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Eighteen 2011 animated films up for Oscar consideration

…all the films meet the Oscar criteria, 5 would be chosen as eventual nominees. The list and the rest of the press release follow: The 18 submitted features are: The…

A look at the Animated Short Oscar contenders

Looking to improve your chances in an Oscar pool? Several websites are looking at the five films up for the best Animated Short Oscar. Brightest Young Things is going with…

Watch Oscar nominee Adam and Dog short

The Washington Post’s Comic Riffs has made Minkyu Lee’s Oscar nominated short Adam and Dog, which recently hit YouTube, their Pick of the Week. They say it is “a painterly,…

Gravity, Frozen big Oscar winners

Gravity was one of the big winners at the 76th Annual Academy Awards, taking home seven Oscars, including Best Director, Best Visual Effects, and Best Score. Frozen beat out Despicable…

Oscar races heat up

…look at three of the directors who may be looking at the animated Oscar this year. And the Irish Times wonders if studios aren’t “flinging second-rate material into cinemas as…

Oscar’s Snow White speaks

One of the most infamous musical numbers in Oscar history occurred in 1989 at the 61st Academy Awards when Rob Lowe and an unauthorized-by-Disney Snow White performed an excruciating 15…

Best Visual Effects Oscar contenders announced

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciencens has {{link http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2004/04.12.17a.html announced}} the list of seven films that are being considered for nomination for the Oscar for Best Visual Effects…

Incredibles, Polar Express eligible for Achievement in Sound Editing Oscar

Oscar at the upcoming Academy Awards. The Incredibles and The Polar Express will go up against Spider-Man 2, The Aviator, Collateral, The Day After Tomorrow, and Ray. Ten-minute clip reels…

Oscar nominated animated shorts of 2013

This year’s Oscar nominated animated shorts range from the traditionally told to the metaphorical, from computer animated images to painted pages, and — like any awards list — from good…

Oscar nominations announced

…Pixar film not nominated for Best Animated Feature since the award began in 2001. Storylines to watch for include The Wind Rises going after an Oscar in what may be…

Oscar Night 2013

It’s Oscar night! Hopefully you entered our prediction contest for a chance to win a $50 Amazon gift card. If so, you can view or print a PDF of all…

Oscar winner Krumpet heading for his own big movie?

{{link http://www.darkhorizons.com/news04/040302c.php Dark Horizons}} has some post-Oscar bash talk, which covers everything from what the Lord Of The Rings guys are up to next, to talk of the Police Academy…

Chris Miller discusses his Oscar nom and Puss In Boots

…video on February 24, two days before the Oscars, and Chris Miller talked with Animated Views about it all. Animated Views: First off, congratulations on the Oscar nomination! Chris Miller:…

Ten films to compete for visual effects Oscar this year

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 10 films remain in the running in the Visual Effects category for the 87th Oscars®. The films are listed…

15 films up for Visual Effects Oscar

…fifteen films being considered for the Oscar for Best Visual Effects this year. Three movies will be nominated for the prize when the Oscar nominations are announced on February 2nd….

Hayao Miyazaki wins Oscar invitation

The Internet Movie Database’s Studio Briefing reveals that Hayao Miyazaki, director of the Oscar-winning Spirited Away and the Oscar-nominated Howl’s Moving Castle, has been invited to join the Academy of…

What it takes to make an Oscar nominated short

After watching the ten nominees in the Best Live-action Short and Best Animated Short Oscar categories, The Faster Times has a five-point hypothesis on what it takes to make an…

The Art Of Pixar Shorts, plus last chance for the Oscar Contest!

…One can explore a bit of Pixar’s parent company’s legacy with the prize bundle up for grabs in our Animated News & Views 2009 Oscar Contest, in which we’re giving…

AWN looks at 2007 animated Oscar nominees

Animation World Network has posted their annual Oscar Showcase. The site features a collection of pics, articles, and info about each animated nominee and video clips from all the animated…

Disney hoping for a Best Film Oscar nomination for Wall•E

Deadline Hollywood Daily reports that Disney and Pixar are going to push hard for a Best Picture Oscar nomination for Wall•E “on the basis of its anti-toon moody darkness and…

\\Variety\\ handicaps Oscar race

\\{{link http://www.variety.com/ac2004_article/VR1117900322?nav=wrap&categoryid=1656 Variety}}\\ takes a look at the major Oscar categories and breaks them down. In the Feature Animation category: \\Finding Nemo\\: “the year’s top grosser”, “The only thing that…

Oscar Night 2015

…annual Oscar event is in its 11th year, and hopefully you entered our contest for a chance to win a $100 Amazon of Fandango gift card. If so, you can…

A look at Oscar's Animated Short Films

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Don't forget – it's Oscar Night!

…no, not Jabba the Hut, but Shrek. So go over to Oscar.com, print out your Oscar ballet, and have fun tonight when the main show kicks off at 7:30pm Central…

Oscar Weekend 2017

It’s finally here! The winners of the 89th Annual Academy Awards will be revealed this weekend. Our annual Oscar event is in its 13th year! Hopefully you entered our contest…

Triplets of Belleville wins Canada's best picture "Oscar"

…night was Chris Landreth’s National Film Board of Canada production Ryan, which has won both the Genie and the Oscar this year in the same category of best animated short….

Seven films shortlisted for VFX Oscar

…Last Stand. This list will be pared down to the final three nominations which will be announced on January 23, 2007. The Oscar will be awarded on February 25, 2007….

Secret of Kells gets US distribution, Oscar run

…get an Oscar qualifying run in LA starting December 4. “Magic, fantasy, and Celtic mythology come together” in the story of young boy who meets a mysterious young wolf-girl while…

Ratatouille wins Oscar

…and Trevor Wood for The Golden Compass. Be sure to check out Animated Views today for more Oscar talk: just added are conversations with Ratatouille‘s nominated Jan Pinkava and Michael…

Early Oscar talk for best animated film

Though the event is still several months away, early Oscar talk at The Envelope predicts that The Simpsons Movie and the Parisian-set Ratatouille will be the the main contenders this…