2015 Oscar Nominations: the animation categories

On Thursday, January 16, the awaited 87th annual Academy Award nominations were announced by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Here at wezank, our popcorn was made ready right before the Animated Feature Film and Best Animated Short Film categories. Let’s give you a recap of what happened at the animation categories of the 2015 Oscar nominations.

Best Animated Feature Film

It wouldn’t be the Oscars without a “Wait… What?”. This year, the biggest of them all was “The LEGO Movie“. It was named highest grossing film of 2014 in the UK with £34.27 million in ticket sales and was considered by many as the number one contender to win the category. However, the box office success had to settle for “Best Original Song” nomination only. Some named the omission a “snub”, others described it as a huge upset. Here’s what the two directors , Chris Miller and Philip Lord, tweeted after the results:

 

It’s okay. Made my own! pic.twitter.com/kgyu1GRHGR

— philip lord (@philiplord) January 15, 2015

Congrats to “Everything is Awesome” though currently the title of the song doesn’t seem especially accurate!

— Chris Miller (@chrizmillr) January 15, 2015

 

And now, here are the ones that made the list:

Big Hero 6:

 

Song of the Sea:

 

The Boxtrolls:

 

How to Train Your Dragon 2:

 

The Tale of the Princess Kaguya:

 

Best Animated Short Film

The 2015 Oscar nominations for Best Animated Short Film were:

 

The Bigger Picture:

 

The Dam Keeper:

 

Feast:

 

A Single Life:

 

Me and My Moulton:

 

Those were the 2015 Oscar nominations for animation categories. The results will be announced at the ceremony which will take place on February 22, 2015. Until then, you can enjoy some of our work.