If the Academy Awards had made Best Animated Feature early. It's nominations would look like this Part 1: 1961 to 1979
by AlexHartsell | created - 20 Oct 2011 | updated - 09 Jan 2012 | PublicHi folks, it's Alex Hartsell again. I have being think that the first Best Animated Feature should have being made in 1961 (AKA the 34th Academy Awards) and should have had it first called Best Animated Picture. Also have another Best Animated Feature category called Best Foreign Animated Film and have the title Best Animated Picture chance to Best Animated Film for the 55th Academy Awards. We began on Part 1 of what would it look like if it was made in 1961 and who would be the winner and nominations of it. Also some of the titles in here may have being released after that year or appeared on TV first, but let's just think and imaging if the Academy saw them first before the year and what if the TV movies decide to have them in theaters (after showed on TV). if the first Best Animated Feature was released in 1961. Part Two will be posted after this one.
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1. Of Stars and Men (1961)
53 min | Documentary, Animation
A unique documentary that uses animation and narration set to a classical music soundtrack to convey what science teaches us about matter, energy, space, time, and life and using this knowledge to ponder man's place in the universe.
Director: John Hubley | Stars: Harlow Shapley, Mark Hubley, Ray Hubley
Votes: 137
Nominated for Best Animated Picture (if it was made) at the 34th Academy Awards. Also, if Best Animated Picture was made, this film's company would show this film before being released in 1964 (also I check PBS' website and I think this film was released in 1961).
2. One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961)
G | 79 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
When a litter of Dalmatian puppies are abducted by the minions of Cruella De Vil, the owners must find them before she uses them for a diabolical fashion statement.
Directors: Clyde Geronimi, Hamilton Luske, Wolfgang Reitherman | Stars: Rod Taylor, Betty Lou Gerson, J. Pat O'Malley, Martha Wentworth
Votes: 182,107 | Gross: $144.88M
Winner of Best Animated Picture (if it was made) at the 34th Academy Awards.
3. Gay Purr-ee (1962)
Approved | 85 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
A farm cat moves to Paris in search of the high life while her wannabe lover from back home tries to reunite.
Director: Abe Levitow | Stars: Judy Garland, Robert Goulet, Red Buttons, Paul Frees
Votes: 2,158
Winner of the 35th Academy Awards' Best Animated Picture (if it was made).
4. Heaven and Earth Magic (1962)
66 min | Animation, Fantasy
A sequence of surreal cutout animation imagery, largely without a discernible narrative.
Director: Harry Smith
Votes: 869
Nominated for Best Animated Picture (if it was made) at the 35th Academy Awards.
5. Little Prince and the Eight Headed Dragon (1963)
83 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
Prince Susano's mother dies; when his father tells him she has gone to another place, he sets off in search of her. He builds a boat and goes to see, first, his brother, in his crystal ... See full summary »
Directors: Yûgo Serikawa, William Ross | Stars: Morio Kazama, Yukiko Okada, Chiharu Kuri, Masato Yamanouchi
Votes: 271
Nominated for Best Animated Picture (if it was made) at the 36th Academy Awards. Also, if Best Animated Picture was made the Academy would see this film before it's release in America and would have being the first foreign animated film nominated.
6. The Sword in the Stone (1963)
G | 79 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A poor boy named Arthur learns the power of love, kindness, knowledge and bravery with the help of a wizard called Merlin in the path to become one of the most beloved kings in English history.
Directors: Wolfgang Reitherman, Clyde Geronimi, David Hand | Stars: Rickie Sorensen, Sebastian Cabot, Karl Swenson, Junius Matthews
Votes: 106,430 | Gross: $22.18M
Winner of the 36th Academy Awards' Best Animated Picture (if it was made).
7. Hey There, It's Yogi Bear (1964)
G | 89 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
As the movie opens, Spring has arrived in Jellystone Park. Just as fast as tourists arrive, Yogi is up to his usual act of stealing their picnic baskets and any other food he encounters. ... See full summary »
Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Stars: Daws Butler, Don Messick, Julie Bennett, James Darren
Votes: 1,176 | Gross: $4.84M
Nominated for Best Animated Picture (if it was made) at the 37th Academy Awards.
