Awards Recap: ‘Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio’ Racks Up More Feature Animation Wins

The 6th Hollywood Critics Association (HCA) creative arts and film awards were held Friday evening (Feb. 24), awarding the Best Picture prize to Everything Everywhere All at Once, which took home an impressive seven trophies total. Comedian Tig Notaro hosted the event,  which livestreamed on YouTube. While a certain wooden puppet scored the top animation honor, a lovable googly-eyed mollusk was also a winner:

• Best Animated Film — Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
• Best Indie Film — Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
• Best Voice or Motion-Capture Performance — Jenny Slate in Marcel the Shell with Shoes On

The Producers Guild of America (PGA) hosted the 34th Annual Producers Guild Awards Saturday night (Feb. 25) at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. The evening recognized influential film producers and entertainment icons with special honors including Tom Cruise with the David O. Selznick Achievement Award in Theatrical Motion Pictures; Mindy Kaling with the Norman Lear Achievement Award in Television; Michael De Luca and Pamela Abdy with the Milestone Award; and Till with the Stanley Kramer Award.

• Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures —  Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio —  Producers: Guillermo Del Toro, p.g.a.; Gary Ungar, p.g.a.; Alex Bulkley, p.g.a.
• Outstanding Children’s Program — Sesame Street (Season 52) *previously announced

The Motion Picture Sound Editors presented the 70th Annual MPSE Golden Reel Awards in a live ceremony held Sunday night (Feb. 26) at the historic Wilshire Ebell Theatre in Los Angeles. Recognizing outstanding achievement in sound editing, MPSE Golden Reel Awards were presented in 20 categories encompassing feature films, long-form and short-form television, animation, documentaries, games, and student work. This year’s special honorees were Jerry Bruckheimer (Filmmaker Award) and Gwendolyn Yates Whittle MPSE (Career Achievement Award).

• Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Broadcast Animation — Love, Death + Robots “In Vaulted Halls Entombed” (Netflix) — Supervising Sound Editor: Brad North MPSE; Sound Designer: Craig Henighan MPSE; Foley Editor: Antony Zeller MPSE; Foley Artists: Zane Bruce, Lindsay Pepper
• Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Feature Animation — Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio (Netflix) — Supervising Sound Editor/Sound Designer: Scott Martin Gershin MPSE; Sound Effects Editors: Masanobu “Tomi” Tomita, Andrew Vernon MPSE, Chris Richardson; Dialogue Editor: Dan Gamache MPSE, Chris Richardson; Foley Artists: Dan O’Connell, John Cucci MPSE
• Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Non-theatrical Animation — Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie (Nickelodeon) — Supervising Sound Editor: Jeff Shiffman MPSE; Sound Effects Editors: Jessey Drake MPSE, Brad Meyer MPSE; Dialogue Editor: Xinyue Yu MPSE; Foley Editor: Carol Ma

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• Animated Feature Film — Guy Davis and Curt Enderle, Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio