Best Visual Effects commentary (Updated Feb. 26, 2025): The best visual effects category has long been where the Academy honors the boundary-pushing work of digital artists, practical effects wizards, ...

F0r almost as long as there have been movies in theaters, there’s been a need for special visual effects to bring them to life. However, it wasn’t until 1938 that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts ...

History was made Sunday night at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood when the King of the Monsters won its first-ever Oscar, as Toho Studio’s Godzilla Minus One took home the Academy Award for Best Visual ...

As 2024 cinema comes to a close with the Christmas holiday season, it’s also award season and time for the top contenders for the Academy Awards. One of the most interesting categories this year will ...

Hollywood may soon need to bid farewell to a visual effects giant credited with bringing classic films such as “Gone with the Wind” and “The Wizard of Oz” to full color. Technicolor, the 110-year-old ...

Diego Pineda has been a devout storyteller his whole life. He has self-published a fantasy novel and a book of short stories, and is actively working on publishing his second novel. A lifelong fan of ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Here’s The Academy’s write-up of the revised shortlist, followed by the list itself: Ten films ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “Avatar: Fire and Ash” dominated the Visual Effects Society awards with 10 nominations, including outstanding visual effects in a ...

Sandra Joy Aguilar, Brooke Breton and Bob Coleman will also be honored during a ceremony in October. By Carolyn Giardina Tech Editor Tim McGovern, an Oscar winner for the VFX in 1990’s Total Recall ...