Earlier today The Academy announced their Oscar nominations for the 96th Academy Awards and we are excited to share that ILM teams contributed to 4 of the 5 films recognized. The films include The Creator, Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning Part One, Napoleon, and Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 3.
Jay Cooper, Visual Effects Supervisor for The Creator said, “From the very start, we knew making this film would require a leap of faith. The Creator was a passion project for all involved and the craft and artistry that went into it from our fearless leader, Gareth Edwards to production designer James Clyne, our DPs Greig Fraser and Oren Soffer, and of course our amazing global visual effects team really shows. I’m thrilled that our team’s work has been recognized with this nomination and I’d like to thank the visual effects branch of The Academy for this incredible honor. I couldn’t be more proud.”
ILM Visual Effects Supervisor Simone Coco, a double nominee being recognized for Mission: Impossible and Napoleon, noted, “I am overwhelmed with emotion at this incredible honor. To be nominated for best VFX at the prestigious Oscars is a dream come true and I would like to thank everyone who helped make this become a reality, to all the productions, artists, and technology crew at ILM. Congratulations to all the nominees and best of luck!”
ABC announced that “The Oscars®” will air live coast to coast on SUNDAY, MARCH 10, in a new earlier timeslot (7:00-10:30 p.m. EDT/4:00-7:30 p.m. PDT). A 30-minute pre-show will lead into the live show (6:30-7:00 p.m. EDT/3:30-4:00 p.m. PDT). The telecast will also be rebroadcast in the Pacific Time zone in primetime after the live presentation.
ABC announced that “The Oscars®” will air live coast to coast on SUNDAY, MARCH 10, in a new earlier timeslot (7:00-10:30 p.m. EDT/4:00-7:30 p.m. PDT). A 30-minute pre-show will lead into the live show (6:30-7:00 p.m. EDT/3:30-4:00 p.m. PDT), and immediately following, ABC will air an original episode of the Emmy® Award-winning comedy series “Abbott Elementary.” The telecast will also be rebroadcast in the Pacific Time zone in primetime after the live presentation.
We wish the best of luck to all of our nominees.
