Oscar for Best Animated Feature 2019

[Sotiris]

Previously: Oscar for Best Animated Feature 2018

As per Academy rules, 8 to 12 eligible films are required for a field of three nominees, 13 to 15 for a field of four, and 16 or more for a field of five.

Thirty-two animated feature films have been submitted for the 2019 Academy Awards.

Abominable
The Addams Family
The Angry Birds Movie 2
Another Day of Life
Away
Buñuel and the Labyrinth of the Turtles
Children of the Sea
Dilili in Paris
Frozen II
Funan
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
I Lost My Body
Klaus
The Last Fiction
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
Marona’s Fantastic Tale
Missing Link
Ne Zha
Okko's Inn
Pachamama
Primal: Tales of Savagery
Promare
Rezo
The Secret Life of Pets 2
Spies in Disguise
The Swallows of Kabul
This Magnificent Cake!
The Tower
Toy Story 4
Upin & Ipin: The Lone Gibbon Kris
Weathering With You
White Snake


Notes

• Aladdin which was released in the U.S. on May 24, 2019 may not be eligible since it is an animated/live-action hybrid.

• Anemone: Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution received a limited theatrical release in the U.S. on October 16, 2019 but not an Oscar-qualifying run.

• Arctic Dogs which was released in the U.S. on November 01, 2019 was not submitted for consideration even though eligible.

• Batman: Hush received a limited theatrical release in the U.S. on July 19, 2019 but not an Oscar-qualifying run.

• Batman vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles received a limited theatrical release in the U.S. on March 31, 2019 but not an Oscar-qualifying run.

• Cencoroll Connect received a limited theatrical release in the U.S. on July 04, 2019 but not an Oscar-qualifying run.

• Chance which received a limited theatrical release in the U.S. on April 05, 2019 was not submitted for consideration even though eligible.

• Cinderella and the Secret Prince which was released in the U.S. on October 11, 2019 was not submitted for consideration even though eligible.

• City Hunter: Shinjuku Private Eyes received a limited theatrical release in the U.S. on April 20, 2019 but not an Oscar-qualifying run.

• Code Geass: Lelouch of the Re;surrection received a limited theatrical release in the U.S. on May 05, 2019 but not an Oscar-qualifying run.

• Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba received a limited theatrical release in the U.S. on March 31, 2019 but not an Oscar-qualifying run.

• Dragon Ball Super the Movie: Broly received a limited theatrical release in the U.S. on January 16, 2019 but not an Oscar-qualifying run.

• Dumbo which was released in the U.S. on March 29, 2019 may not be eligible since it is an animated/live-action hybrid.

• Fantastica: A Boonie Bears Adventure which received a limited theatrical release in the U.S. on June 14, 2019 is not eligible as it received non-theatrical public distribution prior to its theatrical exhibition.

• Fate/Grand Order: Absolute Demonic Front — Babylonia received a limited theatrical release in the U.S. on September 29, 2019 but not an Oscar-qualifying run.

• Fate/Stay Night: Heaven's Feel II — Lost Butterfly received a limited theatrical release in the U.S. on March 14, 2019 but not an Oscar-qualifying run.

• Fragtime received a limited theatrical release in the U.S. on November 16, 2019 but not an Oscar-qualifying run.

• Fruits Basket received a limited theatrical release in the U.S. on March 26, 2019 but not an Oscar-qualifying run.

• Human Lost received a limited theatrical release in the U.S. on October 22, 2019 but not an Oscar-qualifying run.

• Hunter x Hunter: The Last Mission which was released in the U.S. on January 30, 2019 is not eligible as it was released overseas in 2013.

• Ice Princess Lily which received a limited theatrical release in the U.S. on December 27, 2019 is not eligible as it received non-theatrical public distribution prior to its theatrical exhibition.

• Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?: Arrow of the Orion received a limited theatrical release in the U.S. on July 23, 2019 but not an Oscar-qualifying run.

• I Want to Eat Your Pancreas received a limited theatrical release in the U.S. on February 07, 2019 but not an Oscar-qualifying run.

• Justice League vs. The Fatal Five received a limited theatrical release in the U.S. on March 29, 2019 but not an Oscar-qualifying run.

