Oscar Nominations: Madoka Magica, Wind Rises and A Letter To Momo submitted

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today confirmed the list of animated feature films submitted for consideration for nominations in the race for the Animated Film category of the 86th Academy Awards. Although the list predominately features western works, three anime films have been submitted:

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<li>Production I.G's&nbsp;<em>A Letter To Momo</em>&nbsp;(Directed by Hiroyuki Okuira)</li>
<li>Shaft's <em>Puella Magi Madoka Magica - Rebellion</em>&nbsp;(Directed by&nbsp;Akiyuki Shinbo)</li>
<li>Studio Ghibli's&nbsp;<em>The Wind Rises</em>&nbsp;(Directed by Hayao Miyazaki)</li>
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The three films will be facing some stiff competition for the maximum of 5 available slots&nbsp;though (which will go down to 3 if less than 16 films qualify), from 16 other titles including Disney's&nbsp;<em>Frozen</em>, Pixar's&nbsp;<em>Monsters University</em>&nbsp;and Universal Pictures'&nbsp;<em>Despicable Me 2</em>. The nominations will be announced on 16th January 2014, with the awards taking place on 2nd March, 2014.

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