Nov 4, 2011 by Brian Gallagher

18 Animated Features Submitted for 84th Annual Academy Awards

The Adventures of Tintin is a contender for the Best Animated Film Oscar
The Adventures of Tintin is a contender for the Best Animated Film Oscar
Eighteen features have been submitted for consideration in the Animated Feature Film category for the 84th Academy Awards.

The 18 submitted features are:



Several of the films listed have not yet had their required Los Angeles qualifying runs. Submitted features must fulfill the theatrical release requirements and meet all of the category's other qualifying rules before they can advance in the voting process. At least eight eligible animated features must be theatrically released in Los Angeles County within the calendar year for this category to be activated.

Films submitted in the Animated Feature Film category may also qualify for Academy Awards in other categories, including Best Picture, provided they meet the requirements for those categories.

The 84th Academy Awards nominations will be announced live on Tuesday, January 24, 2012, at 5:30 a.m. PT in the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater.

Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2011 will be presented on Sunday, February 26, 2012, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center, and televised live by the ABC Television Network. The Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 200 countries worldwide.

The Academy Awards episode 84.1, "84th Annual Academy Awards" stars Angelina Jolie, Tom Hanks, Tom Cruise, Meryl Streep, Bradley Cooper, Will Ferrell, Ben Stiller, Zach Galifianakis.

The Adventures of Tintin was released December 21st, 2011 and stars Daniel Craig, Simon Pegg, Jamie Bell, Cary Elwes, Andy Serkis, Nick Frost, Tony Curran, Sebastian Roché. The film is directed by Steven Spielberg.

Arthur Christmas was released November 23rd, 2011 and stars James McAvoy, Hugh Laurie, Jim Broadbent, Bill Nighy, Ashley Jensen, Imelda Staunton. The film is directed by Barry Cook, Sarah Smith.

Cars 2 was released June 24th, 2011 and stars Larry The Cable Guy, Owen Wilson, Michael Caine, Emily Mortimer, Eddie Izzard, John Turturro, Brent Musburger, Joe Mantegna. The film is directed by John Lasseter, Brad Lewis.

Puss in Boots was released October 28th, 2011 and stars Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Zach Galifianakis, Billy Bob Thornton, Amy Sedaris, Constance Marie, Guillermo del Toro, Rich Dietl. The film is directed by Chris Miller.

The Smurfs was released July 29th, 2011 and stars Hank Azaria, Neil Patrick Harris, Jayma Mays, Sofía Vergara, Tim Gunn, Madison McKinley, Meg Phillips, Julie Chang. The film is directed by Raja Gosnell.


Sources: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

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Comments (38)

  1. Georgia DiPirro

    Tintin for win, Rango, and Kung Fu Panda 2 is right up there, I feel

    7 months agoby @Georgia-DiPirroFlag

  2. Summit10

    Tintin, Rango, Puss in Boots and Kung Fu Panda 2 :)

    7 months agoby @summit10Flag

  3. angelheart1016

    Tintin will win, end of the story.

    7 months agoby @angelheart1016Flag

  4. moviegeek

    @corey I don't think Winnie will even get nominated :P Too "straight-to-DVD"-ish.

    7 months agoby @moviegeekFlag

  5. Jay.A.Ottley

    Rango vs Tintin, thats the only nominations that need to be chosen.... f*ck the rest of them lol except maybe Winnie The Pooh but they could have done better

    7 months agoby @jayaottleyFlag

  6. Corey

    @moviegeek Rango over Winnie. Hmmm...I don't know about that but we'll see.

    7 months agoby @coreyFlag

  7. moviegeek

    My predictions:

    Kung Fu Panda 2
    Rango
    Winnie the Pooh

    Rango wins.

    (I don't think Tintin will be eligible..)

    7 months agoby @moviegeekFlag

  8. moviegeek

    @corey Yea I downloaded it online just because a friend recommended it. I wouldn't "recommend" it to people, but hey, it's not bad.

    7 months agoby @moviegeekFlag

  9. Utopia

    @corey Might not, but it should definitely be nominated.

    7 months agoby @utopiaFlag

  10. Bawnian©-Dexeus

    There are a few here that will fail miserably

    7 months agoby @bawnian-dexeusFlag

  11. Worth5Bucks

    My nomination predictions: Tintin, Cars 2, Winnie the Pooh, Kungfu Panda 2, and Rango.

    7 months agoby @mattbierwagenFlag

  12. ZanyZap

    Tintin, Winnie the Pooh and Rango. But the Academy loves the foreign flicks, so we can usually count on one of those sliding into the nominees.

    7 months agoby @zanyzapFlag

  13. Corey

    @utopia I don't think Winnie the Pooh will win. It will be TinTin all the way.

    7 months agoby @coreyFlag

  14. Corey

    @moviegeek Wow. I'll have to see it. Don't consider that, Alvin, or Smurfs to be animated flicks though.

    7 months agoby @coreyFlag

  15. m2

    RANGO!!!!!

    7 months agoby @m2Flag

  16. Daveactor7

    Tintin, Rango and Puss in boots

    7 months agoby @daveactor7Flag

  17. Josh

    I'm curious to check out some of these smaller name films I haven't heard of.

    7 months agoby @shuabertFlag

  18. Dan

    F*ck Cars 2.

    7 months agoby @dan1Flag

  19. moviegeek

    @corey It was WAY more entertaining than it had any right to be. I guess I enjoyed it because my expectations were so low. 3.0/5 for me.

    7 months agoby @moviegeekFlag

  20. Corey

    @moviegeek How was Hop, actually?

    7 months agoby @coreyFlag

  21. MovieWiz001

    @moviegeek I know. I just can't see The Smurfs or Chipmunks to count as "animated films".

    7 months agoby @moviewiz001Flag

  22. moviegeek

    @shuabert Well Harold and Kumar is "eligible" because it has some animation in it. But I doubt that either of those will end up being elligible.

    Where is "Hop" on this list...?

    7 months agoby @moviegeekFlag

  23. CelluloidDreams

    I'm for "Winnie the Pooh" or "Rango"!!

    7 months agoby @2movieguysFlag

  24. Utopia

    I say "Winnie the Pooh" should take the Oscar or be runner up!

    7 months agoby @utopiaFlag

  25. ROFLitschristian

    GO PIXAR!!!

    7 months agoby @ROFLitschristianFlag

  26. ROFLitschristian

    Not the best year for animated pictures, but animation right now is now joke. I'd say in a ratio to live-action films, animated films are about 3:1.

    7 months agoby @ROFLitschristianFlag

  27. PUNISHER

    This is the first year in a long time I dont think Pixar has it. We shall see...

    7 months agoby @cerealkillerFlag

  28. J.P.

    Let's get real here... RIO HAS TO WIN!!!

    7 months agoby @jptheredskullFlag

  29. Josh

    @moviegeek If I'm not mistaken, Smurfs and Alvin would be eligible because they feature prominent animated characters for more than X% of the film's running time, which is why Revenge of Kitty Galore was eligible last year.

    7 months agoby @shuabertFlag

  30. J. David

    @moviegeek Oh, I know that. Just wasn't sure a mo-cap film would be eligible or not.

    7 months agoby @moviefreak97Flag

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