The Academy revealed the annual Oscar shortlists this morning and for 2025 the Visual Effects category once again held some surprises. As expected, “Dune: Part II,” “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes,” and “Twisters” made the cut. Something of a surprise was the inclusion of Alex Garland’s sadly forgotten “Civil War.”
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Other entries on the 10-film cut-down included “Wicked,” “Gladiator II,” “Better Man,” and “Alien: Romulus.” The Visual Effects Branch will now consider each remaining contender after the annual “Bake-Off” presentations on Saturday, January 11.
Overall, “Emilia Perez” led all films with six mentions in the 10 categories. “Wicked” and “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” earned 4 while “Dune: Part Two,” “Gladiator II,” “The Wild Robot,” “Alien: Romulus,” and “Blitz” earned 3 each. “Nosferatu,” “Mufasa: The Lion King,” “The Six Triple Eight,” “Deadpool & Wolverine,” “Sing Sing,” “Better Man,” “Dahomey,” and “Challengers” earned 2 respectively.
This year’s complete list of finalists is as follows:
“Alien: Romulus”
“Better Man”
“Civil War”
“Deadpool & Wolverine”
“Dune: Part Two”
“Gladiator II”
“Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes”
“Mufasa: The Lion King”
“Twisters”
“Wicked”
Additionally, the shortlisted films for Sound were revealed. These 10 contenders include “Dune: Part II,” “Gladiator II,” “Emilia Perez,” and “Blitz.” A complete rundown is as follows:
“Alien: Romulus”
“Blitz”
“A Complete Unknown”
“Deadpool & Wolverine”
“Dune: Part Two”
“Emilia Pérez”
“Gladiator II”
“Joker: Folie à Deux”
“Wicked”
“The Wild Robot”
The 97th Academy Awards nominee will be announced bright and early on Friday, January 17.