8. The Incredible Mr. Limpet (1964)
Approved | 99 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
Meek and mild mannered bookkeeper Henry Limpet has few passions in life. It's mid-1941 and he would love to join the Navy but has been rated 4F. His friend George Stickle is in the Navy and... See full summary »
Directors: Arthur Lubin, Gerry Chiniquy, Robert McKimson, Hawley Pratt, Bill Tytla | Stars: Don Knotts, Carole Cook, Jack Weston, Andrew Duggan
Votes: 5,963
Winner of the 37th Academy Awards' Best Animated Picture (if it was made).
9. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964 TV Movie)
TV-G | 47 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A young reindeer Rudolph lives at the North Pole. His father is one of Santa's reindeer and it is expected that Rudolph will eventually be one too. However, he has a feature which is a setback and causes him to be ostracized: his red nose.
Director: Larry Roemer | Stars: Billie Mae Richards, Burl Ives, Larry D. Mann, Paul Soles
Votes: 37,460
Nominated for Best Animated Picture (if it was made) at the 37th Academy Awards and if Best Animated Picture was made, this film would have been the first animated TV movie to be nominated.
10. The Man from Button Willow (1965)
G | 81 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
The first undercover agent helps Western settlers.
Director: David Detiege | Stars: Dale Robertson, Edgar Buchanan, Barbara Jean Wong, Herschel Bernardi
Votes: 169
Nominated for Best Animated Picture (if it was made) at the 38th Academy Awards.
11. Willy McBean and His Magic Machine (1965)
TV-G | 94 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
Little Willy McBean joins up with a Mexican monkey named Pablo to travel back in time and stop the evil Prof. von Rotten from changing history.
Director: Arthur Rankin Jr. | Stars: Larry D. Mann, Billie Mae Richards, Alfie Scopp, Paul Kligman
Votes: 153
Winner of the 38th Academy Awards' Best Animated Picture (if it was made).
12. The Daydreamer (1966)
Unrated | 101 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
An anthology of fairytales by Hans Christian Andersen: "The Little Mermaid", "The Emperor's New Clothes", "Thumbelina", and "The Garden of Paradise".
Director: Jules Bass | Stars: Tallulah Bankhead, Victor Borge, Patty Duke, Jack Gilford
Votes: 458
Nominated for Best Animated Picture (if it was made) at the 39th Academy Awards.
13. The Man Called Flintstone (1966)
Unrated | 89 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
While preparing for a camping trip, Fred Flintstone is enlisted by the Bedrock Secret Service to capture a criminal mastermind after a spy who looks like him is injured on the job.
Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Stars: Alan Reed, Mel Blanc, Jean Vander Pyl, Gerry Johnson
Votes: 1,856
Winner of the 39th Academy Awards' Best Animated Picture (if it was made).
14. The Jungle Book (1967)
G | 78 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Bagheera the Panther and Baloo the Bear have a difficult time trying to convince a boy to leave the jungle for human civilization.
Director: Wolfgang Reitherman | Stars: Phil Harris, Sebastian Cabot, Louis Prima, Bruce Reitherman
Votes: 198,529 | Gross: $141.84M
Winner of the 40th Academy Awards' Best Animated Picture (if it was made).
15. Mad Monster Party? (1967)
Unrated | 94 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
On the Isle of Evil, Baron Boris von Frankenstein reveals his imminent retirement and that he has refined the secret of total destruction, only to be upset when the other monsters try to steal the secret and kill his nephew, Felix Flanken.
Director: Jules Bass | Stars: Boris Karloff, Allen Swift, Gale Garnett, Phyllis Diller
Votes: 3,563
Nominated for Best Animated Picture (if it was made) at the 40th Academy Awards.
