Toy Story 3 makes animated Oscar longlist

Baku, November 18 (AZERTAC). Cartoon sequel Toy Story 3 is one of 15 titles in contention for next year`s Academy Award for best animated film.

Other hopefuls include the DreamWorks releases Megamind, Shrek Forever After and How to Train Your Dragon.

Pixar`s Up was the recipient of this year`s animated feature Oscar, beating four other titles to the award.

Under Academy rules, the 15 eligible films will be whittled down to three by the time the 2011 Oscar nominations are announced in January.

The number of eligible titles needs to exceed 15 for there to be five nominees in this particular category.

Among the other longlisted movies are Tangled - a Disney adaptation of the Rapunzel fairy tale - and the supervillain-based comedy Despicable Me.

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