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Early Man cast tours set and makes models
Incredibles 2 trailer released
Early Man’s Eddie Redmayne was hesitant to try voice acting
Coco, War for the Planet of the Apes top film winners at Visual Effects Society Awards
Director Nick Park talks Early Man
Animated Views’ 2018 Oscar Contest

Animated Views is giving away $50 worth of movies — your choice of either an Amazon gift card or a Fandango gift card — during our 14th Annual Oscar Event! Enter today for your chance to win!

Jorge R. Gutiérrez leaves Waner Bros, no longer directing Billion Brick Race
Butch Hartman leaving Nickelodeon, posts video explaining decision
The Red Turtle director discusses French animation
CBS signs producer to focus on developing animation slate
Up’s Pete Docter and Michael Giacchino to intro the Academy’s Oscar Concert celebration of film music

PRESS RELEASE THE ACADEMY OF MOTION PICTURE ARTS AND SCIENCES AND THE LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC ASSOCIATION PRESENT THE OSCAR® CONCERT One-Night-Only Celebration of the History of Film Music in Honor of the 90th Oscars® Wednesday, February 28, at 8:00 PM Walt Disney Concert Hall Los Angeles, CA (February 1, 2018) — The Academy of Motion […]

Illumination, Nintendo to co-produce Mario film
UK’s Zycon and China’s DeZerlin draw up mega animation pact
Moana’s How Far I’ll Go wins Grammy for Best Song Written For Visual Media
Sony moves Lin-Manuel Miranda project Vivo up
90th Academy Awards nominees announced

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced the list of nominees for the 90th Annual Academy Awards. The winners will be named on Sunday, March 4, 2018, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, and will be televised live on ABC at 6:30pm ET. The animated and visual effects contenders include:

Rotten Tomatoes names the best animated movies of 2017
Cartoons to keep watching in 2018
The Star

The Star isn’t stellar, but if you go in with the right spirit, and not expecting any miracles, you might find it to be an unexpected gift.

Animator Bob Givens, responsible for Bugs Bunny redesign, dies at 99
The 2017 AV Readers’ Choice Poll

Critics, the Academy, Hollywood guilds, and even the Animated Views staff are rendering their judgment on the top films of the year. But now it’s your turn! What was the best animated film of 2017?

Andy Serkis’ Jungle Book: Origins retitled Mowgli
What Disney deal means for Fox animation and Blue Sky Studios