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Oscars 2010 – Animated Feature Film: Up Lifted to Oscar Win Status

Pixar owns the category – and for good reason. Up isn’t the company’s crowning achievement, but the film’s first act appeared to be solid enough to grab this predictable win.

The Noms:

“Coraline” Henry Selick
“Fantastic Mr. Fox” Wes Anderson
“The Princess and the Frog” John Musker and Ron Clements
“The Secret of Kells” Tomm Moore
“Up” Pete Docter

Who Will Win: Up
Who Should Win: Fantastic Mr. Fox
Who Won: Up
Commentary: Pixar owns the category – and for good reason. Up isn’t the company’s crowning achievement, but the film’s first act appeared to be solid enough to grab this predictable win.   

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Eric Lavallée is the founder, CEO, editor-in-chief, film journalist and critic at IONCINEMA.com (founded in 2000). Eric is a regular at Sundance, Cannes and TIFF. He has a BFA in Film Studies at the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema. In 2013 he served as a Narrative Competition Jury Member at the SXSW Film Festival. He was an associate producer on Mark Jackson's This Teacher (2018 LA Film Festival, 2018 BFI London). In 2022 he served as a New Flesh Comp for Best First Feature at the 2022 Fantasia Intl. Film Festival. Current top films for 2022 include Tár (Todd Field), All That Breathes (Shaunak Sen), Aftersun (Charlotte Wells).

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