The Rock on the Oscars: “Animation is the very definition of movie, artfully telling refined narratives body by body, that it’s tied to the origin of cinema itself and encompasses a complete array of visible kinds and methods.” pic.twitter.com/wRC1GOzttl
— cartoonbrew.com – Animation Information (@cartoonbrew) March 13, 2023
Within the weeks main as much as this yr’s awards, the eventual winners in all three classes started feeling virtually inevitable. Pinocchio and Avatar every gained stacks of prizes at key critics’ and craft award ceremonies, and The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, and the Horse strengthened its argument by selecting up a BAFTA and an Annie.
Though the eventual winners weren’t essentially shocking, some intriguing storylines have been confirmed when their names have been introduced. With Pinocchio’s win, Disney failed to attain the animated characteristic trophy for under the third time in 16 years, and extra tellingly, the second time in 5 years.
Pinocchio grew to become simply the second stop-motion movie ever to win finest animated characteristic; Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Have been-Rabbit was the primary to take action when it gained in 2005. Cease-motion veteran Mark Gustafon, who directed Pinocchio with del Toro, informed the viewers, “It’s so good to know that this artwork kind that we love a lot – cease movement – may be very a lot alive and effectively.”
Del Toro added his personal commentary on stage, repeating a mantra that he’s been saying all awards season – and which in some way we by no means get bored with listening to: “Animation is cinema. Animation is just not a style. Animation is able to be taken to the subsequent step. We’re all prepared for it. Please assist us. Hold animation within the dialog.”
Apple scored its first-ever animation Oscar with The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, and the Horse, after arising simply brief with Cartoon Saloon’s Wolfwalkers in 2021.
Probably the most dramatic class that we coated this yr was undoubtedly animated brief. Among the many nominees, solely The Flying Sailor filmmakers Wendy Tilby and Amanda Forbis had been nominated earlier than, giving the impression that this yr’s race was extensive open.
Ice Retailers turned heads when it gained an award at Cannes Critics’ Week and lately bolstered its case when it took the Annie Award for animated brief. For a lot of the yr, particularly after profitable at Annecy, My 12 months of Dicks seemed like a robust contender. An Ostrich Instructed Me the World Is Pretend and I Suppose I Consider It had already gained a Pupil Academy Award again in September. And within the weeks main as much as the Oscars, The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, and the Horse picked up a ton of momentum with Annie and BAFTA award wins.
This yr’s visible results award has felt like a foregone conclusion because it was introduced that Avatar: The Manner of Water could be launched in late 2022. Something made by James Cameron is prone to characteristic breathtaking and groundbreaking particular results, and The Manner of Water was no exception. And, based on The Hollywood Reporter, the movie had one of many largest budgets in cinema historical past, someplace between $350 million and $400 million.
2023 Academy Award Winners
Animated Characteristic
- Winner: Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
Guillermo del Toro, Mark Gustafson, Gary Ungar, Alex Bulkley - Marcel the Shell with Sneakers On
Dean Fleischer Camp, Elisabeth Holm, Andrew Goldman, Carline Kaplan, Paul Mezey - Puss in Boots: The Final Want
Joel Crawford, Mark Swift - The Sea Beast
Chris Williams, Jed Schlanger - Turning Purple
Domee Shi, Lindsey Collins
Animated Quick Movie
- Winner: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, and the Horse
Charlie Mackesy, Matthew Freud - The Flying Sailor
Amanda Forbis, Wendy Tilby - Ice Retailers
João Gonzalez - An Ostrich Instructed Me the World Is Pretend and I Suppose I Consider It
Lachlan Pendragon - My 12 months of Dicks
Sara Gunnarsdóttir, Pamela Ribon
Visible Results
- Winner: Avatar: The Manner of Water
Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon, Daniel Barrett - All Quiet on the Western Entrance
Frank Petzold, Viktor - The Batman
Dan Lemmon, Russel Earl, Anders Langlands, Dominic Tuohy - Black Panther: Wakanda Ceaselessly
Geoffrey Baumann, Craig Hammack, R. Christopher White, Dan Sudick - High Gun: Maverick
Ryan Tudhope, Seth Hill, Bryan Litson, Scott R. Fischer
