Fourteen animated features have been submitted for this year’s Best Animated Picture Oscar according to the Hollywood Reporter.
The contenders are “Bolt,” “Delgo,” “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,” “Waltz With Bashir” “WALL-E” and “Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who!”
Because there are at least eight but fewer than 16 submissions, a maximum of three movies can share the spotlight when the Oscar nominations are announced Jan. 22.
Disney/Pixar’s “Wall-E” is widely considered the frontrunner to win the Oscar. Competition for the other two nominee slots will include such boxoffice hits as Blue Sky Studio’s “Horton,” a Fox release, and DreamWorks Animation’s “Kung Fu Panda” and “Madagascar” sequel, which were released by Paramount.
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