After billions of pixels, millions of dollars and thousands of man hours, 21 movies are hoping for a little Oscar love next year.
That's the number of films that have officially been submitted for consideration in the Best Animated Feature Film race, ranging from star-studded, big-studio offerings like, Wreck-It Ralph, Brave and Madagascar 3 to artsier titles from France and Japan to more adult fare like A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman.
At most, only five of the proffered 21 will wind up in the Oscar night spotlight.
And, according to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, some of the films haven't yet played in Los Angeles County—a requirement for a nomination, FYI—so they must do that if they hope to qualify for the big show.
They had better get to unspooling at a theater near Hollywood: Nominations for the 85th Academy Awards will be announced Jan. 10, 2013, about a week earlier than usual, at 5:30 a.m. PT.
Here's the complete list of films submitted for consideration:
• Aventures in Zambezia
• Brave
• Delhi Safari
• Dr. Seuss' The Lorax
• Frankenweenie
• From Up on Poppy Hill
• Hey Krishna
• Hotel Transylvania
• Ice Age Continental Drift
• A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman
• Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
• The Mystical Laws
• The Painting
• ParaNorman
• The Pirates! Band of Misfits
• The Rabbi's Cat
• Rise of the Guardians
• Secret of the Wings
• Walter & Tandoori's Christmas
• Wreck-It Ralph
• Zarafa