Oscar 2010: Animated Feature Semi-Finalists
Up by Pete Docter (top); A Town Called Panic by Stéphane Aubier and Vincent Patar (middle); Fantastic Mr. Fox by Wes Anderson (bottom)
Twenty features have been submitted for consideration in the Animated Feature Film category for the 2010 Academy Awards. They are:
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel
Astro Boy
Battle for Terra
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Coraline
Disney’s A Christmas Carol
The Dolphin – Story of a Dreamer
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Mary and Max
The Missing Lynx
Monsters vs. [...]
by Anna Robinson | November 11, 2009
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AFI FEST 2009: Heath Ledger, PRECIOUS, FANTASTIC MR. FOX
Fantastic Mr. Fox by Wes Anderson (top); Gabourey Sidibe in Precious (middle); Heath Ledger in The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (bottom)
AFI FEST 2009, the AFI Los Angeles International Film Festival, kicks off next Friday, Oct. 30, with a screening of Wes Anderson’s animated feature Fantastic Mr. Fox, featuring the voices of George Clooney, Meryl Streep, and Owen Wilson, among others.
Other gala presentations include Terry Gilliam’s The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, starring Christopher Plummer — who’ll be the recipient of this year’s AFI FEST Lifetime Achievement Award — and featuring Heath Ledger’s last performance; Kirk Jones‘ Everybody’s Fine, starring Robert De Niro in this remake of Giuseppe Tornatore’s melodrama about a widower on his way to meet his family; and Sundance [...]
by Andre Soares | October 24, 2009
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Tags: AFI FEST, AFI FEST 2009, Christopher Plummer, Everybody's Fine, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Film Festivals, Heath Ledger, Los Angeles Screenings, Terry Gilliam, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, Wes Anderson
George Clooney, Wes Anderson, Bill Murray: London 2009
Wes Anderson and Bill Murray attend the Fantastic Mr Fox press conference at The 2009 Times BFI London Film Festival held at the Dorchester Hotel on October 14.
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George Clooney, Bill Murray
George Clooney, Jarvis Cocker
George Clooney, Jason Schwartzman
by Joan Lister | October 15, 2009
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Tags: Bill Murray, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Film Festivals, George Clooney, Jason Schwartzman, London Film Festival, London Film Festival 2009, Photos, Wes Anderson
London 2009: George Clooney
George Clooney attends the Fantastic Mr. Fox photocall at the Times BFI 53rd London Film Festival at the Dorchester Hotel on October 14.
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by Joan Lister | October 15, 2009
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Oscar 2010: Early Predictions – Best Animated Feature
Best Animated Feature
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, Phil Lord and Chris Miller
As a scientist tries to solve world hunger, it starts raining food.
Coraline, Henry Selick
A young girl discovers a new world featuring an idealized version of her dysfunctional family life — and some spooky little secrets as well.
Fantastic Mr. Fox, Wes Anderson
Farmers band together to get rid of Mr. Fox (voiced by George Clooney) and his family (Meryl Streep is the Missus).
Ponyo, Hayao Miyazaki
A five-year-old boy and a goldfish princess develop a close bond.
Up, Pete Docter
A man in his late 70s takes his house and a young stowaway to the South American jungle.
In case there are 16 or more animated features being considered for the 2010 Academy [...]
by Andre Soares | October 10, 2009
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Tags: 2010 Oscar, 2010 Oscar Predictions, 9, Academy Awards, Animation, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, Coraline, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Film Awards, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, Ponyo
