Nominations for the 77th Annual Academy Awards have been announced. As expected The Incredibles was the big animated winner with four nominations, including Best Animated Feature and Best Original Screenplay. DreamWorks got two of the three Best Animated Feature award nominations, for Shrek 2 and Shark Tale. And The Polar Express ended up with a surprising three nominations, one more than Shrek 2 got. In total animated feature films were nominated for ten Oscars this year. The nominees include:

**Animated Feature Film**
The Incredibles
Shark Tale
Shrek 2

**Original Screenplay**
The Aviator
Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind
Hotel Rwanda
The Incredibles
Vera Drake

**Animated Short Film**
Birthday Boy
Gopher Brok
Guard Dog
Lorenzo
Ryan

**Original Song**
“Accidentally In Love” – Shrek 2
“Al Otro Lado Del Río” – The Motorcycle Diaries
“Believe” – The Polar Express
“Learn To Be Lonely” – The Phantom Of The Opera
“Look To Your Path (Vois Sur Ton Chemin)” – The Chorus

**Visual Effects**
Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban
I, Robot
Spider-man 2

**Sound Editing**
The Incredibles
The Polar Express
Spider-man 2

**Sound Mixing**
The Aviator
The Incredibles
The Polar Express
Ray
Spider-man 2