• KonoSuba -God's Blessing on This Wonderful World!- The Movie: Legend of Crimson received a limited theatrical release in the U.S. on November 12, 2019 but not an Oscar-qualifying run.

• Laughing Under the Clouds: Gaiden — Part 3 was scheduled to be released in the U.S. in 2019 but didn't. It was released instead directly to home video on February 04, 2020.

• Lego DC Batman: Family Matters received a limited theatrical release in the U.S. on July 21, 2019 but not an Oscar-qualifying run.

• Leo Da Vinci: Mission Mona Lisa received a limited theatrical release in the U.S. on August 02, 2019 but not an Oscar-qualifying run.

• The Lion King which was released in the U.S. on July 19, 2019 was not submitted for consideration even though eligible.

• Love Live! Sunshine!! The School Idol Movie: Over the Rainbow received a limited theatrical release in the U.S. on August 05, 2019 but not an Oscar-qualifying run.

• Made in Abyss: Journey's Dawn received a limited theatrical release in the U.S. on March 20, 2019 but not an Oscar-qualifying run.

• Made in Abyss: Wandering Twilight received a limited theatrical release in the U.S. on May 27, 2019 but not an Oscar-qualifying run.

• Marvel Rising: Heart of Iron received a limited theatrical release in the U.S. on March 31, 2019 but not an Oscar-qualifying run.

• Mobile Suit Gundam NT (Narrative) received a limited theatrical release in the U.S. on February 19, 2019 but not an Oscar-qualifying run.

• Mob Psycho 100 II received a limited theatrical release in the U.S. on January 05, 2019 but not an Oscar-qualifying run.

• Modest Heroes: Ponoc Short Films Theatre — Volume 1 received a limited theatrical release in the U.S. on January 10, 2019 but not an Oscar-qualifying run.

• Norm of the North: Keys to the Kingdom which received a limited theatrical release in the U.S. on January 11, 2019 was not submitted for consideration even though eligible.

• One Piece: Stampede received a limited theatrical release in the U.S. on October 24, 2019 but not an Oscar-qualifying run.

• Penguin Highway which received a limited theatrical release in the U.S. on April 12, 2019 was not submitted for consideration even though eligible.

• Peppa Celebrates Chinese New Year received a limited theatrical release in the U.S. on February 06, 2019 but not an Oscar-qualifying run.

• The Pilgrim's Progress received a limited theatrical release in the U.S. on April 18, 2019 but not an Oscar-qualifying run.

• Playmobil: The Movie which was released in the U.S. on December 06, 2019 was not submitted for consideration even though eligible.

• Ploey which received a limited theatrical release in the U.S. on April 26, 2019 is not eligible as it received non-theatrical public distribution prior to its theatrical exhibition.

• Pokémon: Detective Pikachu which was released in the U.S. on May 10, 2019 may not be eligible since it is an animated/live-action hybrid.

• Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back — Evolution received a limited theatrical release in the U.S. on July 04, 2019 but not an Oscar-qualifying run.

• Racetime which received a limited theatrical release in the U.S. on December 21, 2019 is not eligible as it received non-theatrical public distribution prior to its theatrical exhibition.

• Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl received a limited theatrical release in the U.S. on October 02, 2019 but not an Oscar-qualifying run.

• Reign of the Supermen received a limited theatrical release in the U.S. on January 13, 2019 but not an Oscar-qualifying run.

• Saga of Tanya the Evil: The Movie received a limited theatrical release in the U.S. on May 16, 2019 but not an Oscar-qualifying run.

• Scooby-Doo! Return to Zombie Island received a limited theatrical release in the U.S. on July 21, 2019 but not an Oscar-qualifying run.

• Sound! Euphonium The Movie — Our Promise: A Brand New Day received a limited theatrical release in the U.S. on July 11, 2019 but not an Oscar-qualifying run.

• Sword Art Online: Alicization — War of Underworld received a limited theatrical release in the U.S. on October 06, 2019 but not an Oscar-qualifying run.

• Teen Titans Go! vs. Teen Titans received a limited theatrical release in the U.S. on July 21, 2019 but not an Oscar-qualifying run.

