US: Australia makes short-list for visual effects Oscar
07 Jan 2009 7:02 AM
NICOLE KIDMAN .. HUGH JACKMAN and BAZ LUHRMANN may be long shots for Oscar nominations .. but the visual effects wizards on Australia have a great chance.
The outback epic's visual effects team has made the short-list for an Oscar nomination.
The team behind Australia will contest the visual effects category against six other major films .. including The Curious Case of Benjamin Button .. The Dark Knight .. Iron Man .. Hellboy II: The Golden Army .. Journey to the Centre of the Earth and The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor.
The seven will soon be cut to three .. which will be known when the academy reveals its Oscar nominees for all categories on January 22 in Beverly Hills.
The Oscars ceremony will be held in Hollywood on February 22.
