VISUAL EFFECTS SHORTLIST

• CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER
• COWBOYS & ALIENS
• HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 2
• HUGO
• MISSION IMPOSSIBLE -  GHOST PROTOCOL
• PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES
• REAL STEEL
• RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES
• SHERLOCK HOLMES: A GAME OF SHADOWS
• SUCKER PUNCH
• SUPER 8
• THOR
• TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON
• THE TREE OF LIFE
• X-MEN: FIRST CLASS

I'm presuming that there will be five nominees...I hope there will be five. This year, there would seem to be no clear frontrunner, although I imagine Rise of the Planet of the Apes stands a very good chance. Then again, if Harry Potter continues to show up a lot throughout the season, this could be one category wherein they honour the series. No Harry Potter film has won even one award from AMPAS thus far...

My five current predictions would be:

CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER

HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 2

HUGO

RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES

TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON