The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced that 10 films remain in the running in the Visual Effects category for the 84th Academy Awards. All members of the Visual Effects Branch of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences will view 10-minute excerpts from each of the 10 shortlisted films on January 19 and vote for five final nominees for the award. The 84th Academy Awards nominations will be announced on January 24, 2012.
The films are listed below in alphabetical order:
"Captain America: The First Avenger"
"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"
"Transformers: Dark of the Moon"
"The Tree of Life"
"X-Men: First Class"
Source: Movie web