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#1

According to Upcoming Pixar, Buena Vista has opened its ‘For Your Consideration’

website, which can be accessed by clicking here. From what I’ve

gathered from this website, Buena Vista is (or will be) advertising ‘For Your Consideration’ ads for

Cars for the following Academy Award categories:

  • Best Animated Feature

Best Original Song (here’s hoping “Our Town” gets nominated)

  • Best Original Score
  • Best

Editing

  • Best Sound Mixing
  • Best Screenplay

Which Oscar categories do you think

Cars will be nominated in?

#2

I hope Cars receives as many

nominations/awards as it can. I’m curious as to which movies it will be going up against in each

category.

I predict the nominees for Best Animated Feature will be:

[i]Cars
Monster

House
Over The Hedge[/i]

I haven’t seen Flushed Away yet, so

my list might change.

~~=oP

#3

Wow – well lookie there. I figured that Cars would be nominated

for Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song.

However, as PixarVixen stated, here is hoping that Cars achieves as many awards as

it can scoop up. Although this completely guess work, I surmise that the film will be able to capture these

select Oscars:

Best Animated Feature
[i]Best Original

Song[/i]

There is a slim chance that it might earn these titles, as well:

Best Original Score
Best Editing

All-in-all, the production will most likely nab at least two of the six nominations it currently owns –

probably Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song.

Goodness knows it certainly deserves to win the Best Animated Feature award – those

magicians at Pixar worked long and hard on it to achieve that trophy.

The only other films that might

give Cars some competition are the every-popular [i]Happy

Feet[/i] and clay/computer animated Flushed Away. Personally (and I know

everyone will despise me for this) I hope that Happy Feet earns just as many – if

not more – awards as Cars in the animation category. Maybe they’ll tie and then

I’ll be happy for infinite… :smiley: (snigger)

#4

I believe there are more than 15 animated films that came out this year that are eligible for the Best

Animated Feature award, which means that there will be five nominees in that category. Almost every Oscar

prediction websites that I’ve seen list Cars as the frontrunner. I predict that the

following five animated films will be

nominated:

Cars
[i]Flushed

Away[/i]
Happy Feet
[i]Monster

House[/i]
Over the Hedge

The only one that I’ve seen from the

above list is Cars. I’m only including the other four in my prediction because

critics seemed to have been satisfied with them.

Also, I think Cars will be

nominated in the Best Original Song category for “Our Town”. Most prediction websites say that the song

“Listen” from Dreamgirls is the frontrunner. But honestly, I’ve listened

to that song, and “Our Town”, in my humble opinion, is much, much better. But then again, people have

their own opinions. And since the Academy voters consist of people, then the Academy can also have its own

opinions. :slight_smile:

#5

Yay ! I so hope Our Town gets

an award . Then I can stck out my tounge at my pixar-hating classmates and say " i told you ‘Cars’ rocks !

" :stuck_out_tongue:

Oh yeah , Best Animated Feature would rock too , and add to my hopes of doing that .

:wink:

#6

Was

Happy Feet really as good as critics say it is? I mean, so far, I’m only interested

in it because it was created by George Miller, who also created the Top 9 films in my list of top films,

Babe and Babe: Pig in the City (they were tied for the

number 9 spot). The trailer definitely did not impress me, however. But still, I hope I’ll like

Happy Feet when I watch it. There’s really no sense in wanting a movie to be bad. I

think that’s pure nonsense.

As for Flushed Away, I’m hoping it will be

really good. In my book, Aardman also has a perfect track record, but it’s kind of unfair to say that since

they’ve only made three feature films, two of which I’ve seen and loved. Out of these two, one made it to #30

in my list (Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit).

So far, only

8 animated films have made it to my list. Other than Wallace & Gromit (which, as

I said, ranked #30), the other seven ranked #4, #18, #21, #22, #24, #25, and #28. I’m not even going to bother

mentioning what these seven animated flicks are :wink:

#7

I also think that

Cars should get a Best Picture nomination (okay, I have to be honest here:

Cars is the only 2006 film that I’ve seen so far. I’ve been too busy with

university stuff). However, if The Incredibles didn’t get nominated for Best

Picture, then I don’t know what animated film would.

