I mean honestly speaking, I am not surprised, as Man of Steel did not impress when it comes to Visual Effects. Completely logical for it to be removed from the running.

all the shortlist films mentioned were all impressive, i have not watched all of them yet but i think gravity will win it, on the other hand i also think that man of steel should have been included in the shortlist at least because it was better than lone ranger and world war z in terms of special effects and in par with ironman 3. oblivion, gravity and pacific rim are the strongest contenders.

I don't think Star Trek will make the final cut. It's kind of just too much "been there, done that." While that's the same case with The Hobbit, it has such a massive scale, so it should have a better shot. I don't know if Iron Man 3 offered much more from previous installments to get a nomination here. I think The Lone Ranger deserves a nomination, but it's box-office performance will be a hindrance. Elysium, Oblivion, Thor: The Dark World and World War Z are the more solid bets to make the final round with Gravity set to take the win at the end in my book.

It is curious to see Man Of Steel out of the running. While it did good in theaters and there was much hype beforehand, I don't know if many people really fell in love with the movie, which might go toward explaining its exclusion in the top ten. I get the sense many people were indifferent to it one way or another.

Well that sucks.