• Trinity Seven: Heavens Library & Crimson Lord received a limited theatrical release in the U.S. on March 29, 2019 but not an Oscar-qualifying run.

• UglyDolls which was released in the U.S. on May 03, 2019 was not submitted for consideration even though eligible.

• Uta no Prince-sama Maji Love Kingdom received a limited theatrical release in the U.S. on September 13, 2019 but not an Oscar-qualifying run.

• Wonder Park which was released in the U.S. on March 15, 2019 was not submitted for consideration even though eligible.

• Wonder Woman: Bloodlines received a limited theatrical release in the U.S. on October 05, 2019 but not an Oscar-qualifying run.

[Sotiris]

Next year, indie films will have an even harder time making it through. I really hope Klaus manages to secure a nomination, though I'm not holding my breath.

My prediction for the films nominated at the 2019 Oscars is the following.

Frozen 2
Toy Story 4
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
Missing Link

[Disney's Divinity]

Looks like this year will likely be the reverse of 2018, since I’m looking forward to all of these. Hopefully they don’t disappoint. I’m rooting for Frozen 2 / Missing Link to win at this (early) point.

The subtitle to the Lego Movie sequel is hilarious.

[Sotiris]

Animated films coming in 2019.

17 Big Animated Movies Coming To U.S. Theaters In 2019
https://www.cartoonbrew.com/feature-fil ... 65346.html

16 Things to Look Forward to in 2019!
http://www.animationmagazine.net/featur ... o-in-2019/

The most exciting animated movies of 2019
https://ew.com/movies/animated-movies-2019/

Animation Calendar – 2019
https://www.rotoscopers.com/2019/01/06/ ... ndar-2019/

[Farerb]

Will The Lion King be eligible to be nominated in this category?

[Sotiris]

According to Oscar rules "motion capture and real-time puppetry are not by themselves animation techniques" and "if the picture is created in a cinematic style that could be mistaken for live-action, the filmmaker(s) must also submit information supporting how and why the picture is substantially a work of animation rather than live action".

Considering the film mostly features key-frame animation and the characters talk and sing so no one can reasonably mistake them for real animals, the film would have no problem being deemed eligible if Disney were to submit it in the Animated Feature category. But they're not going to. They'll submit it in the VFX category where it has a higher chance of winning and won't have to compete with their WDAS and Pixar entries.

[Sotiris]

So far, Netflix has rendered ineligible Godzilla: The Planet Eater. Here's hoping they won't do the same with Klaus and Pachamama. Update: Good news! Netflix is giving both films an Oscar-qualifying run in theaters.

[Sotiris]

Articles

Studio-Driven Sequels Tangle With Upstart Originals In Crowded Oscar Animated Feature Race
https://deadline.com/2019/12/oscars-bes ... 202810887/

Animated Feature Hopefuls Come From All Over the Globe
https://variety.com/2019/film/news/anim ... 203384387/

Big Studios’ Sequels Lead Strong Pack of Animated Feature Contenders
https://variety.com/2019/film/news/sequ ... 203384356/

A Wide World of Animated Shorts
https://variety.com/2019/artisans/news/ ... 203424904/

Oscars: Why the Animation Race Is the Most Competitive in Years
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/ ... rs-1254187

'Toy Story 4' Sets Up Most Competitive Oscar Animation Race in Years
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/behin ... rs-1220635

Meet Animated Feature Contenders in Hollywood Reporter's 'Behind the Screen' Series
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/behin ... es-1258061

"It's All Imagination Coming to Life": Jennifer Lee, Josh Cooley and the Animation Roundtable
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/featu ... le-1261523

Directors of Animated Shorts “Try to Educate” with Diverse Characters
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/ ... rs-1254186

Here Are Six Indie Animated Features That Deserve An Oscar Nomination This Year
https://www.cartoonbrew.com/feature-fil ... 83763.html

Oscar Watch: Tunes that Makes Toons Fly
https://www.animationmagazine.net/featu ... toons-fly/

[D82]

Oscar Changes Animated Features Voting, Shorts Qualification Rules
http://www.animationmagazine.net/events ... ion-rules/

In the Animated Feature category, the theatrical release of eight eligible animated features in the calendar year is no longer required for the awards category to be activated. In addition, nominations voting will be automatically open to all active members of the Short Films and Feature Animation Branch. Other active voting members of the Academy must opt-in to participate in the nominations round.

