The Awards Season. One of the most exhilarating times of the year for moviegoers across the globe. Our hearts race as we cross our fingers, hoping and praying that our favorite films, actors, and filmmakers will be recognized and nominated for some sort of award - particularly at the Academy Awards, otherwise known as the Oscars. Ladies and gentlemen, here are this year's nominees for Best Animated Feature Film...
- Frankenweenie - Tim Burton
- ParaNorman - Sam Fell & Chris Butler
- The Pirates! Band of Misfits - Peter Lord
- Wreck-It Ralph - Rich Moore
- Brave - Mark Andrews & Brenda Chapmam
All I can say is...wow. What a great year 2012 was for animation. There's not a film that was nominated that doesn't deserve to win, and it's so great to see the Academy recognize stop-motion animation, as it really is quite an underrated art form.
It's fantastic to see Brave up there after Pixar not being nominated for the first time ever last year with Cars 2. I would love, love, love to see Brave take the shiny golden man home this year, but let's face it - it's got some pretty tough competition, primarily with Disney's Wreck-It Ralph. Over the course of the past few years, Disney Animation have been upping their game after a few years of delivering so-so films (see Kyle's Animated World for some great in-depth articles on Disney's ups and downs throughout the ages), and Ralph was just a huge leap forward, and was pretty much as good as a Pixar film. I would be equally delighted to see Disney bring home their first ever Oscar for Best Animated Feature.
I was a bit disappointed that Brave didn't get a Best Original Song nomination for "Touch the Sky", "Learn Me Right", or "Into the Open Air". The film had some gorgeous music, so it's quite a shame that it wasn't recognized in this year's Oscars. On the bright side, the film does have a nomination for Best Music at the Annies, so hopefully it wins there.
Who are you hoping takes home home the Oscar for Best Animated Feature this year? Who do you think will win? Share your thoughts in the comments!
2 comments:
Well i can honestly say that i'm rooting for brave as a fellow pixar lover. i haven't seen any of those movies but my guess is that brave is the best just becuz it IS pixar! i would honestly b surprised id paranorman or pirates! band of misfits got the oscar award becuz from wat i've seen of them they dont look very good.
just had to say that i saw MU (monsters university) fruit snacks at the grocery store 2day ALREADY!! guess we're not the only ones anxiously awaiting MU! :)
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