The Only Animated Film Nominated for a Best Picture Oscar

Rating: Null/10 (23 July 2000)

"Beauty and the Beast" may not be the best animated film ever made, but its 1991 Best Picture Oscar nomination puts it in a very select class of films. A class that does not include other great animated classics like "Snow White", "Fantasia", "Pinocchio", "Cinderella", and "The Lion King". There is something about this film that makes it stand out from other animated classics. The storyline is superb, the music and songs are perfect, and the direction (yes, the film's direction) is focused and unrelenting. All in all, "Beauty and the Beast" is a film that was worthy of its Best Picture nomination back in 1991. 5 stars out of 5.