'Toy Story 3', 'Shrek' vie for animated Oscar

Toy Story 3, Shrek Forever After and How To Train Your Dragon are among the movies vying for next year's 'Best Animated Film' Oscar.

The longlist of 15 titles will be cut down to three for the nomination announcement on January 25 next year. The Academy Awards ceremony will take place on February 27.

Last year Up took home Pixar's fifth Oscar, following on from victories for Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, Ratatouille and WALL-E.

The 'Best Animated Film' longlist in full:

* Alpha And Omega
* Cats & Dogs: The Revenge Of Kitty Galore
* Despicable Me
* The Dreams Of Jinsha
* How To Train Your Dragon
* Idiots And Angels
* The Illusionist
* Legend Of The Guardians: The Owls Of Ga'Hoole
* Megamind
* My Dog Tulip
* Shrek Forever After
* Summer Wars
* Tangled
* Tinker Bell And The Great Fairy Rescue
* Toy Story 3