With an impressive 92% at RottenTomatoes.com, Hayao Miyazaki’s Ponyo seemed like a sure bet for an Oscar nomination this year, especially with 5 slots available (typically there’s 3). But it wasn’t meant to be this year, and Mihazaki will have to settle for his Annie Award nomination. The lavish 2D feature is now available on DVD, complete with a Behind the Studio featurette and an animatic presentation of the film. Here’s a clip illustrating Miyazaki’s pathway to production:

Today the Superjail! Season One DVD has been released on parole. The Adult Swim series, which was created by Christy Karacas, Stephen Warbrick and Ben Gruber, is currently being prepped for a second season. Check out the Superjail! interview with the creators over on ColdHardFlash.com.

Walt Disney Animation Studios’ 2D feature The Princess and the Frog was nominated earlier this month for the Best Animated Feature category, and I think it should get an award (along with Secret of Kells) for simply helping bring 2D back into the limelight. Here’s a little vignette about Drawing Prince Naveen to help tide you over until the DVD arrives on March 16th. It’s not really a tutorial on how to draw Prince Naveen, but more of an homage to Duck Amuck, where the animator and his pencil mess with Daffy.

A new collection of German animated films arrived on DVD today. Red Cartoons includes 16 films from the 70s, 80s and 90s that emerged from DEFA Studios in what was then East Germany. Before hich was responsible for 820 animated films before being disolved in the 90s. Here’s one of the films, a 1980 short titled Sieben Rechte des Zuschauers (Seven Rights of a Viewer).

On the heels of Sunday’s big 20th aniversary special of The Simpsons, 20th Century Fox has released The Simpsons: The Complete Twentieth Season DVD. What’s unique here is they skipped seasons 13-19 to get here. It’s an obvious play on the whole hubbub surround the event, but I suspect there will be some consumer confusion with the product though. The box says “20 Years” on it – some might think they’re getting all 20. A true 20-season DVD set would look more like a carry-on bag, but not all shoppers will grasp this concept.

The Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs DVD hit the shelves today. This Sony Pictures Animation CG feature from 2009 hauled in nearly $200 million worldwide and a Golden Globe nomination to boot. Here’s a clip from the Jell-o scene:

Toy Story 1 and 2 dove back into theaters late last year, and the premiere of Toy Stoy 3 approaches, the first two features arrive on DVD. Here’s a promo for the 2-disc set, titled Toy Story: Special Edition, which is available on March 23rd.