Oscar for Best Animated Feature 2010

[Disney's Divinity]

Note that the question asks "Who would you LIKE to win this year," not, "Who do you THINK will win this year

You’ll notice that I said I’ll most likely enjoy TS3 better than Tangled or HTTYD. The Toy Story series is probably the best thing to come out of Pixar, and the sequel was arguably better than the original. If Toy Story 3 ends up even a fraction as good as the first and second, there’s no doubt I’ll love it more than anything else this year. I have to admit that it annoys me to see Pixar get awards so often (particularly when I find them overrated in many ways), but this is one of those cases where I feel they’ll deserve to win.

[Sotiris]

Golden Globe Nominations: Best Animated Feature Film

Despicable Me
Universal Pictures, Illumination Entertainment; Universal Pictures

How To Train Your Dragon
DreamWorks Animation; Paramount Pictures

The Illusionist
Django Films, Ciné B and France 3 Cinéma; Sony Pictures Classics

Tangled
Walt Disney Animation Studios; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

Toy Story 3
Disney/Pixar; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

[Duckburger]

Hardly anything surprising about that list. Shrek 4 was a bit of a disappointing ending to the series, and Megamind was far to similar to Despicable Me -which is obviously the more popular choice. The funky Owl movie, despite having amazing scenery and character animation, wasn't that good in other aspects. The Illusionist got the almost obligatory independent film spot, which cancels all the chances for other independent films like My Dog Tulip. In the end I doubt it really matters either way, Toy Story is going to win regardless. By far the most popular film of the bunch, and it seems like that's what they're going for this time around -judging by the nominees in other categories that is.

Slightly off-topic: Alice in Wonderland got a nomination in the "Best Film - Comedy or Musical" category. While I did enjoy that movie (... well at least the first two acts), I hardly think it's worth any type of "best film" award. But then again, Burlesque and The Tourist also got nominations in the same category (not that I've seen those movies, it's just the reviews are really abysmal for both), so maybe the whole year was pretty lackluster for comedies.

[Big One]

Summer Wars was my favorite animated movie of 2009 and tbh it's place on the Oscars this year is a bit off. It's cool to see it nominated but I doubt it'll have much of an effect.

I think Toy Story 3 should win and I think it will win, but this year has been a very strong year for CG animation so if Tangled and HttYD win that'd be fine too.

[ajmrowland]

Toy Story 3 is great and all, but im hoping for once someone else will get the recognition.

[rs_milo_whatever]

It's also possible that the Academy will pull an "Avatar" and give it to a less popular choice.

[ajmrowland]

vfx or Best Picture?

[RIPJoeRanft]

It's also possible that the Academy will pull an "Avatar" and give it to a less popular choice.

There is a 0 percent chance of Toy Story 3 losing Best Animated Feature. It's just not happening.

[estefan]

Slightly off-topic: Alice in Wonderland got a nomination in the "Best Film - Comedy or Musical" category. While I did enjoy that movie (... well at least the first two acts), I hardly think it's worth any type of "best film" award. But then again, Burlesque and The Tourist also got nominations in the same category (not that I've seen those movies, it's just the reviews are really abysmal for both), so maybe the whole year was pretty lackluster for comedies.

I don't think it was too weak a year for comedies. Going by the stupid Golden Globes rule of not allowing animated features in Best Picture, I could still make a decent line-up:

Scott Pilgrim vs. The World
Kick-Ass
The Kids Are All Right
Dinner for Schmucks
Ramona and Beezus

Okay, the last two were filler, but there are still a good number of films I need to see this year. That said, as much as I loved it, I'm not surprised Scott Pilgrim got snubbed. That will probably go down in history as the ultimate cult film.

[Duckburger]

Oh yeah, I completely forgot about Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. That movie was genius, definitely one of my favourites this year. It does seem like the perfect cult film to snub. Same with Kick-Ass.

I took a second look at what's come out this year, Date Night and Easy A would've also been good choices for nominees.

Not that it really matters though, it's just a really weird list with pretty random films. A so-so big budget special effect film, a subpar musical film (which they probably nominated only to keep the "Musical" name in the category), an action movie with some comedy elements, a dramedy with excellent reviews, and a just released big budget action film with extremely bad reviews (which also failed at the BO).

[RIPJoeRanft]

Slightly off-topic: Alice in Wonderland got a nomination in the "Best Film - Comedy or Musical" category. While I did enjoy that movie (... well at least the first two acts), I hardly think it's worth any type of "best film" award. But then again, Burlesque and The Tourist also got nominations in the same category (not that I've seen those movies, it's just the reviews are really abysmal for both), so maybe the whole year was pretty lackluster for comedies.

I don't think it was too weak a year for comedies. Going by the stupid Golden Globes rule of not allowing animated features in Best Picture, I could still make a decent line-up:

Scott Pilgrim vs. The World
Kick-Ass
The Kids Are All Right
Dinner for Schmucks
Ramona and Beezus

Okay, the last two were filler, but there are still a good number of films I need to see this year. That said, as much as I loved it, I'm not surprised Scott Pilgrim got snubbed. That will probably go down in history as the ultimate cult film.

