14 Animated Features Submitted for 2008 Oscar

[_Bolt_]

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.

Some very good movies

[zombieking]

I haven't seen all those films, but I'd wager Wall-E will be the big winner. Pixar is in a league of their own.

[quexos]

I have heard about Delgo for like over 3 years and it never came out. I almost forgot about it if it wasn't for this thread mentioning it.

In the same type of issue, there was a CGI animation called "Dear Anne: the gift of hope" which I never heard nothing about for the longest time as if it had vanished off the surface of the earth.

http://mirror.dearannemovie.com/main.html

[Grimshaw23]

I've heard some good things about Sword of the Stranger. Hope it get release here in the US soon.

[matthewrounds]

I can't comment on Wall-E, but Kung Fu Panda was my favorite this year.

[Midnightsailor]

Originally Posted by matthewrounds

I can't comment on Wall-E, but Kung Fu Panda was my favorite this year.

I would imagine both titles picking up quite the awards.

[MAPdead]

I haven't seen any of these films but I hear Wall E is really good.

[Ernest Rister]

The nominees will be:
Horton Hears a Who
Wall*E
Bolt

The winner will be:
Wall*E

[mikejet]

Wall-E will win. Pixar usually does.

I still have reservations about the ending though.

[Rantlers]

Kung-Fu Panda was amazing, I'll be watching Wall E next week. Also can't wait to see Bolt, that Hamster cracks me up everytime I see the previews!