The next set of Academy Awards nominees will be officially announced in January, but theAcademy of Motion Picture Arts and Scienceshas released a preliminary list of contenders in the Best Visual Effects category.

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The list of 20 films in the running for an Academy Award nomination includes the usual big-budget spectacle projects, with Marvel Studios’Avengers: Infinity War,Black Panther, andAnt-Man and the Waspall named as potential nominees, as well as a few smaller films, such asChristopher Robin,Isle of Dogs, andWelcome to Marwen. In what has become fairly common in the era of media consolidation, Disney projects dominate the list of contenders, encompassing all three aforementioned Marvel movies andChristopher Robin, as well asIncredibles 2,Mary Poppins Returns,The Nutcracker and the Four Realms, andSolo: A Star Wars Story.

The presence ofIncredibles 2in the list of contenders is noteworthy, as there have only been two animated features to receive an Academy Award nomination for visual effects over the years, 1993’sThe Nightmare Before Christmasand 2016’sKubo and the Two Strings. However, the partially animated featureWho Framed Roger Rabbitwas nominated and won the category in 1988.

The list of 20 contenders was determined by the Academy’s Visual Effects Branch Executive Committee, and the list will be shortened to 10 films by the end of 2018. Those 10 films will then be voted on for nominations, with five films ultimately being nominated for Academy Awards in the visual effects category.

Last year’snominees in the Best Visual Effects categoryincludedBlade Runner 2049,Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2,Kong: Skull Island,Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi, andWar for the Planet of the Apes. The Academy Award was won byBlade Runner 2049.

Past winners have includedThe Jungle Book(2017),Ex Machina(2016),Interstellar(2015),Gravity(2014), andLife of Pi(2013).

Here is the full list of contenders for Academy Awards in the Best Visual Effects category.

The 91st Academy Awards ceremony is scheduled to air July 23, 2025, on ABC.