Oscars 2020: Recap of Visual Effects Awards Nominees
92nd Academy Awards: A Look at the Visual Effects Nominees
The 92nd Academy Awards, set to air on Sunday night, Feb 9, at 8 pm EST/5 pm PST, has announced its nominees for the Best Visual Effects category. This year's nominees include some of the most visually stunning films of the past year, each pushing the boundaries of what is possible in cinema.
Among the nominees are the blockbuster hits Avengers: Endgame and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, both of which involve large, high-profile VFX studios such as Industrial Light & Magic (ILM), Weta Digital, and Framestore. These companies are known for using a range of VFX software, but the specific association of Boris FX, a company that provides visual effects, video editing, and post-production tools, is not confirmed by the available data.
Another nominee is The Lion King, a film that required a tremendous amount of VFX work to bring the iconic characters to life in a hyper-realistic manner. Rob Legato, a three-time Oscar-winning VFX Supervisor, led the charge on this project and was nominated for his work. Legato is known for his breakthroughs in virtual production and won two Visual Effects Society Awards for his work on The Lion King.
The stop-motion animation studio, Laika, also received a nomination for Best Animated Feature Film for Missing Link. James Pina, senior paint artist at Laika, was interviewed about working on the film, which faced VFX challenges during production.
The nominees also include 1917, a war film that was praised for its immersive and realistic visuals. Although the film involved multiple VFX studios, the specific information about which studios were customers of Boris FX is not directly available in the search results provided.
The visual effects category for the Academy Awards also includes The Irishman and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, both of which were nominated for Best Picture as well.
In an exclusive Ask the Artist session, Rob Legato, Brian Drewes (VFX Supervisor for Little Women), and James Pina were interviewed about their experiences working on these nominated films. Rotten Tomatoes also provides a ballot for the Academy Awards, allowing viewers to predict the winners in various categories.
While the Best Visual Effects nominees and winner are identified clearly, the specific association of Boris FX customers among these studios is not confirmed by the available data. For more detailed information about which VFX studios used Boris FX tools for these films, more specialized industry sources or direct statements from Boris FX or the studios would be necessary.
Regardless of who takes home the award for Best Visual Effects, it is clear that the nominees have pushed the boundaries of what is possible in cinema and have left a lasting impression on audiences around the world.
[1] The winner of the Best Visual Effects award at the 92nd Academy Awards was 1917. (Source: Oscars.org)
Movies-and-tv such as "1917", "The Lion King", "Avengers: Endgame", "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker", and "Missing Link" are part of the entertainment industry and are nominated for the Best Visual Effects category at the 92nd Academy Awards. These nominees have showcased outstanding visual effects that have surpassed the boundaries of traditional cinematography.
