Having only been introduced in 2001,”Best Animated Feature” is a fairly new category for the Oscars. Since then, the Academy has only had three nominees in the category every year. This year, however, it’s looking like that might change.
The number of nominees is determined by a set of rules that bases nominations based on how many eligible films come out during that awards year. This year has been a hotbed for animated films, which has resulted in the Academy having a list of 20 films that could be nominated for Best Animated Feature.
Given that number, it’s quite likely that five films could be pulled as nominees, rather than the three that the category has seen in previous years. It’s not guaranteed that the category will see five nominees, but given how well animated films did this year, the potential is definitely there.
The list of eligible films is as follows:
- Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel
– Astro Boy
– Battle for Terra
– Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
– Coraline
– Disney’s 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
The information above is incorrect. In 2003, there were 5 nominees for Best Animated Feature: Spirited Away (winner), Ice Age, Lilo & Stitch, Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron, and Treasure Planet. Also, the award was first give the year prior which was 2002 (although the nominees were films from 2001).
The information above is incorrect. In 2003, there were 5 nominees for Best Animated Feature: Spirited Away (winner), Ice Age, Lilo & Stitch, Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron, and Treasure Planet. Also, the award was first give the year prior which was 2002 (although the nominees were films from 2001).