The Cartoon Brew Livestream: Early Oscar Predictions For Best Animated Feature
A highly competitive animation awards season is ahead of us.
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56 Animation Pros Invited To Join Academy’s Animation And VFX Branches
Notably, seven of the people invited to the Short Film and Feature Animation branch were born in Japan, an increase from previous years.
Academy Announces 2024 Animation And VFX Oscar Nominees
A look at the animation and vfx titles nominated for this year’s Oscars by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Do Animated Features Need To Win Over Critics To Receive An Oscar Nomination? A Look At The Data.
We charted ten years of Rotten Tomatoes data to see what critics thought about animated feature Oscar nominees.
A Record 33 Animated Features Are In This Year’s Oscar Race
Oscar nominations will be announced on January 23, 2024.
53 Animation Pros Invited To Join Academy’s Animation And VFX Branches
Women, Black, and Asian artists were mostly overlooked in the animation branch.
2023 Academy Awards: ‘Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio,’ ‘The Boy, The Mole, The Fox, And The Horse,’ ‘Avatar’ Win Oscars
“Animation is the very definition of film,” actor Dwayne Johnson told the audience.
Oscar Voter Admits He Doesn’t ‘Really Give A S**t’ About The Nominated Animation Features
It’s Oscar day, the one day of year where Hollywood has to collectively grit its teeth and spend a few moments acting like they respect and appreciate animation.
Five Times Disney Animated Characters Have Handed Out Oscars
Mickey, Donald, Buzz, Woody, and even Snow White have announced Oscar winners over the years.
Picking This Year’s Animated Feature, Animated Short, And VFX Academy Award Winners
While two of the categories feel like locks this year, the animated short race is still relatively open.
Academy Announces 2023 Animation And VFX Oscar Nominees
Best animated feature nominees are: ‘Pinocchio,’ ‘Marcel the Shell,’ ‘Puss in Boots,’ ‘The Sea Beast,’ and ‘Turning Red.’
15 Animated Shorts Make Oscar Shortlist, ‘Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio’ Picked For Best Sound, Score, Song
The Academy also unveiled the ten films shortlisted for the visual effects category.
27 Animated Features Are In This Year’s Oscar Race, Including 6 Films From Netflix
Just three distributors/producers are responsible for nearly half of the contenders.
Eleven Under-The-Radar Films Competing For Best Animated Short At Oscars 2023
Our fourth look at contenders that have qualified for the 2023 Oscars.
Animation Is Back, Baby! Short Film Oscar Presentation Will Return To Live Broadcast In 2023
The other seven categories dropped from last year’s live broadcast will also be back for March’s awards ceremony.
Eight Student Shorts Vying For Best Animated Short At Oscars 2023
These shorts have impressed at festivals around the world, and three have already scored Student Academy Awards.
Filmmakers React As Academy Claims ‘Apollo 10 1/2’ Isn’t An Animated Film
Producer Tommy Pallotta says dealing with the Academy is like being “caught in a Kafkaesque nightmare where someone is saying something isn’t real and I know it’s real.”
‘The Visual Effects Crisis’: New Video Essay Examines Tenuous State Of Modern VFX Industry
The video revisits several now-legendary vfx horror stories and suggests ways that a collapse of the industry may be avoided.
Luxembourg Picks Former Pixar Animator Carlo Vogele’s Debut Feature ‘Icarus’ For 2023 Oscars
Luxembourg’s Oscar Selection Commission picked the film for “its artistic and aesthetic qualities as well as for its narration.”
Questions We’re Asking About This Year’s Animated Feature Oscars Race
If the Academy wants to shed its reputation for being dismissive towards animation, these are some key questions it should consider.
