POLL: Which 5 Films Should Be Nominated For The VFX Oscar?

POLL: Which 5 Films Should Be Nominated For The VFX Oscar?

The potential candidates for the Academy Award's Best Visual Effects honor has been narrowed down to 10 films. But there can only be 5 films on the official nomination ballot. Marvel's The Avengers is probably a lock but what other 4 films should also receive a nomination?

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By MarkJulian - Dec 01, 2012 08:12 AM EST
Filed Under: Avengers


The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences recently announced that 10 films are currently in the running in the Visual Effects category for the 85th Academy Awards. But only 5 out of those 10 will receive an official nomination. Which five films do you think will receive the honor?




Some notable snubs are Men In Black 3, Hunger Games, Ted, Chronicle & The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn: Part 2.



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jessepostal
jessepostal - 12/1/2012, 8:47 AM
The hunger games had some bad vfx, the deer in the beginning looked like the same one from the walking dead season two. Teeerrrrible
DylansMyDog
DylansMyDog - 12/1/2012, 8:55 AM
The Life of Pi had some beautiful vfx I hope it wins
Minato
Minato - 12/1/2012, 8:55 AM
Avengers leading so far
GuardianAngel
GuardianAngel - 12/1/2012, 8:56 AM
I really don't think TDKR had much VFX other than the Bat and the Batpod. Most of the prologue was done practical.
GuardianAngel
GuardianAngel - 12/1/2012, 8:58 AM
As for the Avengers, while the Hulk was cool and all, most of the CGI (especially in the climax) wasn't anything sppecial.

And don't even get me started on TASM...
superotherside
superotherside - 12/1/2012, 8:59 AM
Avengers. Hulk looked fantastic nuff said.
ricko8687
ricko8687 - 12/1/2012, 8:59 AM
Of course the Avengers, also Prometheus , Total Recall, Men in Black, And even though it bombed at the box office, Battleship
marvel72
marvel72 - 12/1/2012, 9:10 AM
1.the avengers
2.prometheus
3.cloud atlas
4.life of pi
5.the hobbit

should be the final five.
Funsize
Funsize - 12/1/2012, 9:21 AM
people better not hackt his poll like the disppointing movie poll
NerdyGeek
NerdyGeek - 12/1/2012, 9:43 AM
"Some notable snubs are Men In Black 3, Hunger Games, Ted, Chronicle & The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn: Part 2"



:P
Carne
Carne - 12/1/2012, 9:52 AM
I liked the Avengers, but to be honest the VFX work was nothing to write home about.

I hope The Hobbit ends up winning based on what I've seen so far.
dadisatish
dadisatish - 12/1/2012, 9:52 AM
im with LEVITIKUZ ....life of pi will win.....
dadisatish
dadisatish - 12/1/2012, 9:54 AM
if u people dont think tat life of pi will win then u havent seen the movie...and i LOVE tdkr...
NanoMachines
NanoMachines - 12/1/2012, 9:58 AM
1)Life of Pi
2)The Hobbit
3)Prometheus
4)Skyfall
5)Undecided

It's not surprising that the general audiences are just choosing their favorite movies, and not concentrating on what the category is saying i.e. VFX not "My favorite movie should win this year."
Thythoutrust
Thythoutrust - 12/1/2012, 10:00 AM
anyone NOT saying Life of Pi should win just hasn't seen the movie.
IIIAdamantiumIII
IIIAdamantiumIII - 12/1/2012, 10:05 AM
spider-man had some amazing effects , the avengers at times looked bland
M3T4LL0
M3T4LL0 - 12/1/2012, 10:23 AM
@Bosswalsh

About TASM, The Lizard looked like garbage. Nuff Said.
Jolt17
Jolt17 - 12/1/2012, 10:37 AM
Life of Pi, Cloud Atlas, Prometheus, John Carter, and The Hobit: An Unexpected Journey are my contenders.

I went with Men in Black III in the poll, but I really can't decide whether that or Chronicle, the movie which should've been included in the list as well. Men in Black III's effects were great and balanced, while Chronicle's might be dodgy at places (due to its budget, I reckon), but I still can't take the movie's flying scene out of my mind. It really stood out, for me.
AlexDeLarge87
AlexDeLarge87 - 12/1/2012, 11:06 AM
Havent seen Life of Pi or Cloud Atlas yet so i vote Prometheus.
UrbanKnight
UrbanKnight - 12/1/2012, 11:31 AM
Meh...The Avengers effects where semi photorealistic 80% of the time but had little weight. Physics didn't look "real". Excess doesn't equal quality.

Life of Pi had the most beautiful effects.

TDKR had the best practical effects.

TASM had nice moments like the swinging but lizard was not very well designed or executed.

Prometheus had beautiful, photorealistic, and good physics.
I think it should take the gold this year.
yourdaddy
yourdaddy - 12/1/2012, 11:37 AM
are you kidding me with twilight and hunger games?

i can understand if you liked the films. really. it's fine. but they don't deserve to be even considered for the special effects category.

no debate about it.

all of the 10 finalists had vastly superior special effects. hobbit hasn't even come out yet, but gollum from the trailers is way more worthy of the special effects oscar than anything in hunger games or twilight.
whiteassmatt
whiteassmatt - 12/1/2012, 11:53 AM
Wait a minute... We shouldn't vote for the movie we like? You guys really want life of pi to win. I believe the man who gave us that movie also gave us a terrible hulk movie, a terrible ninja movie (with people running up trees), and a movie about gay cowboys. Some one tell me if I missed something? They couldn't pay me to see a movie that ang lee made. Avengers... Deal with it.
xRelentlessx
xRelentlessx - 12/1/2012, 11:54 AM
I actually think The Hobbit's effects look the best...I'm not even a LOTR fan..
PeterParker1991
PeterParker1991 - 12/1/2012, 12:33 PM
TDKR, Avengers, Amazing Spiderman and the Hobbit
BlueDemon
BlueDemon - 12/1/2012, 1:08 PM
I vote for Life of POONTANG Pi cause who doesn't like Pi.
birdfists
birdfists - 12/1/2012, 1:35 PM
What effects did TDKR even have? vehicles? A crappy explosion? A city-wide view?

In that case Spider-Man has it beat.
Funsize
Funsize - 12/1/2012, 2:08 PM
Prometheus, Avengers, Hobbit,
deadpool123
deadpool123 - 12/1/2012, 2:33 PM
1.-hobbit
2.-Prometheus
3.-The amazing spiderman
JokerFan21
JokerFan21 - 12/1/2012, 2:50 PM
In no particular order my predictions:
Life of Pi
The Dark Knight Rises
The Avengers
Prometheus
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
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