Animation rocks! Not all of it of course. Animation is an amazing medium where the barely imaginable can be created for a relatively small budget and often more believably than their high budget feature counterparts.
So here are my predictions and favorites for the Animated Feature and Animated Short categories.
Animated Feature Nominees
1) Brave - Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman
2) Frankenweenie - Tim Burton
3) ParaNorman - Sam Fell and Chris Butler
4) The Pirates: Band of Misfits - Peter Lord
5) Wreck-It Ralph - Rich Moore
I loved three of these films and really liked two. Brave presents a much needed strong female lead. The screenplay takes the standard prince courts the princess tale and turns it on its head. In fact, this years animation category seems an ode to the unlikely role player. ParaNorman and Frankenweenie as the town oddballs turned town heroes were compelling... but ParaNorman seemed more relevant, timely and funny. Wreck-it Ralph as the "bad-guy-turned-hero" also bucked the normal stereotype and added personality and a whole lot of color. The Pirates was a cute stop action flick that I might have replaced as a nominee with Le Tableau or The Rabbi's Cat. Buzz has it as a two way race between Wreck-it Ralph and Brave.
My Favorite: ParaNorman
My Oscar Prediction: Brave
Animated Short Nominees
1) Adam and Dog - Minkyu Lee
2) Fresh Guacamole - PES
3) Head Over Heels - Timothy Reckart and Fodhla Cronin O'Reilly
4) The Longest Daycare - David Silverman
5) Paperman - John Kars
Each of these films is brilliant. The spiritual philosophy of Adam and Dog to the clever concoction that is Fresh Guacamole. The drama in The Longest Daycare to the suspense of Head Over Heels. And then there is the pleasure that is Paperman.
My Favorite: Adam and Dog
My Oscar Prediction: Paperman
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