The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the films that qualified for the Animated Oscar this year and the good news is, once again, five nominees will be in the mix. Academy bylaws state that 16 films must be eligible for the Academy to nominate five contenders and this year 26 submitted. As expected the list includes the frontrunner, Brad Bird’s “Incredibles 2,” as well as Wes Anderson’s “Isle of Dogs” and the upcoming releases “Ralph Breaks the Internet” and “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.”
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A complete list of this year’s official contenders are as follows:
“Ana y Bruno”
“Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch”
“Early Man”
“Fireworks”
“Have a Nice Day”
“Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation”
“Incredibles 2”
“Isle of Dogs”
“The Laws of the Universe – Part I”
“Liz and the Blue Bird”
“Lu over the Wall”
“MFKZ”
“Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms”
“Mirai”
“The Night Is Short, Walk on Girl”
“On Happiness Road”
“Ralph Breaks the Internet”
“Ruben Brandt, Collector”
“Sgt. Stubby: An American Hero”
“Sherlock Gnomes”
“Smallfoot”
“Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse”
“Tall Tales”
“Teen Titans Go! To the Movies”
“Tito and the Birds”
The Academy noted that several of the films have not yet had their required Los Angeles qualifying run which is required to qualify.
Nominations for the 91st Academy Awards will be announced on Tuesday, January 22, 2019.
The 91st Oscars will be held on Sunday, February 24, 2019 and aired live on ABC.