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The LEGO Movie The Lego Movie (stylized as The LEGO Movie)[6][7] is a 2014 computer animated adventure comedy film directed and co-written by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, and featuring the voices of Chris Pratt, Will Ferrell, Elizabeth Banks, Will Arnett, Nick Offerman, Alison Brie, Charlie Day, Liam Neeson, and Morgan Freeman. It was the first film produced by Warner Animation Group, and is an international co-production of the United States, Australia, and Denmark. Based on the Lego line of construction toys, the film tells the story of Emmet (Pratt), an ordinary Lego minifigure prophesied to save the universe from the tyrannical Lord Business (Ferrell) as he gains different allies along the way. It was released theatrically on February 7, 2014. The movie was a critical and commercial success, with many critics highlighting its visual style, humor, voice acting, and heartwarming message. It earned more than $257 million in North America and $210 million in other territories for a worldwide total of over $468 million.

Produced by	Dan Lin
	Roy Lee
Screenplay by	Phil Lord
	Christopher Miller
Story by	Dan Hageman
	Kevin Hageman
	Phil Lord
	Christopher Miller
Based on	Lego Construction Toys
Starring	Chris Pratt
	Will Ferrell
	Elizabeth Banks
	Will Arnett
	Nick Offerman
	Alison Brie
	Charlie Day
	Liam Neeson
	Morgan Freeman
Music by	Mark Mothersbaugh
Cinematography	Pablo Plaisted
Edited by	David Burrows
	Chris McKay
Production
companies	Village Roadshow Pictures
	Lego System A/S
	Vertigo Entertainment
	Lin Pictures
	Animal Logic
	Warner Animation Group
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures (United States)
	Roadshow Films (Australia)
Release dates	February 1, 2014 (Regency Village Theatre)
	February 6, 2014 (Denmark)
	February 7, 2014 (United States)
	April 3, 2014 (Australia)
Running time	100 minutes
Country	United States
	Australia
	Denmark
Language	English

Summary

There’s no such thing as a sure thing when it comes to the Oscars — well, other than Meryl Streep — which is why, every year, without fail, there are nearly as many, if not more, articles dedicated to what films or stars were snubbed by the Academy as there are about those who were nominated. That rule seems especially true this year. The list of nominees, which was announced Thursday morning, has left people scratching their heads over what appear to be huge oversights on the Academy’s part — and an unusually high number of them, to boot. Let’s start with one of the more egregious examples: One of the most commercially and critically well-received movies of the year, “The Lego Movie,” did not get a nomination in the Best Animated Feature category. This comes less than a week after it lost in the same category at the Golden Globes to Dream Works Animation’s “How to Train Your Dragon 2,” a turn of events that was also considered something of an upset. Meanwhile, however, Studio Ghibli’s “The Tale of the Princess Kaguya,” which was overlooked by the Golden Globes, did manage an Oscar nomination. “The Lego Movie” is one of those snubs that just seems like a mistake, in some ways. With a 96 percent "fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes, an 83 on Metacritic and an “A” Cinemascore, it looked like it checked all the boxes. On top of that, it was made for a fraction of the cost of movies like “How to Train Your Dragon 2” ($145 million) and “Big Hero 6” ($165 million), costing a paltry $60 million. “The Lego Movie” co-director Phil Lord responded to the disappointment with class, though, tweeting out a picture of an Oscar statuette made out of yellow Lego bricks with the caption, “It’s okay. Made my own!” Many of this year’s other non-nominees (non-minees?) are partially notable in that they violate widely accepted awards season logic, however flawed it may be, such as “physical transformation equals nominations.” Look at the number of actors who have used that formula in the past, putting their bodies through the wringer and walking away with a shiny new statuette: Robert De Niro in “Raging Bull,” Daniel Day-Lewis in “My Left Foot,” Hilary Swank in “Million Dollar Baby,” Charlize Theron in “Monster,” Christian Bale in “The Fighter” and both Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto in last year’s “Dallas Buyers Club,” to name just a few. This year, however, two similarly transformative roles, Jennifer Aniston in “Cake” and Jake Gyllenhaal in “Nightcrawler,” both of which had been talked up as strong contenders, were left out in the cold. Similarly, true stories, especially ones about struggling geniuses, champions of human rights issues, etc., are generally thought to be favored among Academy voters, and yet “Selma,” which did receive a Best Picture nomination, was nevertheless shut out of many key categories, including Best Director for Ava DuVernay (who would have made history as the first black female nominee in the category) and Best Actor for David Oyelowo’s portrayal of Martin Luther King Jr. Also in the directing category, many were surprised Clint Eastwood wasn't nominated for “American Sniper.” At 84, he would have been the oldest director by five years ever nominated. If he won, he also would have broken a record that he himself set 10 years ago with “Million Dollar Baby” as the oldest person to ever win a Best Director award. Finally, “Life Itself,” the documentary about the late, great film critic Roger Ebert, was similarly overlooked — a twist not only because of the quality of the film, but also because of the Academy’s long track record of celebrating movies about the movie industry.