Annie Awards

With the best animated picture being one of the most exciting (in my view) categories this year, we look at the Annie Awards nominations, which could be considered a good measure of which films will end up on the shortlist of three films. Although Shark Tale got many nominations (7 in all) I think its exclusion from the Best Animated Feature category could indicate that people may want to reward the film for technical acheivement, the overall picture has been underwhelming. Shrek 2 and The Incredibles seem to be dead certs for an Oscar nomination, and I would bet that Ghost In The Shell 2: Innocence can get a surprise nomination, somehow I can't see the Academy nominating SpongeBob SquarePants. For the full list, click here.