Tag: Oscars

January 22, 2019 · 0 comments

Mirai at the Oscars

Mirai at the Oscars

by Andrew Osmond. And so, it’s finally happened. For the first time ever, an anime feature film which isn’t made by Studio Ghibli has become an official Oscar nominee – namely Mamoru Hosoda’s toddler’s-view fantasy Mirai. As far as most people are concerned, this is the director’s fifth film, following Girl Who Leapt Through Time, […]

April 18, 2017 · 0 comments

Picking the Winners

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 […]

January 25, 2017 · 0 comments

Animated Oscars 2017

Animated Oscars 2017

By Andrew Osmond. The Animated Oscar nominee list was announced yesterday and – in the main headline for most anime fans – Makoto Shinkai’s Your Name wasn’t on it. It was a disappointment, though not very surprising. While the film’s astonishing box-office in Japan and China got it some press coverage in America, it’s unlikely […]

January 14, 2016 · 0 comments

Anime at the Oscars 2016

Anime at the Oscars 2016

By Andrew Osmond. One of this year’s Animated Feature Oscar nominees is not like the others. Inside Out is the only one that was a box-office hit in America, and the only one that more than 5% of the American public might have heard of. It’s also – let’s be honest – the sure-fire winner […]

February 21, 2015 · 0 comments

Will Isao Takahata Get an Oscar…?

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 […]

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