And the Oscar for Best Visual Effects goes to…
A huge congratulations to Avatar: Fire and Ash!
So, which films made the VFX Oscar Bake-Off list?
Find out here.
And the VFX Oscar went to…Dune: Part Two
Congratulations to all the nominees!
This year’s Sci-Techs have been announced
See all the recipients here in this press release from the Academy.
Here are all the Oscar VFX nominees for 2025
Congrats to all the nominees!
Here’s the 10 films that will go to the VFX Bake-off in early 2025
Another stunning year in VFX!
‘Godzilla Minus One’ wins the VFX Oscar
It beat out The Creator, Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 and Napoleon.
Watch the Academy’s Visual Effects Nominee Programs livestream
It includes VFX nominees, special guests and...excitingly...full VFX Oscar breakdowns often with footage you might not have seen yet.
From ‘Speed’ to ‘Gran Turismo’: how the Blind Driver Roof Pod changed car chases in the movies (and how it all started with a forklift)
The tech is being recognized with a Scientific and Technical Award.
Watch this Academy video with VFX breakdowns of all the VFX Oscar nominees
Featuring The Creator, Godzilla Minus One, Guardians Vol. 3, Dead Reckoning and Napoleon.
96th Academy Awards – VFX Oscar nominees are…
Read the full list here!
Here’s the VFX Bake-Off list!
The ten films still in contention for the 96th Academy Award for Best Visual Effects have been announced.
‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ wins the VFX Oscar!
The James Cameron film, with VFX led by Wētā FX, took the Academy Award.
Oscars MakeUp & Hairstyling nominees in new showcase video
This official video is a highlights reel from the Bake-Off.
Academy posts VFX Bake-Off summary video showcasing 5 nominees
A new video includes fun breakdowns.
Sci-Tech winners announced
Sci-Techs include recognition of rain bar practical FX, renderfarm management, 3D texturing and AI-driven facial veiling technology.
The VFX Oscar noms are out!
Congrats to the nominees, and here's how befores & afters covered each project.
The ‘Deadliest Catch’ stock footage in ‘Jurassic World Dominion’, behind the visual effects of ‘Top Gun: Maverick’, and other new things I learned at the VFX Bake-Off
Some extra things shared in breakdowns and discussion at the Academy event. The Academy VFX Branch hosted its Visual Effects Bake-Off on
Total speculation: the 10 films from 2022 that could make the VFX bake-off
What do you think? Is this list close, right on, or completely way-off?
Congratulations to VFX Oscar winner ‘Dune’
The winners were Paul Lambert, Tristan Myles, Brian Connor and Gerd Nefzer.
Academy gives glimpse of VFX Bake-Off presentations in this new video
It's not the whole presentation, but still fun to see.
94th Academy Award VFX nominees are announced
An amazing group of nominees.
The ten-film shortlist for the VFX Oscar at the 94th Academy Awards
Which do you think will make the final five?
‘Tenet’ takes the VFX Oscar
It's the third VFX win for a Christopher Nolan film.
VFX Oscar noms are out…
What do you think of the final five list?
Sci-Techs: see all the acceptance speeches
A great way to watch the award winners.
The VFX shortlist for the 93rd Academy Awards
As always, a few surprises.
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Issue #64: The visual effects of Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, s2.
Issue #63: The visual effects of 28 Years Later.
Issue #62: The visual effects of The Boys, s5.
Issue #61: The visual effects of Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age.
