Star Wars, Doctor Strange Lose Academy Award To Jungle Book

If you were hoping the Academy Awards would give all the love to superheroes this year, then you will be sorely disappointed to learn this: Doctor Strange lost out on its Oscars bid. The praised film was nominated for Best Visual Effects alongside other geek-friendly titles like Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. However, the ultimate prize wound up going to The Jungle Book instead.

Of course, many are not too surprised by the turnout. At this year’s BAFTA Awards, The Jungle Book swept the event for its Visual Effects prize. However, there were plenty of fans hoping Doctor Strange or Star Wars might edge the live-action Disney film out. The Jungle Book wowed fans around the world with its stunning CG reimagining of an entire jungle with animals and more.

Doctor Strange‘s visuals were nothing to sneeze at either. The mind-bending film was commended for its creative effects as characters like the Ancient One quite literally turned cities upside-down. The film’s final sequence in Hong Kong was a visual masterpiece, and Marvel fans were pleased with its complexity.

And, as always, Star Wars stunned audiences with its intricate visuals. The film brought original trilogy battles to new heights as its creators combined digital and practical effects to blow fans away. It also didn’t hurt that director Gareth Edwards was able to snag unused footage from the first films to tidy up for the franchise’s first solo venture.

You can read up on the category’s full list of nominees below:

Deepwater Horizon
Kubo and the Two Strings
Doctor Strange
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
The Jungle Book

You can also watch a highlight reel of the movies and their stunning visual effects here thanks to intrepid fans with admirable editing skills.