The Incredibles won 10 prizes at this year's Annie Awards, further cementing the notion that the Animated Oscar will be Pixar's again this year. Its chief Oscar competition,
Shrek 2, lost in every category at this year's ceremony.
In other animated news, despite a weak year in 2004 for toons, 2005 could provide nail biting suspense as to which films will make the
Best Animated Feature lineup. The following films are all expected to debut within the 2005 eligibility period:
CARS -the latest from Pixar
ROBOTS
MADAGASCAR -four animals from the Central Park Zoo
CHICKEN LITTLE -Disney
CURIOUS GEORGE -Universal (traditional 2D animation)
HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE the latest from Studio Ghibli (who brought us
Spirited Away)
and the two I'm most excited about:
TIM BURTON'S THE CORPSE BRIDE
THE WALLACE AND GROMIT MOVIE
Should be quite a contest for those 3 slots (although possibly there will be 5 next year given the amount of stuff that will probably open in addition to these, the high-profile films) and quite a year for toon lovers.
