Oscars 2020: Best Visual Effects Predictions

This season’s VFX Oscar race features bold, innovative animation, led by Jon Favreau’s “The Lion King,” the all-cg photoreal breakthrough by Mpc Film,; Ang Lee’s “Gemini Man,” which boasts Weta Digital’s most fully convincing digital human with Junior, the younger clone of Will Smith’s aging assassin, and Industrial Light & Magic’s innovative de-aging of Robert DeNiro, Al Pacino, and Joe Pesci without markers or animation in Martin Scorsese’s Best Picture contender, “The Irishman.”Additionally, Weta took facial capture to the next level with “Alita: Battle Angel,” the manga-inspired sci-fi adventure directed by Robert Rodriguez and produced by James Cameron and Jon Landau.

The doll-like cyborg with big eyes (performance-captured by Rosa Salazar) looked very convincing and badass.But “The Lion King” blockbuster’s tactile photo-realism will be the one to beat, crossing the line between live action and animation with its stunning illusion of reality.

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