The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has narrowed down their list of best visual effects nominees to 7 which include the following films:

• Avatar
• District 9
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
• Star Trek
• Terminator Salvation
• Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
• 2012

These 7 will in turn be narrowed down to just 3 by the time official nominees are announced on February 2nd and one will ultimately be cro