Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 was announced by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today as being among 15 films long-listed for the Achievement in Visual Effects category for the 84th Academy Awards, to be handed out at the lavish ceremony on Sunday, February 26, 2012. This list of 15 will be cut down to 10 in early January, and the final five official nominations will be announced in Los Angeles on Tuesday, January 24, 2012.



The full long-list can be read below.

• "Captain America: The First Avenger"
• "Cowboys & Aliens"
• "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2"
• "Hugo"
• "Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol"
• "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides"
• "Real Steel"
• "Rise of the Planet of the Apes"
• "Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows"
• "Sucker Punch"
• "Super 8"
• "Thor"
• "Transformers: Dark of the Moon"
• "The Tree of Life"
• "X-Men: First Class"

Order the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 DVD and Blu-ray sets, out today in the U.S. and December 2 in the UK, at the Amazon links below, or through the official Warner Bros Shop.

Amazon.com (US) - Deathly Hallows 1-disc DVD | Deathly Hallows 1-disc Blu-ray | Deathly Hallows 3-disc Blu-ray triple play | The Complete 8-Film Collection DVD | The Complete 8-Film Collection Blu-ray

Amazon.co.uk (UK) - Deathly Hallows 1-disc DVD | Deathly Hallows 3-disc 3D Blu-ray | Deathly Hallows 3-disc Blu-ray triple play | Deathly Hallows 2-disc DVD | The Complete 8-Film Collection DVD | The Complete 8-Film Collection Blu-ray | The Complete 8-Film Collection BD limited edition