Visual Effects Oscar Shortlist

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."

Comments

WHAT?!!!!!! NO Star Wars Kid?

[i_want_you_to_throw_]

That just proves that this whole thing is a sham.

Swimming Pool

[colini]

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

The way to choose

[Esteanil]

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!"

Re:Same old story.

[rylin]

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

Re:major snub!

[El Camino SS]

What does the academy have against the Matrix, anyway?


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

Re:Same old story.

[permaculture]

You should have seen them on IMAX. Most impressive.