Article: For Corvallis' Brad Bird, Oscar nods incredible.(Entertainment)(For the writer-animator of `The Incredibles,' the recognition is the reward; `everything else is gravy')

Byline: Carolyn Lamberson The Register-Guard

It's a cliche, but in this case, Brad Bird is living it.

He's just happy to be there.

The writer-animator from Corvallis is up for two Academy Awards on Sunday, for best animated feature and best original screenplay for his Pixar-produced animated superhero film, "The Incredibles."

Despite the fact that a number of critics - from Roger Ebert to the crew at Entertainment Weekly - have picked "Incredibles' to beat out box office champ "Shrek 2' for the animation trophy, Bird takes nothing for granted.

`The minute you think anything is a sure thing, you're basically asking God to come ...

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