Comic Riffs: oscars


Posted at 11:49 PM ET, 02/23/2012

2012 ACADEMY AWARDS: As the Oscars celebrate Paris and cinematic past, who can win the Animation honor?
By Michael Cavna

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Tags:  academy awards, oscars animation, rango, kung fu panda 2, puss in boots, chico and rita, a cat in paris

Posted at 11:00 AM ET, 01/24/2012

OSCARS ANIMATION 2012: ‘Rango’ writer says Academy Award nom is beyond ‘wildest hopes’; Pixar and ‘Tintin’ snubbed
By Michael Cavna

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Tags:  oscars, rango, puss in boots, kung fu panda, a cat in paris, chico and rita, cars 2, tintin, rio

Posted at 02:30 PM ET, 12/04/2010

THE OSCARS: Here are the 10 shortlisted animated shorts
By Michael Cavna
From the traditional Termite Terrace storytelling of a Road Runner cartoon to abstract images scored by two Canadian musicians, a tremendously eclectic range of short films has been shortlisted for next year's 83rd Academy Awards. The Academy of Motion...

By Michael Cavna  |  02:30 PM ET, 12/04/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  The Animation, The Animation | Tags:  Animated short films, The Oscars

Posted at 04:45 PM ET, 11/15/2010

THIS JUST IN: Only 3 Oscar nominees for Best Animated Feature
By Michael Cavna
"Toy Story 3," it turns out, will have to top only two other nominees to win the Oscar next year for Best Animated Feature Film. The Academy has accepted 15 animated features for consideration, Oscars organizers announced Monday --...

By Michael Cavna  |  04:45 PM ET, 11/15/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  The Animation, The Animation | Tags:  Oscars animation, The Academy Awards

Posted at 11:10 AM ET, 03/05/2010

OSCARS 2010: Best Animated Film: 'And the winner is...'
By Michael Cavna
NOTE: Some weeks back, we handicapped the animation nominees for the Golden Globes. Today, we update our picks for the Academy Awards... tweetmeme_style = 'compact'; Foxes and frogs, 2-D wolf-girls and 3-D robo-dogs. The Oscars race for feature film...

By Michael Cavna  |  11:10 AM ET, 03/05/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  The Holly Word, The Holly Word | Tags:  Academy Awards, Bob Peterson, Coraline, Fantastic Mr. Fox, John Musker, Neil Gaiman, Oscars, Princess and the Frog, Ron Clements, Secret of Kells, Tomm Moore, Up, Wes Anderson