16. Horus: Prince of the Sun (1968)
Not Rated | 82 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A boy with a mythical sword wants to protect a Norse village from an evil ice wizard and his minions, who destroyed his family's village. However, the villagers don't fully trust him and a mysterious girl with a dark secret befriends him.
Director: Isao Takahata | Stars: Mikijirô Hira, Etsuko Ichihara, Eijirô Tôno, Masao Mishima
Votes: 2,499
Nominated for Best Animated Picture (if it was made) at the 41st Academy Awards and if Best Animted Picture was made, the Academy would see this film before it's American release.
17. Yellow Submarine (1968)
G | 85 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
The Beatles agree to accompany Captain Fred in his yellow submarine and go to Pepperland to free it from the music-hating Blue Meanies.
Director: George Dunning | Stars: Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, John Lennon
Votes: 28,019 | Gross: $0.99M
Winner of the 41st Academy Awards' Beat Animated Picture (if it was made).
18. Seven Crystal Balls and the Prisoners of the Sun (1969)
77 min | Adventure, Family, Mystery
Tintin travels to Peru to rescue some archaeologists from an old inca curse.
Director: Eddie Lateste | Stars: Philippe Ogouz, Claude Bertrand, Georges Atlas, Albert Augier
Votes: 2,196
Nominated for Best Animated Picture (if it was made) at the 42nd Academy Awards.
19. Puss in Boots (1969)
TV-Y7-FV | 80 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
While being on the run for saving a mouse, the famous Puss in Boots, Pero, helps a young peasant boy win the heart of a lovely princess, while trying to rescue her from an evil wizard.
Director: Kimio Yabuki | Stars: Susumu Ishikawa, Toshiko Fujita, Rumi Sakakibara, Asao Koike
Votes: 1,011
Winner of the 42nd Academy Awards' Best Animated Picture (if it was made). Also if Best Animated Picture was made, the Academy would see this film before it's release in America.
20. The AristoCats (1970)
G | 78 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
With the help of a smooth talking tomcat, a family of Parisian felines set to inherit a fortune from their owner try to make it back home after a jealous butler kidnaps them and leaves them in the country.
Director: Wolfgang Reitherman | Stars: Phil Harris, Eva Gabor, Sterling Holloway, Scatman Crothers
Votes: 114,644 | Gross: $37.68M
Nominated for Best Animated Picture (if it was made) at the 43rd Academy Awards.
21. A Boy Named Charlie Brown (1969)
G | 86 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
Charlie Brown makes his way to the national spelling bee finals.
Director: Bill Melendez | Stars: Peter Robbins, Pamelyn Ferdin, Glenn Gilger, Andy Pforsich
Votes: 5,637 | Gross: $13.08M
Winner of Best Animated Picture (if it was made) at the 43rd Academy Awards.
22. The Phantom Tollbooth (1970)
G | 90 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Milo is a boy who is bored with life. One day he comes home to find a toll booth in his room. Having nothing better to do, he gets in his toy car and drives through - only to emerge in a world full of adventure.
Directors: Chuck Jones, Abe Levitow, Dave Monahan | Stars: Butch Patrick, Hans Conried, Mel Blanc, Daws Butler
Votes: 3,536
Nominated for Best Animated Picture (if it was made) at the 43rd Academy Awards.
23. Animal Treasure Island (1971)
78 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A group of kids compete with a team of bumbling pirates to find buried treasure.
Director: Hiroshi Ikeda | Stars: Minori Matsushima, Fusako Amachi, Asao Koike, Kôsei Tomita
Votes: 505
Nominated for Best Animated Picture (if it was made). Also if Best Animated Picture was made, the Academy would see this movie before it's release in America and would start making a new Best Animated Picture catagory called Best Foregin Animated Film after this film should have been nominated.
24. The Point (1971 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 74 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
A father reads his son a bedtime story about young Oblio, who is banished from the fantastical kingdom of pointed heads and things for having no point.
Director: Fred Wolf | Stars: Ringo Starr, Dustin Hoffman, Paul Frees, Lennie Weinrib
Votes: 3,065
Winner of the 44th Academy Awards' Best Animated Picture (if it was made) and the movie's company would have the Academy see it on the big screen (after it was on TV), if the darn Best Animated Picture was made.