In the Short Film categories, Animated and Live Action Short Films now have the option to qualify theatrically in either the City of New York or Los Angeles County to be eligible for submission.

[Sotiris]

Thirteen feature films have been nominated for Anime Movie of the Year at the Anime Trending Awards 2019. Update: Weathering With You won in the category.

01. Fate/Stay Night: Heaven's Feel II — Lost Butterfly
02. Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?: Arrow of the Orion
03. Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress: The Battle of Unato
04. Mirai
05. Natsume Yujin-cho the Movie: Ephemeral Bond
06. Non Non Biyori: Vacation
07. Penguin Highway
08. Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl
09. Ride Your Wave
10. Saga of Tanya the Evil: The Movie
11. The Seven Deadly Sins the Movie: Prisoners of the Sky
12. Weathering With You
13. Zoku Owarimonogatari


Ten feature films have been selected in the Feature Film category and eight in the Feature Film Contrechamp category at the 2019 Annecy International Animated Film Festival.

Feature Film

01. The Bears' Famous Invasion
02. Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles
03. Checkered Ninja
04. I Lost My Body
05. Marona's Fantastic Tale
06. The Relative Worlds
07. Ride Your Wave
08. The Swallows of Kabul
09. White Snake
10. The Wonderland

Feature Film Contrechamp

01. Away
02. Children of the Sea
03. Homeless
04. Kung Food
05. Salma's Big Wish
06. Underdog
07. Ville Neuve
08. Zero Impunity

Update: I Lost My Body won this year's top prize, the Cristal for a Feature Film as well as the Audience Award. Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles won the Jury Distinction. Away won the Contrechamp Award.


Ten feature films have been selected for competition at the 2019 Animation Is Film Festival.

01. Bombay Rose
02. Children of the Sea
03. I Lost My Body
04. Marona's Fantastic Tale
05. No. 7 Cherry Lane
06. Ride Your Wave
07. SHe
08. The Swallows of Kabul
09. Weathering With You
10. White Snake

Update: I Lost My Body won this year's top honor, the Grand Prize while Marona's Fantastic Tale won the Special Jury Prize. Weathering With You and The Swallows of Kabul tied for the Audience Award.


Ten feature films have been selected for competition at the 2019 Palm Springs International Animation Festival. Update: I Lost My Body won the Jury Award for Best Animated Feature.

01. Away
02. Bongee Bear and the Kingdom of Rhythm
03. Funan
04. Gordon & Paddy
05. I Lost My Body
06. Klaus
07. The Last Fiction
08. The Snow Queen: Mirrorlands
09. Strike
10. Upin & Ipin: The Lone Gibbon Kris


Ten feature films have been nominated for Best Animation at the Hochi Film Awards 2019. Update: Weathering With You won in the category.

01. Children of the Sea
02. Dilili in Paris
03. Her Blue Sky
04. Long Way North
05. Promare
06. Ride Your Wave
07. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
08. Toy Story 4
09. Violet Evergarden: Eternity and the Auto Memory Doll
10. Weathering With You


Eight feature films have been nominated for Best Animation Film at the Mainichi Film Awards 2019. Update: Children of the Sea won in the category.

01. Children of the Sea
02. Hello World
03. Her Blue Sky
04. In This Corner (and Other Corners) of the World
05. Promare
06. Ride Your Wave
07. Twilight
08. Weathering With You


Eight feature films have been nominated for Movie of the Year at the Reddit Anime Awards 2019. Update: Non Non Biyori: Vacation won the Jury vote while Fate/Stay Night: Heaven's Feel II — Lost Butterfly won the Public vote.

01. Cencoroll Connect
02. Dragon Ball Super the Movie: Broly
03. Fate/Stay Night: Heaven's Feel II — Lost Butterfly
04. My Hero Academia: Two Heroes
05. Non Non Biyori: Vacation
06. Okko's Inn
07. Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl
08. Star Twinkle Precure: Hoshi no Uta ni Omoi wo Komete


Six feature films have been nominated for Ibero-American Animation Feature Film at the Quirino Awards 2019. Update: Tropical Virus won in the category.

