BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) – Oscar-nominated animators felt like something was missing at the film academy’s annual celebration of the best animated films: Their colleagues from “The Lego Movie.”
The most popular animated feature of the year failed to earn an Oscar nod.
“It’s tough, because we love those guys,” ”Big Hero 6″ producer Roy Conli said of the film’s directors, Phil Lord and Chris Miller.
“And we love their movie,” added “Big Hero” co-director Chris Hall.
The makers of “Big Hero 6,” ”The Boxtrolls,” ”How to Train Your Dragon 2,” ”Song of the Sea” and “The Tale of the Princess Kaguya” gathered at film academy headquarters in Beverly Hills, California, Thursday to discuss their nominated films.