Nearly 18 qualifying submissions were sent to the Academy of Motion pictures and Science for consideration in the category of animation, thereby confirming that there will be five nominations for the toon Oscars.

Ever since the category was formed in the year 2010, this it’s the third time that the Academy has received a maximum number of submissions. In the 2010 final list, there were only 15 films. This year witnessed the second largest number of submissions, with the year 2009 topping the list. That year, there were a total number of 20 qualified films.

Films such as “The smurfs”, “Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked,"had a mixture of both animation and live actions, and it posed a question mark, that whether they will make its way to the submissions, but also those doubts have been set aside. As per the rules, for a film to get qualified should have 75% of animated character and animation.

The 18 films submitted for Oscar are Tintin"; "Alois Nebel";"Arthur Christmas"; "Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked"; "A Cat in Paris"; "Cars 2"; "Chico & Rita";"Happy Feet Two"; "Gnomeo & Juliet"; "Mars Needs Moms"; "Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil"; "Kung Fu Panda 2"; "Rango"; "Rio"; "Puss in Boots"; "Winnie the Pooh"; "The Smurfs"; and "Wrinkles."