
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences announced this afternoon that 19 animated features have been submitted for consideration for the Animated Feature Film Oscar this year. This field of contenders will be whittled down to between three to five nominees on January 16, 2014. In addition to the already familiar American features, the list includes films from France, South Korea, Canada, South Africa, Spain, Japan and Brazil.
- Cloud with a Chance of Meatballs 2
- The Croods
- Despicable Me 2
- Epic
- Ernest and Celestine (Watch trailer)
- The Fake (Watch trailer)
- Free Birds
- Frozen
- Khumba (Watch trailer)
- The Legend of Sarila (Watch trailer)
- A Letter to Momo (Watch trailer)
- Monsters University
- O Apóstolo (Watch trailer)
- Planes
- Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie – Rebellion (Watch trailer)
- Rio: 2096 A Story of Love and Fury (Watch trailer)
- The Smurfs 2
- Turbo
- The Wind Rises
The Academy also notes that: