But there can be only 3 nominees. Is there anybody anywhere who doesn't think that's going to be WALL•E, Kung Fu Panda and Waltz With Bashir? I've updated the animated Oscar page with links to official sites for each of these eligible films. So if you're curious about Fly Me to the Moon, have at it. Mercifully, Space Chimps and The Clone Wars aren't being considered.
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I think Tales of Despereaux could easily replace Bashir. I mean, despite the semi-regular serious mention, it's certainly not a lock.
I love $9.99! This stop-motion animation has more human characters than most of the live-action films that came out this year combined.
heh. it'll definitely stand out.
it's depressing that the US industry has completely given up on anything non-CGI
The absence of Fear(s) of the Dark from the list of finalists is every bit as inexplicable to me as when thy failed to promote 4 Months, 3 Weeks, and 2 Days to the foreign language shortlist last year.
I sometimes have a terrible suspicion that my tastes run contrary to those of the Academy.
Well this list isn't selected by the Academy per se. These are just the films that were submitted. I'm guessing the producers of Fear(s) of the Dark didn't bother submitting, same as The Clone Wars and Space Monkeys. No sense in filling out paper work when there's no chance for a nomination I guess. Still, if we were getting five nominees, then maybe we'd actually get to see those cool-looking Japanese flicks. $9.99 looks interesting too. I was also hoping the French film about two princes would be in the mix - the youtube trailers look beautiful.
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This remind me the 1993 Best Actress Race...many days before nominations were announced everybody knew Emma Thompson would have won...
anyway my predictions so far:
1) WALL-E
2) KUNG-FU PANDA
3) WALTZ WITH BASHIR
I agree with Arkaan that TALES OF DESPEREAUX (or Horton) could replace Bashir in the third spot...but what a nice if Mamoru Oshii (GHOST IN THE SHELL, AVALON, INNOCENCE) could have a chance...after all Academy Honoured Master Miyazaki some years ago...so they aren't against Anime...
mirko
Speaking of Miyazaki . . . where's Ponyo?
I'm not sure PONYO was eligible this year. Maybe next one...
mirko
I already saw Sword Of The Stranger A excellent film... maybe this year they won the Oscar
well...i have horton hears a who! in my third slot... mainly because I loved the film haha...some wishful thinking has never hurt anyone!
I have trouble picturing an R-rated film as a nominee in this category, but perhaps there's been an evolution in attitudes about kid-appropriateness of animation since Waking Life got Jimmy Neutron'd back in 2001. On the other hand, that decision could have been equally or more based upon animators' dislike of rotoscoping technology than content. Though I haven't seen Waltz With Bashir yet, I imagine Flash might be a similar technological impediment.
yeah. i'm a little worried about that.
although i don't love the film enough to be that concerned but i do like to see more than one type of animation rewarded so it will be disappointing if it's 3 kiddie movies in CGI.
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(even if two of them are good to excellent)
Really. Not even Panda is a lock, let alone Bashir. While stuff like Dragon Hunters (which is French rather than American, by the way) should be happy to just be longlisted, I'd say a good half of the fourteen are yet in the race.
So I am saying Horton Hears a Who!, Sky Crawlers and WALL-E. *Partly* just to be contrarian, but I do believe especially Horton's chances to be pretty good until convinced otherwise.
On another note, Coraline is 2009 now? Damn. With the earlier move of 9 to next year and Frankenweenie still being set to premiere in same, these three will be stealing each other's Oscar thunder. And as a fan of all things Burtonesque, I find this very unfortunate. :(
Speaking of 9, I wonder what they're going to change the title to. They're clearly going to have to. Can't have two movies with the same title and I believe Nine would have the rights to use the title more considering it's an older title. But... I dunno.
$9.99! WTF? Where did that come from? It's website says it's getting a US release in December, yet I haven't heard a word about it's release in australia. And considering it's an Aussie co-production featuring Joel Edgerton, Geoffrey Rush, Barry Otto, Samuel Johnson, Anthony LaPaglia, Ben Mendelsohn, Claudia Karvan and Leeanna Walsman I would think it'd get some sort of release here. Those are all pretty big names (here at least).
i always forget what the animated rules are but i assume they petition to be considered somehow and then i think (though i'm not sure) that they have to play one week in LA. hence the movies nobody has heard of and aren't advertised suddenly being on the list.
glenn -- good point. $9.99, Nine, and 9 all in 13 months at the movies? confusing!
I actually wish that one of Space Chimps/Clone Wars HAD submitted, then we'd have 15 and could have 5 nominees. Not that this year especially calls for 5, but its always more interesting of a race with them.
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