News Archive for James R Whitson

Soul adds Grammy to its awards haul

In addition to its Oscars, Annies, BAFTAs, and many more awards, Pixar’s Soul added a Grammy for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media to its haul. Jon Batiste, Trent Reznor, and Atticus Ross won the trophy for the Soul: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, tying for the honor with the soundtrack for The Queen’s Gambit. Batiste, […]

Why Flee deserves to win all three of its major Oscar categories
Beauty and the Beast team reflect on Oscar run in 1992
Dune and Encanto lead all winners at 20th Annual VES Awards
A case for Flee surprising in Best Documentary Feature
Four classic anime that inspired Turning Red
Apple teases first look at Skydance’s Luck

At its media event today, Apple previewed a clip from Skydance Animation’s upcoming film, Luck, along with several other movies currently on or coming soon to the streaming service. The film is directed by Peggy Holmes, written by Kiel Murray, and stars Eva Noblezada, Simon Pegg, Jane Fonda, Whoopi Goldberg, Flula Borg, Lil Rel Howery, […]

DreamWorks teases Puss in Boots sequel trailer dropping in eight days
John Cena to star in Coyote vs Acme
Paramount replaces Under the Boardwalk with Blazing Samurai on schedule
Why Futurama star John DiMaggio won’t voice Bender in Hulu revival… for now
Oscar nominees for 2021 films announced

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced the nominees for the 94th Oscars. Two titles lead the animated entries with three nominations: Flee (Animated Feature, Documentary Feature, International Feature) and Encanto (Animated Feature, Original Score, Original Song). The other Animated Feature nominees are Luca, The Mitchells vs. the Machines, and Raya and […]

Hundreds of cartoons from 1926 have just become public domain
Disney’s Encanto wins Animated Feature Golden Globe
2022 Annie Awards nominations announced
Twenty-six films eligible for Animated Feature Oscar

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced that twenty-six features are eligible for consideration for the Animated Feature Film category at the 94th Academy Awards — though some have not yet had their required qualifying release. The films up for potential nomination are: The Addams Family 2 The Ape Star Back to […]

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