tlk 1994 not getting a best picture nomination can be boiled down to many things
-back then, the bp nomination list was not 10 movies but just 4? or 5?
-the people who vote on oscars and run the show are very snobby and beauty and the beast 1991 getting a nomination was a miracle at the time. it took decades for an animated movie to get nominated. they created best animated film category to try and keep animated films out of the bp nominees though some have been nominated since batb.
-while tlk 1994 is a beloved classic today and made loads of money at the box office, critics in 1994 were more harsh towards it than batb or aladdin or tlm. roger eberts liked batb more calling tlk good but not great (he thought batb was great) .
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TLK 1994 did win two oscars and a grammy i think? And has a legacy that has outlasted most other Disney movies.
also the thing about roger ebert came from the video review. his written review is more detailed, a bit more kind, and he gives tlk 3.5 out of 4 stars.