Great news from the 2025 Academy Awards Nominations as ILM nab two nods for Alien: Romulus and Wicked (which in total received an impressive 10 nominations) and to Skywalker Sound for its work on the wonderful The Wild Robot, which featured Lupita Nyong’o, Pedro Pascal and Mark Hamill.
Congratulations to Industrial Light & Magic’s Nelson Sepulveda-Fauser, alongside Eric Barba, Daniel Macarin, and Shane Mahan for their Academy Awards Nomination for Best Visual Effects on @FedAlvar’s #AlienRomulus! #Oscars pic.twitter.com/KJReAaJFUY
— Industrial Light & Magic (@ILMVFX) January 23, 2025
#Wicked has been nominated for 10 Academy Awards including Best Visual Effects! Congratulations to ILM’s Pablo Helman and David Shirk, alongside Paul Corbould and Jonathan Fawkner! #Oscars pic.twitter.com/OyDON5umAy
— Industrial Light & Magic (@ILMVFX) January 23, 2025
Roz is going for Gold! #TheWildRobotMovie earns 3 Academy Awards Nominations including Best Sound! Congratulations to Skywalker Sound’s Randy Thom, Brian Chumney, Leff Lefferts, and Gary A. Rizzo! #Oscars pic.twitter.com/eWD4arAqqW
— Skywalker Sound (@skywalkersound) January 23, 2025
Very best of luck to all the talents involved, and we’ll be sure to pay close attention when the 97th Academy Awards take place on 2nd March 2025 at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles.