Disney leads Oscar animation race

FINDING NEMO is likely frontrunner

By Patrick Sauriol     November 20, 2003
Source: The Hollywood Reporter

The list of candidates for the Best Animated Feature for next year's Academy Awards has been given out and The Walt Disney Company is at the head of the candidates. Disney has four films nominated for the Oscar including FINDING NEMO, THE JUNGLE BOOK II, BROTHER BEAR and PIGLET'S BIG MOVIE.

Japanese director Satoshi Kon has two pictures nominated: DreamWorks' MILLENNIUM ACTRESS and TOKYO GODFATHERS, a forthcoming release by Samuel Goldwyn Films.

Warner Bros. has one candidate (LOONEY TUNES: BACK IN ACTION), Miramax has POKEMON HEROES, Sony Pictures Classics has THE TRIPLETS OF BELLEVILLE, and the German-produced JESTER TILL and RUGRATS GO WILD round the rest of the contenders out.

The Academy Awards will be held on February 29, 2004.


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