Animated Films Are Announced (Kind of)

The Academy has released a list of the animated films that will be eligible for nomination in the Best Animated Feature category. The list is:

“Bolt”
“Delgo”
“Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who!”
“Dragon Hunters”
“Fly Me to the Moon”
“Igor”
“Kung Fu Panda”
“Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa”
“$9.99”
“The Sky Crawlers”
“Sword of the Stranger”
“The Tale of Despereaux”
“WALL-E”
“Waltz with Bashir”

I think "Wall-E" is a given. The second slot will likely go to "Waltz with Bashir" (which I haven't seen, but it certainly looks way better then most of these movies). The third nomination will likely go to "Kung Fu Panda" or "The Tale of Despereaux." I can't see "Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa" getting nominated, but if there's an upset (and there usually is in this category) then chances are this is the one. Oh, and this means "Speed Racer" is obviously not a contender for this award anymore. The big question about this list is what happened to "Star Wars: The Clone Wars." Not that I want to see that movie win, but considering it's an animated film there's no reason for it to not be here. Oh well, maybe that will change (and if it does become eligible then that means five films will be nominated instead of three).