25. Shinbone Alley (1970)
G | 85 min | Animation, Comedy, Fantasy
A newspaper man is reincarnated as a cockroach and makes friends with a free-spirited female alley cat.
Directors: John Wilson, David Detiege | Stars: Carol Channing, Eddie Bracken, Alan Reed, John Carradine
Votes: 260
Nominated for Best Animated Picture (if it was made) at the 44th Academy Awards.
26. Fritz the Cat (1972)
X | 78 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
Fritz drops out of college, starts a riot in Harlem and hits the road with an ex-girlfriend before getting mixed up with domestic terrorists.
Director: Ralph Bakshi | Stars: Skip Hinnant, Rosetta LeNoire, John McCurry, Judy Engles
Votes: 14,328 | Gross: $25.00M
Winner of the 45th Academy Awards' Best Animated Picture (if it was made) and would have being the first X-Rated animated movie to be nominated and win if Best Animated Picture was made.
27. Snoopy Come Home (1972)
G | 80 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
When Snoopy receives a letter from a girl named Lila, who's in a hospital, he goes on a journey with Woodstock to see her.
Director: Bill Melendez | Stars: Chad Webber, Robin Kohn, Stephen Shea, David Carey
Votes: 5,181 | Gross: $0.19M
Nominated for Best Animated Picture (if it was made) at the 45th Academy Awards.
28. Charlotte's Web (1973)
G | 94 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
Wilbur is a farm pig who's terrified that he'll end up on the dinner table. His friend Charlotte, a charming spider, comes to his rescue. She weaves words into her web, convincing the farmer that Wilbur is too special a pig to kill.
Directors: Charles Nichols, Iwao Takamoto | Stars: Debbie Reynolds, Henry Gibson, Paul Lynde, Rex Allen
Votes: 22,710 | Gross: $5.23M
Nominated for Best Animated Picture (if it was made) at the 46th Academy Awards.
29. Heavy Traffic (1973)
R | 77 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
An underground cartoonist contends with life in the inner city, where various unsavory characters serve as inspiration for his art.
Director: Ralph Bakshi | Stars: Joseph Kaufmann, Beverly Hope Atkinson, Frank DeKova, Terri Haven
Votes: 3,708 | Gross: $1.34M
Nominated for Best Animated Picture (if it was made) at the 46th Academy Awards.
30. Robin Hood (1973)
G | 83 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
The story of the legendary British outlaw portrayed with the characters as anthropomorphic animals.
Directors: Wolfgang Reitherman, David Hand | Stars: Brian Bedford, Phil Harris, Roger Miller, Peter Ustinov
Votes: 138,846 | Gross: $32.06M
Winner of the 46th Academy Awards' Best Animated Picture (if it was made).
31. Fantastic Planet (1973)
PG | 72 min | Animation, Sci-Fi
On a faraway planet where blue giants rule, oppressed humanoids rebel against their machine-like leaders.
Director: René Laloux | Stars: Barry Bostwick, Jennifer Drake, Eric Baugin, Jean Topart
Votes: 36,774 | Gross: $0.19M
Winner of the first Best Foreign Animated Film (if it was made) at the 46th Academy Awards.
32. Rolf Kauka's Once Upon a Time (1973)
G | 83 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy
One day, Maria meets a prince who gives her a magic stone but then her stepsister steals it and throws it down a well. While trying to retrieve the stone, Maria falls in and awakens in a magical realm.
Director: Rolf Kauka | Stars: Ursula Heyer, Martin Hirthe, Tilly Lauenstein, Arnold Marquis
Votes: 184
Nominated for Best Foreign Animated Film (if it was made) at the 46th Academy Awards.
33. Journey Back to Oz (1972)
G | 88 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
During another twister, Dorothy is hit on the head by a gate and once again whisked away to the Land of Oz. But this time, on her way to the Emerald City, she discovers the witch Mombi's ... See full summary »
Director: Hal Sutherland | Stars: Liza Minnelli, Milton Berle, Margaret Hamilton, Herschel Bernardi
Votes: 664
Winner of the 47th Academy Awards' Best Animated Picture (if it was made).
