Madonna's new 3D movie Arthur + The Invisibles has been disqualified from competing for an Oscar - because it isn't animated enough.

Oscars officials claim the film, which also features the voices of Freddie Highmore, Mia Farrow and Jimmy Fallon, includes a disproportionate percentage of live action, and have ruled it ineligible for a Best Animated Film Academy Award.

Last month Beyonce Knowles discovered she had been disqualified from possibly taking the Oscars stage as a potential Best Song nominee - because only three songwriters can be named and her contribution to Dreamgirls ballad Listen wasn't considered as great as the tune's leading balladeers.