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AWARDS DATABASE
All of the winners, all of the nominees, all of the awards shows.
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COVER STORY 
'Wall-E':
Wall-E is a robot of few words. But with his synthesized voice, he can show his emotions.
(Disney / Pixar) Animation's world of wonderMeet the man behind "Wall-E"'s univeral appeal, the inspiration behind "Madagascar" and more.
There will be only three animated films nominated this year. Why so few? According to the academy rules, there has to be a field of at least 16 entries to get a full slate of five nominees. This year there are just 14 contenders, which drops the academy's nominating options to three. Among the submitted films are the Japanese entries "The Sky Crawlers" and "Sword of the Stranger"; the fantasy "Dragon Hunters"; the crowd-pleasing "Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who!"; the still-to-be-released "Delgo"; "Igor," MGM's comic take on mad scientists; "Fly Me to the Moon," about Apollo 11 stowaways; "$9.99," a stop-motion animated look at the meaning of life; and Ari Folman's documentary, "Waltz With Bashir," about his time as an Israeli soldier fighting in the first Lebanon War in the early '80s. Here's a look at the other contenders: "Wall-E" and "Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa" and turn the page for "The Tale of Despereaux," "Kung-Fu Panda" and "Bolt."
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