Oscar nominees named this morning for Best Animated Feature and Best Animated Short share their reactions to the great news.
Following this morning’s announcement of the nominations for the 97th Academy Awards (set for March 2), filmmakers involved with all 10 nominated animated films – for Best Animation Feature and Best Animated Short - have been writing and phoning in with their reactions.Let’s have a look at how some of the industry’s leading artists are taking the great news…
Nominees for Best Animated Feature
(also nominated for Best International Feature for Latvia)
-- Gints Zilbalodis, director
Inside Out 2
-- Kelsey Mann, director and Mark Nielsen, producer
-- Adam Elliot, director
Wallace & Gromit
-- Nick Park and Merlin Crossingham, directors
(also nominated for Best Original Score and Best Sound – director Chris Sanders joins Hayao Miyazaki and Pete Docter as the only three directors who have been nominated four times for Best Animated Feature).
The Wild RobotThe Wild Robot
-- Chris Sanders, writer-director
The Wild Robot
-- Jeff Hermann, producer
The Wild RobotThe Wild Robot
-- Kris Bowers, composer
Beautiful Men
-- Nicolas Keppens, director and Brecht Van Elslande, producer
In the Shadow of the Cypress
-- Shirin Sohani and Hossein Molayemi, directors and producers
Magic CandiesMagic Candies
Magic CandiesMagic Candies
-- Daisuke Nishio, director
Magic Candies
-- Takashi Washio, producer
AAAGGGHHH! OVER THE MOON! We worked on this film for 8 years, and there were so many times I thought we’d never finish it.For it to now be heading to the Oscars is a mind-boggling experience! I’m so glad it resonates with so many people, because although it’s absurd and dark, it’s ultimately about very human and real emotions.A heartfelt thank you to the Academy and everyone who has already watched and shared their reflections on the film—your support means the world to us! Huge congratulations to the incredible team that worked on the film!
-- Nina Gantz, director and producer
Yuck!
-- Loïc Espuche, director and Juliette Marquet, director
Dan Sarto is Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of Animation World Network.
