The other nominees were “The Croods,” Kirk DeMicco and Chris Sanders’ film about a prehistoric family who ventures out to find a new home when their cave is destroyed; “Despicable Me 2,” Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud’s sequel that follows former criminal Gru as he reluctantly works with the Anti-Villain League to stop a new super-villain; “Ernest & Celestine,” directed by Stéphane Aubier, Vincent Patar and Benjamin Renner, about the unlikely friendship between a mouse and a bear; and “The Wind Rises,” Hayao Miyazaki’s film about Jiro Horikoshi, the designer of the Zero fighter plane used by the Japanese in World War II.
The 86th Academy Awards are being held at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. Ellen DeGeneres is hosting the televised ceremony.
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