Big Hero 6 nominated for Best Animated Movie Oscar...

[jsilverjanet]

but The Lego Movie wasn't

 

 

WTF?

[The Madness]

Yeah, was really surprising for me as well. And for whatever reason American Sniper was nominated for Best Picture, but Gone Girl wasn't

[NewEnglandGothic]

The Academy Awards is based on votes from the industry, not the mainstream. Evidently, in a campaign most likely the studio ran, voters didn't see much craft put into it.

 

Hey, I thought The Lego Movie was a fun movie, just not an Oscar-winning one.

[zosocane]

I thought -- and more importantly my 3 kids thought -- BH6 was a good but not great movie. Pretty standard -script. Surprised it gets an Oscar nomination. Then again, Shakespeare in Love got best picture over Saving Private Ryan, so I'm not surprised.

[Bosco685]

Visual Effects Society Awards

 

Outstanding Animation in an Animated Feature Motion Picture

Big Hero 6 – WINNER

How to Train Your Dragon 2

Rio 2

The Boxtrolls

The Lego Movie

 

Outstanding Animated Character in an Animated Feature Motion Picture

Big Hero 6; Baymax – WINNER

How to Train Your Dragon 2; Hiccup

Rio 2; Gabi

The Boxtrolls; Archibald Snatcher

 

Outstanding Created Environment in an Animated Feature Motion Picture

Big Hero 6; Into the Portal – WINNER

How to Train Your Dragon 2; Oasis

The Book of Life; Magical Land of the Remembered

The Boxtrolls; Boxtroll Cavern

 

Outstanding Models in any Motion Media Project

Big Hero 6; City of San Fransokyo – WINNER

The Boxtrolls; Mecha-Drill

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies; Laketown

Transformers: Age of Extinction; Knightship

 

Outstanding Effects Simulations in an Animated Feature Motion Picture

Big Hero 6 – WINNER

How to Train Your Dragon 2; The Battle

The Boxtrolls

The Lego Movie

 

[jsilverjanet]

Did you watch it? I still have not. I know the Lego movie was awesome

[Bosco685]

Did you watch it? I still have not. I know the Lego movie was awesome

 

I saw both with my family. I do think The Lego Movie was a much better told story with amazing and complex animation, where everything had to include Lego pieces. Including the water, dirt, fire - everything.

 

I'm not sure what happened behind the scenes that The Lego Movie feels like it is being purposely ignored. It sure deserved better treatment.

 

But both movies are really cool.

[jsilverjanet]

Exactly, my point was why it didn't get nominated, I'm going to watch big hero this week but I smell something fishy

[JAM_NYC]

I enjoyed BH6 more than the Lego movie.

 

Both were very fun family movies.

[JollyComics]

I liked this movie but the view is too noisy and too many things going on at the same time. That may be the factor for not winning the award.

[NewEnglandGothic]

I liked this movie but the view is too noisy and too many things going on at the same time. That may be the factor for not winning the award.

Probably, the momentum from Frozen helped Big Hero 6, with a lot of the behind the scenes talent returning to pitch in, like the director who voiced the burly shopkeeper who sends Kristof off into a snowbank.