2021 Oscar Predictions: VISUAL EFFECTS (November)
She’s back. After months of moving dates and deliberations, Warner Bros dropped a bombshell announcement last week that Wonder Woman 1984 would be released simultaneously in theaters and on HBO Max on Christmas Day, putting it back into play this awards season. It drops in this month at #2.
Netflix’s The Midnight Sky takes the top spot, pushing down WB’s Birds of Prey, Disney’s Mulan and Apple’s Greyhound.
Here are my ranked 2021 Oscar predictions in Visual Effects for November.
Green – moves up; Red – moves down; Blue – new or re-entry this month
1. The Midnight Sky (Netflix)
Nominees TBD
2. Wonder Woman 1984 (Warner Bros/HBO Max)
Nominees TBD
3. Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) (Warner Bros)
Nominees TBD
4. Mulan (Disney+)
Nominees TBD
5. Sonic the Hedgehog (Paramount Pictures)
Nominees TBD
6. Greyhound (Apple TV+)
Nominees TBD
7. The Invisible Man (Universal Pictures)
Nominees TBD
8. Tenet (Warner Bros)
Nominees TBD
9. Over the Moon (Netflix)
Nominees TBD
10. Soul (Pixar)
Nominees TBD
Other Contenders
The Call of the Wild (20th Century Studios)
Nominees TBD
Cinderella (Sony Pictures)
Nominees TBD
Doolittle (Universal Pictures)
Nominees TBD
The New Mutants (20th Century Studios)
Nominees TBD
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