At the 87th Academy Awards, the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Film will also be awarded. Among the nominees this year were Big Hero 6, The Boxtrolls, How to train your dragon 2, Song of the Sea and The Tale of the Princess Kaguya.
1. Oscars 2015: Best Animated Feature Film 2015:
Big Hero 6 (2014)
Big Hero 6 is an American animated superhero fantasy comedy from Walt Disney Animation Studios and Walt Disney Pictures, directed by Don Hall and Chris Williams. The film tells the story of a young prodigy, Hiro Hamada, who creates a superhero and a team to fight against a masked miscreant. Voices for the animated film include Ryan Potter, Scott Adsit, Daniel Henney, TJ Miller, Jamie Chung, Damon Wayans, Jr., Génesis Rodríguez, Maya Rudolph and James Cromwell.
2. Oscars 2015: Best Animated Feature Film 2015:
The Boxtrolls (2014)
The Boxtrolls is an American stop-motion animated fantasy comedy film based on the novel Here Be Monsters! by Alan Snow. Directed by Graham Annable and Anthony Stacchi, produced by Laika. The film tells the story of a boy who was raised by boxmen - small gnomes who collect garbage. A boy tries to save the Boxers from the vermin exterminator, Archibald Snatcher. Isaac Hempstead-Wright, Ben Kingsley, Elle Fanning, Toni Collette, Jared Harris, Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Richard Ayoade and Tracy Morgan lent their voices to the animated film.
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3. Oscars 2015: Best Animated Feature Film 2015:
How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014)
How To Train Your Dragon 2 is an American animated fantasy film based on the book series of the same name by Cressida Cowell. The animated sequel to How To Train Your Dragon was directed by Dean DeBlois. The film takes place five years after the first film and shows Hiccup and his friends as grown boys who finally meet Hiccup's mother Valka and Dear Bludvist, a madman who wants to conquer the world. Jay Baruchel, Gerard Butler, Craig Ferguson, America Ferrera, Jonah Hill, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, TJ Miller, Kristen Wiig, Cate Blanchett, Djimon Hounsou and Kit Harington lent their voices to the animated film.
4. Oscars 2015: Best Animated Feature Film 2015:
Song of the Sea (2014)
Song of the Sea is an Irish animated fantasy film directed by Tomm Moore and produced by Cartoon Saloon. The film tells the story of an ancient Celtic myth and concerns two children, Ben and Saoirse, who live with their father in a lighthouse by the sea after their mother and wife died years ago. David Rawle, Brendan Gleeson, Fionnula Flanagan, Lisa Hannigan, Lucy O'Connell, Jon Kenny, Pat Shortt, Colm Ó Snodaigh, Liam Hourican and Kevin Swierszcz lent their voices in the animated film.
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5. Oscars 2015: Best Animated Feature Film 2015:
The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (2013)
The Tale of the Princess Kaguya is a Japanese animated fantasy drama directed by Isao Takahata and produced by Studio Ghibli. The animated film is based on the tale Bamboo Cutter. The film tells the story of a miniature girl that Sanuki no Miyatsuko finds in a bamboo one day. He takes her home and together with his wife Ono raise her and name her "Princess". Voices for the animated film for the English version are provided by Chloë Grace Moretz, Caitlyn Leone, Darren Criss, James Caan, Mary Steenburgen, Lucy Liu, Hynden Walch, James Marsden, Beau Bridges, Dean Cain, Oliver Platt, Daniel Dae Kim, George Segal, John Cho, Emily Bridges and Liam O'Brien.
