No chance of a meow

It has been reported that Universal Pictures will not be mounting an Oscar campaign for Cats. The film version of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical has had an rocky with both public and critics. It's fate probably started when the teaser trailer was greeted with horror due to it's use of CGI over practical customers to turn actors in felines. Despite having as it's director Tom Hopper who directed the Oscar winning The King's Speech and a cast that includes Judi Dench, Ian McKellan and Taylor Swift, Cats will go down as one of the most notorious cinematic failures of recent years.