Several visual effects companies based in Montreal are eagerly awaiting Sunday's Oscars ceremony, in hopes that their efforts will be rewarded at Hollywood's biggest night. Richard Hoover, a visual effects supervisor at Framestore in Montreal, is nominated for his work on Blade Runner 2049. Framestore was responsible for the visual effects creating the orange-toned wasteland in Blade Runner 2049. Another visual effects company from Montreal is celebrating not one but three nominations for Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Kong: Skull Island and Blade Runner 2049. "Some people coin it as the holy grail of visual effects," said Clegg of creating such a subtle, realistic humanoid effect.

Source: CBC News March 04, 2018 16:52 UTC