RE: "In fact you don't even need to be human beings anymore to make movies honored by the Academy"
I see what you are saying, but we're not there yet, missy. A careful review of this years nominees will show that those movies only got nominated in minor categories, showcasing either the craft involved in making the film (Spider-Man 2) or categories specifically designed to keep these kinds of films from getting higher recognition (such as the Best Animated film categories). Best Picture and Director, etc. are still the domain of very human movies.
Yes there are still a few Great Directors, but for the most part Hollywood has lost there steam and substance in what they put on the screen, I remember watching the first Rocky Movies with Stallone they were great! The Audience was rootin and tootin like they were at a Real Fight or Jaws even that movie had great impact they were not high digital animation they were good ol movies with some raw talent.
Animation will proably grow even bigger than what it is now.
After Spielberg, Eastwood,Scorcese, Gibson stop making movies then Animation will be the norm.