The infamous Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced their nominees today – and included in the mix were their choices for Best Animated Feature. As expected, Disney’s Frozen 2 (Jennifer Lee and Chris Buck) and Pixar’s Toy Story 4 (Josh Cooley) made the grade; The Missing Link (Laika Studios; Chris Butler) and How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (Dreamworks; Dean DeBlois) joined the front runners. The big surprise was the nominee of Disney’s “live action” Lion King (Jon Favreau). The Golden Globes will be awarded in a ceremony from the Beverly Hilton on Sunday Jan. 5th. The 76th Golden Globes will air live at 5 p.m. PT/8 p.m. ET on NBC.

BEST MOTION PICTURE – ANIMATED

Frozen 2
Walt Disney Animation Studios; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
Dreamworks; Universal

The Lion King
Walt Disney Pictures; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

Missing Link
Laika Studios/Annapurna Pictures/United Artists

Toy Story 4
Pixar Animation Studios; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

Additionally, songs from Frozen 2 (“Into The Unknown”) and The Lion King (“Spirit”) were nominated in the Best Song category.

The Golden Globes will be awarded in a ceremony from the Beverly Hilton on Sunday Jan. 5th. The 76th Golden Globes will air live at 5 p.m. PT/8 p.m. ET on NBC.

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Writer, cartoon producer and author of more than 15 books on animation history. A former studio exec with Nickelodeon and Disney; currently on the faculty at both CalArts in Valencia and Woodbury University in Burbank, California.

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