The Lion King
Disney did not submitThe Lion Kingfor the this year ’s Oscars Best Animated Feature consideration . Jon Favreau ’s re - singing of the beloved 1994 animated classic boasted a star - studded part cast have Donald Glover as Simba , John Oliver as Zazu , Chiwetel Ejiofor as Scar , John Kani as Rafiki , Beyonce as Nala , Seth Rogen as Timon and Billy Eichner as Pumbaa , James Earl Jones recapitulate his theatrical role from the original film as Mufasa . But despite high-pitched hopes see what Favreau was able to reach inThe Jungle Book , the motion-picture show was deemed a dashing hopes .
While that does n’t mull over inThe Lion King’sbox post earnings of more than $ 1 billionworldwide , reviews were mixed on the movie . Much of the literary criticism stemmed from the deficiency of any raw story chemical element that would warrant a remake , as well as thephotorealistic , yet deadpan CG animals . As such , perhaps it ’s unsurprising for some that Disney opt to not crusade for a Best Animated lineament campaign in this year ’s Academy Awards .
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The officialOscarswebsite list down all 32 animated film submitted for the organization ’s consideration for Best Animated feature article . WhileThe Lion Kingis noticeably absent from the selection , Disney has a few entries including next calendar month ’s much - anticipatedFrozen IIand Pixar’sToy Story 4 . They join DreamWorks Animation’sHow to Train Your flying lizard : The Hidden Worldand Abominable , Warner Bros. ’The LEGO Movie 2 : The Second Partand Illumination Entertainment’sThe Secret Life of Pets 2 . LAIKA’sMissing Linkis also in the wash , as well as Netflix who flummox in the competition via their approaching vacation offeringsKlaus(an extraction story for Santa Claus ) and the indieI Lost My Bodywhich previously deliver the goods the French motion picture succeed the Nespresso Grand Prize ( the first repair movie to do so ) .
There ’s no given reason why Disney has prefer to skip advertise forThe Lion Kingfor this year ’s Oscars . count the mixed reviews of the picture , it somehow gain sense , especially since they have other candidates for the accolade . However , it ’s important to note that critical reviews have n’t really stopped studio from putting their films for the Academy Award excerpt . In conjunction to that , they ’re also not guarantees that a film will mark a nominating address , let alone win a class .
However , away from the reviews , there ’s also the discussion about whetherThe Lion Kingis considered a live - action or an animated picture show . The ground whyThe Jungle Bookwas dub the former was because it featured a human character in Neel Sethi ’s Mowgli . Perhaps Disney is categorizing the film as live - activity , hence why it ’s not in their in force Animated Feature pocket billiards .
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