As far as im concerned, TWO movies in the past, that have not had much allegory, have been nominated. Beauty and the Beast(1992, also animated), and LOTR: the Return of the King(2004), which also won.

Also, one little detail that was left out is that Iron man is NOT aiming for Best Picture, But Best Actor(guess who?)

Did I mention that Ratatouille was never even near Best Picture material. It lacks conspicious allegory, something all Best Pictures should ALWAYS have.

I hope WALL-E ends up on the Best Picture Nod. If it doesn’t, I will not watch the oscars.

WALL-E costed 180,000,000 to make, just as much as the Dark Knight. So many people worked so hard on it. Ben Burtt did amazing voice design, Stanton wrote his most daring script, the computer graphics were realistic (with the exception of the human characters), Newman did a beautiful themed score (WHY DID HE NOT GET A NOD FOR BEST MUSIC AT THE ANNIES?!), etc.,etc.
I also find WALL-E to be better than Beauty and the Beast. That was a great movie, but WALL-E told the better story.

WALL-E is not one of the bloated romance films like the great, but overrated Titanic. Titanic did nothing but circled around Jack and Rose romance. There were many things going on beside WALL-E’s and EVE’s romance-There was a lethargic society, a polluted Earth, and machines discovering life. And WALL-E romance with EVE affected humanity.

WALL-E is certainly better than Kung Fu Panda. Kung Fu Panda only took 130 million to make. Kung Fu Panda is certainly funnier, but comedy is not enough to define a good movie. Kung Fu Panda had a excellent storyline, but it is what it is, it was only meant to make children laugh and enjoy it. Kung Fu Panda is not of the universal. Young children will love the cuteness of WALL-E, and teens and adults will love the allegorical story.

Dreamworks may be funnier, but Pixar suceeds in mixed comedy with out-of-this world storylines. Storylines matter more than comedy.

If you think comedy defines how good a movie is, you are one of those inconsiderate people who give no damn toward the hard effort.

What use is an Annie Award to WALL-E? WALL-E is no animated movie, it’s a romance made by animation. Saying that WALL-E is an animated movie is discriminating.

If WALL-E doesn’t show up on the Best Picture category, I will never watch the Oscars again. Mark my words.

I also dug THE SKY CRAWLERS and FROM INSIDE and I’ve yet to see PONYO ON A CLIFF BY THE SEA, so there is lots of good animated choices. (And you know what IGOR and HORTON HEARS A WHO are pretty solid little USA animated flicks)

Iron Man, maybe for SPFX.

Wall-e will win best animation, not that it deserves it but it will win.

Tropic Thunder will most likely by nominated for Make up and maybe supporting actor.

I’d love to see the nominations get really daring with something like BLINDNESS or SYNECDOCHE, NY.

I think Quantum Of Solace has a shot at best picture, Burn After Reading will probably get nominated and Tropic Thunder is a possibility.

I’m hoping David Fincher finally gets some recognition at the Oscars this year. The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button looks very promising and I think it’s the type of film that would get the academy’s attention.

Iron Man was a really fun watch, just what I wanted from a summer movie. But an Oscar? Come on!

The Dark Knight made a big impression on me and should get an award, but I’m not sure which one. Maybe they should make a new category: “Best Studio Honcho that trusted a Director”.

Also, I’m pretty sure that an animated film will never win let alone get nominated beyond it’s own category anytime soon.

They are dumb fucks if they think Iron Man has a chance.