February 17, 2009
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BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
The Nominees Are:
- Frozen River
- Happy-Go-Lucky
- In Bruges
- Milk
- WALL-E
Erin’s Pick: WALL-E
My Mom’s Pick: Milk
The Winner Last Year Was: Juno
You know, Pixar movies always seem to get nominated in this category, but they never win. Is it that “cartoon” stigma (similar to the way it took 76 years for a fantasy movie to win Best Picture)? At any rate, there are quite a few critics who believe WALL-E should’ve been nominated for Best Picture, so maybe this is Pixar’s year. Then again, maybe not.
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
The Nominees Are:
- Bolt
- Kung-Fu Panda
- WALL-E
Erin’s Pick: WALL-E
My Mom’s Pick: WALL-E
The Winner Last Year Was: Ratatouille
Considering the very weak competition, if WALL-E doesn’t win, something’s screwy. It’s definitely one of Pixar’s best movies (which really is saying something), and very cute. They did a great job on it.
Comments (1)
I haven’t seen WALL-E yet, but Pixar definitely knows what they are doing. It is an uphill battle to win awards for animation, but the pop culture is changing. With all the recent great animated stories and the comic-based blockbusters, it’s only a matter of time, but I wouldn’t be surprised to see Oscar do a “Got Milk?” commercial. Did you and mom keep score last year? I don’t recall her picks on your blog before. Nice touch. Competititon–the American way…