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- Ceremony Date: February 22, 2009
- Time: 5pm PST, 8pm EST
- Venue: Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California
- Event Hosted by Hugh Jackman
- Televised on ABC
- Executive Producer: Bill Condon
- Producer: Laurence Mark
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The Pixar film Wall-E, distributed by Walt Disney Pictures and directed by Andrew Stanton, was the winner of the 2009 Best Animated feature Oscar at the 81st Academy Awards. The ceremony took place on February 22, 2009 in Hollywood, California at the Kodak Theatre.
The other nominees for the 2009 Best Animated feature were the Walt Disney film Bolt directed by Chris Williams and Byron Howard, and Kung Fu Panda from Dreamworks Animation and Paramount Pictures.
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2009 Animated Feature Oscar Nominees
History of the Award
The Best Animated Feature Oscar was first presented in 2002. The award is given to an animated film that is at least 70 minutes long. A committee annually elects 3 to 5 films for nomination for the award. An animated film nominated in the category is also eligible for Best picture.Oscars.com: Rules for Best animated Feature film During its history, Pixar has proved successful in the category with wins for its animated features Finding Nemo, The Incredibles and Ratatouille. The first award was presented to the Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy and Cameron Diaz voiced, box office hit Shrek.List of Past Winners
- Date reflects year of the ceremony
- (2008): Ratatouille
- (2007): Happy Feet
- (2006): Wallace and Gromit...
- (2005): The Incredibles
- (2004): Finding Nemo
- (2003): Spirited Away
- (2002): Shrek
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Best Animated Film Oscar Winner 2009
- Winner: Wall-E
Best Animated Feature Oscar Winner 2009 Questions
Who *will* win the best Animated Feature Oscar for 2009? Who *should* win? - Featured 6 AnswersWill win: WALL-E It earned near-universal praise from film critics and audiences alike, it's nominated in five other categories -- there was even some talk o... read more
Who *will* win the best actor Oscar for 2009? Who *should* win the Best Actor Oscar for 2009? - Featured 26 Answers*will* win - Sean Penn, Milk *should* win - Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler Penn’s win at the Producer’s Guild Awards gives him a grand total of 17 Best Actor a... read more
Who *will* win the Best Actress Oscar for 2009? Who *should* win the Best Actress Oscar for 2009? - Featured 3 AnswersWill win: Kate Winslet for The Reader The year 2009, is shaping up to be a great one for Kate Winslet. She's already pocketed two golden globes and the suppor... read more
Who *will* win the best director Oscar for 2009? Who *should* win the Best director Oscar for 2009? - Featured 4 AnswersWho Will Win – Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire). I think Slumdog is going to sweep the Oscars, with no exception in this category. Who Should Win – Gus Van Sa... read moreBest Animated Feature Acceptance Speech
Bolt
- Bolt
- Official Site: Bolt
- YouTube Video: Official Bolt Trailer (Time: 2:32)
Wall-E
- Wall-E
- Official Sites: Pixar Animation Studios | Disney Wall-E Site
- Daily Motion Video: Wall-E Trailer (Time: 2:30)
Kung Fu Panda
- Kung Fu Panda
- Official Site: Kung Fu Panda
- YouTube Video: Kung Fu Panda Trailer(Time: 1:11)