'Guardians,' 'Ralph,' 'Brave' lead Annie Awards

(AP) Rise of the Guardians, ''Wreck-It Ralph, ''Brave and Frankenweenie are among the nominees for best animated feature at the 40th annual Annie Awards.

Other best-picture nominees announced Monday are ParaNorman, ''Hotel Transylvania, ''The Pirates! Band of Misfits and The Rabbi's Cat.

The Annie Awards recognize animated productions in 30 categories.

Rise of the Guardians, ''Brave and Wreck-It Ralph each have 10 bids. Hotel Transylvania and ParaNorman earned eight nods apiece. Frankenweenie has six; The Pirates! has five and The Rabbi's Cat has two.

The awards will be presented Feb. 2 at UCLA's Royce Hall.

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