Only 3 Animated Movies to Get Oscar Nominations

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences announced the animated features that have been accepted for consideration in the Animated Feature category of the Academy Awards.

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. Submitted features must fulfill the theatrical release requirements and meet the category’s other qualifying rules before they can advance in the voting process.

Under the rules for this category, in any year in which 8 to 15 animated features are released in Los Angeles County, a maximum of 3 motion pictures may be nominated. If 16 or more animated features are submitted and accepted in the category, a maximum of 5 motion pictures may be nominated.

Films submitted in the Animated Feature Film category also may qualify for Academy Awards in other categories, including Best Picture, provided they meet the requirements for those categories.

The 83rd Academy Awards nominations will be announced live on Tuesday, January 25, 2011, at 5:30 a.m. PT in the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater.

Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2010 will be presented on Sunday, February 27, 2011, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center®, and televised live by the ABC Television Network. The Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 200 countries worldwide.