01. Another Day of Life
02. Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles
03. The Wolf House
04. Lino: An Adventure of Nine Lives
05. Tito and the Birds
06. Tropical Virus


Five feature films have been nominated for Best Animated Feature Film at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards 2019. Update: Weathering With You won in the category.

01. Mosley
02. Penguin Highway
03. Underdog
04. The Unseen
05. Weathering With You


Five feature films have been nominated for Animation of the Year at the Japan Academy Prize 2019. Update: Weathering With You won in the category.

01. Detective Conan: The Fist of Blue Sapphire
02. Her Blue Sky
03. Lupin III: The First
04. One Piece: Stampede
05. Weathering With You


Five feature films have been nominated for Best Animated Film at the Lumières Awards 2019. Update: I Lost My Body won in the category.

01. The Bears' Famous Invasion
02. Funan
03. I Lost My Body
04. The Swallows of Kabul
05. The Tower


Four feature films have been selected for competition at the 2019 Tokyo Anime Award Festival. Update: Marona's Fantastic Tale won the Grand Prize for Feature Animation while The Swallows of Kabul won the Award of Excellence.

01. Fritzi: A Revolutionary Tale
02. Marona's Fantastic Tale
03. The Snow Queen: Mirrorlands
04. The Swallows of Kabul


Four feature films have been nominated for Best Animated Film (Theatrical Release) at the VFX Japan Awards 2019. Update: Dragon Quest: Your Story won in the category.

01. Children of the Sea
02. Dragon Quest: Your Story
03. Hello World
04. Weathering With You


Four feature films have been nominated for European Animated Feature Film at the European Film Awards 2019. Update: Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles won in the category.

01. Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles
02. I Lost My Body
03. Marona's Fantastic Tale
04. The Swallows of Kabul


Four feature films have been nominated for Feature Film at the BAFTA Children's Awards 2019. Update: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse won in the category.

01. Horrible Histories: The Movie — Rotten Romans
02. Mary Poppins Returns
03. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
04. Toy Story 4


Four feature films have been nominated for Family Feature Film at the Humanitas Prize Awards 2019. Update: Frozen 2 won in the category.

01. The Peanut Butter Falcon
02. Frozen 2
03. Toy Story 4
04. Klaus


Four feature films have been nominated for Best Animated Film at the Platino Awards 2019. Update: Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles won in the category.

01. Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles
02. City of Pirates
03. Elcano & Magellan: The First Voyage Around the World
04. Klaus


Three feature films have been nominated for Best Animated Film at the Goya Awards 2019. Update: Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles won in the category.

01. Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles
02. Elcano & Magellan: The First Voyage Around the World
03. Klaus


Three feature films have been nominated for Best Animated Film at the César Awards 2019. Update: I Lost My Body won in the category.

01. The Bears' Famous Invasion
02. I Lost My Body
03. The Swallows of Kabul


Two feature films have been nominated for Best Feature Animation at the Ariel Awards 2019. Update: Olympia won in the category.

01. Olympia
02. Salma's Big Wish

[Sotiris]

Japan has selected "Weathering With You" and China has selected "Ne Zha" as their entries for the International Feature Film (formerly Foreign Language Film) category at this year's Oscars. This marks the third time two countries have selected an animated film as their entries in the same year. "Weathering With You" and "Ne Zha" have become the 19th and 20th animated films respectively to have ever been chosen by a country as their Oscar candidates.

1953: France, Johnny the Giant Killer
1975: Belgium, Tarzoon: Shame of the Jungle
1982: Romania, Quo Vadis Homo Sapiens?
1986: Hungary, Cat City
1994: Japan, Pom Poko
1997: Croatia, Lapitch the Little Shoemaker
1997: Japan, Princess Mononoke
1999: Argentina, Manuelita
2002: Chile, Ogu and Mampato on Easter Island
2005: Luxembourg, Renart the Fox
2007: France, Persepolis
2008: Israel, Waltz with Bashir (nominated)
2011: Singapore, Tatsumi
2011: Czech Republic, Alois Nebel
2013: Uruguay, Anina
2014: Latvia, Rocks in My Pockets
2015: Palestine, The Wanted 18
2016: Switzerland, My Life as a Zucchini
2019: Japan, Weathering With You
2019: China, Ne Zha

The two films have also been submitted in the Best Animated Feature category, making them the 6th and 7th animated films to ever compete in both categories.

