Archive for the ‘Animation’ Category

Top Cat: The Movie

Friday, August 2nd, 2013

Genre: Animation

Release Year: 2013

Runtime: 71

Language: English

Director: Alberto Mar

Plot: A new police chief (Schneider) wants to automate the police force including Officer Dibble’s job, whose job is to keep an eye on Topcat. Topcat quickly realizes that this new police force will spoil his chances of continuing to get away with his shenanigans so he decides to foil the chief’s plans and save the city from the new robot force of police officers.

 

Dino Time

Friday, December 7th, 2012

Genre: Animation

Release Year: 2012

Runtime: 123

Language: English

Director: Yoon-suk Choi

Plot: “Dino Time” is the story of a daredevil kid named Ernie, his little sister Julia, and his best friend Max, who, while horsing around in Max’s inventor father’s workshop, accidentally trip a time-machine into operation and find themselves transported back in time 65 million years, where they’re adopted by doting dinosaur mom Tyra (Melanie Griffith) and a rambunctious dinosaur “brother” named Dodger (Rob Schneider). The three kids explore the excitement of the prehistoric world – trying to steer clear of Tyra’s evil dinosaur rivals (William Baldwin and Stephen Baldwin) – while, back in the present day, Max’s dad and Ernie and Julia’s overprotective mom (Jane Lynch) plot their rescue.

 

Toys in the Attic

Friday, September 7th, 2012

Genre: Animation

Release Year: 2012

Runtime: 149

Language: English

Director: Jiri Barta

Plot: The setting for the film was inspired by the cultural and political contrast of the Cold War era and its impact on director Jiri Barta and the Czech Republic. The world of the attic is divided into the land of happy toys in the West and the Land of Evil in the East. The despotic Head of State rules over the Land of Evil with a band of sinister minions, insects and rotted vegetables. When the lovely Buttercup (Vivian Schilling) is kidnapped and held prisoner by The Head (Jiri Labus, with voice by Douglas Urbanski), it is up to her friends – a teddy bear (Forest Whitaker), a mechanical mouse (Joan Cusack) and marionette puppet (Cary Elwes) to cross the international boundary and attempt their daring rescue.

“Toys in the Attic” is a meticulously crafted visual feast, combining multiple forms of animation into an enchanting and fantastic adventure for the entire family.

 

Despicable Me

Sunday, June 27th, 2010

All Genres:
Animation, Family See  »

Release Year: 2010

Country: USA

Runtime:

Languages: English

Director: Pierre Coffin

Chris Renaud

Tagline: Superbad. Superdad.

 

Writers: Ken Daurio (screenplay) Sergio Pablos (story) See »

 

Cast: Russell Brand … Dr. Nefario (voice)
Kristen Wiig … Miss Hattie (voice)
Jason Segel … Vector (voice)
Steve Carell … Gru (voice)
Ken Jeong … Scientist (voice)
Miranda Cosgrove … Margo (voice)
Will Arnett … Mr. Perkins (voice)
Julie Andrews … Gru's Mom (voice)
Danny McBride … Fred McDade (voice)
Jemaine Clement … Tim (voice)
Jack McBrayer … Tourist Dad (voice)
Mindy Kaling … Tourist Mom (voice)
Rob Huebel … Newscaster
Elsie Fisher … Agnes (voice)
Dana Gaier … Edith (voice)

 

Plot: A trio of orphan girls cause the normally deplorable Gru to rethink his plan to steal the moon. Full summary » Add synopsis »

Toy Story 3

Tuesday, June 1st, 2010

All Genres:
Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy See  »

Release Year: 2010

Country: USA

Runtime: 86 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: Twitch See »

 

