Can't read the text above?Try another text or an audio CAPTCHAText in the box:What's this?Lego fans – I feel your pain. The talk of the town today has been the outrage over the “snub” for in the Best Animated Feature category – and no one is more surprised than I. It was in the bag: The Lego Movie was one of the biggest money making films of the year and certainly the highest grossing animated feature released during the calendar year. The film was funny, it had a strong message, and looked different from the cookie cutter Hollywood fare we wereIt is brimming with innovative animation techniques – and it features Will Ferrell, Chris Pratt and Morgan Freeman in lead voice roles. If the Academy wants more eyeballs to watch its awards telecast on Febraury 22nd, there would be no better way to ensure the desired demographic than to nominate this film. Oscar looked the other way. Not only with this film but other worthy contenders were “snubbed” (such as Jorge Gutierrez The Book of
Life, Signe Baumane’s Rocks In My Pockets and Bill Plympton’s Cheatin’ in the feature category – Glen Keane’s Duet and Moonbot’s The Numberlys in shorts, to name but a few). The good news is that the Academy tossed The Lego Movie a small bone: it’s theme “Everything Is Awesome” is nominated for Best Song (it’s a great song, you gotta admit). Why did Lego get “snubbed”? As someone who saw every qualified 2014 animated feature myself, there is no question Lego was one of the year’s best. Perhaps our cup runneth over. We had more truly great animated features released this year than any previous timeAnd I wrote a book on this (The Animated Movie Guide – still on The committee that votes for animated Oscar nominees must see all the films qualified and in their collective wisdom they chose the fiveTo be sure, the ones actually nominated are all worthy contenders – high quality motion pictures that blend masterful techniques with well crafted
Two CG films, two drawn by hand and one using stop motionA pretty well rounded group if you ask me – but its more than that. The animated feature nominees announced today portend changes in the category that are easy to see coming – if one knows their Oscar In the beginning, The Academy had no category for animation. But when Walt Disney and his sensational Mickey Mouse and Silly Symphony cartoons proved too popular – and too good – to ignore, the Academy created a category in 1932 to honor the man and his films: Best Animated Short. next eight years, Disney won all the Oscars. By 1940, with Disney concentrating on feature length animation, the Academy began spread the wealth among its other member studios (mainly Warner Bros. MGM and UPA). By the late 1950s, the old school Hollywood cartoon shorts ran out of steam – not to mention, budgets – and with the emergence of independent and international animation, Oscar started to seriously recognize animation
Artists like John Hubley and Richard Williams were awarded for their achievements, and foreign studios like Zagreb, Pannonia Film and the National Film Board of Canada were honored.The major studios want back in. membership lobby for a category to honor the current stream of new animated features, no longer the sole domain of Disney – and raking in piles of cash. For the past 13 years the nominees and winners for Best Animated Feature were dominated by Disney, Pixar, Dreamworks, Warner Bros. and Paramount. Things may be changing. This year we have two major studios (Disney and Dreamworks), one affiliated independent (Portland’s Laika), and two true independent studios (meaning no major studio distribution, no campaign money) based off shore. In an era when animated studio features are all beginning to look alike – the Academy is beginning to look elsewhere for innovation, new ideas, new techniques, and strong storytelling.
They are doing what they did back in 1958 – they are starting to recognize the foreign and independent artist, and weighing them against current Hollywood product. This may be why many in the community can’t understand TheThis film is different. The film breaks the mold. and funny – and everyone loves it. As for its Oscar omission, I stand here shaking my head – but at the same time I couldn’t be prouder of my colleagues in the field. animated feature has come of age. No longer a niche news item, but a national outrage when one of our best doesn’t make the cut. And that, ladies and gentlemen, is awesome. This post was created by a member of BuzzFeed Community, where anyone can post awesome lists and creations. Learn more or post your buzz! Literally Just Pick Some Food And We'll Guess Your... President Trump announced a new office for victims of "immigration crime" and honored the widow of a Navy SEAL in his first big speech.
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