There are still six movies I need to add to the database, but today the Academy announced 20 movies that will compete for up to at least five nominations for Best Animated Feature at the 2015 Oscars.
I’ve been tracking these for some time now and currently have Big Hero 6 at the top of the charts, but I’m beginning to think this may be The LEGO Movie‘s award to lose. It’s a difficult category to predict right now considering my personal opinion of those two top contenders and having not yet seen the likes of Studio Ghibli’s The Tale of the Princess Kaguya or Song of the Sea, both of which could be top contenders, or Laika’s The Boxtrolls, which has done modest business at the box office, hoping to crack $100 million worldwide by next weekend.
Anyway, here’s the complete list and I’ll get the six I don’t have in the database just yet in there soon enough. Until then, let me know what you think in the comments below.
- Big Hero 6
- The Book of Life
- The Boxtrolls
- Cheatin’
- Giovanni’s Island
- Henry & Me
- The Hero of Color City
- How to Train Your Dragon 2
- Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart
- Legends of Oz: Dorothy’s Return
- The LEGO Movie
- Minuscule – Valley of the Lost Ants
- Mr. Peabody & Sherman
- Penguins of Madagascar
- The Pirate Fairy
- Planes: Fire & Rescue
- Rio 2
- Rocks in My Pockets
- Song of the Sea
- The Tale of the Princess Kaguya
The 87th Academy Awards nominations will be announced live on Thursday, January 15, 2015, at 5:30 a.m. PT in the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater. The Oscars will then be held on Sunday, February 22, 2015, at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center in Hollywood, and will be televised live by the ABC Television Network. The Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.
