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“Fantastic Mr. Fox” among animated Oscar hopefuls

A record 20 films have been submitted for consideration in Oscar’s animated feature film category. The surfeit of entries is likely to force the Academy to nominate five animated films for only the second time since the category was created in 2001. Academy rules state that if fewer than 16 films are submitted in the category, only three can be nominated. More nominations in the category could prove helpful to smaller films included among the entries. Nominations for the 82nd Annual Academy Awards will be unveiled Feb. 2. A full list can be found under the cut.

A list of the 20 submissions follows:

“Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel” (Fox 2000)

“Astro Boy” (Summit)

“Battle for Terra” (Lionsgate)

“Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs” (Sony Animation)

“Coraline” (Focus)

“Disney’s A Christmas Carol”

“The Dolphin — Story of a Dreamer” (20th Century Fox)

“Fantastic Mr. Fox” (20th Century Fox)

“Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs” (20th Century Fox)

“Mary & Max” (IFC)

“The Missing Lynx” (Kandor Graphics, YaYa! Films)