All members of the Visual Effects Branch will now be invited to view 10-minute excerpts from each of the shortlisted films on Saturday, January 6, 2018.
Should Okja be among the five finalists, it will be the first time a fictional Netflix original film has been recognized by The Academy.
The streaming service has been nominated five years in a row for Best Documentary Feature and won the Best Documentary Short last year.
The Academy’s Visual Effects Branch Executive Committee determined the shortlist.