In a move that is set to try to challenge the voters of the academy, 20th Century Fox has began their push for Andy Serkis as Best Actor for his work in Rise of the Planet of the Apes.

Anyone who has seen Rise of the Planet of the Apes could tell you that the driving force behind the entire movie was the stunning performance by Andy Serkis as the films protagonist, Ceasar. Check out the consideration video released by 20th Century Fox below.

The argument has been made before (we remember people cheering for Zoe Saldana’s Avatar performance), but Serkis’ turn as Gollum/Smeagol in The Lord of the Rings was one of the first to really garner attention. Rise of the Planet of the Apes was certainly a breakthrough, but is it enough to convince the members of the academy that motion capture acting is a legitimate art form?