HitFix’s Guy Lodge and Kristopher Tapley survey the field of Best Animated Feature Film contenders. Is this the year Walt Disney Animation finally wins that elusive first Oscar?
Best Animated Feature 2014: Is this the weakest year for the category to date?
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:07 pm · November 12th, 2013
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Sam Fell and Chris Butler on the social commentary and hybrid tech of 'ParaNorman'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 3:12 pm · February 11th, 2013
The idea of what would become “ParaNorman” first came to Chris Butler 16 years ago. It was just the superficial spark of “how cool would it be to make a stop-motion zombie movie for kids?” But the more he mulled over the genre and why it had always been so compelling to him, the more he realized there was a thematic draw there.
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Oscar Guide 2013: Best Animated Feature Film
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:37 am · February 5th, 2013
‘Brave,’ ‘Frankenweenie,’ ‘ParaNorman,’ ‘The Pirates! Band of Misfits’ and ‘Wreck-It Ralph’ slug it out.
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Tim Burton on Ray Harryhausen, stop-motion and the personal touch of 'Frankenweenie'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 1:02 pm · February 4th, 2013
The last time Tim Burton made the awards press rounds, he was a nominee for 2005’s “Corpse Bride.” Interestingly enough, after a few decades in the live action trenches carving out his own identity and aesthetic on the screen, it’s been only in the animation arena that Oscar has taken notice. He’s back again this year as a nominee for his most personal film in some time, “Frankenweenie.”
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Oscar Talk: Ep. 100 — Looking back, from 'Hurt Locker' to 'Zero Dark Thirty'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:00 am · December 21st, 2012
In this week’s podcast, Kris and Anne celebrate their 100th episode by looking back at the show that started them all. They also discuss the ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ controversy and dig in on Best Animated Feature Film.
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'Brave,' 'Guardians' and 'Wreck-It Ralph' lead 40th annual Annie Awards nominees
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:08 am · December 3rd, 2012
The nominations for the 40th annual Annie Awards were announced today, and Disney had to be all smiles with 27 nominations across four feature films in play. And it was “Brave” and “Wreck-It Ralph” from that stable that led the pack with 10 nominations each.
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Academy announces 21 qualifying titles for the Best Animated Feature Film Oscar
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 2:07 pm · November 2nd, 2012
In addition to 16 of the Best Animated Feature Film contenders we have already thoroughly charted (and minus “Dino Time,” which didn’t bother — who can blame them? — and “Arjun: The Warrior Prince,” which I had been led to believe by Disney would qualify), the Academy has announced five more qualifying titles for a big ole’ list of 21. So that means we will definitely have a full slate of five nominees in the category, though that was already expected.
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From 'Brave' to 'Zarafa,' analyzing this year's animated feature film contenders
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:34 pm · October 25th, 2012
We view all the prospective hopefuls and try to narrow the race down.
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More on the four GKIDS animated feature qualifiers
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:17 pm · August 29th, 2012
‘From Up on Poppy Hill,’ ‘Le Tableau,’ ‘The Rabbi’s Cat’ and ‘Zarafa’ officially join the race.
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From Disney to GKIDS, this year's animated feature race is already looking stacked (UPDATED)
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:34 pm · June 4th, 2012
Both the toon titan and the indie distrib have full plates this season.
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Harden, Huston and Modine tapped for English dub of Oscar-nominated 'A Cat in Paris'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:35 am · May 14th, 2012
GKIDS has announced the voice talent of the English language version of its surprise 2011 Best Animated Feature Film nominee.
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GKIDS makes a statement this season with two animated feature nominees
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 5:27 am · February 11th, 2012
Somewhat lost or at the very least under-considered this year when it comes to the Best Animated Feature Film category is the success of indie distributor GKIDS in the field.
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Oscar Guide 2011: Best Animated Feature Film
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 2:14 pm · January 31st, 2012
Early on in the season it was decided that a full slate of five nominees in the Best Animated Feature Film category would be allowed, as there were at least 16 qualifying titles. However, that didn’t necessary mean there WOULD be five, as the scoring system within the branch might still have yielded less that were deemed worthy. But in the end, five managed to surface after all.
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'Rango,' 'Puss in Boots,' 'Tintin' and more fight it out for Best Animated Feature Film
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 3:11 pm · December 15th, 2011
This year’s race for Best Animated Feature Film is a bit of a full one. After only 15 titles qualified last year (yielding just three nominees), the total number of qualifying films in the hunt this time around is 19, meaning we’ll have a set of five contenders when the nominees are announced in January. And now’s as good a time as any to handicap the field.
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DreamWorks dominates Annie nods with 'Kung Fu Panda 2' and 'Puss in Boots'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:10 am · December 5th, 2011
The 39th annual Annie Award nominees have been announced, and it does little to whittle down the animated feature category at the Oscars, considering the number of films cited across the board.
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OSCAR TALK: Ep. 71 — Formidable 'War Horse' charges onto the scene
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 3:30 pm · November 25th, 2011
In this week’s podcast, Kris and Anne offer up their thoughts on Steven Spielberg’s “War Horse,” discuss Meryl Streep and “The Iron Lady” further (as well as Charlize Theron and “Young Adult”) and handicap the Best Animated Feature Film.
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Oscarweb Round-up: Oprah's honor
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:08 am · November 9th, 2011
In today’s round-up, Oprah Winfrey stands up for herself re: receiving the Academy’s humanitarian prize, Vanity Fair puffs up “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” with new pics from the set and Searchlight debuts a site for Steve McQueen’s “Shame.”
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18 toons qualify for Best Animated Feature Film, 'Tintin' among them
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:27 pm · November 4th, 2011
The Academy has announced its list of qualifying titles for the Best Animated Feature Film category. And it turns out there are enough for a full slate of five nominees this year.
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