ACADEMY AWARDS - Visual Effects Bake Off.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced on 12/16/05 the seven films in consideration for Achievement in Visual Effects for the 78th Academy Awards: Batman Begins, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, King Kong, Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith and War of the Worlds. Fifteen-minute clips from each film will be screened for the nominating committee tonight, then members will vote to nominate three of the seven films for Oscar consideration. All Academy Award nominations will be announced Tuesday, January 31, 2006.DIRECTORS GUILD AWARDS
- Meet the Nominees: Movies for Television, Los Angeles. Directors Guild of America President Michael Apted announced the DGA nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television for the year 2005 on January 9, 2006. The winner will be announced at the 58th Annual DGA Awards Dinner on Saturday, January 28, 2006 at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles. The nominees in this category are: Darnell Martin for Their Eyes Were Watching God, James Sadwith for Elvis, Joseph Sargent for Warm Springs, Fred Schepisi for Empire Falls, and George C. Wolfe for Lackawanna Blues.VES AWARDS - online voting opens (through 2/10/06). Visit the
Visual Effects Society website for details. The 4th Annual VES Awards will be presented 2/15/06 in Hollywood.
