So, linking back a little to a previous post of mine back in December about the Uncanny Valley theory, I found it really interesting when coming across some articles concerning Beowlulf and how well the film was received, or not, at the Oscar nominations.
There was a lot of conterversy surrounding the Oscar nominations in 2007 and it was debatable by the Academy, if Beowulf actually qualified as an animation for the Best Animated feature category. As most of the movie was animation, and the realism being captured by the live action of the actors with motion capture sensors and then rendered, it was touch and go whether it could be entered at all and especially in the animation category.
In an article in the Los Angeles Times written by Tom O'Neil he states:
"According to Rule Seven, "movement and characters' performances (must be) created using a frame-by-frame technique." In the past, some films that used digital animation to enhance live-action footage didn't qualify. However, now that the technique is a routine part of the production of mainstream animated pix, the Oscars risked being accused of not keeping step with modern times if "Beowulf" had been snubbed."
Although Beowulf was eventually accepted into the Oscars, it does seem a little strange and almost as though the Academy wanted to make a point, because the film was not nominated in any category at all 80th Academy Awards, especially for Best Animated feature. It seems as though from my point of view that the Academy must have had to succumb to public pressure and allow this film to be entered as an animation, but in doing so, gave it no credit whatsoever in nominations.
Bit uncanny, but just a thought.
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