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Sorry, "Smurfs." No Oscar for you this year. When the Academy announced on Nov. 4 that 18 animated features had been...

By Steve Pond

December 5, 2011 By Steve Pond 24 weeks ago

DreamWorks film receives 12 nominations, but former boycotters Disney and Pixar are honored as well

November 4, 2011 By Steve Pond 29 weeks ago

Second-biggest field in animated feature category guarantees there will be five nominees this season

October 12, 2011 By Steve Pond 32 weeks ago

Producers of the foreign-language entry "Alois Nebel" also plan to enter animation race

November 15, 2010 By Steve Pond 1 year ago

The field falls one film short of triggering a move to five nominees; 15 will qualify for Best Animated Feature

October 29, 2010 By Steve Pond 1 year ago

The Feature Animation category faces another hurdle as it strains to reach the magic number

October 22, 2010 By Steve Pond 1 year ago

"Summer Wars" enters the fray, leaving the category two films shy of the magic number

October 12, 2010 By Steve Pond 1 year ago

It takes 16 entries to bump the category from three to five nominees -- and with time running out, the slate is falling short

February 22, 2009 By Amy Kaufman 3 years ago

Andrew Stanton, the director of "Wall-E", talks to the press backstage after winning the Oscar for Best Animated Feature