Despite their groundbreaking and jaw-dropping visual effects work, the Apes movies have yet to win a best VFX Oscar. Will this year’s 'Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes' at last break through?

Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune: Part Two” leads with seven nominations, followed by Wes Ball’s “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes,” with six nominations, and Michael Gracey’s Robbie ...