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Each week, Times features writer Brandon Oland provides a list of mustsee entertainment events for the week ahead.

IN THE COUNTY
Century Idol
Synopsis: The ninth annual Century Idol competition returns with ve students hoping to win the title for 2012. When: 7 p.m. Saturday, 355 Ronsdale Road, Eldersburg Admission: $9 for general admission, $8 with a canned food item for canned food drive Information: 410-386-4400 Belle and the Beast are shown in a scene from Disneys Beauty and the Beast.
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McDaniel College performs The Rivals

Synopsis: Adjunct lecturer in theater arts Gene Fouche directs this comedy that follows the travails of a rich captain pretending to be a poor naval ofcer in order to woo a woman who does not care about wealth. When: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday through March 3 Where: WMC Alumni Hall, McDaniel College, 2 College Hill, Westminster Admission: $7 for general admission, $5 for seniors and students Information: 410-857-2448 or www.mcdaniel.edu

Animated motion films not among those nominated for Best Picture
BY BRANDON OLAND
TIMES STAFF WRITER

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IN THE REGION
American Craft Council Show
Synopsis: The 36th annual show will feature more than 650 top contemporary craft artists showcasing their latest handmade creations. When: 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday Where: Baltimore Convention Center, 1 W. Pratt St., Baltimore Admission: $16 for a one-day pass Information: www.craftcouncil. org/baltimore

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This years list of Academy Award nominees for Best Picture includes movies based on a baseball general manager, a race horse, silent lm actors and Americans visiting Paris. Each of the 10 nominated movies featured living, breathing actors. Animated motion pictures were shut out once again. No matter what ick wins the Academy Awards most prestigious category, an animated motion picture will not win. In the 84 years of the Academy Awards, no animated motion picture ever has taken home Best Picture honors. Disneys Beauty and the Beast in 1991, Pixars Up in 2010 and Pixars Toy Story 3 in 2011 were the only three animated movies to receive a Best Picture nomination. To qualify for Best Picture, a lm must have a running time of at least 40 minutes and open in a theater in Los Angeles County in California. Despite dozens of animated motion pictures being eligible, the nominations have not come. Instead, Rango, Puss in Boots, Kung Fu Panda 2 and foreign icks A Cat in Paris and Chico & Rita will compete for Best Animated Feature. McDaniel College graduate Chris Molloy, who interned at Walt Disney World in Orlando two years ago, said hes not sure why Disney classics and other animated lms get overlooked. Its possible voters overlook animated movies because they are geared to a younger audience, he said. The thing is, though, a lm can appeal to all and still be a great lm, he said.

From left, Jessie, voiced by Joan Cusack, Buzz Lightyear, voiced by Tim Allen, and Woody, voiced by Tom Hanks, are shown in a scene from Toy Story 3.
MSN.com movies critic Dave McCoy tabbed Pixars WallE as his favorite lm three years ago. It was not nominated for Best Picture, having to settle for the Best Animated Picture honor instead. Beauty and the Beast got nominated 20 years ago. Silence of the Lambs won. Even so, Beauty and the Beast was adapted for theater, like so many Disney classics. In order to be performed in live theater, for me, the story has to be great, Molloy said. Beauty and the Beast is still being performed more than two decades after the movie release. Liberty High Schools drama club will perform Beauty and the Beast at 7 p.m. April 19-21, 26-28 and at 2 p.m. April 28. Beauty and the Beast is

my all-time [Disney] favorite, Liberty High School drama instructor Tony Cimino said. My mother loved it when I was growing up, so, naturally, wed spend time together watching it. Disney classics, no Oscars Molloy, McCoy and Cimino picked their favorite animated movies of recent years. Heres how they fared at the Oscars:
Fantasia Year: 1940 The tale: Mickey Mouse appears in

The Sorcerers Apprentice, in one of the tales as Disney animators set pictures to classical music. None
Number of Oscar nominations: Wins: None Best Picture in 1940: Rebecca Beauty and the Beast

Please see Oscars, C2

2012 OSCARS
The 84th annual Academy Awards will be broadcast at 7 p.m. Sunday on ABC. The nominees in the major categories:
Best Picture

Michelle Williams, My Week With Marilyn

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Blake Shelton will be performing at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Va.

Blake Sheltons Well Lit & Amplified Tour

Synopsis: Shelton, the reigning Country Music Associations Top Male vocalist and judge on NBCs The Voice, headlines this concert with Justin Moore and Dia Frampton serving as the opening acts. When: 7:30 p.m. Saturday Where: Patriot Center, 4400 University Drive, Fairfax, Va. Admission: $29.75-$54.75 Information: 703-993-3000 or www.patriotcenter.com

The Artist, The Descendants, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close, The Help, Hugo, Midnight in Paris, Moneyball, The Tree of Life and War Horse

Kenneth Branagh, My Week With Marilyn; Jonah Hill, Moneyball; Nick Nolte, Warrior; Christopher Plummer, Beginners; and Max von Sydow, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
Best Actress in a Supporting Role

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Berenice Bejo, The Artist; Jessica Chastain, The Demian Bichir, A Better Help; Janet McTeer, Albert Life; George Clooney, The Nobbs; Melissa McCarthy, Descendants; Jean Dujardin, Bridesmaids; and Octavia The Artist; Gary Oldman, Spencer, The Help Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy; Directing and Brad Pitt, Moneyball Michel Hazanavicius, The Best Lead Actress Aritst; Alexander Payne, Viola Davis, The Help; The Descendents; Martin Glenn Close, Albert Nobbs; Scorsese, Hugo; Woody Rooney Mara, The Girl with Allen, Midnight in Paris and Terrence Malick, The Tree the Dragon Tattoo; Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady; and of Life
Best Lead Actor