Tis but 10 days until the much anticipated Oscars! Here at Escape we have a keen eye on who will be winning the prize for best VFX, there are some pretty heavyweight contenders and nominees are as follows…

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey: Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon, David Clayton and R. Christopher White

Life of Pi: Bill Westenhofer, Guillaume Rocheron, Erik-Jan De Boer and Donald R. Elliott

Marvel's The Avengers: Janek Sirrs, Jeff White, Guy Williams and Dan Sudick

Prometheus: Richard Stammers, Trevor Wood, Charley Henley and Martin Hill

Snow White and the Huntsman: Cedric Nicolas-Troyan, Philip Brennan, Neil Corbould and Michael Dawson

Many are speculating that Life of Pi is nailed on for the award, however the possibility of the Hobbit snatching the award has not been written off!