November 29th, 2012 
Beyond the Marquee 
Marvel’s The Avengers
Start calling your bookie and placing your bets, we’ve caught wind of the contenders recently chosen by the Visual Effects branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences for Achievement In Visual Effects. Click ahead to see if your favorite movie was chosen! (ripping open the envelope) “and the 10 contenders are the following…”
The Amazing Spider-Man
THE AMAZING SPIDER MAN
Cloud Atlas
CLOUD ATLAS
Dark Knight Rises
THE DARK KNIGHT RISES
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
John Carter
JOHN CARTER
Life of Pi
LIFE OF PI
Marvel’s The Avengers
MARVEL’S THE AVENGERS
Prometheus
PROMETHEUS
Skyfall
SKYFALL
Snow White and the Huntsman
SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN
Sadly some films didn’t make the cut, Men In Black 3, Battleship, the latest Twilight, Looper, The Hunger Games, Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter and Total Recall were among some of those overlooked.
On January 3rd something called a “bake-off” will take place and 10 mins of visual effect highlights from all the finalists will be presented to the Academy and of those, five will make the final cut. The final five nominees will be announced on January 10th along with all the nominees from the other categories. Who do you think has the best chance in taking home an Oscar? Leave your picks in the comments below!
Posted in 
