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Steamboy - Howl Considered For Oscar Nomination
Date: 11/18/2005
Ten films will be considered for Oscar nominations in the animated-feature category, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Thursday. Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit is one of 10 animated films eligible for the animation Oscar. DreamWorks Under academy rules, a maximum of three films can be nominated in a year when there are at least eight eligible films but fewer than 16. The films can also be nominated in other categories, including best picture. The eligible films: Chicken Little,Gulliver's Travel,Hoodwinked,Howl's Moving Castle,Madagascar,Robots,Steamboy,Tim Burton's Corpse Bride,Valiant and Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit. Nominees in the animated film category and 24 other categories will be announced Jan. 31. The 78th Academy Awards will be presented at the Kodak Theatre on March 5.
Source: Anime News Service