<br /> Star Wars: The Last Jedi and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 are among the films to make the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' shortlist to be in contention for the Outstanding Visual Effects category.<br />are joined by Blade Runner 2049, War for the Planet of the Apes, Kong: Skull Island, Alien: Covenant, Okja, Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, The Shape of Water and Dunkirk.<br />The finalists were selected by the Academy’s Visual Effects Branch executive committee. <br />
