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thewrap.com - 21 days ago

Looking Good for Five Toon Nominees

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By Steve Pond The Oscar animated feature category, which only days ago seemed in danger of falling short of the 16 eligible films necessary to yield a slate of five nominees, may now reach that mark with room to spare. First, “The Missing Lynx” director Raul Garcia confirmed over the weekend that he submitted his film to the Academy and booked a one-week qualifying run at Laemmle’s Town Center 5 in Encino, apparently bringing the total number of eligible films to a very sweet ...

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thewrap.com - 23 days ago

Can 'Missing Lynx' Save Oscar Toon Category?

— thewrap.com — By Steve Pond It opened on Friday but didn’t wind up on any weekend boxoffice charts. It... wasn’t reviewed in the L.A. Times, the paper of record in the town where it’s playing. It doesn’t have an MPAA rating. It ... Can 'Missing Lynx' Save Oscar Toon Category?

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In Contention:  The animated feature race doesn’t have to ‘Panic’ now

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Another toon joins Oscar race. The distrib wouldn't do it, so 'Town Called Panic' filmmakers did it on their own: http://tinyurl.com/yl5v9gy 21 days ago

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The animated feature race doesn’t have to ‘Panic’ now
In Contention — ... for Academy consideration and is in the midst of its required Los Angeles qualifying run in Encino.  Now, Steve Pond reports that another film has joined the party, one that was, for a time, considered out: ...

Look for Five Animated Oscar Nominees This Year
RopeofSilicon.com — It was long speculated and recently confirmed that enough titles would be submitted for consideration in the Best Animated Feature Film category for there to be five nominees this year. This is something that hasn't happened since 2003 when Hayao Miyazaki's Spirited Away took home the award and not only are there 16 contenders, which is the magic number needed to open the door for five nominees, but there are 20. ...