“Rogue One,” “The Jungle Book” advance in visual effects Oscar race

PanARMENIAN.Net - Ten films including Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, will advance in the visual effects Oscar race, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced on Friday, December 16, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Five of the 10 are from Disney: The Jungle Book, Rogue One, The BFG, and a pair of Marvel titles, Captain America: Civil War and Doctor Strange.

Also notable is Kubo and the Two Strings, as to find animated film that was nominated in the VFX category, one must look back to 1993’s stop-motion The Nightmare Before Christmas.

The 10 films are:

• “Arrival”
• “The BFG”
• “Captain America: Civil War”
• “Deepwater Horizon”
• “Doctor Strange”
• “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them”
• “The Jungle Book”
• “Kubo and the Two Strings”
• “Passengers”
• “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story”