34. The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat (1974)
R | 77 min | Animation, Comedy
Fritz the Cat may have lost one of his lives in the comics, but in his new movie, he has eight more lives left to go! While his wife screams at him, Fritz lights up a joint and reminiscences about what could have been.
Director: Robert Taylor | Stars: Skip Hinnant, Reva Rose, Bob Holt, Robert Ridgely
Votes: 3,003 | Gross: $1.09M
Nominated for Best Animated Picture (if it was made) at the 47th Academy Awards.
35. Jack and the Beanstalk (1974)
G | 92 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
A young peasant boy named Jack climbs a giant beanstalk and stumbles upon a city in the clouds ruled by an evil queen.
Director: Gisaburô Sugii | Stars: Tonpei Hidari, Masachika Ichimura, Nobue Ichitani, Kazuo Kamimura
Votes: 1,025
Winner of the 47th Academy Awards' Best Foreign Animated Film (if it was made).
36. Los 3 reyes magos (1976)
85 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
Kings Gaspar, Melcior, and Balthazar are on their way to Bethlehem to worship the newborn baby Jesus, but the Devil is determined to stop them by disrupting their journey every foot of the way.
Directors: Fernando Ruiz, Adolfo Torres Portillo | Stars: Carlos David Ortigosa, Jorge Sánchez Fogarty, Azucena Rodríguez, José Lavat
Votes: 72
Nominated for Best Foreign Anaimted Film (if it was made) at 47th Academy Awards and even though I look at this film's release year on Wikipedia, I think it should be nominated on that event and the Academy sees this before it was release in 1976 and if Best Foreign Animated Film was made.
37. Coonskin (1974)
R | 100 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
Rabbit, a country-born trickster, takes over the organized crime racket in Harlem, facing opposition from the institutionalized racism of the Mafia and corrupt police.
Director: Ralph Bakshi | Stars: Barry White, Charles Gordone, Scatman Crothers, Philip Michael Thomas
Votes: 3,737
Nominated for Best Animated Picture (if it was made) at the 48th Academy Awards.
38. Everybody Rides the Carousel (1976)
72 min | Animation
Show is an animated tracing of the eight stages of life, from infancy to old age, as they have been described in the works of psychoanalyst Erik H. Erikson.
Director: John Hubley | Stars: Alvin Epstein, Judith Coburn, Ray Hubley, Lou Jacobi
Votes: 315
Winner of 48th Academy Awards' Best Anmiated Picture (if it was made).
39. Tubby the Tuba (1975)
G | 81 min | Animation, Family, Musical
The enchanting tale of the winsome little tuba who tires of only being able to sing "OOMPAH, OOMPAH" and decides to go off and find a melody of his own. His journey results in a gleeful musical fantasy of fun and friendship.
Director: Alexander Schure | Stars: Dick Van Dyke, Pearl Bailey, Ruth Enders, Jack Gilford
Votes: 138
Nominated for Best Animated Picture (if it was made) at the 48th Academy Awards.
40. Dick Deadeye, or Duty Done (1975)
G | 81 min | Animation, Comedy, Musical
Able Seaman Dick Deadeye is charged by Queen Victoria to find the stolen Ultimate Secret. His ugliness means that his life has always been lonely but a buxom barmaid takes a shine to him. ... See full summary »
Director: Bill Melendez | Stars: Victor Spinetti, Peter Reeves, George A. Cooper, Miriam Karlin
Votes: 91
Nominated for Best Foreign Animated Film (if it was made) at the 48th Academy Awards.
41. The Humpbacked Horse (1975)
G | 73 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Enthrallingly and fervently, colorfully and directly narration about the surprising adventures of little Ivanushka and his true friend - magic Horse, outwitting a foolish and greedy tsar.
