Encyclopedia of Opinion
Question
Should animated films be considered for Best Picture at the Academy Awards?
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Yes, animated films should be considered for Best Picture at the Academy Awards

This position holds that animated films should be eligible for the Best Picture Oscar. It argues that animation and live action have enough in common to be judged together — that heavily CGI films like Avatar already blur the line — and that excluding animation rests on mere stigma.

Supporting arguments · 3

  1. The stigma of animation
    Animation has carried with it the stigma of being a 'kids genre' since Disney first released Snow White in 1937.
  2. CGI is animation
    Many live-action movies use some form of computer-generated imagery, or CGI, to convey aspects of the story being told on screen.
  3. The Avatar conundrum
    In 2009, James Cameron created a worldwide phenomenon with the release of Avatar, an award-winning film that relied heavily on CGI.