Remember two years ago when “WALL-E” was on a destined crash course with awards glory throughout the season, then the Annie Awards (the animation community’s annual kudo fest) came along and shut the lovable robot out? The benefactor was “Kung Fu Panda,” largely considered infinitely inferior to Pixar’s (some would say) crowning achievement.
The immediate reaction was, “Something’s fishy here.” And sure enough, a lot of fingers were pointed to a DreamWorks-heavy membership. Disney, fed up with the unbalanced nature of the voting process, sought rule changes, which it received, but none of it was satisfying enough.
So you can expect the Annies to potentially be Disney-free from here on out, as the studio has respectfully bowed out of the organization, refusing to support it or submit their titles for competition. Annie chief Antran Manoogian says the studio’s titles can still compete, though it’s unclear how.
As we get closer and closer to the film awards season, I thought maybe it was a good time to round up all the potential original song contenders. It’s generally a good idea to keep track of these things, so let’s see what we have so far.