Nine Noms for Pixar at 36th Annual Annie Awards

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1. Anonymous says:

   December 2, 2008 at 9:34 am

   This is ridiculous. No nomination for Thomas Newman for his wonderful score? No nomination for Andrew Stanton for his terrific screenplay?
   And 17 nods for Kung Fu Panda? More than twice the amount Wall-E has?
   The ASIFA has made itself ridiculous. There are no words to describe this travesty.

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2. CountSolo says:

   December 2, 2008 at 2:57 pm

   Yeah, considering that WALL-E is considered the front runner for Best Original Score at the Oscars, it’s kind of bizarre that Thomas Newman wasn’t even nominated (unless there was some kind of “technical” issue that disqualified the score, analogous to the disqualification of the brilliant score for “The Dark Knight” at the Oscars).

   Honestly, though, I had a feeling that WALL-E wasn’t going to get nominated in too many categories at the Annies, since it’s not your typical animated movie with lots of dialogue, and plenty of characters (when I say “characters”, I mean the lead and supporting characters, not the background characters, which WALL-E obviously had plenty of). The fact that it had a small cast made it less likely to get multiple nods for Best Voice Acting AND Character Animation, like Kung Fu Panda did. Also, the fact that it had little dialogue was probably why it wasn’t nominated for its writing, which is kind of sad, since writing doesn’t always equate with dialogue (WALL-E is, in fact, considered a strong contender for the Best Original Screenplay Oscar).

   In any case, it’s always about quality, not quantity, and I would consider it a very big upset if WALL-E loses (don’t get me wrong, I loved Kung Fu Panda, but it’s certainly not as enthralling as WALL-E, which I consider a masterpiece).

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3. C-3PO says:

   December 3, 2008 at 2:29 am

   ‘Kung Fu Panda’ has many awards because of multiples in categories. And yes, I too have no idea why Thomas Newman was not nominated… Although, I must admit, the other contenders are strong ones – I love John Powell’s music, and Hans Zimmer’s music. I am actually surprised that John Powell didn’t get a third nomination for ‘Bolt’!

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4. C-3PO says:

   December 3, 2008 at 2:33 am

   …Just checked… John Powell is there a third time, but not for ‘Bolt’. His third is in ‘Animated Short Form’ for ‘Secrets Of The Furious Five’.

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5. Anonymous says:

   December 4, 2008 at 2:30 am

   WALL-E gets another 2 nominations for Grammy Awards: soundtrack and song. That’s how bogus the Annie Awards are, not recognize Thomas and his wonderful score.

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