The shortlist includes 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' and 'War for the Planet of the Apes.'

The race for the Oscars in visual effects has 10 remaining films, including Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Dunkirk, Blade Runner 2049 and War for the Planet of the Apes.

These movies will participate in a "bake-off" in early January, during which the VFX branch will vote on the nominations.

The final 10 films are:

Alien: Covenant

Blade Runner 2049

Dunkirk

Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2

Kong: Skull Island

Okja

The Shape of Water

Star Wars: The Last Jedi

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

War for the Planet of the Apes