Animators have criticized the Oscars for abuse for years. While animated films are consistently nominated for Best Picture and other important awards, the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature was first awarded in 2002 in recognition of DreamWorks’ 2001 feature film. ShrekSince then, only two cartoons have been nominated for Best Picture: upward And Toy Story 3.
recently vulture One feature reveals the unsettling relationship between the animated film’s producer and the coveted Academy Award. At the heart of the animators’ suspicions is the feeling that they are not being treated equally by the Oscar organizers and their peers. Santa Claus Director Sergio Pablos said:
“Anyone who makes movies — I feel like they’re my colleagues. I don’t think they’ll see me that way.”
According to the filmmakers, the Best Animated Feature category is a tough one for the animation world. While reinforcing the need for media recognition, the best animated feature category has also become a money-making opportunity for major studios like Disney and its subsidiary, Pixar, which pour in huge sums of money on their Oscar campaigns. Animators also followed up with last year’s Best Animated Feature announcement, in which the presenters said “Lots of kids watch these movies over and over again. I see some parents know exactly what we’re talking about” based on book of life And maya and dad Director, Jorge R. Gutierrez:
“It’s a huge blow to the entire animation world. To be able to say, ‘Hey, you guys are making a movie about babies while their parents are asleep: thank you for making a movie about kids. nanny.'”
The History of Animation at the Oscars
The filmmaker also cited discriminatory barriers faced by voters for the new Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. There is a specific set of rules that states that voters must have enough production credits to meet certain criteria or have been nominated for Best Animated Feature or Best Animated Short. This makes it very difficult for women, people of color and members of other minorities to qualify because they have fewer opportunities to get started.
The record for Best Animated Feature at the Oscars certainly backs up most of the animators’ arguments. Disney and Pixar have won this category 15 times since its inception. In addition, the blockbuster standard 3D CGI animation is beaten only by two films: Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Ware-Rabbit And The land of the soul. This history has frustrated independent and international animators, many of whom are experimenting with the format.
However, this year’s animated Oscars show some promise of change. Pinocchio by Guillermo del Toroa visionary stop-motion work, poised to win Best Animated Feature, beating its CGI rival. In addition, the 95th Academy Awards also nominated mid-bend marcel shell in shoe In the category of animated feature films and stop-motion animated short films equally groundbreaking An ostrich told me the world is fake and I think I believe it In the category of Best Animated Short Film. Even with these successes, the words of these animators are proof that the Oscars still have a long way to go to improve the way animators are treated.
Source: Vultures