Guide to Oscar: Best Animated Feature

The Animated Feature category was created in 2001 and the award is given only if there are 6 or more animated features which receive theatrical release in Los Angeles during the course of the year. If there are fewer than 16 films eligible to be nominated, 3 will compete for the award. If there are 16 or more eligible, 5 will compete.

This year's nominees are:

A Cat In Paris

"A thrilling mystery that unfurls in the alleys and on the rooftops of the French capital, Paris, over the course of one adventurous evening."

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Chico and Rita

"Chico is a young piano player with big dreams. Rita is a beautiful singer with an extraordinary voice. Music and romantic desire unites them, but their journey - in the tradition of the Latin ballad, the bolero - brings heartache and torment."

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Kung Fu Panda 2

"Po and his friends fight to stop an peacock villain from conquering China with a deadly new weapon, but the Dragon Warrior must come to terms with his past."

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Puss In Boots

"A story about the events leading up to the sword fighting cat's meeting with Shrek and his friends."

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Rango

"Rango is an ordinary chameleon who accidentally winds up in the town of Dirt, a lawless outpost in the Wild West in desperate need of a new sheriff."

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