#8

Well, I suppose that all depends on your honest opinion of it. Some

may love it to death, and others may hate it. It all comes down to one’s own personal taste. Personally, I

thought that it was the best film I’d ever seen since Finding Nemo – I absolutely

clapped my hands off when the film was finished. Heck, I was tap-dancing in my seat along with my sister at the

end of the thing! :smiley:

So yeah – go see it and let me know if you like it. Heh. :wink:

Ohh…you’re making me curious! Maybe I should look at your list myself. :wink:

#9

If nothing else, I really

hope it gets the Best Animated Feature.

#10

I

agree that The Incredibles got gyped for Best Picture. Although it likely would not win, it probly would’ve

made the list had Million Dollar Baby not squeaked in under the nomination deadline. Remember it DID receive a

Best Picture nomination at the Golden Globes and likely would’ve won had it not been for Eternal Sunshine of the

Spotless Mind. Even though Buena Vista pushed for a Best Picture nomination (and I have the ads to prove it) it

just didn’t pan out. I for one am of the belief that this is the fault of the Best Animated Feature category

which most feel sets the “genre” apart so it doesn’t need to be considered for Best Picture. That’s

why now that animation is in a rennesance I feel the Best Animated Feature category should be eliminated

altogether so they can compete with the big boys and we can have our second ever animated Best Picture nominee

(the first being Beauty & the Beast in 1993). I also feel that Michael Giachino was overlooked by not

getting a Best Score nomination that year considering how amazing it was and how well it did at the Grammys.

Also note that most rank the lack of nominations for The Incredibles in Best Picture and Best Score were two of

the biggest Oscar snubs that year. But it doesn’t change the fact that the movie was fourth most nominated at

four and third most victorious at two for that year.

But I digress…

Having some knowledge in the

subject look for Cars to pick up nominations in Best Animated Feature, Best Song, Sound Editing, and Sound

Mixing. Despite my own personal beliefs critics have downplayed the story as compared to previous Pixar films

which will hurt it in Best Original Screenplay and the fact that the movie is so song heavy limits the score time

and the movie’s hope of Best Score.

From there, look to pick up Best Animated Feature (Pixar always has

an advantage in this category not just because of the obvious but also because it gets sympathy votes since it

often gets voted against in other categories and the other films in this category don’t even get nominated in

others). It will probly split Sound Mixing and Editing simply because this is standard that they don’t both go

the same way. It will ultimately come down to who the individuals nominated are but right now it leans toward

winning mixing and droppin editing (the reverse of The Incredibles two years ago). Best song will patly depend

on which one (or more) song(s) get nominated. It will be tough going against DreamGirls since that’s an all

around Oscar favorite this year and as I mentioned in another thread there will also be a sympathy towards

established country artists after last year (again favorable if it’s a Brad Paisley song that gets nominated but

not if it’s a Randy Newman song especially if Tim McGraw or Toby Keith get nominated for their films). Also

Randy Newman has an Oscar for Best Song from Monsters Ince (which most atually consider a throw back for Toy

Story) so they may not be in a hurry to give him another.

Sooo in recap - look for 4-5 nominations and 2-3

wins.

Also - keep in mind again that Lifted will likely be a nominee for Best Animated Short and if it’s

as good as I hear then it could well be a contender too! =)

#11

I

absolutely agree. I mean Finding Neverland (which won Best Original Score) had a

great score, and Finding Neverland itself was a brilliant movie, but Michael

Giacchino’s score for The Incredibles was one of the best that I’ve ever heard.

Yes, and I believe even Roger Ebert himself stated the possibility that

The Incredibles could be nominated for Best Picture. But he also said that the

chances of the film getting nominated in that category is slim because of the Best Animated Feature

category.

But actually, I thought the addition of the Best Animated Feature category was a good idea. I

mean, sure, it decreases an animated film’s chance of being nominated for Best Picture. But at least it more or

less ensures that a brilliant animated film, like those that Pixar has created so far, will be nominated for

something, as opposed to not being recognized at all.

Imagine if the Best Animated Feature category

actually existed in 1999. Oscar analysts would have dubbed that year as "[i]Toy Story

2[/i] vs. The Iron Giant" :slight_smile:. I think [i]Toy Story

2[/i] is the better film, but The Iron Giant was also spectacular. That

would have been quite a match. But let’s just be grateful that it didn’t happen. Otherwise, Brad Bird probably

wouldn’t have joined Pixar in the event that he loses the award :wink: Hehe, just kidding.

