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We had two films release this past weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations.

Ant-Man & The Wasp

The Marvel Universe has become more or less unpredictable in terms of Oscars. What used to be a given that a film starring Robert Downey Jr. would earn an Oscar nomination, it appears only films without him do. That may help Ant-Man & The Wasp, but that’s not likely the only reason to consider the film’s Oscar chances.

Although the first film didn’t score an Oscar nomination, it was likely due to the rather traditional Honey, I Shrunk the Kids-type effects. This new film not only uses those effects well, it throws in a few inventive new uses that make for some thrilling action sequences and most importantly the best de-aging visuals ever seen on film with Michael Douglas, Laurence Fishburne, and Michelle Pfeiffer all getting believable reductions in age.

Throw in the creative effects of the Ghost character and you have a recipe for the Visual Effects Branch to take notice of the film. It will have a lot of competition, even from within the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but the creativity paired with the awe factor may ultimately help the film earn a nomination.

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