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NY Times: Disney's 'Ratatouille' Ponders Which Oscar To Chase
Nov. 28, 2007 -- Walt Disney is cranking up the Oscar promotion within Hollywood for Ratatouille – its hit Pixar animated feature that was praised by critics – but risks missing a big award if it splits the vote between Best Animated Film and overall Best Picture, notes the New York Times. The motion picture academy added the Oscar category for full-length animated films in 2002. Disney’s Beauty and the Beast was nominated for Best Picture in 1992, and remains the only animated film ever selected in that category. "Members could vote for the film in both categories," says the New York Times article written by Michael Cieply. "But Oscar campaigners assume that many would choose one -- a dangerous situation, given the small voting pool and the razor-thin margins that could determine a winner." The motion picture academy has about 5,800 voting members.
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