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Academy Awards
Animated
Feature Film
The
Academy Awards are given annually by the Academy of Motion Picture
Arts and Sciences in multiple categories including Motion
Picture, Documentary (Feature), Foreign
Language Film, and Animated Feature Film.
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- 2007
Ratatouille
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A rat named Remy dreams of becoming a great chef despite his family's wishes and the obvious problem of being a rat in a decidedly rodent-phobic profession. When fate places Remy in Paris, he finds himself ideally situated beneath a restaurant made famous by his culinary hero. Despite the apparent dangers of being an unwanted visitor in the kitchen of one of Paris' most exclusive restaurants, Remy forms an unlikely partnership with Linguini, the garbage boy, who inadvertently discovers Remy's amazing talents. They strike a deal, ultimately setting into motion a chain of extraordinary events that turns the culinary world of Paris upside down. G
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- 2006
Happy Feet
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Emperor Penguins from Antarctica each express their true love with a special heartsong of their own that expresses their very being. However, the misfit Mumble cannot sing. Instead he has an extraordinary talent to tap dance with almost magical energy and expression. Nevertheless, the leadership of the colony fearfully blames the young penguin's unorthodox ways for the lean fishing that threatens them all. Defiant in the face of unjust rejection, Mumble and his true friends set out to find the true cause of the famine. Through the friends trials and perils, Mumble learns many things about his frozen world, not the least of which being that his toe tapping talent may be what he needs to save his people. Produced by Kingdom Feature Productions. PG
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- 2005
- Wallace & Gromit in the Curse of the Were-Rabbit
- It's 'veggie-mania' in Wallace and Gromit's neighborhood. The two enterprising friends are cashing in with their humane pest-control outfit, "Anti-Pesto." With only days to go before the annual Giant Vegetable Competition they find that their business is booming. They come to find out that running a "humane" pest control outfit can have its drawbacks. Suddenly, a large and mysterious veg-ravaging "beast" begins attacking the town's sacred vegetable plots at night. The competition hostess, Lady Tottington, commissions Anti-Pesto to catch the beast and save the day. But Victor Quartermaine would rather shoot the beast and secure the position of local hero - not to mention Lady Tottingon's hand in marriage. Produced by Aardman & DreamWorks. G
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- 2004
- The
Incredibles
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Bob and his wife Helen used to be among the world's
greatest crime fighters, saving lives and battling evil on a daily
basis. Fifteen years later, they have been forced to adopt civilian
identities and retreat to the suburbs where they live "normal"
lives with their three kids, Violet, Dash, and Jack-Jack. Itching
to get back into action, Bob gets his chance when a mysterious
communication summons him to a remote island for a top secret
assignment. He soon discovers that it will take a super family
effort to rescue the world from total destruction. Produced by Pixar & Walt Disney. PG
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- 2003
- Finding
Nemo
- The fretful Marlin and his young son Nemo become separated
from each other in the Great Barrier Reef. Nemo , a clown fish,
is unexpectedly taken from his home and thrust into a fish tank
in a dentist's office overlooking Sydney Harbor. Buoyed by the
companionship of a friendly fish named Dory, Marlin embarks on
a dangerous trek and finds himself the unlikely hero. Directed
by Andrew Stanton & Lee Unkrich. Produced by Pixar &
Walt Disney. G
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2002
- Shrek
- Shrek is a big ogre who lives alone in the woods, feared from
all the people in the land of Duloc. When Lord Farquaad, the ruler
of Duloc, exiles all fairy-tale beings in the woods, Shrek looses
his peaceful life and his home becomes a refugee camp. So he sets
out to find Lord Farquaad to convince him to bring the fairy-tale
beings back where they belong. Lord Farquaad accepts, under one
condition. Shrek must first go to find the beautiful young princess
Fiona, who will become Farquaad's bride. So Shrek begins his quest,
along with his newfound donkey friend. Directed by Andrew Adamson
& Vicky Jenson. Produced by Dreamworks SKG. PG
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2001
- Spirited
Away
- When a young girl gets trapped in a strange new world of spirits,
she must call upon the courage she never knew she had to free
herself and rescue her parents. Directed by Hayao Miyazaki. Produced
by Studio Ghibli. PG
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1995 (Special Achievement
Award)
- Toy
Story
- The story of two toys who have to work together to overcome
obstacles in order to get back to the boy that owns them. Directed
by John Lasseter. Produced by Pixar & Walt Disney. G
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1938 (Special Award)
- Snow
White and the Seven Dwarfs
- This first full-length animated feature relates the fairy tale
of how Snow White , thwarted by her vain and wicked stepmother
and aided by the seven Dwarfs --Dopey, Sleepy, Sneezy, Grumpy,
Bashful, Happy and Doc--finds romance with the Prince. Produced
by Walt Disney. Based on the fairy tale Snow
White by Jacob & Wilhelm Grimm. NR
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