Directors: Ivan Ivanov-Vano, Boris Butakov | Stars: Jim Backus, Aleksey Gribov, Mariya Vinogradova, Georgiy Vitsin
Votes: 1,203
Winner of the 48th Academy Awards' Best Foreign Animated Film (if it was made) even though it was release after 1975 (if the Academy Awards sees it before and Best Foreign Animated Film was made).
42. The Pinchcliffe Grand Prix (1975)
G | 88 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
Reodor Felgen decides that he will enter a car race to defeat his former friend who has stolen his plans for a car.
Director: Ivo Caprino | Stars: Wenche Foss, Per Theodor Haugen, Harald Heide-Steen Jr., Leif Juster
Votes: 14,329
Nominated for Best Animated Picture (if it was made) at the 48th Academy Awards.
43. Master of the World (1976 TV Movie)
60 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Director: Leif Gram | Stars: John Ewart, Tim Elliott, Matthew O'Sullivan, Ron Haddrick
Votes: 18
Nominated for Best Animated Picture (if it was made) at the 49th Academy Awards and should have being nominated if Best Animated Picture was made and if it was on the big screen after being on TV.
44. Rudolph's Shiny New Year (1976 TV Movie)
TV-G | 60 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Rudolph must find Happy, the baby New Year, before midnight on New Year's Eve.
Directors: Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr. | Stars: Red Skelton, Frank Gorshin, Morey Amsterdam, Harold Peary
Votes: 4,575
Winner of 49th Academy Awards' Best Animated Picture (if it was made) and like the one before this in the list, it should be nominated after being on the big screen and TV and if Best Animated Picture was made. Also if Best Animated Picture was made, the Academy would still allow animated TV films to win for a short while.
45. Il signor Rossi cerca la felicità (1976)
80 min | Animation, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Mr. Rossi is a cartoon character of the Italian cartoonist Bruno Bozzetto.
Director: Bruno Bozzetto | Stars: Carlo Romano, Grazia Gabrielli, Gianfranco Mauri, Carlo Bonomi
Votes: 369
Nominated for Best Foregin Animated Film (if it was made) at the 49th Academy Awards.
46. Mattie the Goose-Boy (1977)
70 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A young peasant boy stands up to tyranny, aided by his trusting friend- a goose.
Director: Attila Dargay | Stars: András Kern, Péter Geszti, László Csákányi, Gábor Agárdi
Votes: 2,285
Nominated for Best Foreign Animated Film (if it was made) at the 49th Academy Awards and I think it was released limited in 1976 before 1977.
47. The Smurfs and the Magic Flute (1976)
G | 89 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
A villain named McCreep steals the Smurfs' magic flute, an instrument that makes people dance wildly, and uses it to rob them. The Smurf King sends out Peewit to track down the thief and retrieve the flute.
Director: Peyo | Stars: Georges Atlas, Jacques Balutin, Angelo Bardi, Jacques Ciron
Votes: 1,463 | Gross: $11.23M
Winner of the 49th Academy Awards' Best Foreign Animated Film (if it was made).
48. Mr Rossi's Vacation (1976)
84 min | Animation, Adventure
Mr. Rossi is a cartoon character of the Italian cartoonist Bruno Bozzetto.
Director: Bruno Bozzetto | Stars: Arthur Grosser, Gianfranco Mauri, Giuseppe Rinaldi
Votes: 165
Nominated for Best Foreign Animated Film (if it was made) at the 49th Academy Awards.
49. The Hobbit (1977 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 90 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
A homebody hobbit in Middle Earth gets talked into joining a quest with a group of dwarves to recover their treasure from a dragon.
Directors: Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr. | Stars: Orson Bean, John Huston, Theodore Gottlieb, Cyril Ritchard
Votes: 16,330
Nominated for Best Animated Picture (if it was made) at the 50th Academy Awards and if Best Animated Picture was made, it's company would bring it to the big screen after showing it on TV.
50. The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977)
G | 74 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
In this collection of animated shorts based on the stories and characters by A.A. Milne, Winnie the Pooh, a honey-loving teddy bear, embarks on some eccentric adventures.