Cast: Tom Hanks … Woody (voice)
Michael Keaton … Ken (voice)
Don Rickles … Mr. Potato Head (voice)
Timothy Dalton … Mr. Pricklepants (voice)
Joan Cusack … Jessie the Yodeling Cowgirl (voice)
Tim Allen … Buzz Lightyear (voice)
Whoopi Goldberg … Stretch the Octopus (voice)
Bonnie Hunt … Dolly (voice)
R. Lee Ermey … Sergeant (voice)
Wallace Shawn … Rex the Green Dinosaur (voice)
Laurie Metcalf … Mrs. Davis (voice)
John Ratzenberger … Hamm the Piggy Bank (voice)
Frank Welker … RC (voice)
Ned Beatty … Lots-O'-Huggin' Bear (voice)
Kristen Schaal … Trixie (voice)
Richard Kind … Bookworm (voice)
Jodi Benson … Barbie (voice)
Jeff Garlin … Buttercup / Twitch (voice)
Blake Clark … Slinky Dog (voice)
Gilbert Gottfried … Boy Doll (voice)
Eden Riegel … Girl Doll (voice)
John Morris … Andy Davis (voice)
Lou Romano … Peter (voice)
Estelle Harris … Mrs. Potato Head (voice)
Charles Adler … Wheezy (voice)
Lee Unkrich … Jack-in-the-Box (voice)
Elissa Knight … Lil (voice)
Beatrice Miller … Molly Davis (voice)
Jeff Pidgeon … Squeeze Toy Aliens (voice)
Jack Angel … Chunk (voice)
Teddy Newton … Chatter Telephone (voice)
Bud Luckey … Chuckles the Clown (voice)
Emily Hahn … Bonnie (voice)
Sam Gold … Mr. Happy (voice)

 

Plot: Woody, Buzz, and the rest of their toy-box friends are dumped in a day-care center after their owner, Andy, departs for college. Full summary » Add synopsis »

Shrek Forever After

Wednesday, April 21st, 2010

All Genres:
Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy See  »

Release Year: 2010

Country:

Runtime:

Languages:

Director:

Tagline: The Final Chapter See »

 

Writers: Josh Klausner (writer) Darren Lemke (writer)

 

Cast: Jane Lynch … Gretched
Cameron Diaz … Princess Fiona (voice)
Julie Andrews … Queen Lillian (voice)
Eddie Murphy … Donkey (voice)
Antonio Banderas … Puss in Boots (voice)
Mike Myers … Shrek (voice)
Craig Robinson … Cookie (voice)
Jon Hamm … Brogan (voice)
Ryan Seacrest … Father of Butter Pants (voice)
Kristen Schaal … Alice (voice)
Kathy Griffin … Witch (voice)
Gilbert Gottfried … Happy the Hobgoblin (voice)
Regis Philbin … Mabel the Ugly Stepsister (voice)
Larry King … Doris the Ugly Stepsister (voice)
Christopher Knights … Three Blind Mice (voice)
Cody Cameron … Pinocchio / The Three Little Pigs / Ogre Triplets (voice)
Conrad Vernon … Gingy / Mongo (voice)
Walt Dohrn … Rumpelstiltskin (voice)
Meredith Vieira … Broomsy the Witch
Mike Mitchell … Butter Pants
Aron Warner … Big Bad Wolf (voice)

 

Plot: The further adventures of the giant green ogre, Shrek, living in the land of Far, Far Away. Full summary » Full synopsis »

How to Train Your Dragon

Thursday, March 18th, 2010

All Genres:
Animation

Release Year: 2010

Country: USA

Runtime:

Languages: English

Director: Dean DeBlois

Chris Sanders

Tagline:

 

Writers: Cressida Cowell (story) Dean DeBlois (screenplay)

 

Cast: Jay Baruchel … Hiccup (voice)
Gerard Butler … Stoick (voice)
America Ferrera … Astrid (voice)
Craig Ferguson … Gobber (voice)
Jonah Hill … Snotlout (voice)
Christopher Mintz-Plasse … Fishlegs (voice)
Kristen Wiig … Ruffnut (voice)
T.J. Miller … Tuffnut (voice) other cast:
Robin Atkin Downes … Ack

 

Plot: A hapless young Viking who aspires to hunt dragons becomes the unlikely owner of a young dragon himself, and learns there may be to the creatures than he assumed. add synopsis

Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel

Friday, December 11th, 2009

All Genres:
Animation, Comedy, Family, Romance

Release Year: 2009

Country: USA

Runtime: 88 min | Portugal:89 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline:

