‘Avatar,’ ‘Star Trek,’ ‘Harry Potter,’ ‘Transformers’ among hopefuls for visual-effects Oscar
By APWednesday, January 6, 2010
‘Avatar,’ ‘Trek,’ ‘Potter’ among Oscar VFX seekers
LOS ANGELES — “Avatar,” ”Star Trek,” ”Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” and “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” are among seven films competing for the visual-effects Academy Award.
Also in the running are “District 9,” ”Terminator Salvation” and “2012.”
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences visual-effects branch will view 15-minute excerpts from each of the seven films on Jan. 21, then vote to choose three nominees that will compete at the March 7 Oscar show.
Nominees in all Oscar categories will be announced Feb. 2.
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February 28, 2010: 11:25 pm
Transformers rocks! I thought Harry Potter has some good special effects, too |
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February 27, 2010: 2:31 am
Harry potter is one of my favorite movies well I had been an avid fan of the J.K Rowling masterpiece |
Jonnet Solomon