Only three animated features will be in the running for the 2011 Academy Awards, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced today.
That’s because only fifteen features have been accepted for consideration in the Best Animated Feature Film category. A minimum of sixteen is required for the shortlist to include a maximum of five nominees.
The 15 features are:
Alpha and Omega
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
Despicable Me
The Dreams of Jinsha
How to Train Your Dragon
Idiots and Angels
The Illusionist
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole
Megamind
My Dog Tulip
Shrek Forever After
Summer Wars
Tangled
Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue
Toy Story 3
The Dreams of Jinsha, The Illusionist, Summer Wars and Tangled have not yet had their required Los Angeles qualifying run.
As per the Academy’s release, "submitted features must fulfill the theatrical release requirements and meet the category’s other qualifying rules before they can advance in the voting process."
The 2011 Academy Award nominations will be announced on Tuesday, January 25, 2011, at 5:30 a.m. PT in the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater.
The 2011 Academy Awards ceremony will take place on Sunday, February 27, 2011, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center. In the US, it’ll be broadcast live on ABC.
Photo: DreamWorks
Wht wasn’t Chico & Rita eligible?