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15 Films Up for 2007 Visual Effects Oscar

By: Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor
Date: Monday, December 17, 2007
Source: Variety

The latest from Variety states that there are currently 15 films from this year up for the eligibility of an Oscar next spring. Due to the nomination requirements of the Academy Awards, only three of these will be selected to contend against each other.

Here's the list...

Beowulf

The Bourne Ultimatum

Evan Almighty

The Golden Compass

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

I Am Legend

Live Free or Die Hard

National Treasure: Book of Secrets

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

Ratatouille

Spider-Man 3

Sunshine

300

Transformers

The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep

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Comments/Responses

originaldave77 • Dec 17, 2007, 04:21am •

Transformers will win. And shame on all of you for not going to see The Mist.

carbonsteel • Dec 17, 2007, 05:23am •

Man, I loved The Mist. Best Stephen King adaptation yet..

raa2001 • Dec 17, 2007, 05:30am •

yeah i think all of them deserves recognition. Yeah The Mist was good.

makabriel • Dec 17, 2007, 10:12am •

Man, that's a tough list.

I'm thinking 300, Beowulf and Pirates..

As much as Transformers looked nice, it didn't break any new ground.. Pirates is in the list simply because of the former 2.

bdd • Dec 17, 2007, 10:44am •

I haven't even heard of The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep.

And this doesn't matter if the writers strike isn't over by then, it will just be canceled.

russdire • Dec 17, 2007, 12:04pm •

My vote would be for Sunshine.

snallygaster • Dec 17, 2007, 01:29pm •

bdd, the Water Horse movie is that one about the Loch Ness Monster. I'm surprised you haven't heard of it - my local theater has been playing the Water Horse trailer to death!

My money is on 300 for best visual effects.

mckracken • Dec 17, 2007, 09:19pm •

the Mist fx's didnt break any new ground either.
I actually thought that Transformers broke new ground with the cgi transformations. They didnt scale the cgi car parts to "hide" them...they went from 100% car to 100% robot ...on screen.

kalel • Dec 17, 2007, 10:49pm •

For the sake of originality I would say Sunshine cause we have never seen the sun in such magnitude but for nostalgia I would say 300.

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