Torill Kove, Dean DeBlois nominated for animated films at Oscars

Quebec will be well represented at the 2015 Oscars.

• American Sniper, Birdman, Boyhood get multiple nominations

• Oscar-winning Montreal animator Torill Kove earns third Academy Award nomination

• Golden Globes 2015: Boyhood, The Affair big winners

• Producers Guild Award: Birdman, Boyhood shine again

Director Dean DeBlois'sHow to Train Your Dragon 2received an Academy Awardnomination for best animated feature film. DeBloisis originally fromAylmer, Que.

Jay Baruchel,from Montreal's Notre-Dame-de-Grce neighbourhood, is the voice of the lead character in the film.

How to Train Your Dragon 2 wonbest animated feature film at the Golden Globes last Sunday.

Me and MyMoulton, an animated short directed byNorwegian-born Montreal film director and animator TorillKove, was alsonominated.

This is Kove's third Oscar nomination.

She won the2007 Oscar for the animated shortThe Danish Poet.

The National Film Board hasMe and MyMoulton availible online for a limited time.

Thenominees for this year's Academy Awards were announcedThursdayat a news conference at theDolby Theatre inCalifornia.

The ceremony takes place onFeb. 22 will be hosted by Neil Patrick Harris.