Awards 4

Picking the Winners

By Andrew Osmond. Earlier this month, there was a snippet of news in the film press about the Oscars. At first glance, it seems a technicality, but it could be serious, very serious, for any fan of animation beyond Hollywood. It’s about the way the nominees for Best Animated Feature Film are chosen – the […]

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Golden Kamui Wins Manga Taisho

By Meghan Ellis. Satoru Noda’s Golden Kamui beats stiff competition to be crowned winner of the 9th Manga Taisho at the awards ceremony on the 29th March. Known as the Cartoon Grand Prize, this award is a prestigious accolade open to only those manga with eight or fewer collected volumes. This year, a surprise contender […]

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Manga Taisho 2016

Meghan Ellis on the shortlist for this year’s Cartoon Grand Prize.  Those responsible for adapting manga into anime or live-action must keep a close eye on the Manga Taisho nominations. Known in English as the Cartoon Grand Prize, only manga with 8 or less collected volumes are eligible for release, placing emphasis on quality of […]

4 years ago https://blog.alltheanime.com/manga-taisho-2016/
Will Isao Takahata Get an Oscar…?

By Eija Niskanen Mention Studio Ghibli, and everybody starts raving about Hayao Miyazaki. But Ghibli was established by two talented animation professionals with a long, and often shared career already behind them. And now, with Takahata’s last film, The Tale of the Princess Kaguya, nominated for an Academy Award there is a chance for him to […]

5 years ago https://blog.alltheanime.com/will-isao-takahata-get-an-oscar/