Don't believe me? Look into animation - behind the scenes, what it takes to make a genuinely GOOD animation, and look just how much effort and of course TIME was put into it! It's not just a swing of a pencil and a few buttons pushed, it is ART.
A dynamic art at that that only gets better with time. A simple nomination or two at a ceremony, even a category at a ceremony, that is mixed with live action is simply NOT ENOUGH.
It's coming to a point now where animation is very popular. They need to have their own award show!
Some animations are very inspirational and deserve
awards for them! Some even taught me life lessons.
Animation is another dimension; a look into something invisible and impossible. Earthly limitations don't burden paper! The best stories, the greatest imaginations, and the most beautiful or unique places you could never go to and never see again come from animation. It's art in it's purest form, (when done correctly) and if many gave it a chance, they could see that too.
It's not just for kids, and it isn't silly or degrading to like. Abiding to that trope is more childish, and stubborn than anything. I have a special place in my heart for animation and I think that people who turn their nose up at it do not realize how much blood, sweat, and tears goes into creating an animated movie.