Pixar’s ethereal “Soul” and Cartoon Saloon’s exquisitely hand-drawn “Wolfwalkers” — the two animated Oscar frontrunners — both grabbed 10 nominations each at Asifa-Hollywood’s 48th Annie Awards (to be streamed live on April 16). Pixar collected another seven nominations from “Onward” to dominate the feature competition.
“Soul” and “Wolfwalkers” are both expected to come away with the top prize from their respective best feature and best indie feature categories, but they compete head to head for direction (Pete Docter and Kemp Powers vs. Tomm Moore and Ross Stewart), FX, character animation, character design, production design, score, storyboarding, and writing. “Soul” was additionally nominated for editorial, and “Wolfwalkers” for voice acting. But Jamie Foxx, who voiced “Soul’s” jazz pianist, Joe Gardner, was surprisingly overlooked.
Scoring six nominations were Netflix’s “Over the Moon” (directed by Disney legend Glen Keane) and “The Willoughbys,” and DreamWorks’ “Croods: A New Age.” But Keane’s gorgeous...
“Soul” and “Wolfwalkers” are both expected to come away with the top prize from their respective best feature and best indie feature categories, but they compete head to head for direction (Pete Docter and Kemp Powers vs. Tomm Moore and Ross Stewart), FX, character animation, character design, production design, score, storyboarding, and writing. “Soul” was additionally nominated for editorial, and “Wolfwalkers” for voice acting. But Jamie Foxx, who voiced “Soul’s” jazz pianist, Joe Gardner, was surprisingly overlooked.
Scoring six nominations were Netflix’s “Over the Moon” (directed by Disney legend Glen Keane) and “The Willoughbys,” and DreamWorks’ “Croods: A New Age.” But Keane’s gorgeous...
- 3/3/2021
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
Similar News
Rainn Wilson Falls Victim to The Office's Most Iconic Prank Again, 19 Years Later
- 4/26/2024
- by info@startefacts.com (Ava Raxa)
- STartefacts.com
Heeramandi: Ankita Lokhande attends premiere, shares her opinion on this Sanjay Leela Bhansali spectacle
- 4/26/2024
- by Desk Editorial
- GlamSham
The 20 Best Comic Book TV Shows of All Time, Ranked
- 4/26/2024
- by Wilson Chapman
- Indiewire
Ellen DeGeneres kicks off comeback tour in Los Angeles, anticipates third ostracism for being ‘old, mean, and gay’
- 4/26/2024
- by Jordan Hoffman
- Gold Derby
Michael B. Jordan’s Outlier Society Developing Drew Pearce & Nick Cuse Action Thriller ‘T-Minus’ For Amazon MGM Studios
- 4/26/2024
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
20 Questions On Deadline Podcast: Jimmy Fallon Celebrates 10 Years Of ‘The Tonight Show’, Recalls Pranking Nicole Kidman & Ping Pong With Prince
- 4/26/2024
- by Antonia Blyth
- Deadline Film + TV
IMDb.com, Inc. takes no responsibility for the content or accuracy of the above news articles, Tweets, or blog posts. This content is published for the entertainment of our users only. The news articles, Tweets, and blog posts do not represent IMDb's opinions nor can we guarantee that the reporting therein is completely factual. Please visit the source responsible for the item in question to report any concerns you may have regarding content or accuracy.