15 to compete for animated Oscar nods

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Nov. 15 (UPI) -- Fifteen movies have been accepted for consideration in the Animated Feature Film category for the 83rd Academy Awards, Hollywood's Oscars organizers said.

Three of the following films will be nominated in the race: "Alpha and Omega," "Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore," "Despicable Me," "The Dreams of Jinsha," "How to Train Your Dragon," "Idiots and Angels,"

"The Illusionist," "Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole," "Megamind," "My Dog Tulip," "Shrek Forever After," "Summer Wars," "Tangled," "Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue" and "Toy Story 3," the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said Monday.

"The Dreams of Jinsha," "The Illusionist," "Summer Wars" and "Tangled" have not yet had their required Los Angeles qualifying run.

Submitted features must fulfill the theatrical release requirements and meet the category's other qualifying rules before they can advance in the voting process.

The 83rd Academy Awards nominations are to be announced Jan. 25 in the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Los Angeles. Oscars will be presented Feb. 27 at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center, and televised live by the ABC Television Network.