18 Animated Features in the race this year

According to Academy rules, anytime there are more than 15 finalists in the submitted list, there will be 5 final nominees. This year, there were 18 films on the list, so there ya go. I personally love animated movies, one of my favorites genres. And in all honestly, I think almost every year, there are enough good films that there should be 5 finalists, but I digress.

Here are the 18 films submitted for this year's Animated Feature race...

• The Adventures of Tintin
• Alois Nebel
• Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked
• Arthur Christmas
• Cars 2
• A Cat in Paris
• Chico & Rita
• Gnomeo & Juliet
• Happy Feet Two
• Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil
• Kung Fu Panda 2
• Mars Needs Mom
• Puss in Boots
• Rango
• Rio
• The Smurfs
• Winnie the Pooh
• Wrinkles