Oscar battle for animation giants
BBC Online
DreamWorks and Walt Disney have three films each in the running for best animated feature Oscar. Disney's hopes are with Teacher's Pet, Home on the Range and The Incredibles, a collaboration with Pixar.Shrek 2, Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence and Shark Tale are flying the flag for DreamWorks. Eleven films will compete for a maximum of three nominations, to be announced in January. Warner, Paramount and two independent studios also have entries. Warner's entries are The Polar Express and Clifford's Really Big Movie, based on the Big Red Dog picture book series. The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, based on the popular TV series, is in the running for Paramount. Underwater adventure Shark Tale premiered at the Venice Film Festival last month. Will Smith, Angelina Jolie and Robert De Niro are among those who provided voiceovers for the characters. The Increzdibles tells the tale of a superhuman husband and wife team, comprising all-round action man Bob Incredible (voiced by Craig T Nelson) and his rubber-limbed wife Elastigirl (Holly Hunter).
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