Oscars 2013: Visual Effects Short List Announced

Oscars 2013: Visual Effects Short List Announced

The 2013 Oscar Race has officially started! Although nominations for the more sought after categories won't be announced until Jan 16, 2014, Collider.com has uncovered the 2013 nominees for Visual Effects Oscar

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By AlMartVELL - Dec 05, 2013 03:12 PM EST
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Source: Collider.com

CBM fans should be glad some of our favorite 2013 movies made the cut. Here is the list of the 10 titles nominated:

1. Elysium

2. Gravity

3. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

4. Iron Man 3

5. The Lone Ranger

6. Oblivion

7. Star Trek Into Darkness

8. Thor: The Dark World

9. Pacific Rim

10. World War Z

We should be exited to see IM3 and TTDW as part of this list, but disappointed that 2 other CMB titles didn't make the cut. As you were already able to tell Man of Steel and The Wolverine did not get nominated. I don't know of anyone who was rooting for The Wolverine, but Man of Steel, in spite of its lukewarm critical reception, I think everyone could agree it featured some groundbreaking visuals. What do you think? Is it unfair for the Academy to overlook these CBMs? Do you agree with the list? Do you have a better list? Who do you think should win? Leave your opinion down bellow.
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BaneSmash
BaneSmash - 12/5/2013, 3:40 PM
Wtf!!! No Man of steel steel.......
Nick56
Nick56 - 12/5/2013, 3:43 PM
The visuals in Oblivion were stunning
bazinga85
bazinga85 - 12/5/2013, 3:43 PM
Gravity is a lock to win IMO
DEVLIN712
DEVLIN712 - 12/5/2013, 3:45 PM
Down to Gravity or the Hobbit, the CBMs don't stand a chance
NovaCorpsFan
NovaCorpsFan - 12/5/2013, 3:53 PM
These are the 2013 Oscars. Not the 2014 Oscars. It doesn't go by year of presentation, it goes by the year in which the films were released.
jerryblake
jerryblake - 12/5/2013, 3:55 PM
Probably the Hobbit part duo could be the winner here

Thor 2 and Elysium are also on my radar.
jerryblake
jerryblake - 12/5/2013, 3:56 PM
Although i haven't seen Gravity yet
janitra
janitra - 12/5/2013, 4:04 PM
This article is a mess
DynamicDynamo
DynamicDynamo - 12/5/2013, 4:14 PM
Man of Steel isn't even on there? Come on, now.
Nick56
Nick56 - 12/5/2013, 4:15 PM
Yeah where the [frick] is man of steel? Come on...the visual effects in WWZ were truly awful
jerryblake
jerryblake - 12/5/2013, 4:32 PM
Academy has a thing for movies that were critically well received.

MOS and Pacific Rim divided the audience.
Thor 2 is definitely not an Academy thing,
I think Gravity will win because they will want to honour this movie somehow. It won't be nominated in any major category for sure. Visual Effects, montage, sound ... Gravity could be a winner here.
MrCBM56
MrCBM56 - 12/5/2013, 4:43 PM
No MOS?!!?!!?
DelTorite
DelTorite - 12/5/2013, 4:51 PM
Gravity will win no matter how good the CGI of the other movies are. It's Life of Pi all over again.
Joker11
Joker11 - 12/5/2013, 5:02 PM
Gravity all the way I also think it could be a best picture contender it's a truly incredible film.
HavocPrime
HavocPrime - 12/5/2013, 5:07 PM
How the [frick] did WWZ get a nomination! This just proves the academy has lost the last of it's meagre reputation.
DukeAcureds
DukeAcureds - 12/5/2013, 5:21 PM
I remember the year I saw that Alex Ross Oscars poster. That was awesome. Now, this year, The Dark Knight Returns has had a small theatrical run, so that means it could actually stand a chance at being nominated for Best Animated Feature, right? I mean, what other animated features have we had? The Croods was good. Despicabe Me 2 and Cars 2, not so much.
It would be so awesome if The Dark Knight Returns was nominated. Bruce Timm picking up the Oscar, as producer? That would be awesome, indeed.
DelTorite
DelTorite - 12/5/2013, 5:29 PM
@DukeAcureds

Frozen will win the best animated feasture I think. Most of critics liked it.
SuperCat
SuperCat - 12/5/2013, 5:44 PM
No MoS?!?!?
SuperCat
SuperCat - 12/5/2013, 5:46 PM
Darkknight2149
Darkknight2149 - 12/5/2013, 5:50 PM
Either Thor 2, Star-Trek 2 or WWZ.
RancidBane
RancidBane - 12/5/2013, 5:56 PM
Man of Steel got shafted
faver
faver - 12/5/2013, 6:32 PM
Gravity will be the winner. Pacific Rim is a strong contender too, but I think Cuaron's film has the edge.

The fact that Man of Steel wasn't nominated is really unexpected.
TheOneAboveAll
TheOneAboveAll - 12/5/2013, 6:40 PM
Gravity should win
Prime
Prime - 12/5/2013, 7:19 PM
WWZ please...LOne Ranger????[frick] this.
FrankieDedo
FrankieDedo - 12/6/2013, 12:09 AM
"Visual Effects" means a lot of special effects, not only CGI, it means also certain stunts (for example the barrel scene in The Hobbit:DOS) and the quality of the realization of them. Man Of Steel didn't have a lot of special effects, nor it needed some kind of particular work for those, the MoS effects needed the same crafting ability that was used in a lot of other movies.
Think to Gravity, or Star Trek, or Pacific Rim, those movies are completely made with CGI/special effects, so it's a no-brainer that they made it into the list. i don't even want to talk about The Hobbit, because beside all the (fantastic!) CGI, it has the master job from WETA... And for me it is the most likely winner..
Lem1
Lem1 - 12/6/2013, 2:54 AM
Gravity was the flawless work of a true cinematic master; but having not seen Elysium, I must still expect the follow-up to District 9 to be similarly masterful. World War Z- from what I saw of the trailers- will never win. Thor 2 was cool and fun, but flying effects and the rock giant didn't always sell me. Man Of Steel for similar reasons- perhaps the most crucial aspect of a Superman film- could never come against the likes of Gravity or Elysium- or even Oblivion, though I only enjoyed the first maybe 3 quarters of that film till it got REAL typical and uninventive in the final act while its effects were pretty top-notch. Iron Man 3's effects were pretty great but overindulged maybe, till they got boring, if that makes any sense? Gravity's my pick, anyhow.
Ancar
Ancar - 12/6/2013, 4:41 AM
Elysium, The Lone Ranger and World War Z have nothing special about visual effects.

The transition from actors and digital stunts in Man of Steel is simply wonderful.

I can't understand the academy...
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