Only 3 Animated Movies to Get Oscar Nominations
Itís official: there will be no more than three nominees in the Oscar Animated Feature category.
The Academy released the list of qualifying films on Monday, and 15 movies were submitted and deemed eligible. A field of between eight and 15 submissions means three films can be nominated, provided they receive high enough scores.
Last year, for only the second time in the nine-year history of the category, five films were nominated out of a field of 20.
ìToy Story 3î and ìHow to Train Your Dragonî are considered prohibitive frontrunners for the first two slots, with the third spot up for grabs from a group that includes the major-studio productions ìMegamind,î ìTangled,î ìDespicable Meî and ìLegends of the Guardians: The Owls of Gaíhoole,î and dark-horse indies like ìIdiots and Angels,î ìSummer Warsî and ìMy Dog Tulip.î
A spokesperson for Warner Bros. said that the company had planned to submit the animation/live-action hybrid ìYogi Bearî to the Academy, but it is not on the AMPAS list and may have been judged ineligible by a committee from the Short Films and Feature Animation branch.
Voters who agree to see at least 80 percent of the qualifying films, which in this case means 12 movies, will select the final nominees.
The qualifying films:
ìAlpha and Omegaî
ìCats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galoreî
ìDespicable Meî
ìThe Dreams of Jinshaî
ìHow to Train Your Dragonî
ìIdiots and Angelsî
ìThe Illusionistî
ìLegend of the Guardians: The Owls of GaíHooleî
ìMegamindî
ìMy Dog Tulipî
ìShrek Forever Afterî
ìSummer Warsî
ìTangledî
ìTinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescueî
ìToy Story 3î
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