ANIMATED FEATURE ENTRIES ARE DUE ON NOVEMBER 1ST FOR 2011 OSCAR® RACE

Beverly Hills, CA – To qualify in the Animated Feature Film category for the 84th Academy Awards®, filmmakers must submit entry forms and supporting materials to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences by 5 p.m. PT on Tuesday, November 1. The deadline to submit accompanying film prints is Friday, November 11.

Complete 84th Academy Awards rules are available at http://www.oscars.org/rules/. Additional information may be obtained by contacting Meredith Shea by phone at (310) 247-3000, ext. 1190, by fax at (310) 247-2600, or by e-mail at [email protected].

The 84th Academy Awards nominations will be announced live on Tuesday, January 24, 2012, at 5:30 a.m. PT in the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater.

Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2011 will be presented on Sunday, February 26, 2012, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center®, and televised live by the ABC Television Network. The Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 200 countries worldwide.
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