Disney Duster wrote:
Beauty and the Beast was the only animated film nominated for the Best Picture academy award.
Because it was released in a weak year, and Eisner lobbied heavily for it, and people absolutely loved The Little Mermaid and Roger Rabbit. It lost because the acting branch is the largest "clique" among Academy voters, and they rallied to actor's director Jonathon Demme, and Foster and Hopkins. Beauty never had a chance, it was lucky to even be nominated. There's a lot of talk about UP getting a nod this year. With 10 films receiving nominations this year, I think UP is a shoe-in as the 2nd animated feature to receive a Best Picture nomination, and the 1st CGI film to receive a Best Picture nod (up yours, Dreamworks). Disney's going to have a lock on two statistics - first hand drawn film to earn a Best Picture nomination, and first CGI film to earn a Best Picture nomination.
Still don't think UP will win, because the actor's branch will again rally to a film that celebrates and promotes the importance of actors. This is all politics, never be fooled into thinking the Academy Awards are anything other than a highly political public relations event.
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But Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs won a special academy award and seven tiny ones.
The award was an apology. It wasn't given until 1939, Snow White was released in 1937. The film was snubbed in every category, except Best Score, and it lost. It is astonishing to look back and see that Snow White's brilliant songs failed to win a single nomination. The film became the most acclaimed film of the year, and the highest grossing film of all time. So, to correct their goof, in 1939, the Academy gave the film that unique Oscar. It was an apology.
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And it made it into the National Film Registry for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant", along with Pinocchio.
Beauty and the Beast is in the NFR, also. As is Fantasia. Don't remember if Dumbo or Bambi or Sleeping Beauty are there. They should be, and I predict they will be some day. The Living Desert and Seal Island were early NFR entries, not to mention Steamboat Willie.
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This film...it's pure amazing magic, and a masterpiece, still to this day, and ever after.
It's great. The film still works after all this time. Sad thing is, Snow White works best with a large audience, as do most of Walt's films.