Believe it or not, but 2009 was a fantastic year for animated films – so much so that a whopping 20 movies have been put up for Academy Awards consideration, making it so the category at the 2010 ceremony will include five films instead of three for the first time since 2002 (and only the second time in Academy Awards history).

 
But with the expansion of the best picture category this year to 10 films, we could see at least one of these animated movies spill over to the best picture category for the first time since Beauty and the Beast was nominated back in 1991 (the one and only time an animated movie was nominated for best picture). That film, of course, is Pixar's Up. But in a year full of quality animation, will Pixar finally lose out? Will Disney's first 2D effort in years (The Princess and the Frog) prove there's still life out there for 2D animated films? Or what about stop-motion animation and Wes Anderson's Fantastic Mr. Fox? Maybe it's their year?
 
It is important to note that Pixar's Up can be nominated in more than one category, so the field is definitely wide open. Here are the 20 films being submitted for consideration. Can you narrow it down to five? And which film do you think will win the Oscar?
 
"Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel"
"Astro Boy"
"Battle for Terra"
"Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs"
"Coraline"
"Disney's A Christmas Carol"
"The Dolphin - Story of a Dreamer"
"Fantastic Mr. Fox"
"Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs"
"Mary and Max"
"The Missing Lynx"
"Monsters vs. Aliens"
"9"
"Planet 51"
"Ponyo"
"The Princess and the Frog"
"The Secret of Kells"
"Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure"
"A Town Called Panic"
"Up"