Ant-Man 3, Barbie, and Rebel Moon made the cut.
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Dec 8, 2023 1:39 pm
Oppenheimer will not receive an Oscar nomination in the Visual Effects category at the 2024 Academy Awards as Christopher Nolan’s latest blockbuster film did not even make the initial shortlist.
As reported by Variety, 20 films have been selected for VFX Oscar consideration and will now proceed to the next round of voting, taking place December 14 to 18. The list features several predicted titles, a few surprises, and some major snubs, including Oppenheimer, which is notably missing from the group of finalists.
Marvel Studios’ Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, Greta Gerwig’s Barbie, and Zack Snyder’s Rebel Moon: Part One – A Child of Fire are among the Visual Effects Oscar finalists on the list, which will go through multiple rounds of voting before being whittled down to five nominees. The full shortlist is as follows:
- Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quanumania
- Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
- Barbie
- The Boys in the Boat
- The Creator
- Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
- Godzilla: Minus One
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
- Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
- Killers of the Flower Moon
- The Marvels
- Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
- Napoleon
- Nyad
- Poor Things
- Rebel Moon: Part One – A Child of Fire
- Society of the Snow
- Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
- Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
- Wonka
The list caused quite a stir, with people taking to X/Twitter to air their views on the finalists in the aftermath of the announcement. The general consensus seemed to be that Oppenheimer was “robbed” after not being unveiled as a possible contender in the VFX Oscar category despite Nolan’s mastery of cinematic imagery.
Christopher Nolan’s #Oppenheimer not being Oscar nominated for best VFX of 2023 is an absolute ROBBERY pic.com/qO9gA0Bo8g— BLURAYANGEL 🦇 (@blurayangel) December 7, 2023
Indiana Jones 5 making the VFX shortlist over Oppenheimer is so funny. They did NOT watch the movie
— Carlos Alonzo Morales (@CarlosAlonzoM) December 7, 2023
The VFX of OPPENHEIMER was so good that The Academy thought there was no VFX in the film and thereby, didn’t shortlist it. pic.com/ctQ00xeEgH— Ram Venkat Srikar (@RamVenkatSrikar) December 8, 2023
“Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantamania” getting an Oscar nomination for Best Visual Effects (VFX), when “Oppenheimer” was RIGHT THERE, fascinates me… pic.com/MD2Tdy0xpT— The Critical ‘Outside The Cube’ Thinking Critique (@ACriticalHuman) December 8, 2023 — VENKYY ROY (@VenkyyRoy) December 7, 2023
oppenheimer isn’t a finalist for the best vfx oscar nom and I’m going to make it everyone’s problem
— megan🩷💜💙 (@vigilantelikeme) December 7, »
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