Eighteen Films Eligible For 2011 Best Animated Oscar Mean Five Nominees Possible
In 2010,only 15 films were eligiblefor the Best Animated Film Oscar. Under the current rules, at least 16 films have to be eligible to have more than three nominees and this year that’s looking likely. Eighteen films have been deemed eligible to be nominated forBest Animated Featureat the84rd Annual Academy Awardsand it’s a very crowded field. Pixar usually is a sure thing but as their film,Cars 2, underperformed – at least in Pixar terms – that leaves the door open for movies likeThe Smurfs, Rango, Puss in BootsandMars Needs Moms. Well, maybe not that last one, but it’s eligible.
After the jump see the full list of eligible animated films and predict which five will get the nomination come July 17, 2025.
Here are the 18 films eligible to be nominates for Best Animated Film at the 2011 Academy Awards.
Several of those films are not out yet and the final four on the list are foreign so I don’t really know much about them. With that said, it’s time to hypothesize.
At least one of the foreign films will be nominated and, based on the title alone, I’m going say it’sWrinkles. After thatCars 2will still be nominated, I’d sayRangois a lock and from there things get difficult. Everyone lovedWinnie the Pooh, The Adventures of Tintinis a Steven Spielberg movie,Kung Fu Panda 2andPuss in Bootsare above average andThe Smurfswas a run away blockbuster. Plus,Arthur Christmas, Happy Feet Tooand maybe evenChipwreckedcould all be good. Out of that group, I thinkTintinmakes it in on its name alone and thenPuss in Bootssneaks in as a dark horse.
So, if the nominees areWrinkles, Cars 2, Rango, TintinandPuss in Boots, I thinkRangotriumphs. It’s the most quirky, has huge names attached and reached a wide audience from kids to adults.
What do you think will happen? Are there any snubs already? We’ll find out first on January 24 with the nominations and then again on February 26 when the Oscar is handed out.
