Hellboy Hunting Down Oscar

photo by Joe Nazzaro

Nominations for the 81st Academy Awards aren’t announced until January 22, but it’s “so far, so good” for Spectral Motion and HELLBOY 2: THE GOLDEN ARMY.

HELLBOY 2 has made the semi-final list for both the Best Makeup category, and the Best Visual Effects. Guillermo worked in collaboration with Spectral Motion Studios to create the amazing digital and creature effects for the film.

On January 15, the Academy will view a short 10-15 minute reel from each contender, and then a panel will reduce the field down to three nominees for each category.

Here are the remaining candidates for each category:

VISUAL EFFECTS