These are the 5 comedies/musicals that should have been nominated:

Scott Pilgrim vs. The World
Kick-Ass
Easy A
I Love You Phillip Morris

Well, those are only four shoo-ins, but the other spot could have gone to entertaining but flawed films like Youth in Revolt, Get Him to the Greek, Cyrus, or It's Kind of a Funny Story.

I did not like The Kids Are All Right. 2010 was a pretty weak year for comedies, and Burlesque obviously got nominated by default. The Tourist is still the worst choice of them all (stunning lack of ambition) and the acting choices for Depp and Jolie are pretty puzzling. Alice in Wonderland did not deserve the nom, but with the Golden Globes it is not a shock.

[Duckburger]

I Love You Phillip Morris was great! But the premiere was in January last year at the Sundance festival, with most European countries, Japan and Taiwan getting it somewhere last year between February and April. It was here in the Netherlands in April last year too.

I think that disqualifies it.

[estefan]

Don't the Golden Globes go by American release date, though?

I wonder if the fairly weak nomination slate for comedies/musicals will make them re-think the stupid rule of not allowing animated features in Best Picture? If you think about it, if they were eligible, then the nominees probably would have been:

Despicable Me
How to Train Your Dragon (though you can make the case that it's a drama, it would probably be placed in comedy/musical because of the stereotyping that animated films are automatically comedies)
The Kids Are All Right
Tangled
Toy Story 3

Just a thought, though I somehow doubt they will change their ridiculous rules.

[RIPJoeRanft]

I Love You Phillip Morris was great! But the premiere was in January last year at the Sundance festival, with most European countries, Japan and Taiwan getting it somewhere last year between February and April. It was here in the Netherlands in April last year too.

I think that disqualifies it.

Funniest movie I've seen this year. (and I'd certainly give an acting nom to Jim Carrey over Depp in Alice and The Tourist and Gyllenhaal in Love and Other Drugs. Haven't seen the Kevin Spacey/Paul Giamatti indies yet.) And you may be right about that...premiered January 2009 in Sundance but took until December 2010 to hit the United States. Delayed due to legal battles and distribution drama. Not sure if it'd count or not.

[RIPJoeRanft]

Don't the Golden Globes go by American release date, though?

I wonder if the fairly weak nomination slate for comedies/musicals will make them re-think the stupid rule of not allowing animated features in Best Picture? If you think about it, if they were eligible, then the nominees probably would have been:

Despicable Me
How to Train Your Dragon (though you can make the case that it's a drama, it would probably be placed in comedy/musical because of the stereotyping that animated films are automatically comedies)
The Kids Are All Right
Tangled
Toy Story 3

Just a thought, though I somehow doubt they will change their ridiculous rules.

No way the Golden Globes would ever slip four animated films in there, even if they are all pretty deserving (besides maybe Despicable Me, which was the worst of the four yet still quality). I think they wanted that one high-profile obligatory musical (even if it got middling reviews and BO results like Burlesque) and I think they would have kept Alice in Wonderland inserted in there because it made a bajillion dollars at the box office and the GG is more aware of that kind of stuff than, say, the Oscars. But a movie like Red (which I actually enjoyed) or The Tourist (which I did not) being nominated for awards bring down the entire process.

[estefan]

So, you know how on their awards page, Disney placed Tangled in consideration for original screenplay. Well, it looks the Academy has put it in the right place, as they announced their list of eligible screenplays and Tangled was put into adapted screenplay considerations. Makes sense, since it IS based on the Brothers Grimm fairy tale, after all.

[PatrickvD]

I think Tangled actually deserves a nomination for best adapted screenplay. This year has been pretty terrible for movies in general and Tangled's script was surprisingly smart and well written. Off the top of my head I can't think of many better adapted screenplays. I do think the Social Network will take that award home though.

[Disney-Fan]

There is a 0 percent chance of Toy Story 3 losing Best Animated Feature. It's just not happening.

I agree.
To be honest, I just KNOW I'll be disappointed with this year's win. I love Pixar but in a year where all the possible nominees are actually worthy of the nomination, it's a shame to know that Pixar will still be the one going home with the title. I absolutely enjoyed TS3, and the ending was moving beyond anything I ever expected, but I also got that same emotion from Tangled and HTTYD. Those both had strong scripts and performances, and Tangled by far has the superior soundtrack and look (yes, superior to Pixar's TS3 in my opinion). It's just a shame the Oscars have become nothing more than an annual snub-fest thus preventing either of the above from a chance at winning.

[estefan]

Well, next year should be interesting, since unless Cars 2 turns out to be super-amazing or something, I don't think it will win best animated feature. After all, they didn't award the first Cars, so why would the sequel appeal to them?

Next year's most likely contenders to me appear to be:

Winnie the Pooh
Rango
The Borrowers
Rio (I think this is going to surprise a lot of people, much like How to Train Your Dragon did)
Kung Fu Panda 2
Cars 2
Arthur Christmas
Happy Feet 2

Of course, any of these could potentially get negative reviews, killing their chances. But, I remember when the trailers for How to Train Your Dragon, Tangled and Despicable Me and everybody wrote them off. What happened? They were very widely loved. So, moral of the story is: trailers don't do films justice. Especially animated ones.

[Hogi Bear]

I personally I don't think Toy Story 3 is guaranteed to win, though it may be quite likely. If the judges find one of the other films more entertaining (or however it is judged), they will likely pick that one. I'm hoping for Tangled/Rapunzel.