The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences has announced 21 submitted features for the 2012 Best Animated Feature Academy Award, virtually ensuring that a full slate of five nominees will be in the running for the award. The candidates are:
- Adventures in Zambezia
- Brave
- Delhi Safari
- Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax
- Frankenweenie
- From Up on Poppy Hill
- Hey Krishna
- Hotel Transylvania
- Ice Age Continental Drift
- A Liar’s Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python’s Graham Chapman
- Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted
- The Mystical Laws
- The Painting
- ParaNorman
- The Pirates! Band of Misfits
- The Rabbi’s Cat
- Rise of the Guardians
- Secret of the Wings
- Walter & Tandoori’s Christmas
- Wreck-It Ralph
- Zarafa
The 85th Academy Awards nominations will be announced on Thursday, January 10, 2013.