19 Animated Features up for the Oscar
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences have released a statement today announcing that 19 animated feature films are in contest for the Animated Feature Film Oscar at the 86th Academy Awards. The 19 hopeful films will be condensed down to 3 – 5 nominated films on January 16, 2014.
This years collection of films are an interesting mix of haunting stop-motion, family-friendly CG from well known studios to much smaller studios, as well as classic French & Japanese 2D animation.
A range of films up for awards some of which are yet to be released in the UK. Who do you think will win? Take part in our poll here, the poll will close on the 16th January when the Academy reduce the number of nominees. You can also let us know what you think in the comments section below.
Who will win the "Best Animated Feature" Academy Award in 2014?
- Monsters University (19%)
- Ernest and Celestine (14%)
- Despicable Me 2 (13%)
- Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie – Rebellion (13%)
- Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 (8%)
- Frozen (8%)
- The Wind Rises (6%)
- The Croods (5%)
- Rio: 2096 A Story of Love and Fury (5%)
- Turbo (3%)
- Epic (3%)
- A Letter to Momo (2%)
- O Apóstolo (2%)
- The Legend of Sarila (0%)
- Khumba (0%)
- Planes (0%)
- Free Birds (0%)
- The Fake (0%)
- The Smurfs 2 (0%)
- Monsters University,
- The Croods,
- Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs 2,
- Despicable Me 2,
- Planes,
- Epic,
- Turbo,
- Frozen,
- The Smurfs 2,
- Ernest and Celestine,
- The Fake,
- Free Birds,
- O Apóstolo,
- Khumba,
- The Wind Rises,
- The Legend of Sarila,
- A Letter to Momo,
- Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie – Rebellion-
- Rio; 2096 A Story of Love and Fury.