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15 films qualify for Visual Effects Oscar race

A statue of an Oscar is on display outside of the Kodak Theatre as preparations are made for the 83rd annual Academy Awards in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles, February 26, 2011. UPI/David Silpa
A statue of an Oscar is on display outside of the Kodak Theatre as preparations are made for the 83rd annual Academy Awards in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles, February 26, 2011. UPI/David Silpa | License Photo

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Dec. 12 (UPI) -- Hollywood's Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said Monday 15 films released in 2011 are eligible for nomination for the Visual Effects Oscar.

The movies are listed below in alphabetical order:

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-- "Captain America: The First Avenger"

-- "Cowboys & Aliens"

-- "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2"

-- "Hugo"

-- "Mission: Impossible -- Ghost Protocol"

-- "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides"

-- "Real Steel"

-- "Rise of the Planet of the Apes"

-- "Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows"

-- "Sucker Punch"

-- "Super 8"

-- "Thor"

-- "Transformers: Dark of the Moon"

-- "The Tree of Life"

-- "X-Men: First Class"

The list will be whittled down to five when the 84th Academy Awards nominations are announced Jan. 24. The Oscars for outstanding film achievements of 2011 are to be presented Feb. 26 at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center.

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