 

Cast: Zachary Levi … Toby
David Cross … Ian
Jason Lee … Dave
Justin Long … Alvin (voice)
Matthew Gray Gubler … Simon (voice)
Jesse McCartney … Theodore (voice)
Amy Poehler … Eleanor (voice)
Anna Faris … Jeanette (voice)
Christina Applegate … Brittany (voice)
Wendie Malick … Dr. Rubin
Anjelah N. Johnson … Julie (as Anjelah Johnson)
Kathryn Joosten … Aunt Jackie
Kevin G. Schmidt … Ryan
Chris Warren Jr. … Xander
Bridgit Mendler … Becca

 

Plot: The world famous singing pre-teen chipmunk trio return to contend with the pressures of school, celebrity, and a rival female music group known as The Chipettes. add synopsis

The Princess and the Frog

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009

All Genres:
Animation, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance

Release Year: 2009

Country: USA

Runtime: 97 min

Languages: English | French

Director: Ron Clements

John Musker

Tagline:

 

Writers: Ron Clements (story) & John Musker (story) …

 

Cast: Anika Noni Rose … Tiana (voice)
Bruno Campos … Prince Naveen (voice)
Keith David … Dr. Facilier (voice)
Michael-Leon Wooley … Louis (voice)
Jennifer Cody … Charlotte (voice)
Jim Cummings … Ray (voice)
Peter Bartlett … Lawrence (voice)
Jenifer Lewis … Mama Odie (voice)
Oprah Winfrey … Eudora (voice)
Terrence Howard … James (voice)
John Goodman … 'Big Daddy' La Bouff (voice)
Elizabeth M. Dampier … Young Tiana (voice) (as Elizabeth M. Dampier)
Breanna Brooks … Young Charlotte (voice)
Ritchie Montgomery … Reggie (voice)
Don Hall … Darnell (voice)

 

Plot: A fairy tale set in Jazz Age-era New Orleans and centered on a young girl named Princess Tiana and her fateful kiss with a frog prince who desperately wants to be human again.

 

Awards: Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 1 win & 28 nominations

Planet 51

Saturday, November 14th, 2009

All Genres:
Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy

Release Year: 2009

Country: Spain | UK | USA

Runtime: USA:91 min

Languages: English | Spanish

Director: Jorge Blanco

Javier Abad (co-director)

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Tagline: Something strange is coming to their planet…Us!

 

Cast: Dwayne Johnson … Captain Charles T. Baker (voice)
Jessica Biel … Neera (voice)
Justin Long … Lem (voice)
Gary Oldman … General Grawl (voice)
Seann William Scott … Skiff (voice)
John Cleese … Professor Kipple (voice)
Freddie Benedict … Eckle (voice)
Alan Marriott … Glar (voice)
Mathew Horne … Soldier Vesklin (voice)
James Corden … Soldier Vernkot (voice)
Lewis Macleod … Additional Voice (voice)
Rupert Degas … Additional Voice (voice)
Rebecca Front … Additional Voice (voice)
Vincent Marzello … Additional Voice (voice)
Emma Tate … Additional Voice (voice)

 

Plot: American astronaut Captain Charles “Chuck” Baker lands on Planet 51 thinking he’s the first person to step foot on it. To his surprise, he finds that this planet is inhabited by little green people who are happily living in a white picket fence world, and whose only fear is that it will be overrun by alien invaders…like Chuck! add synopsis

A Christmas Carol

Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009

All Genres:
Animation, Drama, Family, Fantasy

Release Year: 2009

Country: USA

Runtime: 98 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline:

 

Writers: Charles Dickens (novel) Robert Zemeckis (screenplay)

 

