89th Oscars: Best Visual Effects

The nominees are:

Deepwater Horizon
Nominated Team and Oscar History:

* Craig Hammack - first nomination

* Jason H. Snell - first nomination

* Jason Billington - first nomination

* Burt Dalton - 1 win for Best Visual Effects for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008); 2 previous nominations for Best Visual Effects for Star Trek (2009) and Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)

Doctor Strange
Nominated Team and Oscar History:

* Stephane Ceretti - 1 previous nomination for Best Visual Effects for Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)

* Richard Bluff - first nomination

* Vincent Cirelli - first nomination

* Paul Corbould - 1 previous nomination for Best Visual Effects for Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)

The Jungle Book
Nominated Team and Oscar History:

* Robert Legato - 2 wins for Best Visual Effects for Titanic (1997) and for Hugo (2011); 1 previous nomination for Best Visual Effects for Apollo 13 (1995)

* Adam Valdez - first nomination

* Andrew R. Jones - 1 win for Best Visual Effects for Avatar (2009); 1 previous nomination for Best Visual Effects for I, Robot (2004)

* Dan Lemmon - 2 previous nominations for Best Visual Effects for Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)

Kubo and the Two Strings
Nominated Team and Oscar History:

* Steve Emerson - first nomination

* Oliver Jones - first nomination

* Brian McLean - 1 special Oscar (Scientific and Engineering Award)

* Brad Schiff - first nomination

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Nominated Team and Oscar History:

* John Knoll - 1 win for Best Visual Effects for Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006); 4 previous nominations for Best Visual Effects for Star Wars: Episode I - the Phantom Menace (1999), Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002), Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003), and Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)

* Mohen Leo - first nomination

* Hal T. Hickel - 1 win for Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006); 2 previous nominations for Best Visual Effects for Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) and Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)

* Neil Corbould - 2 wins for Best Visual Effects for Gladiator (2000) and Gravity (2013); 2 previous nominations for Best Visual Effects for Superman Returns (2006) and Snow White and the Huntsman (2012)


What I've Seen: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Not Nominated, But Should Have Been: Captain America: Civil War

Predicted Winner: The Jungle Book