tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8077259096493787089.post2251554265719939323..comments2024-03-09T00:26:54.278-08:00Comments on The Oscar Buzz: Theory Thursday: My Issues With the Best Animated Film Oscar CategoryUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8077259096493787089.post-24528046973084701522018-01-28T02:27:31.664-08:002018-01-28T02:27:31.664-08:00After the Academy's recent rule revisions foll...After the Academy's recent rule revisions following the 89th Oscars included opening the nominating phase of Best Animated Feature to the entire voting membership, many entertainment and animation news outlets expressed worry that the category will skew Western and mainstream. Still, some hoped that the new voting system would have at least carried a delay in its eventual mainstream lean. The new voting system still requires an initial opt-in and thus carries some responsibility in ensuring that voters watch a minimum number of eligible animated films.<br /><br />I guess the delay hopes of the more optimistic among us didn’t pan out. The mainstream lean was already there and waiting to steal the remaining two slots (since The Breadwinner, Coco, and Loving Vincent were considered locked for nominations at this point). *gulp*<br /><br />If I Had Nominated for Best Animated Feature 2017:<br />.....<br />— The Breadwinner<br />— Cars 3<br />— Coco<br />— La Jeune Fille Sans Mains (The Girl Without Hands)<br />— Kono Sekai no Katasumi ni (In This Corner of the World)BlueFox94https://www.blogger.com/profile/14195892941224578493noreply@blogger.com