For those of you trying to perfect your Oscar nominations before they’re announced in January, here are the 20 semi-finalists for the Best Visual Effects Oscar!  So, if you were planning on predicting a nomination for Godzilla or Shazam!, drop them from your list because they didn’t make it.  Instead, the nominees will come from the list below:

• “Ad Astra”
• “The Aeronauts”
• “Aladdin”
• “Alita: Battle Angel”
• “Avengers: Endgame”
• “Captain Marvel”
• “Cats”
• “Dumbo”
• “Fast and Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw”
• “Ford v Ferrari”
• “Gemini Man”
• “The Irishman”
• “Jumanji: The Next Level”
• “The Lion King”
• “Men in Black: International”
• “Midway”
• “1917”
• “Spider-Man: Far from Home”
• “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker”
• “Terminator: Dark Fate”