The category was won by Avatar: The Way of Water.
“I recently directed the filmCocaine Bear,” said a hoarse Banks.
“And without visual effects, this is what the bear would look like.”

Elizabeth Banks and Cocaine Bear at the 2023 Oscars.Kevin Winter/Getty Images
“It’s terrifying,” the filmmaker continued as the faux fur monster danced by her side.
No director wants to deal with this."
you better wait ‘til the after-party like everybody else."
“The Navi are not real; it’s visual effects.
Avatar is visual effects,” said Banks.
“Is this All Quiet on the Western Front?
Okay, that’s visual effects.
It was a real war but real visual effects.
Batman flying around is not real.
Tom Cruise flying around is real, but also visual effects.Wakanda?Wakandais totally real.”
The category was won byAvatar: The Way of Water.
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