Cast: Jim Carrey … Scrooge / Ghost of Christmas Past / Scrooge as a Young Boy / Scrooge as a Teenage Boy / Scrooge as a Young Man / Scrooge as a Middle-Aged Man / Ghost of Christmas Present / Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come
Steve Valentine … Funerary Undertaker / Topper
Daryl Sabara … Undertaker's Apprentice / Tattered Caroler / Beggar Boy / Peter Cratchit / Well-Dressed Caroler
Sage Ryan … Tattered Caroler
Amber Gainey Meade … Tattered Caroler / Well-Dressed Caroler
Ryan Ochoa … Tattered Caroler / Beggar Boy / Young Cratchit Boy / Ignorance Boy / Young Boy with Sleigh / Tiny Tim
Bobbi Page … Tattered Caroler / Well-Dressed Caroler
Ron Bottitta … Tattered Caroler / Well-Dressed Caroler
Sammi Hanratty … Beggar Boy / Young Cratchit Girl / Want Girl
Julian Holloway … Fat Cook / Portly Gentleman #2 / Business Man #3
Gary Oldman … Bob Cratchit / Marley / Tiny Tim
Colin Firth … Fred
Cary Elwes … Portly Gentleman #1 / Dick Wilkins / Mad Fiddler / Guest #2 / Business Man #1
Robin Wright Penn … Fan / Belle
Bob Hoskins … Mr. Fezziwig / Old Joe

 

Plot: An animated retelling of Charles Dickens’ classic novel about a Victorian-era miser taken on a journey of self-redemption, courtesy of several mysterious Christmas apparitions.

Fantastic Mr. Fox

Wednesday, October 14th, 2009

All Genres:
Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family

Release Year: 2009

Country: USA | UK

Runtime: 87 min

Languages: English | French

Director:

Tagline: Dig the life fantastic.

 

Writers: Roald Dahl (novel) and Wes Anderson (screenplay)

 

Cast: George Clooney … Mr. Fox (voice)
Meryl Streep … Mrs. Fox (voice)
Jason Schwartzman … Ash (voice)
Bill Murray … Badger (voice)
Wallace Wolodarsky … Kylie (voice) (as Wally Wolodarsky)
Eric Chase Anderson … Kristofferson Silverfox (voice) (as Eric Anderson)
Michael Gambon … Franklin Bean (voice)
Willem Dafoe … Rat (voice)
Owen Wilson … Coach Skip (voice)
Jarvis Cocker … Petey (voice)
Wes Anderson … Weasel (voice)
Karen Duffy … Linda Otter (voice)
Robin Hurlstone … Walter Boggis (voice)
Hugo Guinness … Nathan Bunce (voice)
Helen McCrory … Mrs. Bean (voice)

 

Plot: Angry farmers, tired of sharing their chickens with a sly fox, look to get rid of their opponent and his family.

 

Awards: Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 10 wins & 19 nominations

Astro Boy

Monday, October 5th, 2009

All Genres:
Animation, Action, Family, Sci-Fi

Release Year: 2009

Country: Hong Kong | USA | Japan

Runtime: 94 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: Have a blast.

 

Writers: Osamu Tezuka (comic series) Timothy Harris (screenplay) …

 

Cast: Kristen Bell … Cora (voice)
Nicolas Cage … Dr. Tenma (voice)
Charlize Theron … 'Our Friends' Narrator (voice)
Samuel L. Jackson … Zog (voice)
Donald Sutherland … President Stone (voice)
Bill Nighy … Dr. Elefun (voice)
Freddie Highmore … Astro Boy (voice)
Eugene Levy … Orrin (voice)
Moises Arias … Zane (voice)
Nathan Lane … Ham Egg (voice)
Madeline Carroll … Widget / Grace (voice)
Matt Lucas … Sparx (voice)
Ryan Stiles … Mr. Pistachio (voice)
Sterling Beaumon … Sludge (voice)
Victor Bonavida … Sam (voice)
Tony Matthews … Cora's Dad (voice)

 

Plot: Set in futuristic Metro City, Astro Boy is about a young robot with incredible powers created by a brilliant… add synopsis

 

Awards: 2 nominations

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

Wednesday, September 16th, 2009

All Genres:
Animation, Comedy, Family

Release Year: 2009

Country: USA

Runtime: 90 min

Languages: English

Director: Phil Lord

Chris Miller

Tagline: Prepare to get served

 

Writers: Judi Barrett (book) Ron Barrett (book)

 