Persepolis (2007)
Waltz with Bashir (2008)
Alois Nebel (2011)
Rocks in My Pockets (2014)
My Life as a Zucchini (2016)
Weathering With You (2019)
Ne Zha (2019)

[Sotiris]

A record of 32 animated films have been submitted for consideration to the Academy.

The submitted features in the Animated Feature category are the following:

Abominable
The Addams Family
The Angry Birds Movie 2
Another Day of Life
Away
Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles
Children of the Sea
Dilili in Paris
Frozen II
Funan
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
I Lost My Body
Klaus
The Last Fiction
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
Marona’s Fantastic Tale
Missing Link
Ne Zha
Okko’s Inn
Pachamama
Primal: Tales of Savagery
Promare
Rezo
The Secret Life of Pets 2
Spies in Disguise
The Swallows of Kabul
This Magnificent Cake!
The Tower
Toy Story 4
Upin & Ipin: The Lone Gibbon Kris
Weathering With You
White Snake

[Sotiris]

A record of 92 animated shorts have been submitted for consideration to the Academy. All of the shorts from WDAS's Short Circuit (14) and Pixar SparkShorts (3) programs that received a theatrical release at The El Capitan qualified.

2020 Best Animated Short Film Oscar: A List Of Qualified Films In The Category
https://www.cartoonbrew.com/awards/2020 ... 80937.html

[D82]

I'm glad Disney allowed all these shorts to compete for the Oscar. I guess the fact that they submitted so many shorts this year helped break the record.

[Sotiris]

The first award of the season went to Toy Story 4. Granted, Frozen 2 hasn't been released yet so it's to be expected.

'Toy Story 4' Set for Hollywood Film Awards Honor
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/behin ... or-1245175

[D82]

The first award of the season went to Toy Story 4. Granted, Frozen 2 hasn't been released yet so it's to be expected.

'Toy Story 4' Set for Hollywood Film Awards Honor
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/behin ... or-1245175

I see that Randy Newman also won an award, though not for Toy Story 4 but for Marriage Story. I wonder if he might have chances of being nominated for the Oscar this year for his work on that film.

[Sotiris]

The Annie nominations are out. You can check the rest of the categories, here.

Best Feature

Frozen 2
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
Klaus
Missing Link
Toy Story 4

Best Independent Feature

Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles
I Lost My Body
Okko's Inn
Promare
Weathering With You

Best Direction

Frozen 2
I Lost My Body
Klaus
Missing Link
Weathering With You

Best Writing

Frozen 2
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
I Lost My Body
Toy Story 4
Weathering With You

Best Music

Away
Frozen 2
I Lost My Body
Spies in Disguise
Toy Story 4

[D82]

I'm surprised Toy Story 4 didn't get a nomination for Best Director. I guess it's not the favorite to win Best Feature then.

And despite all the short films Disney has released this year through the WDAS and Pixar short programs, no short from the company was nominated in any category.

[Sotiris]

I'm surprised Toy Story 4 didn't get a nomination for Best Director. I guess it's not the favorite to win Best Feature then.

I'm more surprised that Okko's Inn was nominated over Funan in the Independent Feature category.

And despite all the short films Disney has released this year through the WDAS and Pixar short programs, no short from the company was nominated in any category.

DreamWorks' Marooned wasn't nominated either. I think because of ASIFA's partnership with Annecy, short films from Hollywood studios won't get nominated anymore. The same thing happened last year. I believe the nominating committee that's now voting for this category has been specifically selected for their interest in indie and international productions.

[D82]

I think because of ASIFA's partnership with Annecy, short films from Hollywood studios won't get nominated anymore. The same thing happened last year.

It's true. I didn't remember that. Well, before I think it was the opposite. It's positive that they're now taking into consideration indie and international productions too. And I haven't seen the shorts nominated this year, maybe they were the ones that deserved it the most. I just hope they're trying to be fair and they're not nominating that kind of shorts only just because of their partnership with Annecy. But, yes, it's very likely they're doing what you said.