Universal has three more pictures in contention this year, so this is not likely the last one we’ll see from them.

Minions

Stars: Sandra Bullock, Jon Hamm, Michael Keaton, Steve Coogan, Geoffrey Rush, Pierre Coffin, Allison Janney, Jennifer Saunders
Director: Pierre Coffin, Kyle Balda
Premise: From IMDb: “Minions Stuart, Kevin and Bob are recruited by Scarlett Overkill, a super-villain who, alongside her inventor husband Herb, hatches a plot to take over the world.”
Oscar Chances: Poor: Universal’s only animated feature in the competition this year has struggled with unexceptional reviews and with fierce competition from other pictures, it may be left in the cold.
Campaign-Proposed Categories:

• Best Picture (Chris Meledandri, Janet Healy))
• Best Animated Feature
• Best Director (Pierre Coffin, Kyle Balda)
• Best Actress (Sandra Bullock)
• Best Supporting Actor (Jon Hamm, Michael Keaton, Steve Coogan, Geoffrey Rush, Pierre Coffin)
• Best Supporting Actress (Allison Janney, Jennifer Saunders)
• Best Adapted Screenplay (Brian Lynch)
• Best Film Editing (Claire Dodgson)
• Best Production Design (Eric Guillon, Olivier Adam)
• Best Sound Mixing (Christohper Scarabosio, Gary A Rizzo)
• Best Sound Editing (Dennis Leonard)
• Best Visual Effects (Frank Baradat, Antonin Seydoux, Nicolas Brack, Milo Riccarand)
• Best Original Score (Heitor Pereira)

Rotten Tomatoes:
54% (181 critics; as of 11/17/15)
Metacritic:
56 out of 100 (35 critics; as of 11/17/15)