


The studio doubled-down in 2014 with two films earning Oscar nominations, Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Guardians of the Galaxy, but only one of them features a heavily-armed, talking raccoon and a massive, sentient tree with a limited vocabulary.

Marvel Studios has made a habit of breaking box-office records with each addition to its rapidly expanding cinematic universe, but it has yet to bring home an Oscar despite multiple films nominated in the Visual Effects category over the years. Now, we get the scoop on the digitally created duo that were the breakout stars of Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy. Previously, we looked at the face-mapping effects in Captain America: The Winter Soldier and the (literally) groundbreaking effects in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. In recognition of these films and one of our favorite Oscar categories, we’re putting the spotlight on one “Visual Effects” nominee each day leading up to Sunday’s broadcast and taking a closer look at what made them stand out. Fitbit Versa 3įive films are nominated for an Academy Award in the “Visual Effects” category this year, and they each offer a nice look at the amazing tricks filmmakers and their effects teams can pull off on the big screen.
