The anime film, The Sword of Stranger, which Nagase Tomoya and Chinen Yuri had main voice acting roles in is on the long list of submitted animated films for the 2009 Oscar nominations. The list has fourteen animated films in total up for the nomination for best animated feature. According to the rules of the Oscars when there are 15 and less nominations in any category there will only be three actual nominations, which places the chances of The Sword of Stranger to get a nomination, especially going against many popular American animated films. But I still find it a bit exciting to see Johnny's get so close to such a prestigious film award, even though Ninomiya already got closer to it with the nominations for Letters from Iwo Jima.
I guess it's a bit of the 'fan pride' taking over me as I want to see the boys be successful outside of Japan as well. Though it will probably be a long time before any of them find lasting success in the U.S., especially as Johnny's seems much more focused on expanding into Asia than into any Western market, but it never hurts to dream.
Anime News Network article. (English)
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