“The Smurfs” was unlikely to become one of the five animated films nominated for an Academy Award this year. However, the film’s disqualification does point to an interesting question: What does qualify as an animated film in today’s cinematic landscape?
'Smurfs' animated feature DQ raises questions about vague regulations
Posted by Roth Cornet · 6:15 pm · December 17th, 2011
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'Rango,' 'Puss in Boots,' 'Tintin' and more fight it out for Best Animated Feature Film
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 3:11 pm · December 15th, 2011
This year’s race for Best Animated Feature Film is a bit of a full one. After only 15 titles qualified last year (yielding just three nominees), the total number of qualifying films in the hunt this time around is 19, meaning we’ll have a set of five contenders when the nominees are announced in January. And now’s as good a time as any to handicap the field.
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18 toons qualify for Best Animated Feature Film, 'Tintin' among them
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:27 pm · November 4th, 2011
The Academy has announced its list of qualifying titles for the Best Animated Feature Film category. And it turns out there are enough for a full slate of five nominees this year.
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