David wrote:
I disagree. I have no problem categorizing those pictures as animated. Golden Age Disney animators almost always used real actors and footage of real animals as a reference. This is just an evolved form of an age-old animation practice.
The Academy also deems indie films released on demand before theatres ineligible. But they're still films.
The animators who vote on "Best Animated Film" certainly don't consider them animated, as no motion capture film has ever been nominated.
