Tuesday
11Nov2008
The List of Potential Best Animated Feature Nominees
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 at 8:49PM
In 1992, Beauty and the Beast was an Academy
Award nominee for Best Picture. Some people were upset that an animated movie
could be eligible for movie's highest honor, when they really should've
protested that The Prince of God Damn Tides was nominated that same year.
Talk about taking a spot from a deserving movie (Fisher King, Cape Fear, Boyz
N The Hood...).
- Delgo
- Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who!
- Dragon Hunters
- Fly Me to the Moon
- Igor
- Kung Fu Panda
- Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
- $9.99
- The Sky Crawlers
- Sword of the Stranger
- The Tale of Despereaux
- WALL-E
- Waltz with Bashir
I have not heard of a few of those, which is probably my fault. But I suspect those films won't be in the running, anyway. More than likely, it's going to be Wall-E, Kung Fu Panda and one other film (because there are only three nominees). Waltz with Bashir is getting rave reviews, Bolt has potential, Despereaux looks great, and Madagascar and Horton have a lot of box office to their credit. So it will probably be one of those five vying for one final position on the ballot. We'll get the official nominations on January 22nd at 5:30am Pacific time.
But I suppose the Academy does need to honor animated films on their own, especially because they make the industry so much money. To that end, here are the fourteen movies submitted to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for the Best Animated Feature award:
- Bolt
- Delgo
- Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who!
- Dragon Hunters
- Fly Me to the Moon
- Igor
- Kung Fu Panda
- Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
- $9.99
- The Sky Crawlers
- Sword of the Stranger
- The Tale of Despereaux
- WALL-E
- Waltz with Bashir
I have not heard of a few of those, which is probably my fault. But I suspect those films won't be in the running, anyway. More than likely, it's going to be Wall-E, Kung Fu Panda and one other film (because there are only three nominees). Waltz with Bashir is getting rave reviews, Bolt has potential, Despereaux looks great, and Madagascar and Horton have a lot of box office to their credit. So it will probably be one of those five vying for one final position on the ballot. We'll get the official nominations on January 22nd at 5:30am Pacific time.
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