Oscar Nominations
Last week we saw the nominations for the BAFTA’s in the animated feature and short category, and now just announced are those up for the Oscars. The 84th Academy Awards are to be held on Sunday 26th February and for the time being here are the five nominations from both the Animated feature category and the Animated short category.
Animated Feature
A Cat In Paris – Alain Gagnol and Jean-Loup Felicioli
A thrilling mystery that unfurls in the alleys and on the rooftops of the French capital, Paris, over the course of one adventurous evening.
Chico & Rita – Tono Errando & Javier Mariscal
Chico is a young piano player with big dreams. Rita is a beautiful singer with an extraordinary voice. Music and romantic desire unites them, but their journey – in the tradition of the Latin ballad, the bolero – brings heartache and torment.
Kung Fu Panda 2 – Jennifer Yuh Nelson
Po and his friends fight to stop an peacock villain from conquering China with a deadly new weapon, but the Dragon Warrior must come to terms with his past.
A story about the events leading up to the sword fighting cat’s meeting with Shrek and his friends.
Rango is an ordinary chameleon who accidentally winds up in the town of Dirt, a lawless outpost in the Wild West in desperate need of a new sheriff.
Animated Short
Dimanche/Sunday – Patrick Doyon
Dimanche / Sunday (trailer) from doiion on Vimeo.
Every Sunday, it’s the same old routine! The train clatters through the village and almost shakes the pictures off the wall. In the church, Dad dreams about his toolbox. And of course later Grandma will get a visit and the animals will meet their fate.
The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore – William Joyce & Brandon Oldenburg
Inspired, in equal measures, by Hurricane Katrina, Buster Keaton, The Wizard of Oz, and a love for books, The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore is a poignant, humorous allegory about the curative powers of story.
La Luna is a fable about young boy caught in an inter-generational conflict as he joins his Papa and Grandpa for the first time in their nightly work.
A Morning Stroll – Grant Orchard
‘When a New Yorker walks past a chicken on his morning stroll, we’re left to wonder which one is the real city slicker…’
Wild Life – Amanda Forbis & Wendy Tilby
In 1909, a dapper young remittance man is sent from England to Alberta to attempt ranching. However, his affection for badminton, bird watching and liquor leaves him little time for wrangling cattle. It soon becomes clear that nothing in his refined upbringing has prepared him for the harsh conditions of the New World. This animated short is about the beauty of the prairie, the pang of being homesick and the folly of living dangerously out of context.
Who do you think should win the coveted award in each category? Is there a film you think should have made it and didn’t? Let us know in the comments
