For Sama - BIFA
Jojo Rabbit - ACE
Knives Out - COFCA
The Lighthouse - NDFS
Toy Story 4 - ACE

BEST MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING
Bombshell (8) - BAFTA, CCA, CIC, HCA, LEJA, MUAHS, OFTA, OSCAR
Joker (2) - HFCS, MUAHS
Downton Abbey - MUAHS
The Personal History Of David Copperfield - BIFA

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Joker (12) - BAFTA, CCA, DFCS, GFCA, GG, HCA, HFCS, IPA, LVFCS, NDFS, OSCAR, PCC
1917 (10) - AFCA, AFCC, DFWFCA, HFCS, IFCA, LEJA, MCFCA, OFTA, PFCS, StLFCA
Us (5) - CIC, COFCA, IFJA, OFCS, WAFCA
Uncut Gems (4) - BOFCA, FFCC, OFCC, SFCS
Little Women (2) - BSFC, CFCA
Apollo 11 - UFCA
I Lost My Body - LAFCA
The Last Black Man In San Francisco - SFBAFCC
Marriage Story - GWNYFCA

BEST ORIGINAL SONG
Rocketman (8) - CCA, GG, HFCS, IPA, LEJA, MCFCA, OFTA, OSCAR
Wild Rose (7) - BIFA, CCA, DFCS, GFCA, HCA, HFCS, NDFS
Always Be My Maybe - CIC
Frozen II - PFCS
Harriet - LVFCS
Toy Story 4 - IFCA

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Once Upon A Time In Hollywood (14) - ADG, CCA, CFCA, FFCC, LAFCA, LVFCS, MCFCA, NDFS, NFCS, OSCAR, SFBAFCC, SFCS, StLFCA, WAFCA
1917 (5) - BAFTA, GFCA, LEJA, PFCS, SDFCS
Parasite (3) - ADG, HFCS, OFTA
Avengers: Endgame - ADG
Knives Out - CIC
Motherless Brooklyn - IPA
The Personal History Of David Copperfield - BIFA

BEST SOUND EDITING
1917 (5) - BAFTA, LEJA, MCFCA, MPSE, OFTA
Ford v Ferrari (4) - HFCS, IPA, MPSE, OSCAR

BEST SOUND MIXING
1917 (5) - BAFTA, LEJA, MCFCA, OFTA, OSCAR
Ford v Ferrari (3) - CAS, HFCS, IPA
Beats - BIFA
Toy Story 4 - CAS

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Avengers: Endgame (9) - CCA, HCA, LEJA, LVFCS, NCFCA, NFCS, OFTA, PFCS, StLFCA
1917 (5) - BAFTA, CIC, DFCS, HFCS, OSCAR
Ad Astra (3) - CFCA, SDFCS, SFCS
Alita: Battle Angel (3) - FFCC, HFCS, IPA
The Irishman - VES
The Lion King - VES

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Toy Story 4 (32) - AFCC, BOFCA, CCA, CFCA, COFCA, DFCS, DFCS, DFWFCA, GFCA, GWNYFCA, HCA, HFCS, HFCS, IFCA, KCFCC, LEJA, MCFCA, NCFCA, NFCS, NTFCA, OAFFC, OFCC, OFCS, OFTA, OSCAR, PCC, PFCC, PFCS, SEFCA, SFCS, StLFCA, WAFCA
I Lost My Body (13) - AFCA, AWFJ, BFCC, BSFC, CIC, FFCC, LAFCA, NDFS, NYFCC, NYFCO, SDFCS, SFBAFCC, UFCA
Missing Link (3) - GG, LVFCS, TFCA
Klaus (2) - ANNIE, BAFTA
How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2) - IFJA, NBR
Abominable - AAFCA
The Lion King - IPA

BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM
Parasite (49) - AFCA, AAFCA, AFCC, AWFJ, BAFTA, BFCC, BIFA, BOFCA, BSFC, CCA, CFCA, CIC, COFCA, DFCS, DFWFCA, GALECA, GFCA, GG, GWNYFCA, HCA, HFCS, HFCS, IFJA, KCFCC, LEJA, LVFCS, MCFCA, NBR, NCFCA, NDFS, NTFCA, NYFCC, OFCC, OFCS, OFTA, OSCAR, PCC, PFCC, PFCS, SDFCS, SEFCA, SFBAFCC, SFCS, SPIRIT, StLFCA, TFCA, UFCA, VFCC, WAFCA
Portrait Of A Lady On Fire (4) - FFCC, LFCC, NYFCO, WFCC
Pain and Glory (2) - AARP, LAFCA
Truth and Justice - IPA

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Apollo 11 (36) - AFCA, AFCC, AWFJ, BOFCA, CCA, CFCA, CIC, COFCA, DFCC, DFCS, DFWFCA, FFCC, GFCA, GWNYFCA, HCA, HFCS, HFCS, IFCA, KCFCC, LVFCS, MCFCA, NCFCA, NFCS, NTFCA, NYFCO, OAFFC, OFCS, OFTA, PCC, PFCC, SEFCA, SFBAFCC, SFCS, StLFCA, UFCA, WAFCA
Honeyland (7) - BSFC, DFCS, GALECA, NDFS, NSFC, NYFCC, VFCC
American Factory (6) - IFP, LAFCA, OFCC, OSCAR, SPIRIT, TFCA
For Sama (6) - BAFTA, BIFA, EFA, IDA, IFJA, LFCC
One Child Nation (2) - PFCS, SDFCS
63 Up - IPA
Amazing Grace - KCFCC
The Black Godfather - AAFCA
Knock Down The House - LEJA
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice - AARP
Maiden - NBR
Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am - BFCC

Authors

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

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