The Visual Effects Society has announced the winners of their 10th Annual VES Awards, with Rango being the most honored project with four awards. The film won Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature Motion Picture, Outstanding Animated Character in an Animated Feature Motion Picture, Outstanding Created Environment in an Animated Feature Motion Picture, and […]

If you’re looking to get a jump on whatever Oscar pool you might be participating in (we would suggest this one!) several websites are showcasing the shorts portion of the Academy Awards list before the films are set to get in front of a wider audience. ComingSoon.net and The Wrap synopsize the nominees and gauge […]

The Associated Press reports that Universal Pictures’ promotions for their upcoming film Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax are taking a different tack from the usual studio campaigns for animated movies. With partners that include the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Whole Foods Market, the marketers are are being more selective with their tie-ins and are focusing […]

Disney is showing off some of the first look concept art of a few of the “video game worlds” in their upcoming animated film Wreck-It Ralph. The movie is currently slated to open November 2nd. The three images follow.

The Hollywood Reporter announces that DreamWorks has set the main cast for their upcoming film Me & My Shadow. Josh Gad, Bill Hader, and Kate Hudson have signed on to star. “Conceived in-house as an original film, Shadow centers on Stan, a shadow (Hader) who yearns for a more exciting life than being attached to […]

HitFix handicaps the Best Animated Film Oscar race with a look at the nominees, who was snubbed, and who should and will win.

Hero Complex talks with DreamWorks’ Guillermo del Toro, who discusses the studio’s two Best Animated Feature nominees, his thoughts on live action directors crossing to animation and animation directors doing live action, how technology is being used in different ways and in different hands, and what he thought of The Hobbit trailer.

Several different sites have featured stories on this very cool look at rare test footage and artwork from a 1930’s animated version of John Carter of Mars, from the Danton Burroughs Tarzana Archives. All the links above have some great takes on the project, with Geeks of Doom summing it up this way: “It’s amazing […]

The Hollywood Reporter has a roundup of animation from the recent Sundance Film Festival. While several different styles of animation were represented the themes were more consistent with the bottom line being the “mixed bag of animated shorts was unusually focused on death and the universe’s indifference to man”.

According to Deadline, Aardman Animation will be changing a scene shown in the trailer for The Pirates! Band Of Misfits after complaints from leprosy groups. The scene in question featured a character with leprosy demonstrating he has the disease by showing his arm falling off. An Aardman spokesperson told Deadline, “After reviewing the matter, we […]

The International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood, announced nominations today for its 39th Annual Annie Awards recognizing the year’s best in the field of animation. The slate of nominations for Best Animated Features tops 10 this year and include: A Cat in Paris, Arthur Christmas, Arrugas, Cars 2, Chico & Rita, Kung Fu Panda 2, Puss […]

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 18 films have been submitted for consideration in the Animated Feature Film category for the 84th Academy Awards. If all the films meet the Oscar criteria, 5 would be chosen as eventual nominees. The list and the rest of the press release follow:

Pixar founder and Disney Board member and largest shareholder Steve Jobs died today at 56. Jobs had been battling pancreatic cancer for years. He’s widely credited with completely transforming four different industries (computing, animation, music, and phones). According to the Wall Street Journal his family said he “died peacefully today surrounded by his family…We know […]

TheWrap.com is reporting that its sources are saying Disney and Pixar are ending their boycott of the Annie Awards. The studios dropped out about a year ago over judging criteria concerns. Since then ASIFA Hollywood has shaken up its management, revised the voting structure of the Annies, and established a multi-studio advisory board.

Sony Pictures Entertainment has launched an online contest where you could win a trip for 4 to the premiere of Arthur Christmas. All you need to do is upload a picture and a 60 second video answering the question: “Why are you the biggest fan of Christmas?” Official rules are on the site. Arthur Christmas […]

The news keeps rolling in from the D23 Expo, with the latest info being about two new Pixar films in the works. Each come from one of the writers/directors of Up: Pete Docter and Bob Peterson. Before these official announcements Collider noted some release dates for unannounced Pixar projects that seem to be related. Here […]

During day two of D23 Expo, John Lasseter revealed the logo and 4 minutes of footage from Disney’s 52nd animated feature film Wreck-It-Ralph. The film is scheduled for a November 2012 release and is directed by Rich Moore. View a larger version of the logo here:

At the D23 Expo that started today in Anaheim CA, it was announced that a new Toy Story short titled Small Fry will premiere before the Muppets movie opening November 23, 2011. The film is directed by Angus MacLane.

Disney’s Winnie the Pooh opens today in 2,405 theatres according to Box Office Mojo. The film is a hit with the critics earning an impressive 100% rating with the Top Critics at Rotten Tomatoes. Showing on a relatively small number of screens and going head to head with the last Harry Potter won’t do the […]

Disney/Pixar’s Cars 2 opens today in 4,115 theatres according to Box Office Mojo. For the first time in their history Pixar is not feeling the love of the critics, with the film only mustering a 35% on Rotten Tomatoes. Still it is easily expected to win the weekend, with Box Office Prophets projecting $68.6 million […]

Huge news from the comics world today as DC announced a major reboot of their properties. According to Newsarama, Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman and the rest will be starting from scratch as all DC Universe titles will be reset back to #1 and the backstories and histories rewritten to “reflect today’s real-world themes and events”. […]

DreamWorks Kung Fu Panda 2 opens today in 3,925 theatres according to Box Office Mojo. The film is doing well with critics, earning a fresh 76% rating so far at Rotten Tomatoes. BoxOffice.com projects a second place finish for the weekend with $90 million.

Animation Magazine has news about two new animated series heading to the Fox network: Allen Gregory, which follows the “adventures of the world’s most celebrated seven-year-old going to school with normal kids”, and Napoleon Dynamite, based on the popular film.

Disney/Pixar has released some details about their upcoming film Monsters University. “Mike Wazowski and James P. Sullivan are an inseparable pair, but that wasn’t always the case. From the moment these two mismatched monsters met they couldn’t stand each other. Monsters University unlocks the door to how Mike and Sulley overcame their differences and became […]

Disney has announced that The Fox and the Hound and The Fox and the Hound 2 will be coming to Blu-ray and DVD in a special 30th Anniversary 2-Movie Collection. The all-new digitally restored version of the original 1981 film and its 2006 direct-to-video sequel arrive in stores on August 9, 2011.

DreamWorks is continuing it’s encroachment into rival Disney’s turf, this time in the vacation field. The company has announced an alliance with Gaylord to bring the DreamWorks Animation characters to the chain’s line of hotels. At first the partnership will consist of character meals, private parties and shows at Gaylord’s four properties in Orlando, Dallas, […]

Hollywood.com has seven new posters for Cars 2, each featuring the film’s characters in a different country. And IGN talked with director John Lasseter about the making of the film, where he mentions that the spy storyline almost had a place in the original film.

EW.com has a first look at some of the concept art for Pixar’s 2012 film Brave. Along with the pictures are some plot details and updates on the voice cast.

Rango easily topped the weekend box office in its first week taking in $38.1 million according to Box Office Mojo. That total passes The Green Hornet’s first weekend making it the top opening film of the year so far.

Paramount/Nickelodeon’s Rango opens this weekend in 3,917 theatres according to Box Office Mojo. The Gore Verbinski directed, Johnny Depp starring film is doing very well with the critics, earning an 88% fresh rating from Rotten Tomatoes. A big weekend is predicted, with Box Office Prophets projecting a $47.4 million take