Tag "The Muppets"

Nick Announces Kids’ Choice Nominees

February 17, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Nickelodeon has released the list of nominees for the 25th Annual Kids’ Choice Awards, hosted this year by Will Smith and airing live from USC’s Galen Center in Los Angeles on Saturday, March 31, at 8pm. Kids can cast their votes in 20 categories across all of Nickelodeon’s digital outlets, [...]

Kermit and Miss Piggy to Present at the Oscars

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Although they didn’t get to host the ceremony, Hollywood icons Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy will present at the 84th Academy Awards. This will be the Muppets’ fifth appearance at the Oscars. Henson’s beloved characters were nominated in one category, Best Song for “Man or Muppet” from the hit [...]

2011 Animated Oscar Noms Offer Surprises

January 24, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

The nominees for the 84th annual Oscars were announced Tuesday morning, with the best animated feature race falling to A Cat in Paris Alain Gagnol and Jean-Loup Felicioli (GKids) Chico & Rita Fernando Trueba and Javier Mariscal (GKids) Kung Fu Panda 2 Jennifer Yuh Nelson (DreamWorks) Puss In Boots Chris [...]

Songs from Five Animated Movies Qualify for Oscars

December 19, 2011 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Songs from Cars 2, Gnomeo & Juliet, Happy Feet Two, The Muppets, Rio and Winnie the Pooh are among the 39 numbers vying for a nomination in the Oscar race. The original songs, along with the motion picture in which each song is featured, are listed below in alphabetical order [...]

Animation Lovers’ Holiday Gift Guide

December 15, 2011 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

We all know the trials of finding the right holiday gift for your loved ones can make December a horrible, ulcer-inducing time of the year. That’s why we’ve put together a list of some of our favorite animation-related goods that will brighten anyone’s miserable winter day. Here’s to the hope [...]

‘Chico and Rita’ Wins Best Euro Animated Film Prize

December 5, 2011 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

As we’re waiting to hear about Annie Award nominations on Monday (Dec. 4), we can update you on some of the recent animation noms and wins that happened over the past few days. Over the weekend, the Spanish feature Chico & Rita, which is directed by Fernando Trueba, Javier Mariscal [...]

‘Puss in Boots’ Has Many Lives Overseas

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While Twilight Breaking Dawn, The Muppet Movie, Hugo and Arthur Christmas and Happy Feet Two were entertaining movie audiences in the U.S., Paramount/DreamWorks’ feisty feline Puss In Boots performed quite well overseas, landing in the No. 2 spot (after Twilight) with $23 million from a total of 2,740 venues in [...]

‘Muppets’ Prove Timeless Appeal in Theaters

November 28, 2011 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

The moody vampires and werewolves of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn—Part 1 took the top spot domestically and internationally over the Thanksgiving weekend, with a $62.2 million five-day take, but Disney’s The Muppets proved that they still have what it takes to draw huge crowds to theaters as well. Kermit [...]

It’s an ‘Arthur Christmas/Muppets/Hugo’ 5-Day Weekend

November 22, 2011 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

In what is shaping up to be the “battle of the family movies” Thanksgiving weekend, Sony/Aardman’s Arthur Christmas, Disney’s The Muppets and Paramount’s Hugo will be trying to grab the attention of parents and their kids tomorrow. All three titles have garnered excellent reviews, with Disney’s reboot of The Muppets [...]