MUMBAI: Up to five animated films could be nominated in this season‘s Oscar race after The Academy has announced that it had received twenty submissions for the animation films category for the upcoming Oscar awards of which up to five films could be nominated.

Under the rules of the Academy, a total of five nominations may ensue when there are more than 16 eligible submissions.

The entries are 9, Alvin And The Chipmunks: The Squeakquel, Astro Boy, Battle For Terra, Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs, Coraline, Disney‘s A Christmas Carol, The Dolphin - Story Of A Dreamer, Fantastic Mr Fox, Ice Age: Dawn Of The Dinosaurs, Mary And Max, The Missing Lynx, Monsters Vs Aliens, Planet 51 Ponyo ,The Princess And The Frog, The Secret Of Kells, Tinker Bell And The Lost Treasure, A Town Called Panic, Up, Alvin And The Chipmunks: The Squeakquel, The Dolphin - Story Of A Dreamer.

Films submitted in the animated category also may qualify for Oscars in other categories, including best picture, provided they meet the requirements for those categories.

The 82nd Academy Awards nominations will be announced on 2 February ahead of the ceremony on 7 March.