‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ Makes It Among 18 Finalists for Visual Effects Oscar Ahead of Shortlist Voting

‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ reigned this summer’s box office and ended its run with $636.7 million in the United States and Canada and $701.3 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $1.338 billion, making it the second highest-earning movie of 2024 (after ‘Inside Out 2’ which earned a staggering $1.699).

Ryan Reynolds’ and Hugh Jackman’s MCU debut also has a strong 7.7 IMDb score, 78% Rotten Tomatoes critics score, and an incredible 94% audience RT score.

The movie continued to perform well even after a streaming release. Within six days of streaming, ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ pulled 19.4 million views, not so narrowly missing Pixar’s animated sequel film, which pulled 30.5 million views in five days. However, it wasn’t quite the record it beat.

It seems that Wade and Logan are not done, as ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ made it among 18 finalists for the Visual Effects Oscar ahead of the shortlist voting.

The Academy’s Visual Effects Branch informed the teams behind 20 films that they’ve moved to the next round just before Thanksgiving. Voting for the shortlist will occur from Monday, Dec. 9, to Friday, Dec. 13. The list includes many big-name franchises and impressive technological work.

The full list includes:

• “Alien: Romulus” (20th Century Studios)
• “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” (Warner Bros.)
• “Better Man” (Paramount Pictures)
• “Civil War” (A24)
• “Deadpool and Wolverine” (Marvel Studios)
• “Dune: Part Two” (Warner Bros.)
• “The Fall Guy” (Universal Pictures)
• “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” (Warner Bros.)
• “Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire” (Sony Pictures)
• “Gladiator II” (Paramount Pictures)
• “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” (Warner Bros.)
• “Here” (Sony Pictures)
• “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” (20th Century Studios)
• “Mufasa: The Lion King” (Walt Disney Pictures)
• “A Quiet Place: Day One” (Paramount Pictures)
• “Spaceman” (Netflix)
• “Twisters” (Universal Pictures)
• “Wicked” (Universal Pictures)

The shortlist of 10 finalists and nine other Oscar categories will be announced on Tuesday, Dec. 17. After that, the Visual Effects Branch will vote to choose five nominees for the 97th Academy Awards.

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