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Oscar Nominees Announced
posted on by Christopher Macdonald
Anime Films to Sit out Academy Awards
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the 76th Academy Awards (Oscars) nominees today. Academy Award hopefuls Millennium Actress, Tokyo Godfathers, Pokémon Heroes and Animatrix segment Final Flight of the Osiris did not make the cut.
Nominated for best animated feature film are Brother Bear, Finding Nemo and The Triplets of Belleville. Nominated for best short film (animated) are Boundin'(Pixar), Destino(Walt Disney), Gone Nutty(Blue Sky Studios), Harvie Krumpet(Melodrama Pictures) and Nibbles(Acme Filmworks).
The Japanese nominee for best foreign language film is The Twilight Samurai, directed by Yoji Yamada and based on novels by Shuuhei Asama.
Nominated for best animated feature film are Brother Bear, Finding Nemo and The Triplets of Belleville. Nominated for best short film (animated) are Boundin'(Pixar), Destino(Walt Disney), Gone Nutty(Blue Sky Studios), Harvie Krumpet(Melodrama Pictures) and Nibbles(Acme Filmworks).
The Japanese nominee for best foreign language film is The Twilight Samurai, directed by Yoji Yamada and based on novels by Shuuhei Asama.