Awards season has arrived, and we’re delighted to share the latest news about our nominated projects!
BAFTA Longlist
The 2025 British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs) announced their longlist today, and we’re thrilled to see two DNEG-led films, Dune: Part Two and Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, included in the running for ‘Special Visual Effects’!
Special Visual Effects:
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- Dune: Part Two
- Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
- Alien: Romulus
- Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice
- Better Man
- Civil War
- Deadpool & Wolverine
- Gladiator II
- Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
- Wicked
And congratulations to our DNEG Animation crews for their work on That Christmas, which has been included in both the ‘Animated Film’ and ‘Children’s and Family Film’ categories!
Animated Film:
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- That Christmas
- Despicable Me 4
- Flow
- Inside Out 2
- Memoir of a Snail
- Moana 2
- Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
- The Wild Robot
Children’s and Family Film:
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- That Christmas
- Flow
- Kensuke’s Kingdom
- Piece By Piece
- Spellbound
- Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
- The Wild Robot
- Young Woman and the Sea
The official BAFTA nominations are announced Wednesday, January 15th!
Academy Awards® Shortlist
We’re thrilled to share that Dune: Part Two has been shortlisted for the ‘Best Visual Effects’ Oscar® at the 2025 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Awards!
As lead VFX partner on Denis Villeneuve’s visionary sequel, we couldn’t be more proud of our team’s incredible work. Huge congratulations to all for this honour!
Best Visual Effects:
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- Dune: Part Two
- Alien: Romulus
- Better Man
- Civil War
- Deadpool & Wolverine
- Gladiator II
- Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
- Mufasa: The Lion King
- Twisters
- Wicked
Stay tuned – the official nominees are announced on January 17th! Then…
97th Academy Awards
The winners of the 97th Academy Awards® will be announced at the Oscars® ceremony, scheduled to take place on Sunday, March 2nd.
Critics Choice Award Nominations
The Critics Choice Awards are given annually to honour the finest in cinematic and television achievement. We’re so proud to see our DNEG VFX talent represented in this year’s nominations. Congratulations to our Dune: Part Two crew on this well-deserved nomination!
Best Visual Effects
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- Dune: Part Two
- Gladiator II
- Wicked
- Better Man
- The Substance
- Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
The winners of the 30th Critics Choice Awards will be announced Sunday, January 12th. To see the full list of categories and nominees, click here.
The Astra Awards
The Hollywood Creative Alliance Astra Awards were held on Sunday, December 8 in Los Angeles – and DNEG brought home the award for ‘Best Visual Effects’ for its work on Dune: Part Two!
Congratulations to our team for this honour, and to all other nominees and winners of the evening!
American Cinematheque’s Tribute To The Crafts
Dedicated to those who are at the very heart of filmmaking and have exhibited extraordinary work behind the camera over the past year, American Cinematheque’s Tribute to The Crafts has selected Dune: Part Two for the Visual Effects category this year!
Congratulations to the honourees – our very DNEG VFX Supervisors Stephen James and Rhys Salcombe, alongside Paul Lambert and Gerd Nefzer – and to our entire Dune: Part Two team!
The Saturn Awards Nominations
The Saturn Awards are presented annually by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films. The awards were created to honor science fiction, fantasy, and horror in film!
We were thrilled to see our team’s work recognized in the below category:
Best Visual/Special Effects
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- Dune: Part Two
- Alien: Romulus
- Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
- Deadpool & Wolverine
- Godzilla Minus One
- Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
- Twisters
Congratulations to our team, and to all other nominees! The winners will be announced February 2, 2025.
The Satellite Awards Nominations
The Satellite Awards are annual awards given by the International Press Academy that are commonly noted in entertainment industry journals and blogs! We were delighted to spot our team’s work on Dune: Part Two recognized with a nomination in the ‘Best Visual Effects’ category.
Best Visual Effects
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- Dune: Part Two
- Gladiator II
- Kingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes
- Mufasa: The Lion King
- Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In
- Wicked
Stay tuned – the winners will be announced on January 26th, 2025.