Dawn Treader cut from Best Visual Effects Academy Award Nominations

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has further narrowed the list of potential films that are up for a nomination for Best Visual Effects.  The list used to contain about 15 films, and eight have been cut, leaving seven.  The seven potential nominees are Alice in Wonderland, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1, Hereafter, Inception, Iron Man 2, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, and Tron: Legacy.

They will be cutting two more films before the final list of five will be named for academy voters.

Not making the cut are The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, Clash of the Titans, The Last Airbender, Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, Shutter Island, The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, and Unstoppable.

This is unfortunate, as The Voyage of the Dawn Treader had some of the best visual effects of the year, period.  Definitely better than Harry Potter’s.  Not sure about Hereafter and Scott Pilgrim, though.