Golden Globes Adds Animated Film Noms

Hot on the heels of the Academy Awards revealing that next year's Oscars will feature the largest Best Animated Picture race yet, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association has officially announced that the 2010 Golden Globes will be expanding their Animated Film race to five nominations.

The vote to expand the category was held last year. The revised rules for the category are as follows: Eligible films must be feature-length (70 minutes or longer) with no more than 25% live action. If less than eight animated films qualify, the award will not be given, in which case the films would be eligible for Best Picture. If less than twelve animated films qualify, the category will be limited to three nominations per year.

The 67th Annual Golden Globes ceremony will be telecast live on NBC on January 17, 2010, with UK comedian Ricky Gervais as the host.