>Woody and the gang will vie for the Oscar in a crowded field that includes sister company Disney's 'Frozen 2' and DWA's acclaimed 'The Hidden World.'
Woody and the gang will vie for the Oscar in a crowded field that includes sister company Disney's 'Frozen 2' and DWA's...
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Andrew Campbell
Cringe clickbait.
Michael Price
>Oscars
>competitive
Henry Cooper
>While it's only June, it's no surprise that numerous insiders already expect that nominations will likely go to Toy Story 4 as well as Dreamworks Animation’s How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World, which opened in March to critical and box office success with the emotional final chapter of Hiccup’s coming-of-age story. And many also find it hard to imagine that Disney’s wildly anticipated Frozen 2, the sequel to Disney’s Oscar-winning 2014 juggernaut, which opens Thanksgiving weekend, won't be a strong candidate.
>Additionally, there's a potential variable in the blurring of the lines between live action and animation, which in particular has generated discussion around Jon Favreau's The Lion King for Disney. This was made using virtual production techniques with the result being a CG movie; it may not be viewed as an animated movie in the traditional sense, though it would qualify for consideration under the Motion Picture Academy's definition of an animated feature. The question is, will Disney enter it in the category, and while the studio hasn’t made an official statement, many believe the answer will be "no." The studio hasn't been positioning the movie as animation — and it didn’t enter its 2016 hit The Jungle Book, which was also a virtual production that was largely CG, in that race. The Jungle Book won an Oscar for VFX, and The Lion King is already viewed as a leading contender in that race.
Charles Peterson
Meanwhile, the influence of Netflix is likely to factor into the Oscar animation race. Later this year, the streaming service is planning an Oscar-qualifying theatrical run for its first original animated feature, Klaus, directed by Despicable Me creator Sergio Pablos. A Santa Claus origin story, Klaus is being produced at Pablos’ Madrid-based The Spa Studios, using techniques that effectively bring hand-drawn creative techniques into a computer-based pipeline to create a hand-drawn look.
>On the studio side of the equation, DWA will have a second movie in the race, Abominable, which opens Sept. 27. Written and directed by Jill Culton, the story follows a young girl who befriends a magical Yeti.
Joshua Johnson
>competitive
>two movies from the same studio
Oh good lord. I'd go as far as saying this has been the worst year ever for stateside features. The fact pixar just made the best one against all pure shit isn't competition because there isn't any.
Noah Young
>Others set to open later in the year include Wallace & Gromit creator Aardman Animations's A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon, based on its globally popular Shaun character; and The Addams Family from United Artists Releasing, with a voice cast including Oscar Isaac (Gomez), Charlize Theron (Morticia) and Bette Midler (Gandmama). The Shaun the Sheep character was introduced in Aardman’s 1995 Oscar winning short A Close Shave, and its follow-up feature, Shaun the Sheep Movie, earned an Oscar nomination in 2015.
>Additional contenders that have already opened include Missing Link, a Yeti tale from stop-motion animation studio Laika (Kubo and the Two Strings); and Illumination's The Secret Life of Pets 2, the sequel to its 2016 comedy about what pets do when their owners are not at home.
Nathan Garcia
>On the indie side, distributor GKIDS is always a force. Since 2010, the company has scored 11 best animated feature Oscar nominations with acclaimed titles including The Breadwinner, Ernest & Celestine and The Secret of Kells. It will have several 2019 releases in the running including Funan, a moving animated drama that won top prizes in 2018 at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival and the Animation Is Film Festival. Based on first-time director Denis Do's own family story, the hand-drawn animated film follows a family living in 1975 Cambodia during the Khmer Rouge regime.
>Additional 2019 GKIDS releases that have previously been honored at animation festivals include Bunuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles, which tells a story about surrealist filmmaker Buñuel; and Another Day of Life, which is based on the book by journalist Ryszard “Ricardo” Kapuściński and examines the chaos of war by a telling of the outbreak of civil war following Angola’s independence from Portugal in 1975.
Oliver Hughes
>Most competitive race
>Between the same company
>With one of the films not even close to out yet but we're considering it the hot contender anyway
God I fucking hate the current year
Aiden Williams
Tell me about it.
Owen Nelson
From now on any kid who posts the word "cringe" delays getting their first pube by 6 months.
Gavin Sanders
This post is more cringe than the one you are responding to.
Isaiah Wilson
So what you're saying is we're going to have Zoomers grow into a population of shotas in the next few years
Angel Sullivan
Maybe
Benjamin Hernandez
THIS IS HOW ANIMATION DIES
Ryan Brooks
Worst TS against worst HTTYD and everything else is shit too. What a year. I didn't like Frozen but unless the sequel is a complete trainwreck it might as well win.
Jeremiah Bennett
>Klaus
had my hopes up for a se
Oliver Sullivan
Oscars don't matter
Chase Thomas
>directed by Despicable Me creator Sergio Pablos
Isaiah Martinez
Literally just edgy Santa Claus is Coming to Town in the most uncreative way possible.
Dominic Moore
>the most uncreative way possible.
The Netflix one hasn't been made yet mate so I suppose you're technically correct. For now
Ryder Morris
He was a character designer for a lot of Disney's 2D films.
Evan James
I was talking about Morrison's Klaus.
David Flores
Disney's CEO could release a film of himself handing a briefcase of money to the Oscar judges and loudly stating that he wants them to give Disney the award, and you know what would happen? People would keep talking about the animation Oscar as if it's a serious award that's really important.
Hudson Roberts
That's my point, dude did Tarzan and Hercules. Him being associated with only Despicable me fills me with disgust.
Colton Kelly
I know mate. What I mean was that while Klaus was edgy but bland, Netflix originals are by definition far blander.
Jeremiah Murphy
At the very least it will look good. And Netflix has some nice originals every now and again plus this was in the works long before it got picked up by Netflix.
Landon Jenkins
At least the GKIDS slate looks promising.
Tyler Myers
Top critics 100% fresh with 8.5/10 average score
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Metacritic 84 average score
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There is obviously no competition unless other game changer like spider-verse coming from other studios this year.
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Noah Taylor
The Tale of Princess Kaguya (RT: 100%; MC: 89) lost to Big Hero 6 (RT: 89%; MC: 74). It’s not about reviews, it’s about brand-recognition.
Brandon Bell
They need to launch an investigation on the academy voters.