Great Explanations

How did ''Treasure Planet'' get a nomination?

How did ''Treasure Planet'' rate a Best Animated Feature nomination? According to Academy rules established in 2001, there will be three Animated Feature nominees if between 8 and 14 films are submitted. With more than 14 submissions, five films will be nominated. In 2002 only nine films were submitted, but this year 17 films qualified for submission, which leads to five nominees. Benefiting most from this year's expanded field: ''Treasure Planet,'' the $140 million dud that has so far earned a paltry $40 million and some of the worst reviews a Disney cartoon has ever seen. A win would be the film's first award of the season; even the Razzies -- the booby prizes for the year's worst films -- failed to nominate it.