Sam Mendes’ World War I adventure “1917" collected a win for perhaps the least expected Oscar of its nominations: for visual effects. “Thank you to the academy for this tremendous honor,” said VFX supervisor Guillaume Rocheron in accepting the Academy Award. “ ‘1917' is what you call a dream project, an opportunity to challenge how we approach visual effects, but also a chance to collaborate with some truly fantastic people. AdvertisementDon’t stop my flow: Schofield (George MacKay) emerges from a river in “1917,” or does he? Since 1977, when at least one best picture nominee has also been nominated for visual effects, the award has gone to one of the dual nominees every time but once, in 2015 (when “Ex Machina” topped three best-picture nominees).

Source: Los Angeles Times February 10, 2020 03:22 UTC