Directors: John Lounsbery, Wolfgang Reitherman, Ben Sharpsteen | Stars: Sebastian Cabot, Junius Matthews, Barbara Luddy, Howard Morris
Votes: 39,677
Winner of the 50th Academy Awards' Best Animated Picture (if it was made).
51. Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown (1977)
G | 76 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
The Peanuts gang goes to summer camp, and they participate in a river-raft race against some cheating bullies.
Directors: Bill Melendez, Phil Roman | Stars: Duncan Watson, Greg Felton, Stuart Brotman, Gail Davis
Votes: 3,938 | Gross: $3.22M
Nominated for Best Animated Picture (if it was made) at the 50th Academy Awards.
52. The Rescuers (1977)
G | 77 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Two mice of the Rescue Aid Society search for a little girl kidnapped by unscrupulous treasure hunters.
Directors: John Lounsbery, Wolfgang Reitherman, Art Stevens | Stars: Bob Newhart, Eva Gabor, Geraldine Page, Joe Flynn
Votes: 69,860 | Gross: $71.22M
Nominated for Best Animated Picture (if it was made) at the 50th Academy Awards.
53. Allegro non troppo (1976)
PG | 75 min | Animation, Comedy, Fantasy
An enthusiastic filmmaker thinks he's come up with a totally original idea: animation set to classical music! When he is informed that some American named "Prisney" (or something) has ... See full summary »
Director: Bruno Bozzetto | Stars: Maurizio Nichetti, Maurizio Micheli, Marialuisa Giovannini, Néstor Garay
Votes: 3,211
Nominated for Best Foreign Animated Film (if it was made) at the 50th Academy Awards.
54. Gulliver's Travels (1977)
G | 81 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Lemuel Gulliver washes ashore on Lilliput and attempts to prevent war between that tiny kingdom and its equally minuscule rival Blefuscu.
Director: Peter R. Hunt | Stars: Richard Harris, Catherine Schell, Norman Shelley, Meredith Edwards
Votes: 653
Nominated for Best Foreign Animated Film (if it was made) at the 50th Academy Awards.
55. The Sorcerer's Apprentice (1978)
73 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy
A young boy becomes an apprentice for a mysterious sorcerer, working at the sorcerer's strange and sinister mill where secretive black magic is being taught and performed at a very heavy price.
Director: Karel Zeman | Stars: Ludek Munzar, Jaroslav Moucka, Christian Brückner, Friedrich Schütter
Votes: 1,178
Winner of the 50th Academy Awards' Best Foreign Animated Film (if it was made) and if it was made the film's company would show it to the Academy before it was released in 1978.
56. The Lord of the Rings (1978)
PG | 132 min | Animation, Adventure, Fantasy
The Fellowship of the Ring embark on a journey to destroy the One Ring and end Sauron's reign over Middle-earth.
Director: Ralph Bakshi | Stars: Christopher Guard, William Squire, Michael Scholes, John Hurt
Votes: 35,852 | Gross: $0.92M
Nominated for Best Animated Picture (if it was made) at the 51st Academy Awards.
57. The Stingiest Man in Town (1978 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 60 min | Animation, Drama, Family
This version of the story is told from the perspective of B.A.H. Humbug. After Ebenezer Scrooge refuses to assist the poor or have Christmas Dinner with his nephew, he is visited by the ... See full summary »
Directors: Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr. | Stars: Walter Matthau, Tom Bosley, Theodore Bikel, Robert Morse
Votes: 553
Winner of the 51st Academy Awards' Best Animated Picture (if it was made) and if Best Animated Picture was made, it's company would bring it to the big screen after showing it on TV.
58. The Talking Parcel (1978 TV Movie)
Unrated | 40 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
A little girl finds an odd parcel on the seashore, and in It a talking parrot who takes her on an epic journey to a fantasy land called Mythologia to rescue a wizard imprisoned by an evil cockatrice. They must gather allies along the way.
