ANIMATED NOMINEES.Byline: Greg Hernandez Staff Writer When 30-year-old Gil Kenan was a student at Grover Cleveland High School Grover Cleveland High School or Cleveland High School is the name of several public high schools in the United States, named for President Grover Cleveland, except as noted below:
But Kenan got the call early Tuesday morning and found out that he was up for an Oscar for directing the film ``Monster House
``It's really been kind of a fairly tale,'' Kenan said. ``Being a kid from Reseda to UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX Film School to directing and now going to the Oscars. It's just ridiculous.'' The film, about a haunted house A haunted house is defined as building that is believed to be a center for supernatural occurrences or paranormal phenomena.[1] A haunted house may contain ghosts, poltergeists, or even malevolent entities. that eats people, was a solid hit last fall but beat back such better-known films as ``Over the Hedge'' and ``Ice Age: The Meltdown'' for an Oscar nod. ``Aside from this being my first film and first nomination, what I'm most excited about is what an amazing year this has been for animation,'' he said. ``To be singled out in such a strong year is pretty exciting.'' Kenan, who was also nominated for a Golden Globe Award, is working on his next film, ``City of Ember,'' which is being produced by Tom Hanks Noun 1. Tom Hanks - United States film actor (born in 1956) Hanks, Thomas J. Hanks . In addition to competing with animation legend and five-time nominee John Lasseter, the presumptive pre·sump·tive adj. 1. Providing a reasonable basis for belief or acceptance. 2. Founded on probability or presumption. pre·sump front-runner for ``Cars,'' Keenan is also in the category with George Miller, who created ``Happy Feet'' and has earned three previous Oscar nominations. ``It's a lovely feeling,'' Miller said of his nomination. ``When you see the box office ($190.7 million domestically) and now an Academy Award nomination, it's really a wonderful validation of everyone's hard work.'' Miller says it has been especially gratifying grat·i·fy tr.v. grat·i·fied, grat·i·fy·ing, grat·i·fies 1. To please or satisfy: His achievement gratified his father. See Synonyms at please. 2. to watch the movie with audiences who are affected in different ways by the animated story of an outcast penguin who is unable to sing like his peers but instead expresses his feelings through tap dancing. ``Stories or fables like `Happy Feet' mean different things to different people,'' he said. ``The central idea for me was: `It's OK to be different. It's a big thing I wanted to tell my kids. To not bend over backward to conform to your peer group. Be your own person.'' Greg Hernandez, (818) 713-3758 greg.hernandez@dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo Photo: ``MONSTER HOUSE'' |
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