Twelve Animated Films Submitted for Oscar

I think it got submitted last year...

I'm rooting for the same movies as you are. I haven't seen Persepolis (I loved the comic though, and I'm hoping to see it in the future), Ratatouille, Surf's Up, or Tekkonkinkreet, but I've heard good things about all of them. I loved the Simpsons Movie, so I'm hoping it can get a nomination.
 
Why is Alvin and Chipmunks in the running? It's live action. I suspect Ratatouille or The Simpsons will take it, even though Surf's Up was surprisingly well done.
 
Based on the trends of nominations I've seen in the past, here is what I predict the nominations will be like:

-Ratatoullie (Winner)
-Shrek the Third
-Meet the Robinsons

As for the kind of nominations I'd like to see:

-Ratatoullie
-The Simpsons Movie
-Persepolis
 
Ratatouille is a lock.

For the other two slots, its a race between Beowulf (surprised it's eligible, though), Persepolis, The Simpsons Movie, and the two Dreamworks movies. Hopefully the slots will be taken up by two of the first three and not the last two.
 
There are three kinds of films that get nominated for this award. The commercial favorite (Shrek the Third, Simpsons Movie), the experimental/unusual (Beowulf, Peresopolis), and the other which often bring the phrase "How did you get here?" to mind (ATHF, Alvin and Chipmunks). Critical favorties usually lie in the commercial (Ratatouille) and experminental categories. Here is how the they have broken down in the past:

Commercial (Shrek, DW)
Commercial (Monsters, Pixar)
Other (Neutron, Nick)

Experimental (Spirited Away, Myazaki)
Commercial (Lilo and Stitch, Disney)
Commercial (Ice Age, Blue Sky)
Experimental (Treasure Planet, Disney)
Other? (Spirit, DW)

Commercial (Finding Nemo, Pixar)
Other (Brother Bear, Disney)
Experimental (Triplets of Bellville)

Commercial (Incredibles, Pixar)
Commercial (Shrek 2, DW)
Commercial (Shark Tale, DW)

Experimental (Wallace and Gromit, Aardman)
Experimental (Howl's, Myazaki)
Experimental (Corpse Bride, Burton)

Commercial (Happy Feet, Village Roadshow)
Commercial (Cars, Pixar)
Experimental (Monster House, Zemeckis)

There aren't to many patterns, but commercial films seem to take the cake. Pixar is the most consistent studio, Dreamworks has only won once and haven't been favorited much recently. My guess is that Ratatouille will win. Next in line Simpsons Movie and one of the anime movies. Beowulf could and there is a slight chance of Surf's up.

The biggest surprise with this list though, has been that Lion's Gate didn't bother to send in Happily N'ever After.
 
Of all the films,I've only seen Ratatouille,The Simpsons Movie,and Meet the Robinsons.....I'd be happy if Ratatouille is nominated,since it's my favorite of the ones I've seen (though I'm fairly certain it will be....I think every other Pixar movie has been nominated),and I'd also be OK with the Simpsons movie being nominated,since I thought it was really funny.....Meet the Robinsons was good,but I don't think it was good enough to be a nominee....
 
I'll be rooting for Ratatouille.

Actually, Ratatouille was so well made that I've wondered how well it would have handled the best film category. It is IMHO the finest movie I've seen this year, even beating out The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford.
 
It may have a chance. Atonement is a lock, and probably No Country For Old Men and There Will Be Blood as well. The fourth slot is probably going to be one of the three big wild card fall films (Charlie Wilson, Kite Runner, Sweeney Todd). So that leaves one more slot, and I'm guessing they'll go for a more "fun/odd" film to balance things out. What are the options? Once, Juno, Hairspray, The Golden Compass (if the rumors of the censorship are false, though if they're true I don't want it winning any awards)... and Persepolis and Ratatouille.
 
While most of the film is in live-action, the chipmunks are CGI, and if these CGI effects appear for at least 75% of the film, then it is eligible for the Best Animated Feature award.
 
..Waitaminute, something doesn't add up here. The 75% minimum rule can be fulfilled just by having CGI characters for 3/4 of the movie? How does that stop films like the Star Wars prequels or maybe even the next Transformers movie from getting pulled into the animated category?
 
I think without a doubt that Ratatouille will win the award. The real competition is who will get nominated.
Though every year people expect a Pixar film to get nominated for best picture, and every year it doesn't happen. So I'm not holding my breath.
 
I'm definitely in the minoroty, but I was SORELY disappointed by Ratatouille. While it looked beautiful as a Brad Bird film always does, the story did not appeal to me at all.

I'm pulling for The Simpsons Movie all the way.
 
I'm hoping "Ratatouille" gets the nod. I expect it will, if for no other reason that it's a Pixar movie...

I liked "The Simpsons Movie", but I didn't love it, having seen multiple pre-season 8 episodes that were far superior. I can see it getting nominated, but don't see it winning Oscar...

I haven't seen any of the remaining ten...
 
That's because those are the ones the voting members of the Academy are most likely to have seen. A film that has a limited releases has a weaker chance of getting votes unless the distribution company wants to absorb the expense of sending out DVDs to Academy members (and even that's no guarantee that they will be watched). So Pixar and Dreamworks will have the inside track most years just on sheer distribution power, and only an exceptional film will get noticed.

My prediction is that the nominees will be Ratatouille (Pixar, automatic nomination), Shrek the Third (the Speilberg/Katzenberg/Geffen triad have enough industry influence to score a nomination, if not an actual win), and The Simpson's Movie (can't underestimate the power of a pre-sold audience). Ratatouille is the favorite to win, but The Simpsons Movie might just pull off an upset.
 
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