Cast: Bill Hader … Flint Lockwood (voice)
Anna Faris … Sam Sparks (voice)
James Caan … Tim Lockwood (voice)
Andy Samberg … 'Baby' Brent (voice)
Bruce Campbell … Mayor Shelbourne (voice)
Mr. T … Earl Devereaux (voice)
Bobb'e J. Thompson … Cal Deveraux (voice)
Benjamin Bratt … Manny (voice)
Neil Patrick Harris … Steve (voice)
Al Roker … Patrick Patrickson (voice)
Lauren Graham … Fran Lockwood (voice)
Will Forte … Joe Towne (voice)
Max Neuwirth … Young Flint (voice)
Peter Siragusa … Rufus (voice)
Angela Shelton … Regina Devereaux (voice)

 

Plot: The most delicious event since macaroni met cheese. Inspired by the beloved children’s book, the film focuses on a town where food falls from the sky like rain.

 

Awards: Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 7 nominations

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Wednesday, August 19th, 2009

All Genres:
Animation, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi

Release Year: 2009

Country: USA

Runtime: 79 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: (7) To Defend Us…

 

Writers: Pamela Pettler (screenplay) Shane Acker (story)

 

Cast: Christopher Plummer … 1 (voice)
Martin Landau … 2 (voice)
John C. Reilly … 5 (voice)
Crispin Glover … 6 (voice)
Jennifer Connelly … 7 (voice)
Fred Tatasciore … 8 / Radio Announcer (voice)
Elijah Wood … 9 (voice)
Alan Oppenheimer … The Scientist (voice)
Tom Kane … Dictator (voice)
Helen Wilson … Newscaster (voice)

 

Plot: A post-apocalyptic nightmare in which all of humanity is threatened.

 

Awards: 5 nominations

Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs

Wednesday, July 1st, 2009

All Genres:
Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Romance

Release Year: 2009

Country: USA

Runtime: 94 min

Languages: English

Director: Carlos Saldanha

Mike Thurmeier (co-director)

Tagline: The sub-zero heroes are back, on an incredible adventure… for the ages.

 

Writers: Peter Ackerman (screenplay) Michael Berg (screenplay)

 

Cast: Eunice Cho … Madison (Diatryma Girl) (voice)
Karen Disher … Scratte (voice)
Harrison Fahn … Glypto Boy (voice)
Maile Flanagan … Aardvark Mom (voice)
Jason Fricchione … Adult Molehog Male (voice)
Bill Hader … Gazelle (voice)
Kelly Keaton … Molehog Mom / Shovelmouth Mom (voice)
Joey King … Beaver Girl (voice)
Queen Latifah … Ellie (voice)
Denis Leary … Diego (voice)
Allegra Leguizamo … Aardvark Girl (voice)
John Leguizamo … Sid (voice)
Lucas Leguizamo … Aardvark Boy / Beaver Kid #2 (voice)
Clea Lewis … Start Mom (voice)
Jane Lynch … Diatryma Mom (voice)

 

Plot: When Sid’s attempt to adopt three dinosaur eggs gets him abducted by their real mother to an underground lost world, his friends attempt to rescue him.

 

Awards: 2 nominations

Up

Wednesday, May 13th, 2009

All Genres:
Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family

Release Year: 2009

Country: USA

Runtime: 96 min

Languages: English

Director: Pete Docter

Bob Peterson (co-director)

Tagline:

 

Writers: Pete Docter (story) and Bob Peterson (story) …

 

Cast: Edward Asner … Carl Fredricksen (voice) (as Ed Asner)
Christopher Plummer … Charles Muntz (voice)
Jordan Nagai … Russell (voice)
Bob Peterson … Dug / Alpha (voice)
Delroy Lindo … Beta (voice)
Jerome Ranft … Gamma (voice)
John Ratzenberger … Construction Foreman Tom (voice)
David Kaye … Newsreel Announcer (voice)
Elie Docter … Young Ellie (voice)
Jeremy Leary … Young Carl (voice)
Mickie McGowan … Police Officer Edith (voice)
Danny Mann … Construction Worker Steve (voice)
Donald Fullilove … Nurse George (voice)
Jess Harnell … Nurse AJ (voice)
Josh Cooley … Omega (voice)

 

Plot: By tying thousands of balloon to his home, 78-year-old Carl Fredricksen sets out to fulfill his lifelong dream to see the wilds of South America. Right after lifting off, however, he learns he isn’t alone on his journey, since Russell, a wilderness explorer 70 years his junior, has inadvertently become a stowaway on the trip.

