The race for best animated feature at the Academy Awards contains perhaps the most lopsided matchup of this or any other awards show in history.

Disney’s “Zootopia,” which grossed just over $1 billion world-wide (about the same as all nine best-picture nominees combined) will be up against “My Life as a Zucchini,” which has grossed a total of $0. “Zucchini” is the only Oscar nominated feature-length film that has yet to be officially released in the U.S.

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