TIME Magazine has taken a look at WALL•E’s chances of getting nominated and winning Best Picture at the Academy Awards next year. On why the Mouse House hasn’t campaigned for other films to be Best Picture, the article says,
That’s because animated features enjoy scant support from the largest branch of the 6,000 film industry pros who select the Best Picture candidates every year: actors. "Actors tend to vote for live action performances," says Variety columnist Anne Thompson. "Lord of the Rings got to Best Picture without any heavily praised performances, but that’s very unusual."
says the article. It’s an interesting read, so be sure to have a read here.
Last modified: July 8, 2008
At this point no other film this year has effected me in the way Wall-E has. That may change, but right not I hope Disney pushes it for an Best Picture Oscar nod, I may have the urge to write them to encourage it.
I disagree, The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King won the Screen Actors Guild award for best cast aka best picture. And while no performances were widely nominated outside of Sir Ian McKellen in the first installment, the performances as a whole were widely praised. Especially Andy Serkis in The Two Towers as gollum (which was ineligible for all acting awards) and Sean Astin in The Return of the King.