13 Animators, 12 VFX Artists Invited to Join AMPAS

June 17, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean 2 Comments

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has invited 13 animators, 12 visual effects artists and a total of 178 filmmakers and film industry executives to join its ranks. Animators on the invite list includes such high-profile names as Sylvain Chomet, Tomm Moore, Teddy Newton and Bob Peterson. Visual [...]

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‘Toy Story 3′ Wins Best Animated Feature Oscar; ‘Lost Thing’ Wins Short

February 28, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments

Toy Story 3 won the Best Animated Feature at the 83rd annual Academy Awards. Lee Unkrich accepted the award, thanking John Lasseter, Steve Jobs and the film’s producer, Darla K. Anderson. The Lost Thing won the Oscar for Best Animated Short film. The awards was accepted by the directors, Shaun [...]

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