Disney is Pushing Wall-E for Best Picture Nominations?

This could be a tough sell. There are reports (rumors?) that Disney will push very hard to get Wall-E nominated for Best Picture.

Walt Disney Studios Richard Cook tells the New York Times: “If we didn’t do it, I don’t think we’d be giving the movie its due.”

Of course, as we all know, there's always the scenario that Academy voters could split the vote if Wall-E gets nominated for both Best Picture and Best Animated Feature. Still, with the crop of movies looking rather weak so far this year, it might be a good thing to have Wall-E compete in the best picture category.

Whether it can win or not is a different matter.

Zz.