EXCLUSIVE: The Oscar Animated Feature race just got reduced by one.Paramount and Nickelodeon’s The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge On The Run has withdrawn from the competition and now instead of 27 entries as the Academy announced on January 28, there are 26 remaining, providing all of them meet eligibility requirements and complete qualification runs, whether in a theatre, Drive-In, Steaming service, or on VOD.
The Academy today notified those members who have signed up to participate in the category.“Dear Animated Feature Voting Committee Member,We hope you have been enjoying the submitted Animated Feature films.
We wanted you to be aware of some submission updates:The ‘toon actually opened theatrically over the summer in Canada, and has played
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