The Jungle Book will undoubtedly face some seriously stiff competition this year in the Best Visual Effects category.
However, The Jungle Book is the nominated film that comes the closest to seamlessly blending reality with fiction.
The Jungle Book arguably comes closer than any other movie in the history of film to completely eliminating the “uncanny valley,” and that is something that deserves recognition.
Movies like Rogue One and Doctor Strange were visual delights, and Kubo and the Two Strings proved to be a masterclass in stop-motion animation — although in that regard, I would argue that Kubo is more deserving of Best Animated Feature instead of Best Visual Effects.