20 Animations Nominated for Oscar Consideration

The Hollywood Reporter posted the list 20 features were nominated for Oscar considerations this year (11/11/09). That's great news. It shows that the general public likes the medium, and that the industry supports it. In the past, only three films could be nominated, but since there are now twenty, five will be selected. Here is the list...thanks Dr. Duncan for the heads up...exciting to see who will win.

Does anyone here have a favorite? Me? Meatballs!

• "Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel" (Fox 2000)
• "Astro Boy" (Summit)
• "Battle for Terra" (Lionsgate)
• "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs" (Sony Animation)
• "Coraline" (Focus)
• "Disney's A Christmas Carol" (Disney)
• "The Dolphin – Story of a Dreamer" (20th Century Fox)
• "Fantastic Mr. Fox" (20th Century Fox)
• "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs" (20th Century Fox)
• "Mary & Max" (IFC)
• "The Missing Lynx" (Kandor Graphics, YaYa! Films)
• "Monsters vs. Aliens" (DreamWorks Animation)
• "9" (Focus)
• "Planet 51" (Sony)
• "Ponyo" (Disney and Studio Ghibli)
• "The Princess and the Frog" (Disney)
• "The Secret of Kells" (Les Armateurs, Viva Film, Cartoon Saloon, France 2 Cinema)
• "Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure" (Disney)
• "A Town Called Panic" (Studio Canal)
• "Up" (Disney/Pixar)