Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers (a current Oscar nominee), and Justin K. Thompson have been tapped by Sony Pictures Animation to direct the sequel to the Oscar-winning animated feature “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.”
Best General Audience Animated TV/Media Production -
Genndy Tartakovsky s Primal: Coven of the Damned (Cartoon Network Studios); and
Best Animated TV/Media Production for Children -
Hilda: Chapter 9 – The Deerfox (Hilda Productions Limited);
Best Animated TV/Media Production for Preschool Children -
Adventures of Paddington: Paddington Digs a Tunnel to Peru (Blue-Zoo Animation Studio and Nickelodeon Animation Studio); and
Character Animation in a Live Action Production -
The Mandalorian (Nathan Fitzgerald, Leo Ito, Chris Rogers, Eung Ho Lo, Emily Luk) (Image Engine). This year was a challenge, in many ways, for all of us, remarked Frank Gladstone, ASIFA s executive director. Especially after deciding to go to a virtual award ceremony, we did not know what to expect. To our surprise, we had more submissions this year than we have ever had and, now that we are streaming the Annies worldwide, we are also hoping for the biggest audience ever.
Soul and Wolfwalkers Take Top Honors at Annie Awards
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Pixar’s “Soul” continued its awards season dominance on Friday by winning seven Annie Awards, including feature. The jazzy look at the before-life also won for music (Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross and Jon Batiste), writing (Pete Docter. Mike Jones and Kemp Powers), character animation (Michal Makarewicz), FX (Tolga Göktekin, Carl Kaphan, Hiroaki Narita, Enrique Vila and Kylie Wijsmuller), storyboarding (Trevor Jimenez) and editorial (Kevin Nolting, Gregory Amundson, Robert Grahamjones, Amera Rizk).
“Wolfwalkers,” from Irish studio Cartoon Saloon and Melusine Prods. for Apple and GKIDS, took home five Annies, including independent feature. Tomm Moore and Ross Stewart picked up the Annie for feature direction and the film also won for character design (Federico Pirovano), production design (Maria Pareja, Stewart and Moore) and voice acting (Eva Whittaker as Mebh Óg M
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Spring has arrived, which means thereâs a cavalcade of new big-budget Hollywood movies around the corner to grace both theaters and streaming services.
Donât be surprised if a few of these movies sound familiar due to having been pushed back ad infinitum because of the pandemic. And remember, these release dates are fluid and constantly changing as studios rework their upcoming slates to maximize a filmâs reach (and profits) during a particularly unstable period for the whole industry.
Note: TBD indicates that the method of release is to be determined.
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âMortal Kombatâ (theaters, HBO Max): Simon McQuoid directs the latest film in the âMortal Kombatâ series, based on the classic Midway Games franchise. Itâs the first time âMortal Kombatâ has been on the big screen since 1997âs âMortal Kombat: Annihilation.â