All I know about “Rio” is that 20th Century Fox had a field day with marketing the film with Angry Birds when it came out. From the trailer, the animation looks up to par with the productions that Disney/Pixar put out, so your guess will be as good as mine when it comes to picking from the eighteen animated films nominated this year. “Rio” is up for consideration in all categories including:

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
Produced by Bruce Anderson and John C. Donkin