Animated Film Grabs Best-Picture

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Well...that could quite possibly be the headline come the morning after the 82nd Academy Awards this year. Given the quality and sheer number of choices that animated films offer this year, it's quite possible. Could Pixar's "Up" walk away with a Best Picture Oscar, a first for an animated film? Could it also make history by picking up a double nomination, Best Animated Feature and Best Picture? Twenty animated films have been submitted to the Academy this year, opening up the possibility of qualifying sixteen releases, granting five slots for nomination, increasing the likelihood of some fantastic competition in the genre. Every major studio besides Warner has an offering this year. Sony is in there with "Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs", Focus with "Coraline" and "9". There's even a classic hand-drawn piece, "The Princess and The Frog" thrown in for good measure, as well as a Japanese animated film "Ponyo". Wow. Well, the eligibility list will be announced in the next few days, so we'll have a better idea what surprises Oscar night holds in store. Do you think an animated film is capable of winning Best Picture?