Oscar Talk Already?

Geez! It’s a little more than 7 months away and we are already talking about how certain movies will fair at the 80th Academy Awards on Sunday February 24, 2008! The Los Angeles Times appear to be among the first to kick off Oscar’s discussion with an article on what the voters at the Academy will think of Ratatouille compared to the general consensus of the critics.

"There is an innate bias against animated films [by Oscar voters]," said Paul Dergarabedian, who runs the box office tracking firm Media by Numbers. "They are perceived as being for kids. They are not taken seriously. I think that is going to change. I think films like ‘Ratatouille’ transcend the ingrained bias against these kinds of films."

says the article.

It’s a good read and sums up well the current thoughts on Ratatouille and animated films in general on how they are perceived by the Academy. Take a look (It’s not that long either).