14 films submit for Best Animated Feature Oscar

ALIASd · 11-10-2008, 09:16 PM

14 submit for animation Oscar

'WALL-E,' 'Madagascar' sequel among contenders

By Carolyn Giardina
The Hollywood Reporter
Nov 10, 2008, 10:13 PM ET

"WALL-E"

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Fourteen films have been submitted to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in hopes of securing one of the three nominations available in the best animated feature category.

The contenders are "Bolt," "Delgo," "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," "Waltz With Bashir" "WALL-E" and "Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who!"

Because there are at least eight but fewer than 16 submissions, a maximum of three movies can share the spotlight when the Oscar nominations are announced Jan. 22.

Disney/Pixar's "Wall-E" is widely considered the frontrunner to win the Oscar. Competition for the other two nominee slots will include such boxoffice hits as Blue Sky Studio's "Horton," a Fox release, and DreamWorks Animation's "Kung Fu Panda" and "Madagascar" sequel, which were released by Paramount.

The submissions also include Israel's award-winning documentary "Waltz With Bashir," which has emerged as this year's "Persepolis." A Sony Pictures Classics release, "Bashir" also could be a contender in the foreign-language film race.

"Waltz," Disney's 3-D "Bolt," CG fantasy films "Delgo" and "Dragon Hunters," Australian stop-motion title "$9.99," Japanese anime titles "The Sky Crawlers" and "Sword of the Stranger" and London-based Framestore Feature Animation's first title "The Tale of Despereaux" from Universal still await their qualifying runs.

"Bolt" and "Fly Me to the Moon" are stereoscopic 3-D titles.

By next year, the majority of the leading competitors could be 3-D titles, as stereoscopic animated fare scheduled to open in 2009 includes Focus' stop-motion "Coraline," DWA's "Monsters vs. Aliens," Disney's "Up," Blue Sky's "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs" and Sony Pictures Animation's "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs."

14 submit for animation Oscar

twobluestripes · 11-11-2008, 09:55 AM

i think WALL E oughta be in the best pictures race, not animated picture, it's so good.

stitchon · 11-11-2008, 11:13 AM

I predict: Panda, WALL-E, and then a wild-card of either some international film, or another film that hasn't been released yet.

And it's wrong to see WALL-E here. It deserves a best picture nod.

ALIASd · 11-11-2008, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by stitchon

And it's wrong to see WALL-E here. It deserves a best picture nod.

This doesn't mean it can't conceivably end up with a Best Picture nomination, too. It does assure consideration in this category though.

I see 'Bolt' in the third spot myself.

stitchon · 11-11-2008, 11:50 AM

I think that they should give the other filmmakers a chance and leave that other spot to a different company. Giving Disney 2/3 of the category weasels away the chances of the other independent or international films that deserve it.

ALIASd · 11-11-2008, 12:16 PM

It's not about over-honoring Disney. It's about honoring the best possible choice. As the Academy terms it:

ANIMATED FEATURE FILM: Best animated feature film of the year.*

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An animated feature film is defined as a motion picture with a running time of at least 70 minutes, in which movement and characters’ performances are created using a frame-by-frame technique. In addition, a significant number of the major characters must be animated, and animation must figure in no less than 75 percent of the picture’s running time.

Having actually seen many of the titles mentioned in the OP, I'll stick with 'Bolt' as a viable third nominee.

Coheteboy · 11-11-2008, 06:45 PM

I'll predict the following 3:

Wall-E
Kung Fu Panda
Bolt

DOOM BGI · 11-11-2008, 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by ALIASd

This doesn't mean it can't conceivably end up with a Best Picture nomination, too. It does assure consideration in this category though.

This is correct... a film submitted for best animated feature does not mean it is not eligible for best picture as well; it is eligible for both.

It is the same for foreign language feature. I think "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" (2003) was the last film to snag a nomination in both categories.

ALIASd · 11-11-2008, 08:46 PM

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Originally Posted by DOOM BGI

It is the same for foreign language feature. I think "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" (2003) was the last film to snag a nomination in both categories.

You're right. Also 'Life is Beautiful' (1999) received a Best Picture nomination, and won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, among a few others.

Melonballer · 11-11-2008, 10:47 PM

I thought "The Tale of Despereaux" looked interesting. I haven't heard of some of these films. I look forward to learning more about them.

*SusieP.* · 11-11-2008, 10:59 PM

Oh my gosh, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs is being made into a movie? That's one of my favorites!

MasterGracey · 11-12-2008, 12:14 AM

If WALL-E doesn't win Best Animated Feature, I will have lost the last bit of faith I have in the Academy.

ALIASd · 11-12-2008, 05:36 PM

For Your Consideration In All Categories Including Best Picture and Best Animated Feature Film
page is up -

The shooting script for 'WALL-E' by Andrew Stanton and Jim Reardon is available at:

Walt Disney Studios Awards 2008?

Coheteboy · 11-12-2008, 10:49 PM

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Originally Posted by ALIASd

For Your Consideration In All Categories Including Best Picture and Best Animated Feature Film
page is up -

The shooting script for 'WALL-E' by Andrew Stanton and Jim Reardon is available at:

Walt Disney Studios Awards 2008?

High School Musical 3 for all categories including best picture. LOLZ.

ALIASd · 11-17-2008, 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Coheteboy

High School Musical 3 for all categories including best picture. LOLZ.

The FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION ads every year offer some truly hilarious (and contractually-obligated) options. They have as great a chance as 'Tropic Thunder', 'Max Payne' or hundreds of others do.

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stitchon drinks Haterade. Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Personal Info. Lay off, stalker. Posts: 4,304	Re: 14 films submit for Best Animated Feature Oscar I think that they should give the other filmmakers a chance and leave that other spot to a different company. Giving Disney 2/3 of the category weasels away the chances of the other independent or international films that deserve it. __________________ the place where Nick is made! "Drugs are bad because if you do drugs you're a hippie and hippies suck."- Eric Cartman "Why do you sound surprised? I love America. Just because I think gay dudes should be allowed to adopt kids and we should all have hybrid cars doesn't mean I don't love America."- Liz Lemon "There's no truck that I know that can keep in Bolt and Rhino!" - Rhino "Quality is a great business plan. Period." - John Lasseter “The heart and soul of the company is creativity and innovation.” - Bob Iger "The trick is to crush their trachea before they've even reached their hands below the waist." -The Dark Lady "If the vampire went to go kiss the girls neck in Twilight and then he accidentally rips out her wind pipe... I would be satisfied." - Kritter "Part of Resident Evil's charm is that it still takes itself seriously despite having the most atrociously written story and dialog of any human endeavor since Hulk Hogan took one too many clothes-lines to the head and decided he could act." - Zero Punctuation "If you screw up and kill this guy, I'm gonna be pissed." -Dr. Meridith Grey "Life can be hilariously cruel." - Bender "Don't worry honey, they won't kill you in an amusement park as long as you have a dime left in your pocket." - Homer Simpson "When you’re born you get a ticket to the freak show. When you’re born in America, you get a front-row seat." - George Carlin "You don't want another Enron? Here's your law: If a company can't explain in ONE SENTENCE what it does....it's illegal." - Lewis Black "You're dead if you aim only for kids. Adults are only kids grown up, anyway." - Walt Disney I have self esteem, which is pretty amazing, because I'm someone who wouldn't necessarily have a lot of self esteem as I am considered a minority. And if you are a woman, if you are a person of color, if you are gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, if you are a person of size, if you are a person of intelligence, if you are a person of integrity, then you are considered a minority in this world. And it's going to be really hard to find messages of self-love and support anywhere. It's all about how you have to look a certain way, or else you're worthless. You know, when you look in the mirror and think, "Ugh, I'm so fat, I'm so old, I'm so ugly." Don't you know that's not your authentic self? But that is billions upon billions of dollars of advertising. Magazines, movies, billboards, all geared to make you feel crappy about yourself, so you will take your hard earned money and spend it at the mall on some turn-around creme that doesn't turn around anything. When you don't have self esteem, you will hesitate to do anything in your life. You will hesitate to go for the job you really want to go for. You will hesitate to ask for a raise. You will hesitate to call yourself an American. You will hesitate to report a rape. You will hesitate to defend yourself when you are discriminated against because of your race, your sexuality, your size, your gender. You will hesitate to vote. You will hesitate..... to dream. For us to have self esteem is truly an act of revolution, and our revolution is long overdue." - Margaret Cho First, take a big step back... and literally, ** YOUR OWN FACE! I don't know what kind of pan-pacific bull power play you're trying to pull here, but Asia Jack is my territory. So whatever you're thinking, you'd better think again! Otherwise I'm gonna have to head down there and I will rain down in a godly *** firestorm upon you! You're gonna have to call the *** United Nations and get a *** binding resolution to keep me from *** destroying you! I'm talking about a scorched earth, mother**! I will massacre you! I WILL YOU UP! - Les Grossman "It's the happiest place on earth. Let's keep it that way."**

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