Best Animated Feature, Up
Pete Docter's Up as the next Best Animated Feature Oscar winner is a foregone conclusion. The film about an old man traveling to the Amazon with his house (!) received excellent reviews, has won tons of awards, and became a blockbuster hit. You can't have a more Academy-friendly pedigree than that.
The competition this year, however, is unusually strong. The other nominated films are The Secret of Kells, Fantastic Mr. Fox, The Princess and the Frog, and Coraline. And there were some well-received animated films that didn't even get shortlisted. It was that kind of a year for animation. Even so, Up is unbeatable much like last year's winner, WALL*E, was unbeatable.
Photo: Up (Disney / Pixar)