Yesterday In Contention got revealed the seven finalists for the Oscar Best Makeup category and today the Academy sent over the seven finalists in the running in the Visual Effects category at the 2009 Oscars.
You will remember back on December 12 we published the list of 15 Visual Effects contenders and the three I took a guess at receiving the nominations (Benjamin Button, Hellboy II and The Mummy) are still in the running. Here are the seven remaining as three will be announced on January 22.
- Australia
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- The Dark Knight
- Hellboy II: The Golden Army
- Iron Man
- Journey to the Center of the Earth
- The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
As for the makeup contenders I am not so sure Button will be able to carryover as a lot of that I believe was CGI as you can see from the animated GIF at the opening of this article taken from this slideshow at the New York Times.
Nope, if I had to guess on this one I would go with Hellboy and The Wrestler and I am torn between Tropic Thunder and Synecdoche. Here’s the shortlist.
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- The Dark Knight
- Hellboy II: The Golden Army
- The Reader
- Synecdoche, New York
- Tropic Thunder
- The Wrestler
