The candidates for Best Achievement in Visual Effects for the 80th Annual Academy Awards:

1. The Golden Compass: Michael L. Fink, Bill Westenhofer, Ben Morris, Trevor Wood.
2. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End: John Knoll, Hal T. Hickel, Charlie Gibson, John Frazier.
3. Transformers: Scott Farrar, Scott Benza, Russell Earl, John Frazier.

The Oscar went to The Golden Compass. The CGI in this movie was fantastic.