Author: Clayton Davis February 23, 2012
You can read the entire piece here. Start reading after the jump. Read more on EW’s exclusive interview with Oscar host Billy Crystal… Comments: 4 Comments |
Author: Clayton Davis February 23, 2012
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Author: Joey Magidson February 23, 2012
Read more on Oscar 2012 Will Win/Should Win Selections (Magidson)… Categories: Article, Oscar Predictions
Tags: 2011 releases, Joey Magidson, lists, Oscar hopefuls, Oscar snubs, personal picks, predictions, Will Win/Should Win Comments: 35 Comments |
Author: Joseph Braverman February 23, 2012 
"Give me my bloody Oscar!" Let’s face the facts everybody: 2011 will probably go down as one of the most disappointing years in animation. That being said, I’m actually glad that the Academy was able to come up with five worthy candidates for this nomination category. Sure, Steven Spielberg’s The Adventures of Tintin: Rise of the Unicorn should have made this list, but maybe its obnoxious sense of entitlement throughout the entire awards season turned off many voters. I personally enjoyed the film, and happen to feel that much of the backlash was because it was a CGI film using motion capture, a film technique that is clearly not embraced by Oscar voters. Oh well, their victory was at the Globes. It amazes me how soon we forget that this category was created a little over ten years. Some people find the category pointless, but I don’t particularly mind because adults tend to gloss over animated films like they are child’s play, so it’s great to have movie’s biggest night focus at least a minute and a half on animation. Speaking of adults, while these nominated films certainly aren’t dark and twisted this side of Tim Burton, one could argue this is the most “mature” and “adult-oriented” animated lineup we’ve ever seen. Even Kung Fu Panda 2 wasn’t afraid to dive deep into dark territory. So while Animation of 2011 may be looked back in hindsight with scorn, I absolutely have zero problem with the Academy’s five nominated selections. The 2012 Nominees for “Best Animated Feature” are…
Read more on Oscar Circuit: Best Animated Feature… Categories: Oscar Circuit
Tags: A Cat in Paris, Alain Gagnol, Best Animated Feature, Chico and Rita, Chris Miller, Fernando Trueba, Gore Verbinski, Javier Mariscal, Jean-Loup Felicioli, Jennifer Yuh Nelson, Kung Fu Panda 2, Oscar Circuit, oscar nominations 2012, puss in boots, Rango Comments: 8 Comments |
Author: Joey Magidson February 23, 2012
Read more on Best Scores and Soundtracks of 2011… Comments: 17 Comments |
Author: Clayton Davis February 23, 2012
Guillaume Schiffman Jeff Cronenweth Robert Richardson Emmanuel Lubezski Janusz Kaminski Read more on Oscar Circuit: Best Cinematography… Categories: Article, Editor, Oscar Circuit
Tags: Cinematography, Editor, Emmanuel Lubezski, Guillaume Schiffman, Hugo, Janusz Kaminski, Jeff Cronenweth, Oscar Circuit, Robert Richardson, the artist, The Tree of Life, war horse Comments: 5 Comments |
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