Best Animated Feature: CGI Crowd-pleasers vs. Traditionally Animated Critical Hits

This is one of the only categories where it seems like any of the nominees has a decent shot of winning. Since year-long frontrunner The LEGO Movie is not in contention, the best bets are crowd-pleasing blockbusters from Disney (Big Hero 6) and DreamWorks (How To Train Your Dragon 2). Still, the nuanced and poignant films from revered animators Tomm Moore (Song of the Sea) and Isao Takahata (The Tale of the Princess Kaguya) have passionate support bases and could surprise.

Jordan Adler

Published: Feb 16, 2015 11:41 am

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Jordan Adler

Jordan Adler is a film buff who consumes so much popcorn, he expects that a coroner's report will one day confirm that butter runs through his veins. A recent graduate of Carleton's School of Journalism, where he also majored in film studies, Jordan's writing has been featured in Tribute Magazine, the Canadian Jewish News, Marketing Magazine, Toronto Film Scene, ANDPOP and SamaritanMag.com. He is also working on a feature-length screenplay.