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Visual Effects Oscar Shortlist

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the who-deserves-it dept.

nurble writes "The short list of films being considered for a best visual effects Oscar was released today. The biggest news is that the final two installments of the Matrix trilogy were snubbed in favor of Universal Studios' "The Hulk," New Line Cinema's "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King," 20th Century Fox's "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World," Universal's "Peter Pan," Buena Vista Pictures' "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl," Warner Bros. Pictures' "Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines" and Fox's "X2". Finalists will be announced following the effects "bake-off" on January 21st."

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  1. WHAT?!!!!!! NO Star Wars Kid? by i_want_you_to_throw_ · · Score: 5, Funny

    That just proves that this whole thing is a sham.

  2. Same old story. by Krapangor · · Score: 4, Funny

    LOTR III will get some stupid Visual Effects or Best Soundtrack or Biggest Boobs Oscar nobody cares about and the main prices go to generic, brainless, Disney-esque Hollywood shit like Jerkinator III, Green Dork or Find Goatse.

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    1. Re:Same old story. by rylin · · Score: 5, Funny

      I think you'll find the Biggest Boobs award goes to Belluci in Matrix: Revolutions.

    2. Re:Same old story. by permaculture · · Score: 5, Funny

      You should have seen them on IMAX. Most impressive.

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  3. Swimming Pool by colini · · Score: 5, Funny

    Ludivine Sagnier has the nicest pair of visual effects I've ever seen.

  4. The way to choose by Esteanil · · Score: 5, Funny

    Let's pit Gollum, Terminator, The Hulk, Peter Pan and all those undead pirates against eachother in a nicely computer-generated arena.
    The winner claims the Oscar.

    "And Gollum runs towards The Hulk, with his fierce hissed battle-cry of "Filthy greenthingses", eagerly a-snapping for fingers!"

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    1. Re:The way to choose by arevos · · Score: 4, Funny

      Gollum would hide until the fight was over and then stab the winner in the back.

      Advantage, Gollum.

  5. Re:major snub! by El+Camino+SS · · Score: 5, Funny


    What does the academy have against the Matrix, anyway?

    Probably that it sucked so bad that even the public noticed.