Oscar nominations for animated features have been announced. And as a sign of how far Disney’s feature animation department has fallen, no Disney film was even nominated this year. Instead we have two stop-motion films, one from an upstart studio in Portland, OR and one from a British master, and one hand-drawn film from the masters at Studio Ghibli. I’ve only seen Miyazaki-san’s film (I know, I need to get out more, but I plead the defense of having a 2-year old at home) so I can’t give a good opinion on which one I think will win. But from what I’ve read it will be a close call between Howl’s Moving Castle and Wallace and Grommit.
BEST ANIMATED FILM
NOMINATIONS
- "Howl’s Moving Castle," Hayao Miyazaki
- "Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride," Tim Burton and Mike Johnson
- "Wallace & Grommit: Curse of the Were-Rabbit," Nick Park and Steve Box
There was no Pixar film released in 2005.
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I can’t even think of an animated Disney movie that was out this year off the top of my head.
Yes, I don’t know if it is a matter of being LEFT OUT so much as not having anything to include.
Chicken Little would have qualified.
Howl’s Moving Castle was given an American release by Disney. Does that count?
Really, I can’t think of any Disney pictures released this past year beyond Chicken Little. I haven’t seen it, but I know its reviews weren’t too good.
Of course, Chicken Little. I should have remembered that was Disney. The mother is dead after all.
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