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January 22, 2009

Animation sandwich

2008_kung_fu_panda_002 It's a category that makes us smile, even though we would've much rather seen more movies tossed in for consideration, which could've given us a five-film race.

As it is, there are three competitors in the best animated Oscar derby.

They are:

"WALL-E"

"Bolt"

"Kung Fu Panda"

It must be tough for the plump little "Panda" to be the overstuffed center of a Disney/Pixar sandwich, but he holds his own.

Never assume anything, but "WALL-E" sure is the continued favorite here. If it doesn't win, that'll be the one of the biggest upsets of Feb. 22.

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  • So "The Dark Knight" didn't make it into the final five after all, never mind that critical and popular support. Let's just call the comic-inspired mega-hit "The Biggest Snubee."

    Here are the best picture contenders in a race that, two weeks away from the Oscars, seems to be a foregone conclusion ("Slumdog") unless there's a come-from-behind possibility ("The Reader" anyone?)

    "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," with Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett; the politically timely "Milk;" rags-to-riches fairy tale, "Slumdog Millionaire," Holocaust best-seller-based drama "The Reader," and Watergate-era biopic "Frost/Nixon."

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