The shortlist for Best Visual Effects at the next Oscars has been revealed – but one key 2023 release is missing.
Oppenheimer, which sees Cillian Murphy play J. Robert Oppenheimer, the architect of the atomic bomb, is not among the 20 films in the category's shortlist, so doesn't stand a chance of being nominated at the 96th Academy Awards. The latest movie from director Christopher Nolan has been generating awards buzz since its release this summer, so it's surprising to see it missing from one of the Oscars' key craft categories. Nolan's last film, Tenet, took home the award in 2020.
There are some other omissions, too. While all of Marvel's big-screen releases from this year have made the cut, only Aquaman 2 from DC's slate has received any recognition – The Flash and Shazam! Fury of the Gods are both missing from the list.
You can see the full shortlist, as revealed by Variety, below:
- Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
- 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
Ultimately, there will only be five movies up for the Best Visual Effects award, so plenty of the titles above won't make the final cut. The nominees for the 96th Academy Awards will be announced on January 23, before the ceremony takes place on March 10, 2024.
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