‘WALL-E’ going for the Gold?

LA Weekly blogger, Nikke Finke, is reporting that Disney will  be  pushing  for its Wall-E to see a Best Picture nod.  Ã‚  On her Deadline Hollywood Daily site, Nikke writes “I’m told that Disney and Pixar are going to push hard  for a Best Picture Oscar nomination for Wall-E on the basis of its anti-toon moody darkness and rave reviews by critics who matter. Certainly many toons have tried for that high honor over the years, and then settled for  “just” a recently added Best Animated Feature nod.  Only one animated movie has made it into the most competitive Academy Award category — Disney’s Beauty And The Beast in 1991 — but, alas, didn’t win.”  Me thinks it has a better chance of winning the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature… we’ll see.