#“Animation Is Ready To Be Taken to the Next Step,” Says Guillermo del Toro As ‘Pinocchio’ Wins Animated Feature Oscar

#“Animation Is Ready To Be Taken to the Next Step,” Says Guillermo del Toro As ‘Pinocchio’ Wins Animated Feature Oscar

“Animation Is Ready To Be Taken to the Next Step,” Says Guillermo del Toro As ‘Pinocchio’ Wins Animated Feature Oscar “Animation is ready to be taking to the next step,” asserted Guillermo del Toro as his Pinocchio won at the 2023 Oscars for best animated feature on Sunday. “Keep animation in the conversation.” With the…

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#‘Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio’ Wins Five Trophies Including the Top Prize at the 50th Annie Awards

#‘Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio’ Wins Five Trophies Including the Top Prize at the 50th Annie Awards

‘Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio’ Wins Five Trophies Including the Top Prize at the 50th Annie Awards Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio topped the 50th Annie Awards for animation, collecting five prizes including best animation feature, direction (del Toro and Mark Gustafson), character animation, music and production design. “Fuck,” said del Toro as he and Gustafson took…

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#‘Puss in Boots: The Last Wish,’ ‘Marcel the Shell With Shoes On’ Directors Reflect on the Voices Behind Their Animated Visions

#‘Puss in Boots: The Last Wish,’ ‘Marcel the Shell With Shoes On’ Directors Reflect on the Voices Behind Their Animated Visions

‘Puss in Boots: The Last Wish,’ ‘Marcel the Shell With Shoes On’ Directors Reflect on the Voices Behind Their Animated Visions Nana Connie and Marcel (Isabella Rossellini and Jenny Slate) The birth of the profound and heartwarming 1-inch shell voiced by Jenny Slate was an unusual situation that began years before the movie was made,…

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#‘Everything Everywhere All At Once’ Leads Sound Editors’ Golden Reel Nominations

#‘Everything Everywhere All At Once’ Leads Sound Editors’ Golden Reel Nominations

‘Everything Everywhere All At Once’ Leads Sound Editors’ Golden Reel Nominations With a trio of nominations, Everything Everywhere All At Once leads the feature competition of the 70th Motion Picture Sound Editors’ (MPSE) Golden Reel Awards, which announced its noms on Monday. Close behind with two nominations apiece are The Batman, Elvis, Guillermo del Toro’s…

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#Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Guillermo del Toro and Alfonso Cuarón Reflect on Longtime Friendship, Career Highs and Challenges in Three Amigos Conversation

#Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Guillermo del Toro and Alfonso Cuarón Reflect on Longtime Friendship, Career Highs and Challenges in Three Amigos Conversation

Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Guillermo del Toro and Alfonso Cuarón Reflect on Longtime Friendship, Career Highs and Challenges in Three Amigos Conversation The Three Amigos — nickname for the trio of Mexican Oscar-winning directors Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Guillermo del Toro and Alfonso Cuarón — sat down for a rare 90-minute chat at the Academy Museum on Friday night,…

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#Oscars: The Sound Race (Really) Mixes It Up

#Oscars: The Sound Race (Really) Mixes It Up

Oscars: The Sound Race (Really) Mixes It Up It’s shaping up to be particularly interesting year in the race for the Oscar in sound. The sound branch reinstated its shortlist and bake-off a year ago (one year after combining sound editing and mixing into a single category), and this season it narrowed the field for…

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