Star Wars alums, Lucasfilm and ILM make good showing on Oscars 2024 shortlist

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ILM VFX, John Williams and Ludwig Göransson all got nods in the shortlist for the 96th Academy Awards, which take place 10th March 2024 at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood, and while these aren’t the final lists which will be battling for gold at the Oscars, it certainly shows what a dominant year ILM have had on the big screen, with 4 of the 10 shortlisted films featuring ILM effects as well as a potential 54th nomination for John Williams and his superb score for Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny and a possible third nomination for Göransson with his score for Oppenheimer.

MUSIC (ORIGINAL SCORE)

“American Fiction”
“American Symphony”
“Barbie”
“The Boy and the Heron”
“The Color Purple”
“Elemental”
“The Holdovers”
“Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” (John Williams)
“Killers of the Flower Moon”
“Oppenheimer” (Ludwig Göransson)
“Poor Things”
“Saltburn”
“Society of the Snow”
“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse”
“The Zone of Interest”

VISUAL EFFECTS

“The Creator” (ILM)
“Godzilla Minus One”
“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3”
“Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” (ILM)
“Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One” (ILM)
“Napoleon” (ILM)
“Poor Things”
“Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire”
“Society of the Snow”
“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse”

Fingedrs crossed when the final nominations are announced in the new year.

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Mark Newbold
Mark Newbold
Exploring the galaxy since 1978, Mark wrote his first fan fiction in 1981 and been a presence online since his first webpage Fanta War in 1996. He's contributed to Star Wars Insider (since '06) and Starburst Magazine (since '16) as well as ILM.com, SkywalkerSound.com, StarWars.com, Star Wars Encyclopedia, Build The Millennium Falcon, Geeky Monkey, TV Film Memorabilia, Model and Collectors Mart, Star Trek magazine and StarTrek.com. He is a four-time Star Wars Celebration Stage host, the only podcaster to have appeared on every Celebration podcast stage since the stage began in 2015, the Daily Content Manager of Fantha Tracks and the co-host of Making Tracks, Canon Fodder and Start Your Engines on Fantha Tracks Radio.
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ILM VFX, John Williams and Ludwig Göransson all got nods in the shortlist for the 96th Academy Awards, which take place 10th March 2024 at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood, and while these aren’t the final lists which will be battling for gold at the Oscars, it certainly shows what a dominant year ILM have had on the big screen, with 4 of the 10 shortlisted films featuring ILM effects as well as a potential 54th nomination for John Williams and his superb score for Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny and a possible third nomination for Göransson with his score for Oppenheimer.

MUSIC (ORIGINAL SCORE)

“American Fiction”
“American Symphony”
“Barbie”
“The Boy and the Heron”
“The Color Purple”
“Elemental”
“The Holdovers”
“Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” (John Williams)
“Killers of the Flower Moon”
“Oppenheimer” (Ludwig Göransson)
“Poor Things”
“Saltburn”
“Society of the Snow”
“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse”
“The Zone of Interest”

VISUAL EFFECTS

“The Creator” (ILM)
“Godzilla Minus One”
“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3”
“Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” (ILM)
“Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One” (ILM)
“Napoleon” (ILM)
“Poor Things”
“Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire”
“Society of the Snow”
“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse”

Fingedrs crossed when the final nominations are announced in the new year.

Sale
Star Wars: The High Republic: The Lightsaber Collection
  • Hardcover Book
  • Wallace, Daniel (Author)
  • English (Publication Language)
  • 156 Pages - 11/12/2024 (Publication Date) - Insight Editions (Publisher)
Mark Newbold
Mark Newbold
Exploring the galaxy since 1978, Mark wrote his first fan fiction in 1981 and been a presence online since his first webpage Fanta War in 1996. He's contributed to Star Wars Insider (since '06) and Starburst Magazine (since '16) as well as ILM.com, SkywalkerSound.com, StarWars.com, Star Wars Encyclopedia, Build The Millennium Falcon, Geeky Monkey, TV Film Memorabilia, Model and Collectors Mart, Star Trek magazine and StarTrek.com. He is a four-time Star Wars Celebration Stage host, the only podcaster to have appeared on every Celebration podcast stage since the stage began in 2015, the Daily Content Manager of Fantha Tracks and the co-host of Making Tracks, Canon Fodder and Start Your Engines on Fantha Tracks Radio.
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