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Wednesday, January 23, 2008

Oscar Nominations for the Mouse House

Best Animated Feature - "Ratatouille"


Best Makeup - "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End"
Ve Neill and Martin Samuel


Best Song - "Happy Working Song" from "Enchanted"
Music - Alan Menken
Lyrics - Stephen Schwartz

"So Close" from "Enchanted"
Music - Alan Menken
Lyrics - Stephen Schwartz

"That's How You Know" from "Enchanted"
Music - Alan Menken
Lyrics - Stephen Schwartz


Best Sound Editing - "Ratatouille" (Walt Disney)
Randy Thom, Michael Semanick and Doc Kane


Best Visual Effects - "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End"
John Knoll, Hal Hickel, Charles Gibson and John Frazier


Best Original Screenplay - "Ratatouille"
Screenplay by Brad Bird
Story by Jan Pinkava, Jim Capobianco, Brad Bird


The Miramax Division wracked up 21 nominations, mostly for "There Will Be Blood" and "No Country For Old Men". If you want an interesting perspective on all of this you might want to check out JimHillmedia.com for an article about what Disney's take on all of this might have been.

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