EX MACHINA Wins Oscar for Visual Effects

EX MACHINA's Andrew Whitehurst, Paul Norris, Mark Ardington and Sara Bennett have won the Academy Award for Visual Efffects.

These are the first Academy Award nominations for Andrew Whitehurst, Paul Norris, Mark Ardington and Sara Bennett.

The other films in the category include The Martian, Mad Max: Fury Road, The Revenant and Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

About the film: Twenty-something computer programmer Caleb wins a CONTEST to spend a week at the isolated home of his boss, the CEO of the Internet's largest provider. Caleb is thrilled to meet Nathan, whom he idolizes, but quickly learns the real reason for his presence: to administer a Turing test that judges the consciousness and abilities of Ava, a female android created by Nathan.

The 88th ACADEMY AWARDS are taking place tonight, Sunday, February 28, 2016, at the Dolby Theatre® at Hollywood & Highland Center® in Hollywood, and are being televised live by the ABCTelevision Network. The Oscar presentation is also being televised live in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide. Comedian, actor and filmmaker Chris Rock returns as host of the event for a second time.

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