#12

Speaking of Lifted, is it eligible for

this year’s Oscars?

#13

Yes - Lifted is eligible since it’s been screened at festivals this year.

As for the

Best Animated Feature Oscar I believe it should be done away with. Let the Annies decide which animated movie

was best. There’s no category for Best Comedy or Best Musical or Best Holiday Film so why have an Animated

Category? Let that be decided by people who know best - animators. Animated films CAN compete with live action.

Look how well Pixar has done getting noms AND wins in other categories. 1999 would have been a big year but it

probly would’ve changed the whole industry as we know it. Iron Giant would’ve been the favorite being the more

critically acclaimed film but had Brad won he’d never have left WB. It just fosters too much negative rivalry

between studioes and when you get down to it you’re looking each year at only 1 or 2 films vying for which is

most elite among a group of maybe 10 eligible films most of which were very sub par anyway. Let’s face it - in

the six years of existance there’s never been a real contest for the prize (except maybe Shrek vs Monsters Inc)

  • we knew who would pick it up well in advance. And you know good and well if BAF was a choice in '93 then BatB

would never have been nominated for Best Picture. And until we see more Best Picture nominations people will

continue to see animation as a “genre” as kid’s stuff, and not consider it a serious part of the film

industry.

#14

It looks worthy for everything, but I would have to say best animated film, best original

song, and best screenplay.

#15

I can see it

nabbing Best Picture and Best Song, although it’s a tough race everywhere. In an ideal world, I’d have liked

Paul Newman to be nominated for Best Supporting Actor, for his voice was so good. I reckoned only having a voice

would damage anyone’s chances of that award. Sigh

While there will probably be five nominated, it’s

gonna come down to Cars, Flushed Away and Happy Feet. Pixar and Aardman are Academy favourites, and the only time

an Aardman picture was nominated and didn’t win was when another Aardman picture won it instead. However, both

Cars and FA seem to have disappointed slightly, so that’s an even playing field. From what I hear, Happy Feet

only has the rookie factor running against it, i.e. it’s made by a relatively unknown company. It’s definately

the Dark Horse of this race.

I’d like to reiterate my belief in Cars’ good fortune: had it been released

in November 2005, like originally planned, it would have gone up against Wallace & Gromit: Curse of the

Were-Rabbit, and CotWR would have wiped the floor with it, as it’s W&G at the top of their game. By waiting,

they’re coming up against Aardman’s “second fiddle” (although it’s unfair to say that, really),

leaving the playing field much more level.

On another note, wasn’t [i]Mike’s New

Car[/i] considered for Best Short? If so, could Mater and the Ghostlight

cause a ruckus in the Best Animated Short section? I’d count that as a Cars

victory. :slight_smile:

#16

I think it’s definitely a good possibility that Cars will pick up around two of its

nominations, and best animated feature is likely, although there is some tough competition.

And I’d love

to see Lifted win Best Animated Short…Although, as RMS said, is it possible for Mater and the Ghostlight to be

nominated too?

#17

As far as I know MatGL wasn’t given a theatrical showing anywhere so, like Jack-Jack Attack, it would be

ineligable for that reason. Beyond that I suspect that Pixar would be pushing Lifted for the nomination and

consequently brushing it aside since it’s almost never heard of that a studio gets more than one nomination in

that category.

Btw - When did an Ardman film beat an Aardman film for BAF?

#18

I honestly don’t believe this ever happened. Aardman has

never released two feature length movies in the same year. It could have occurred in the Best Animated Short

category, but not Best Animated Feature.

#19

Not feature length film: Best Animated Short.

Wallace and Gromit: A Grand Day Out lost to the original [i]Creature

Comforts[/i] in 1990.

I noticed on that site that they appear to be pushing both "Our

Town" and “Real Gone” for best song. I hope this doesn’t end up splitting the vote.

#20

Apologies for the double-post and necro, but the long-list for Best Song is

Now Available. Both “Our Town”

and “Real Gone” are there. For those wondering why “Find Yourself” wasn’t

nominated:

Since Find Yourself was the second song of the credits, it doesn’t count. Darn shame.

:frowning:

I must say, if Neither of these songs get it, my vote goes to “O Kazakhstan”, from Borat.

:stuck_out_tongue: