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Oscars’ Animation Contenders Unveiled
Oscars’ Animation Contenders Unveiled
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By
Brian Marder
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Wednesday, November 11, 2009
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Source:
Variety
The list of Best Animated Feature contenders for the next Academy Awards was unveiled on Wednesday – and
Up
made the cut!
All kidding aside, the Pixar blockbuster was a shoo-in and might actually find its way into the 10-strong Best Picture category.
Also present on the list of 20 contenders -- which will eventually be narrowed down to five or six total nominees (depending upon whether or not a few of the films are eliminated based on their release dates) -- are the recently released
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
and
A Christmas Carol
as well as the soon-to-be-released
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakuel
,
Fantastic Mr. Fox
,
Planet 51
and
The Princess and the Frog
.
The nominations for the 82nd Academy Awards will be announced Feb. 2; the ceremony will take place March. 7.
Here is the full list:
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel
Astro Boy
Battle for Terra
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Coraline
A Christmas Carol
The Dolphin – Story of a Dreamer
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Mary and Max
The Missing Lynx
Monsters vs. Aliens
9
Planet 51
Ponyo
The Princess and the Frog
The Secret of Kells
Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure
A Town Called Panic
Up
So ... which movies get your vote for the Best Animated Feature category?
Photo(s) © 2009- Disney/Pixar- All Rights Reserved
View the discussion thread.
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