 

Awards: Nominated for 5 Oscars. Another 23 wins & 29 nominations

Coraline

Thursday, February 5th, 2009

All Genres:
Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy

Release Year: 2009

Country: USA

Runtime: UK:96 min | USA:100 min

Languages: English | Russian

Director:

Tagline: Be careful what you wish for.

 

Cast: Dakota Fanning … Coraline Jones (voice)
Teri Hatcher … Mel Jones / Other Mother / Beldam (voice)
Jennifer Saunders … Miss April Spink / Other Spink (voice)
Dawn French … Miss Miriam Forcible / Other Forcible (voice)
Keith David … The Cat (voice)
John Hodgman … Charlie Jones / Other Father (voice)
Robert Bailey Jr. … Wyborne 'Wybie' Lovat (voice)
Ian McShane … Mr. Sergei Alexander Bobinsky / Other Bobinsky (voice)
Aankha Neal … Sweet Ghost Girl (voice)
George Selick … Ghost Boy (voice)
Hannah Kaiser … Tall Ghost Girl (voice)
Harry Selick … Photo Friend #1 (voice)
Marina Budovsky … Photo Friend #2 (voice)
Emerson Hatcher … Magic Dragonfly (voice)
Jerome Ranft … Mover (voice)

 

Plot: An adventurous girl finds another world that is a strangely idealized version of her frustrating home, but it has sinister secrets.

 

Awards: Nominated for Oscar. Another 2 wins & 20 nominations

The Secret of Kells

Friday, January 30th, 2009

All Genres:
Animation, Adventure

Release Year: 2009

Country: France | Belgium | Ireland

Runtime: Argentina:75 min (Buenos Aires Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente) | France:75 min

Languages: English

Director: Tomm Moore

Nora Twomey (co-director)

Tagline:

 

Writers: Tomm Moore (story) Fabrice Ziolkowski (screenplay)

 

Cast: Brendan Gleeson … Abbot Cellach (voice)
Liam Hourican … Brother Tang / Leonardo (voice)
Mick Lally … Aidan (voice)
Michael McGrath … Adult Brendan (voice)
Evan McGuire … Brendan (voice)
Christen Mooney … Aisling (voice)
Paul Tylack … Brother Assoua (voice)
Paul Young … Brother Square (voice)

 

Plot: The animated story of the boy behind the famed Book of Kells. add synopsis

 

Awards: Nominated for Oscar. Another 6 wins & 3 nominations

The Tale of Despereaux

Friday, December 19th, 2008

All Genres:
Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy

Release Year: 2008

Country: UK | USA

Runtime: 93 min | 90 min

Languages: English

Director: Sam Fell

Robert Stevenhagen

Tagline: Small Hero. Big Heart.

 

Writers: Kate DiCamillo (book) Will McRobb (screen story)

 

Cast: Matthew Broderick … Despereaux (voice)
Dustin Hoffman … Roscuro (voice)
Emma Watson … Princess Pea (voice)
Tracey Ullman … Miggery Sow (voice)
Kevin Kline … Andre (voice)
William H. Macy … Lester (voice)
Stanley Tucci … Boldo (voice)
Ciarán Hinds … Botticelli (voice)
Robbie Coltrane … Gregory (voice)
Tony Hale … Furlough (voice)
Frances Conroy … Antoinette (voice)
Frank Langella … Mayor (voice)
Richard Jenkins … Principal (voice)
Christopher Lloyd … Hovis (voice)
Charles Shaughnessy … Pietro (voice)

 

Plot: The tale of three unlikely heroes – a misfit mouse who prefers reading books to eating them, an unhappy rat who schemes to leave the darkness of the dungeon, and a bumbling servant girl with cauliflower ears – whose fates are intertwined with that of the castle’s princess.

 

Awards: 8 nominations