What does this mean for the Oscar race? Well, we already knew the three strongest competitors would be Ratatouille, Persepolis and The Simpsons, but I wouldn't count out the generally well-reviewed Surf's Up, although it didn't exactly light the box office on fire. Bee Movie, even with a Best Feature nod, isn't up for directing or writing, so you can pretty much consider that one a slot-filler. And as for that mythical warrior, it is pretty apparent now what those in the animation industry think of him and all his mo-cap-ness.
Back to the Annies, it's great to see the delightful Pixar short Your Friend the Rat up for an award, as well as the return of Goofy in How to Hook Up Your Home Theater, which will screen with National Treasure: Book of Secrets. And although Ratatouille nabbed three out of the five Voice Acting nominations, none were for Peter O'Toole's tour de force as bitter foodie Anton Ego (no Oscar, now no Annie ... what is the world coming to?). Honorary award winners will include Disney animation giant Glen Keane (responsible for Ariel, the Beast, Aladdin, Pocahontas, Tarzan, the list goes on) and John Canemaker, animation historian and Oscar-winning short subject director (The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation).
The Annie Awards will be presented February 8. See the comments section below for a quick look at the full list of movie nominations.
Links via AnnieAwards.org.
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