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.
'Brave,' 'Guardians' and 'Wreck-It Ralph' lead 40th annual Annie Awards nominees
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:08 am · December 3rd, 2012
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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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Off the Carpet: Eye of the storm
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:10 am · October 29th, 2012
With a chunk of the season’s reveals behind us, there’s plenty more to come.
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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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Does 'Frankenweenie''s disappointing box office harm its Oscar chances?
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:51 pm · October 8th, 2012
Disney’s campaign will have to focus on art and sentiment over commerce
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Oscar Talk: Ep. 90 — The Academy settles on an Oscar host
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:30 am · October 5th, 2012
In this week’s podcast, Kris and Anne discuss the choice of Seth MacFarlane to host the Oscars this year, survey the Best Actress field and ponder over early-year indies looking to get back into the conversation.
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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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