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Filmmakers React to Oscar Nominations
It’s always a good day when it starts off with being nominated for an Academy Award. Here’s what the filmmakers nominated for the best animated feature Oscar had to say about it. “What an honor it is to be nominated for an Academy Award!” said Dean DeBlois, the Canadian-born writer/director [...]
Oscar Nominates ‘Toy Story 3,’ ‘How to Train Your Dragon,’ ‘Illusionist’ for Animated Picture
The nominees for the 83rd annual Oscars were announced Tuesday morning, with the best animated feature race falling to How to Train Your Dragon, The Illusionist and Toy Story 3. Disney-Pixar’s Toy Story 3 would appear to be the front runner, being the only animated film to make the list of 10 [...]
Animated People: Jakob Schuh and Max Lang, co-directors of ‘The Gruffalo’
This month, we catch up with the talanted team of Jakob Schuh and Max Lang who co-directed the acclaimed Studio Soi/BBC animated special The Gruffalo, which as received numerous awards and has been one of the 10 short-listed titles in the Oscar race (in the Best Animated Short category). You [...]
Academy Advances 7 in VFX Oscar Race
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced the seven films that remain in the race for the best visual effects Oscar. They are: Alice in Wonderland Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 Hereafter Inception Iron Man 2 Scott Pilgrim vs the World Tron: Legacy These [...]
VES Finds New Feb. 1 Spot on Awards Calendar
There’s been a minor adjustment in the holiday awards schedule, with the 9th annual VES Awards moving dates and locations to now appear Feb. 1 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. The event had previously been scheduled for Jan. 28 at Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel. The nominees for the VES [...]
Songs From Eight Animated Films Make Oscar Short List
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has declared 41 songs are in contention for the Original Song Oscar, including several from animated and VFX-driven pics. Included in the list are songs from the animated features Despicable Me, How to Train Your Dragon, Idiots and Angels, The Illusionist, Legend of [...]
15 Advance in VFX Oscars Race
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has narrowed to 15 the list of contenders for the Best Visual Effects Oscar. The qualifying films are: Alice in Wonderland The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader Clash of the Titans Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part [...]
Oscar Hopeful ‘The Gruffalo’ Premieres on ABC Family
The acclaimed animated half-hour special The Gruffalo will make its U.S. debut on ABC Family on Thursday, December 9, at 7 p.m. as part of the network’s annual 25 Days of Christmas programming event. Based on Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s best selling children’s picture book, The Gruffalo features an [...]
‘Summer Wars’ Release Plans Expand
Summer Wars, one of the 15 films set to qualify for this year’s best animated feature Oscar race, has announced additional dates for its limited theatrical run. Directed by Mamoru Hosoda, the science-fiction anime film is being distributed theatrically by GKids, which also handled last year’s surprise nominee The Secret [...]
Oscars Short-List 10 Animated Shorts
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has advanced 10 entries for voting in the best animated short film Oscar race. The films, whittled down from a list of 33 qualifiers, includes: The Cow Who Wanted to Be a Hamburger, Bill Plympton, director (Bill Plympton Studio) Coyote Falls, Matthew [...]
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