Oscars 2021: The Best Animated Short Nominees, Ranked from Worst to Best
From cute critters finding home to a fatalistic visual experiment, this year’s nominees all speak to this alienating pandemic year.
Animation
‘Yasuke’ Trailer: LaKeith Stanfield to Voice First African Samurai in Netflix Anime Series
Stanfield provided voice work and executive produce the upcoming anime series, which also features music by Flying Lotus.
‘Rick and Morty’ Season 5 Trailer: Adult Swim’s Emmy Winner Returns This June
Adult Swim’s popular animated comedy series is coming back for a fifth season soon.
‘Wolfwalkers’: How Cartoon Saloon Created a Gamechanger with its Hand-Crafted Oscar Contender
“Wolfwalkers” created two different worlds evoking oppression and freedom, taking inspiration from “One Hundred and One Dalmatians” with expressive line work.
How the Black Barbershop Became the Heart of Pixar’s ‘Soul’
Co-director Kemp Powers wrote the barbershop scene to provide an “authentic Black space,” and it became the film’s turning point.
Oscars 2021: Best Animated Feature Predictions
It’s a race between Pixar’s “Soul” and “Wolfwalkers” (from Apple Original Films and Cartoon Saloon). Constantly updated.
How Disney Turned ‘Raya and the Last Dragon’ Into a Princess Meets ‘Avengers’ Action-Adventure
Disney embraced more of a live-action aesthetic to the point where they pulled back from a fight scene with visceral punches.
‘Kapaemahu’: This Animated Short Oscar Contender Is a Transgender, Hawaiian Breakthrough
The film could make history as the first Native Hawaiian animated short to be nominated in the category.
‘Soul’ and ‘Wolfwalkers’ Lead 48th Annie Awards with 10 Nominations
Pixar dominated with 17 total feature nominations, and Glen Keane’s “Over the Moon” was overlooked for best feature.
‘Over the Moon’: Animating Glen Keane’s Chinese Moon Goddess Fable
Sony Pictures Imageworks pushed beyond “Into the Spider-Verse” experimentation for Fei-Fei, Chang’e, and the Lunarians.
‘Wolfwalkers’ Team Teases ‘Epic’ 13-Episode Television Series
The directors behind the acclaimed “Wolfwalkers” recently teased a new hand-drawn animated series that will premiere on Apple TV+.
‘Myth: A Frozen Tale’: The VR Short Inspired by ‘Frozen 2’ Premieres on Disney+ in 2D
The bedtime story about the elemental spirits launches in a streaming version on February 26.
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