The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has moved twenty films forward in the race for this year’s Oscar for Best Visual Effects. This group of contenders will now be considered for the official shortlist, with voting set to begin soon.

Disney leads the field with seven films, including James Cameron’s Avatar: Fire and Ash and Dan Trachtenberg’s Predator: Badlands. Both Marvel and Disney’s live-action teams have multiple entries, such as The Fantastic Four: First Steps and Tron: Ares.

Warner Bros. Discovery follows closely, featuring titles like Bong Joon Ho’s Mickey 17, Ryan Coogler’s Sinners, and James Gunn’s Superman. Apple is represented through co-productions including F1 and Paul Greengrass’ The Lost Bus.

Universal Pictures has three major contenders: Wicked: For Good, How to Train Your Dragon, and Jurassic World: Rebirth. Netflix is in the running with Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein and The Russo Brothers’ The Electric State. Paramount rounds out the list with Edgar Wright’s The Running Man and Christopher McQuarrie’s Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning.

Preliminary voting for the shortlist begins on Monday, December 8 and ends on Friday, December 12. The Academy will announce the shortlists for twelve categories, including visual effects and animated short, on Tuesday, December 16.

• Avatar: Fire and Ash (20th Century Studios)
• Captain America: Brave New World (Marvel Studios)
• The Electric State (Netflix)
• F1 (Apple Original Films/Warner Bros.)
• The Fantastic Four: First Steps (Marvel Studios)
• Frankenstein (Netflix)
• How to Train Your Dragon (Universal Pictures)
• Jurassic World: Rebirth (Universal Pictures)
• Lilo and Stitch (Walt Disney Pictures)
• The Lost Bus (Apple Original Films)
• Mickey 17 (Warner Bros.)
• A Minecraft Movie (Warner Bros.)
• Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (Paramount Pictures)
• Predator: Badlands (20th Century Studios)
• The Running Man (Paramount Pictures)
• Sinners (Warner Bros.)
• Superman (DC Studios)
• Thunderbolts* (Marvel Studios)
• Tron: Ares (Walt Disney Pictures)
• Wicked: For Good (Universal Pictures)

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