The
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences have released the names of fourteen features have been submitted for consideration in the Animated Feature Film category for the 81st Academy Awards®.
The 14 submitted features are:
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 Bolt,
Delgo,
Dragon Hunters,
$9.99,
The Sky Crawlers,
The Tale of Despereaux and
Waltz with Bashir have not yet had their required Los Angeles qualifying run. 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.
Under the rules for this category, a maximum of 3 films can be nominated in a year in which the field of eligible entries numbers at least 8 but fewer than 16.
Films submitted in the Animated Feature Film category also may qualify for Academy Awards in other categories, including Best Picture, provided they meet the requirements for those categories.
The 81st Academy Awards nominations will be announced on Thursday, January 22, 2009, at 5:30 a.m. PT in the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater.
Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2008 will be presented on Sunday, February 22, 2009, 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.
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The only films I will root for are:
Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who
The Tale of Despereaux
WALL-E
"Bolt" doesn't look interesting! Ok, mabey the hamster in the ball that is it!
I was not impressed W./"Kung Fu Panda"..."Igor" bombed!
2.WALL-E
3.The Sky Crawlers
(screw Bolt and why is Fly Me To The Moon here)
but the competetition is ferce