..., this was years before the Best Animated Feature award, and Disney had...much consideration Happy Feet got for Best Feature. Hell, Little Miss Sunshine was...was the proverbial Tough Crowd for animated films. Spirited Away might've softened...on-crack'ing about their ONE Picture nomination (and then only because ...s feet in the live-action Picture door...) Again, who is making ...

...is "not a huge fan of animated movies in general". Keep in mind, this was years before the Best Animated Feature award, and Disney had,...much consideration Happy Feet got for Best Feature. Hell, Little Miss Sunshine was...was the proverbial Tough Crowd for animated films. Spirited Away might've softened...on-crack'ing about their ONE Picture nomination (and then only because Snow...

...is "not a huge fan of animated movies in general". Keep in mind...Story 2" Best Picture noms. The creation of the Best Animated Feature category...was the proverbial Tough Crowd for animated films. Spirited Away might've softened...as was Princess Monogartari, and other Anime films submitted in the past ... consideration Happy Feet got for Best Feature. Hell, Little Miss Sunshine ...

... a spotlight-hogging *pig* about their one Best Picture nomination (which, back in '92, ...Toy Story 2" Best Picture noms. The creation of the Best Animated Feature category was quite literally the...they wouldn't have to keep giving the Best Song award to an animated feature...since there was no proper full-length animated category. (Er, no, that was Best Score for a Musical, which was ...

... in mind, this was years before the Best Animated Feature award, and Disney had, frankly,... a spotlight-hogging *pig* about their one Best Picture nomination (which, back in '92, ... "Toy Story 2" Best Picture noms. The creation of the Best Animated Feature category was quite literally the ... since there was no proper full-length animated category. But people stopped believing years ago ...

... Story 2" Best Picture noms. The creation of the Best Animated Feature category...was the proverbial Tough Crowd for animated films. Spirited Away might've softened...as was Princess Monogartari, and other Anime films submitted in the past few... committees have less patience for animated films that attempt the subject ... *just* been Ponpoko, post-Beauty anime relations with the Academy would ...

... why. Personally I thought that film should've gotten a nomination; "Lilo and Stitch", "Spirited Away" and "Osamu Tezuka's Metropolis" were among the best animated features of all time, not just 2002. But like with Kon movies, "Metropolis" opened in much too few theaters to have a realistic chance at ...

... is like comparing Batman and Robin to Wings of the Dove. Speaking of 'Karakter', here's a little something I read in the paper today: "Mike van Diem, the Dutch director who won the best foreign film Oscar in 1997 for 'Character', was wooed all over Hollywood. He landed a job making 'Spy Game' with Robert Redford and Brad Pitt. But after two years on the project, he was abruptly fired...

...: Does it's release in Japan allow for nomination for next year's Academy Awards?: <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcUyB8hl8ro> Just so... were to see this film, he may never ask "Why is it animated?" :-) http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.anime.misc/browse_thread/thread/39e91559270964f1/18840e7998fd7777#18840e7998fd7777 No, it has to have a US theatrical release (...

In article <uv4kv2p264dgm5lhqe663kbq1pkbathfta@4ax.com>, Antonio E. Gonzalez wrote: Does it's release in Japan allow for nomination for next year's Academy Awards?: <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcUyB8hl8ro> No, it has to have a US theatrical release (I don't believe special showings at film festivals count). -- Christopher Mattern NOTICE Thank you ...