VISUAL EFFECTS IN AN EFFECTS DRIVE FILM
Life of Pi
OUTSTANDING ANIMATION IN AN ANIMATED FILM
Brave
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING VISUAL EFFECTS
The Impossible
OUTSTANDING ANIMATED CHARACTER IN A LIVE ACTION FILM
Life of Pi- Richard Parker
OUTSTANDING ANIMATED CHARACTER IN AN ANIMATED FILM
Brave- Merida
OUTSTANDING FX/SIMULATION IN A LIVE ACTION FILM
Life of Pi- Storm of God
OUTSTANDING CREATED ENVIRONMENT IN A LIVE ACTION FILM
Marvel's The Avengers- Midtown Manhattan
OUTSTANDING CREATED ENVIRONMENT IN AN ANIMATED FILM
Brave- The Forest
OUTSTANDING VIRTUAL CINEMATOGRAPHY
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
OUTSTANDING COMPOSITING
Life of Pi- Storm of God
OUTSTANDING MODELS
Marvel's The Avengers- Helicarrier
OUTSTANDING FX/SIMULATION IN AN ANIMATED FILM
Brave
Two hiss fit points on Visual Effects. Firstly, the Academy's saddening rejection of The Impossible with its bravura tsunami sequence-- a brilliant display of visual effects as storytelling, a point made even more shameless with the inclusion of the weaker, but similar Academy-approved take in Clint Eastwood's wan Hereafter a few year back. The second one is a bit more complex, and likely involves a great deal more in the politics of rewarding the best in filmmaking than the actual fruits of the labor itself. It was unsurprising that The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey would make the cut-- a clearly a deserving one considering the immense visual achievement, but the horror or shrieks come from the fact the film, a deviation of the already hugely honored Lord of the Rings films was shortlisted without actually being viewed by its jury. That's shameful!
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