List of 19 films submitted for Animated Feature

The list of submissions for the Animated Feature category is in, and the magic number is 19, which means there will be five nominees in the category this year. This submissions are...

• Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2
• The Croods
• Despicable Me 2
• Epic
• Ernest and Celestine
• The Fake
• Free Birds
• Frozen
• Khumba
• The Legend of Sarila
• A Letter to Momo
• Monsters University
• O Apostolo
• Planes
• Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie - Rebellion
• Rio: 2096 A Story of Love and Fury
• The Smurfs 2
• Turbo
• The Wind Rises

I would say several of these are locks, particularly Frozen, Monsters and Wind. After that, it becomes a little fuzzier. But it wouldn't surprise me at all to see the sequels shut out. If I was picking 2 more to fill out the five, I would say The Croods is pretty secure, with the final spot a big toss up between Epic, Ernest and Celestine, and the 2 sequels, Cloudy and Despicable. Time will tell.

2012 Beachhouse Award Winners

Best Overlooked Film -- PITCH PERFECT

Best Shot -- CHRONICLE -- INSIDE THE CAR BEING PULLED BY ANDREW

Best Scene -- PROMETHEUS -- SELF-SURGERY ALIEN REMOVAL

Best Breakthrough Performance -- SURAJ SHARMA - 'LIFE OF PI

Best Breakthrough Filmmaker -- RIAN JOHNSON - 'LOOPER

Best Action Film -- THE DARK KNIGHT RISES

Best Comedy Film -- 21 JUMP STREET

Best Foreign Language Film -- AMOUR

Best Original Song -- "NEVER HAD" -- 10 YEARS

Best Original Score -- LINCOLN

 

Best Makeup/Hairstyling -- THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY

Best Visual Effects -- LIFE OF PI

Best Sound Editing -- ZERO DARK THIRTY

Best Sound Mixing -- LES MISERABLES

Best Costume Design -- LINCOLN

Best Production Design -- LIFE OF PI

Best Film Editing -- ARGO

Best Cinematography -- SKYFALL

Best Animated Feature -- PARANORMAN

Best Adapted Screenplay -- LINCOLN

Best Original Screenplay -- LOOPER

Best Ensemble Cast -- LINCOLN

Best Supporting Actress -- JUDI DENCH - "SKYFALL"

Best Supporting Actor -- PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN - "THE MASTER"

Best Actress -- JESSICA CHASTAIN - "ZERO DARK THIRTY"

Best Actor -- DANIEL DAY-LEWIS - "LINCOLN"

Best Director -- STEVEN SPIELBERG - "LINCOLN"

Best Picture -- LINCOLN

2012 Beachhouse Awards (by nominations)

As always, many films found their way onto my annual choices of worthiness. Of the several hundred released, 57 films received at least 1 nomination. The Oscar Beachhouse Awards are now in their 12th year, and here's how the list of nominated films broke down, by # of nods...

11 nominations
LINCOLN

9 nominations
SKYFALL
ZERO DARK THIRTY

8 nominations
LES MISERABLES
LIFE OF PI

6 nominations
THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY
THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER

5 nominations
ARGO
THE DARK KNIGHT RISES
THE MASTER

4 nominations
LOOPER
MOONRISE KINGDOM

3 nominations
CHRONICLE
CLOUD ATLAS
MARVEL'S THE AVENGERS
PROMETHEUS
SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK

2 nominations
AMOUR
ANNA KARENINA
BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD
BRAVE
DJANGO UNCHAINED
FLIGHT
THE HUNGER GAMES
THE IMPOSSIBLE
PARANORMAN
THE SESSIONS

1 nomination
10 YEARS
21 JUMP STREET
ARBITRAGE
BERNIE
THE CABIN IN THE WOODS
COMPLIANCE
THE DEEP BLUE SEA
DREDD
END OF WATCH
FRIENDS WITH KIDS
THE GREY
HOLY MOTORS
THE INTOUCHABLES
JOHN CARTER
OSLO, AUGUST 31ST
THE PIRATES! BAND OF MISFITS
PITCH PERFECT
THE RAID: REDEMPTION
A ROYAL AFFAIR
THE SECRET WORLD OF ARRIETTY
SEVEN PSYCHOPATHS
SLEEPWALK WITH ME
SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN
TAKE THIS WALTZ
TED
THIN ICE
THIS IS 40
THIS IS NOT A FILM
WRECK-IT RALPH
YOUR SISTER'S SISTER

BEACHHOUSE AWARDS 2012 -- Best Picture

And the nominees for Best Picture of 2012 are...

ARGO

LINCOLN

LOOPER

THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER

ZERO DARK THIRTY

 

BEACHHOUSE AWARDS 2012 -- Director

And the nominees for Best Director are...

BEN AFFLECK -- "ARGO"

PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON -- "THE MASTER"

KATHRYN BIGELOW -- "ZERO DARK THIRTY"

ANG LEE -- "LIFE OF PI"

STEVEN SPIELBERG -- "LINCOLN"

 

BEACHHOUSE AWARDS 2012 -- Actor

And the nominees for Best Actor are...

DANIEL DAY-LEWIS -- "LINCOLN"

JOHN HAWKES -- "THE SESSIONS"

HUGH JACKMAN -- "LES MISERABLES"

JOAQUIN PHOENIX -- "THE MASTER"

DENZEL WASHINGTON -- "FLIGHT"

 

BEACHHOUSE AWARDS 2012 -- Actress

And the nominees for Best Actress are...

JESSICA CHASTAIN -- "ZERO DARK THIRTY"

JENNIFER LAWRENCE -- "SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK"

EMMANUELLE RIVA -- "AMOUR"

NAOMI WATTS -- "THE IMPOSSIBLE"

RACHEL WEISZ -- "THE DEEP BLUE SEA"

 

BEACHHOUSE AWARDS 2012 -- Supporting Actor

And the nominees for Best Supporting Actor are...

JAVIER BARDEM -- "SKYFALL"

LEONARDO DICAPRIO -- "DJANGO UNCHAINED"

PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN -- "THE MASTER"

TOMMY LEE JONES -- "LINCOLN"

EZRA MILLER -- "THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER"