J.J. Abrams’ “Star Trek Into Darkness”, which was released in theaters last May, has been nominated for an Oscar Award for Best Visual Effects.

The team that worked on the VFX for the film include Roger Guyett, Patrick Tubach, Ben Grossmann and Burt Dalton. “Star Trek Into Darkness” will be competing against “Gravity”, “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug”, “Iron Man 3” and “The Lone Ranger” for the prized gold statue.

The 86th annual Academy Awards ceremony takes place on Sunday, March 2 at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Calif and will be hosted by Ellen DeGeneres.





See the full list of 2013 Oscars nominees.