Earlier this year, Disney and Pixar caused a bit of a stir when they decided to withdraw from the Annie Awards [1], in protest over the membership criteria. They had been consistently losing out to DreamWorks films over the past few years, and hinted that it might be related to the fact that DreamWorks gives every single one of their employees a membership card, allowing them to vote. Well, this year's Annie Awards nominees have just been announced, and although both Toy Story 3 and Tangled did get nominated for Best Animated Feature, they have been largely ignored in other categories. So what was the film with the most nominations? Why, How to Train Your Dragon, of course! I don't think many people would disagree that How to Train Your Dragon deserves plenty of recognition, but the fact that it picked up 15 nods while Toy Story 3 had just 3 seems pretty ludicrous.
- 12/7/2010
- by Sean
- FilmJunk
Nominees for the 38th Annual Annie Nominations were announced this morning with How to Train Your Dragon coming away as the top nominee with 15 noms including Best Animated Feature alongside Despicable Me, Tangled, The Illusionist and Toy Story 3.
Of course, you should probably note that Walt Disney Pictures withdrew from the International Animated Film Society, Asifa-Hollywood earlier this year with Disney-Pixar president Ed Catmull telling Variety, "After more than a year of discussions with the Asifa board, we have regretfully decided to withdraw from the organization and no longer participate in the annual Annie Awards... We believe there is an issue with the way the Annies are judged, and have been seeking a mutually agreeable solution with the board. Although some initial steps have been taken, the board informed us that no further changes would be made to address our concerns."
Much of this was assumed to have to...
Of course, you should probably note that Walt Disney Pictures withdrew from the International Animated Film Society, Asifa-Hollywood earlier this year with Disney-Pixar president Ed Catmull telling Variety, "After more than a year of discussions with the Asifa board, we have regretfully decided to withdraw from the organization and no longer participate in the annual Annie Awards... We believe there is an issue with the way the Annies are judged, and have been seeking a mutually agreeable solution with the board. Although some initial steps have been taken, the board informed us that no further changes would be made to address our concerns."
Much of this was assumed to have to...
- 12/6/2010
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
By Sean O’Connell
HollywoodNews.com’s interview feature, “Hollywood In Ten,” showcases the creative individuals responsible for the movies we love, and corners them for 10 quality minutes.
Last weekend, families packed movie theaters, donned special 3-D glasses, and traveled to a far-off land to watch young Viking Hiccup (voiced by Jay Baruchel) train his loyal — and lethal — dragon, Toothless. Dreamworks Animation’s “How To Train Your Dragon” caught fire at the box office, pulling in an impressive $43.3 million to claim the No. 1 spot on Hollywood’s weekly Top 10 list.
Helping us figure out what went so right for the “Dragon” production is supervising animator David Torres, whose previous credits include stints on the three “Ice Age” films, “Robots” and “Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who!” Torres talks about the film’s amazing aerial sequences, the flight school which the animators attended, and a certain Francis Ford Coppola film that...
HollywoodNews.com’s interview feature, “Hollywood In Ten,” showcases the creative individuals responsible for the movies we love, and corners them for 10 quality minutes.
Last weekend, families packed movie theaters, donned special 3-D glasses, and traveled to a far-off land to watch young Viking Hiccup (voiced by Jay Baruchel) train his loyal — and lethal — dragon, Toothless. Dreamworks Animation’s “How To Train Your Dragon” caught fire at the box office, pulling in an impressive $43.3 million to claim the No. 1 spot on Hollywood’s weekly Top 10 list.
Helping us figure out what went so right for the “Dragon” production is supervising animator David Torres, whose previous credits include stints on the three “Ice Age” films, “Robots” and “Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who!” Torres talks about the film’s amazing aerial sequences, the flight school which the animators attended, and a certain Francis Ford Coppola film that...
- 3/29/2010
- by Sean O'Connell
- Hollywoodnews.com
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