'OotP' on shortlist for Best Visual Effects Oscar

  December 17, 2007 at 4:35 PM ET
  Geri     HPANA (via The Hollywood News)
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is one of 15 movies shortlisted for the Best Visual Effects Oscar.

Other movies in consideration for the award include: Beowulf, The Bourne Ultimatum, Evan Almighty, The Golden Compass, I Am Legend, Live Free Or Die Hard, National Treasure: Book Of Secrets, Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World's End, Ratatouille, Spider-Man 3, Sunshine, 300, Transformers, and The Water Horse.

Seven will be chosen, three of which will go through to be nominated for the Academy Award which will be awarded during the Oscar show in February.