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A quick Oscar update for you on this Thursday: The Academy announced its shortlist — or rather long list — of films that will vie for the Animated Feature nomination and, on March 7, the Oscar. The 20 submitted features are: • “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”

Next year's Oscars has a host! In fact, make that two hosts. Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin will serve as co-hosts of the 82nd Academy Awards , Academy President Tom Sherak announced Tuesday. This comes two weeks after Sherak announced Bill Mechanic and Adam Shankman producers of the ceremony. (Good things must come on Tuesdays.) “We think the team of Steve and Alec are the perfect pair of hosts for the Oscars,” said Shankman and Mechanic, quoted in the press release. “ Steve will bring the experience of having hosted the show in the past and Alec will be a completely fresh personality for this event. ”