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Oscar hopeful Bilal is first CG-animated feature from the Middle East
Rogue One soundtrack online for free at Disney Music’s Vevo page
Six animated films nominated for Golden Globes; Moana and Sing lead with two each

Six animated films were nominated for Golden Globe Awards today, according to The Hollywood Reporter, including three of the five nominees for Best Original Song. Best Animated Film: • Kubo and the Two Strings • Moana • My Life as a Zucchini • Sing • Zootopia Best Original Song: • Can’t Stop the Feeling – […]

New details about Despicable Me 3 villain revealed
Why Sing will get a sequel
Details and concept art from cancelled 1993 Jurassic Park animated series
How Seth Rogen brought back adult animation with Sausage Party
Disney to release new Beauty and the Beast soundtrack in March
How Moana’s animators brought a tattoo to life
Oscar’s French animation connection draws on deep talent pool
59th Annual Grammy nominations announced

Nominees for the 59th Annual Grammy Awards have been announced. Animation didn’t figure heavily this year with only two nominees, both in the same category. – Best Song Written For Visual Media: Can’t Stop The Feeling! — Max Martin, Shellback & Justin Timberlake, songwriters (Justin Timberlake, Anna Kendrick, Gwen Stefani, James Corden, Zooey Deschanel, from […]

Zootopia wins NY Film Critics Circle Animated Feature award
Your Name picked Best Animated Feature by LA Film Critics Association
Moana reigns again at box office
TBS expands animation slate with Final Space greenlight
Stevie Wonder, Jennifer Hudson serenade crowd at Sing premiere
20 contenders left in Oscar visual effects race
Moana’ animator talks film and female leadership in animation
How the indie The Red Turtle became an animated feature contender
Why The Dam Keeper is destined to be an Oscar-winning animated short
Robert Zemeckis explains why Roger Rabbit sequel won’t happen
Laika needs to license their properties to thrive
Moana

Disney knows their way around princess movies. But while Moana is very beautiful and very entertaining, who knows how far they could have gone if they’d taken a few more risks instead of playing it safe.

Dwayne Johnson works out his singing muscles for Moana