Final word - Only 3 animated Oscar contenders this year.

#1

Final word - Only 3 animated Oscar contenders this year.

Posted: 11/16/10 at 7:50am

15 films were submitted (it takes at least 20 to warrant 5 slots).

Toy Story 3 and Dragon are all but locks.

That leaves the 3rd slot wide open.

I'm going with The Illusionist b/c it's a posthumous Jacques Tati script and has a beautiful style.

There are several that I know nothing about however so who knows?

The list of eligible films:

“Alpha and Omega”?
“Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore”?
“Despicable Me”?
“The Dreams of Jinsha”?
“How to Train Your Dragon”?
“Idiots and Angels”?
“The Illusionist”?
“Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole”
“Megamind”
“My Dog Tulip”?
“Shrek Forever After”
“Summer Wars”?
“Tangled”
“Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue”?
“Toy Story 3”
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#2

Final word - Only 3 animated Oscar contenders this year.

Posted: 11/16/10 at 8:03am

“Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore”

That wasn't animated, was it?

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#3

Final word - Only 3 animated Oscar contenders this year.

Posted: 11/16/10 at 8:04am

I didn't realize TINKER BELL AND THE GREAT FAIRY RESCUE was a theatrical release.

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#4

Final word - Only 3 animated Oscar contenders this year.

Posted: 11/16/10 at 8:23am

It had a one week qualifying run in L.A.

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#5

Final word - Only 3 animated Oscar contenders this year.

Posted: 11/16/10 at 9:33am

I still think TOY STORY 3 can win Best Picture along with Best Animated Picture.

#6

Final word - Only 3 animated Oscar contenders this year.

Posted: 11/16/10 at 10:52am

Re: the Tinkerbell movie -

Studios have been known to do limited theatrical releases of animated films that were likely to be straight-to-video, in order to increase the number of total animated films released for the year, thereby increasing the number of Oscar slots from 3 to 5.

It didn't work this year.

#7

Final word - Only 3 animated Oscar contenders this year.

Posted: 11/16/10 at 12:01pm

Toy Story 3 is a lock to win the award. The rest is all a formality.

#8

Final word - Only 3 animated Oscar contenders this year.

Posted: 11/16/10 at 12:04pm

Alpha and Omega was cute. But not worthy of an Oscar nom. I'm taking my son to see Megamind Friday. I think.

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#9

Final word - Only 3 animated Oscar contenders this year.

Posted: 11/16/10 at 12:06pm

I know I'm in the minority, but I actually preferred How to Train Your Dragon to Toy Story 3. But that's because I never really connected with any of the Toy Story films.

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#10

Final word - Only 3 animated Oscar contenders this year.

Posted: 11/16/10 at 12:14pm

They should just rename the damn thing the Pizar Award -- or get rid of it altogether since the Best Picture category now has 10 slots. That way lesser animated films won't get nominated and the worthier animated films can still have a shot at the top prize.

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#11

Final word - Only 3 animated Oscar contenders this year.

Posted: 11/16/10 at 12:19pm

Most of the major contenders were produced in 3-D to boot.

Unless an obscure foreign title sneaks in, I think the third slot with be Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole.

#12

Final word - Only 3 animated Oscar contenders this year.

Posted: 11/16/10 at 12:32pm

The winner will be Toy Story 3 that is partly rewarding the best in the field and partly honoring the movie franchise since the category was not in existence when the first two films were out.

I have no problem with re-adjusting the number of nominees in the category. Do we want another year of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius or Treasure Planet up for it? I actually wish they did this with Best Picture category than the commercially-charged 10 nominee ploy.

#13

Final word - Only 3 animated Oscar contenders this year.

Posted: 11/16/10 at 2:14pm

I was actually thrilled when "Jimmy Neutron" was nominated. I had more fun at that movie than I think my kids did.

#14

Final word - Only 3 animated Oscar contenders this year.

Posted: 11/16/10 at 3:38pm

I thought the TV show made afterward was cute but the movie overall was meh.

#15

Final word - Only 3 animated Oscar contenders this year.

Posted: 11/16/10 at 4:39pm

They should just rename the damn thing the Pixar Award

Or, the other studios should begin producing work that's of as high a quality as what Pixar repeatedly and continually creates.

#16

Final word - Only 3 animated Oscar contenders this year.

Posted: 11/16/10 at 6:20pm

Well based on the trailer for Pixar's Summer 2011 opus "Cars 2" I would say the Oscar for best animated Pixar film will not be going to Pixar next year.

Cars 2

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Updated On: 11/16/10 at 06:20 PM

#17

Final word - Only 3 animated Oscar contenders this year.

Posted: 11/16/10 at 6:59pm

My son was obsessed with Lightning McQueen when that movie came out. He's not so into it anymore - it's too babyish for him...LOL

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#18

Final word - Only 3 animated Oscar contenders this year.

Posted: 11/16/10 at 8:13pm

^^^
Oh yeah, what an actress! She was so good in GONE WITH THE WIND. I wanted to be Miss Olivia de Havilland myself.

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#19

Final word - Only 3 animated Oscar contenders this year.

Posted: 11/16/10 at 9:03pm

Don't get me wrong, I like Pixar tremendously.

Wall-E and Up were both incredible films.

Cars on the other hand was boring. Pretty to look at, but a weak movie overall. Why they are doing a sequel to this and not The Incredibles is a mystery to me.

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#20

Final word - Only 3 animated Oscar contenders this year.

Posted: 11/16/10 at 9:20pm

Isn't CARS one of Disneys biggest merchandise sellers in years? I'd imagine that might have something to do with it.

#21

Final word - Only 3 animated Oscar contenders this year.

Posted: 11/17/10 at 1:28am

Kids love love love Cars. I thought it was fun, but I apparently the merchandise sales are crazy.

#22

Final word - Only 3 animated Oscar contenders this year.

Posted: 11/17/10 at 7:27am

Well that makes a lot of sense, I didn't realize how popular the toys are.

I always wanted to see a Monsters Inc. sequel.

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#23

Final word - Only 3 animated Oscar contenders this year.

Posted: 11/17/10 at 8:35am

Taz - in California Adventure (Disney's auxillary park here in SoCal,) CARS is huge - they're constructing CarsLand even as I type.

#24

Final word - Only 3 animated Oscar contenders this year.

Posted: 11/17/10 at 8:39am

Wow, I had no idea that it was so popular. Everything I read said the movie's appeal was too limited to boys and while it was a hit it wasn't the MASSIVE hit that Pixar usually has.

I just didn't find it all that interesting. Maybe the whole James Bond thing will liven up the characters.

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#25

Final word - Only 3 animated Oscar contenders this year.

Posted: 11/17/10 at 1:52pm

I actually hope that Monsters, Inc does not get a sequel. The ending worked so perfectly for me that I don't want to spoil it with any idea of "what happens next."