Director: Brian Cosgrove | Stars: Lisa Norris, Freddie Jones, Mollie Sugden, Roy Kinnear
Votes: 83
Winner of the 51st Academy Awards' Best Foreign Animated Film (if it was made) and if Best Foreign Animated Film was made, it's company would bring it to the big screen after being showed on TV.
59. Watership Down (1978)
PG | 91 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
Hoping to escape destruction by human developers and save their community, a colony of rabbits, led by Hazel and Fiver, seek out a safe place to set up a new warren.
Directors: Martin Rosen, John Hubley | Stars: John Hurt, Richard Briers, Ralph Richardson, Michael Graham Cox
Votes: 39,401
Nominated for Best Foreign Animated Film (if it was made) at the 51st Academy Awards.
60. The Bugs Bunny/Road-Runner Movie (1979)
G | 98 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
Bugs Bunny reflects on his past cartoon exploits.
Directors: Chuck Jones, Phil Monroe, Maurice Noble, Tom Ray | Stars: Mel Blanc, Arthur Q. Bryan, Paul Julian, Nicolai Shutorev
Votes: 4,454
Winner of 52nd Academy Awards' Best Animated Picture (if it was made).
61. The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe (1979 TV Movie)
95 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
Four kids travel through a wardrobe to the land of Narnia and learn of their destiny to free it with the guidance of a lion messiah.
Director: Bill Melendez | Stars: Rachel Warren, Susan Sokol, Reg Williams, Simon Adams
Votes: 2,510
Nominated for Best Animated Picture (if it was made) at the 52nd Academy Awards.
62. Scooby Goes Hollywood (1979 TV Movie)
TV-G | 49 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
When Scooby tries to make it big in Hollywood with little success, the rest of the gang try to convince him to return to his normal Saturday morning cartoon.
Director: Ray Patterson | Stars: Michael Bell, Edie Lehmann Boddicker, Paul DeKorte, Ginny McSwain
Votes: 1,515
Nominated for Best Animated Picture (if it was made) at the 52nd Academy Awards and if Best Animated Picture was made, it's company would show it on the big screen after being on TV. Plus this and film above this in this list would be the last TV movies to be nominated cause of the beginning of the Academy's new rule of TV movies in these catagories.
63. Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro (1979)
102 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A dashing thief, his gang of desperadoes and an intrepid cop struggle to free a princess from an evil count, and learn the secret of a treasure that she holds part of the key to.
Director: Hayao Miyazaki | Stars: Yasuo Yamada, Eiko Masuyama, Kiyoshi Kobayashi, Makio Inoue
Votes: 33,536
Winner of the 52nd Academy Awards' Best Foreign Animated Film (if it was made).
64. Prince Nezha's Triumph Against Dragon King (1979)
65 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Tells the fable from Chinese mythology about the young warrior Nezha who takes on a group of evil dragons.
Directors: Shuchen Wang, Jingda Xu, Ding Xian Yan | Stars: Ke Bi, Banjô Ginga, Daisuke Gôri, Junko Hori
Votes: 1,287
Nominated for Best Foreign Animated Film (if it was made) at the 52nd Academy Awards.
65. Tatsu no ko Tarô (1979)
75 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
A young boy has to make a voyage to a distant lake to save his mother, who has been turned into a dragon.
Directors: Kiriô Urayama, Peter Fernandez | Stars: Jun'ya Katô, Mîna Tominaga, Kazuo Kumakura, Kazuo Kitamura
Votes: 916
Nominated for Best Foreign Animated Film (if it was made) at the 52nd Academy Awards.
66. Ubu et la grande Gidouille (1979)
80 min | Animation, Crime, Drama
Based on Alfred Jarry's play Ubu King which was considered as a precursor to the Theatre of the Absurd, the film tells the story of Ubu who seizes the throne of Poland after having massacred the King Wenceslas.
Director: Jan Lenica | Stars: Michel Poujade, Janine Grillon
Votes: 39
Nominated for Best Foreign Animated Film (if it was made) at the 52nd Academy Awards.
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