CHICO and Rita lost out in the Best Animated Film category at the 84th Academy Awards.
The highly-rated animation was co-financed by Isle of Man Government company CinemaNX, whose chairman Steve Christian made the trip to Los Angeles for the ceremony.
A team of Manx artists also worked on the colour of Chico and Rita from their Douglas office.
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An Oscar was always a long-shot, as the traditionally illustrated and animated feature was up against digital Hollywood heavyweight studios like Dreamworks – whose Kung Fu Panda 2 and Puss in Boots were nominated, and eventual winner Rango from Paramount Pictures, starring the voice of Johnny Depp and which had an $135 million budget that dwarfed that of Chico and Rita.