Carolyn Giardina

The visual effects branch of the Motion Picture Academy recently narrowed its list of VFX Oscar contenders down to 20 films, from which 10 will be shortlisted.

Trends that could factor into this season's VFX Oscar race include de-aging and particle simulation, such as in "Dune Part 2."

“Godzilla Minus One” director and VFX supervisor Takashi Yamazaki and two-time Emmy Award winning actor and producer Hiroyuki Sanada will be honored

How ‘Better Man’s’ ‘Rock DJ’ dance number brought together 500 extras and a CG monkey on a busy London street

Chris Sanders' “ The Wild Robot ” from Dreamworks Animation leads the feature competition of the 52nd Annie Awards for animation with 10

“Gladiator II” producers Douglas Wick and Lucy Fisher will be presented with the Advanced Imaging Society ‘s Harold Lloyd Award, Feb. 7 during the AIS Lumiere Awards luncheon at the Beverly Hills Hotel.

To make Paramount and Hasbro's first fully CG-animated Transformers movie, Academy Award-winning director Josh Cooley (“Toy Story 4”) turned to

'Transformers One'gave Optimus Prime and Megatron a "youthful naivete" in their animated origin story

Rachel Morrison — the first woman to earn an Oscar nomination for cinematography — often picked up a camera and entered the ring to do handheld

VFX shortlisted movies from 'Dune: Part 2' to 'Better Man' will next participate in the annual bake off.