Fourteen films have been sent in to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) and vye for a chance to snag one of the three noms in the best animated feature category.

So who are the contenders? The list is below. Some, including the horrible "Fly Me to the Moon" and "Igor" have no chance whatsoever, despite "Moon" being the first ever animated movie for 3D. MGM distributed "Igor" is just lifeless in total even with John Cusack inn the lead.

We're going for the remarkable "Wall-E." True, the contenders are getting better, but for quality of story, no other company can match the Disney/Pixar duo for appealling to human emotions.

We loved "Kung Fu Panda" and "Madagascar: Escape to Africa" is a winner as well. "Tale of Despereaux" is in the mix too. Those are all big budget offerings. The less costly have still to be considered.

We think - "Wall-E," "Kung Fu Panda" and "Waltz With Bashir." What do you think?

The contenders:

"Bolt"

"Delgo"

"Dragon Hunters"

"Fly Me to the Moon"

"Igor"

"Kung Fu Panda"

"Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa"

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"The Sky Crawlers"

"Sword of the Stranger"

"The Tale of Despereaux"

"Waltz With Bashir"

"WALL-E"

"Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who!" * 

Due to there being eight or more nominations and less than sixteen in total, a maximum of three of the films can be nominated for an Oscar come the January 22nd set announcement date.

Because there are at least eight but fewer than 16 submissions, a maximum of three movies can share the spotlight when the Oscar nominations are announced Jan. 22.

Disney/Pixar's "Wall-E" is widely considered the frontrunner to win the Oscar. Competition for the other two nominee slots will include such boxoffice hits as Blue Sky Studio's "Horton," a Fox release, and DreamWorks Animation's "Kung Fu Panda" and "Madagascar" sequel, which were released by Paramount.