Tag "Brave"

‘Wreck-It Ralph’ Takes the Top Prize at the Annies

February 3, 2013 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment divider image

Disney’s underdog hero Wreck-It Ralph had a sweet night at the Annie Awards on Saturday (February 2) as it took home the prize for Best Animated Feature. The film’s helmer Richard Moore also won for Best Director. The acclaimed movie, which has made over $368.4 million globally, was also honored [...]

‘Wreck-It Ralph’ Wins Producers Guild Award

January 27, 2013 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Ralph is finally a winner. Disney’s popular animated feature Wreck-It Ralph, about an 8-bit videogame baddie who wants to change his life, was the winner of the Best Animated Feature at this past weekend’s 24th Annual Producers Guild Awards. The film’s producer Clark Spencer took home the coveted prize. The [...]

Pixar’s ‘Brave’ Nabs the Golden Globe Award

January 14, 2013 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment divider image

Pixar’s Brave won the Golden Globe on Sunday for Best Animated Feature Film. The blockbuster film, which has made over $535.4 million in theaters worldwide, was the most popular animated movie at the box office in 2012. The film is also doing very well on the DVD/Blu-ray chart since its [...]

Four Animated Titles Are Up for ACE Eddies

January 11, 2013 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment divider image

Four animated features received nominations for ACE Eddie Awards. The honors, which are given by the American Society of Editors, are slated for February 16th at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. The nominated editors are: Nicolas C. Smith (Brave) Chris Lebenzon, Mark Solomon (Frankenweenie) Joyce Arrastia (Rise of the Guardians) [...]

Now, a Few Words from the Oscar Nominees

January 10, 2013 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Since the Oscar nominations were announced early this morning (see http://bit.ly/10iwMPV), we have been collecting some euphoric reactions from the lucky nominees in via email and phone interviews. Here is a recap: Chris Butler, co-director and writer, ParaNorman: “I was in bed in my hotel room in Los [...]

The 85th Oscar Nominations Are In!

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Family Guy creator and next month’s Academy Award host Seth MacFarlane and actress Emma Stone announced the nominees for this year’s Oscars at 5 a.m. this morning. (January 10) in Beverly Hills. The nominees for Best Animated Feature are: Brave (directed by Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman) Disney/Pixar Frankenweenie [...]

Three Animated Pics Get BAFTA Noms

January 9, 2013 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Three animated features received BAFTA nominations today. The three titles up for the Best Animated Feature of 2012 are: • Disney/Pixar’s Brave (directed by Mark Andrews, Brenda Chapman) • Disney’s Frankenweenie (Tim Burton) • LAIKA’s ParaNorman (Sam Fell, Chris Butler) Among the films that didn’t get any BAFTA love were [...]

Trailer Released for Pixar’s ‘Blue Umbrella’

January 7, 2013 by Ramin Zahed 2 Comments divider image

Disney has released a brief trailer for Pixar’s new short The Blue Umbrella, which will play in theaters with Monsters University beginning June 21, 2013. Directed by Saschka Unseld (layout artist on Toy Story 3, Cars 2 and Brave) and produced by Marc Greenberg. The official synopsis is as follows: [...]

Five Movies Nominated for Producers Guild Awards

January 2, 2013 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment divider image

It’s only the second day of the new year, and we already have more award season news about our favorite animated features. Today, we got word that the five animated features nominated for Producers Guild Awards are (drum roll please): Brave (Disney/Pixar) Producer: Katherine Sarafian Frankenweenie (Disney) Producers: [...]