Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince on Oscar VFX Short List

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is one of the semifinalists of films in consideration for a VFX Oscar. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has released this list of 15 films that are on the shortlist for Achievement in Visual Effects. In early January, this list will be narrowed to seven finalists for the Oscars which will be announced Tuesday, February 2, 2010. The list of contenders is as follows:

• “Angels & Demons”
• “Avatar”
• “Coraline”
• “Disney’s A Christmas Carol”
• “District 9”
• “G-Force”
• “G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra”
• “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince”
• “Sherlock Holmes”
• “Star Trek”
• “Terminator Salvation”
• “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen”
• “2012”
• “Watchmen”
• “Where the Wild Things Are”

Thanks Andrew