.,, Hayao Miyazaki “Ponyo” — Studio Ghibli Henry Selick “Coraline” — Laika Music in a Television Production. Michael Giacchino “Prep and Landing” — Walt Disney Animation Studios Kevin Kiner “Star Wars: The Clone Wars “Weapons Factory” — Lucasfilm Animation Ltd. ... Wes Anderson and Noah Baumbach – “Fantastic Mr. Fox” — 20th Century Fox Pete Docter, Bob Peterson, Tom McCarthy – “Up” — Pixar Animation Studios Timothy Hyde Harris and David Bowers – “Astro Boy” — Imagi Studios ... .,, Ponyo Not Nominated for Oscars The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) has announced its nominations for The 82nd Academy Awards on Tuesday morning, and Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli's Ponyo anime film is not among the five nominated films ... Ponyo and David Bowers's computer-animated adaptation of Osamu Tezuka's Astro Boy manga were among the record 20 films that were submitted for consideration to be nominated in the Animated Feature Film category. ... .,, “Fantastic Mr. Fox” (3), “Monsters vs. Aliens” (3), “9” (2), “Astro Boy” (2) and “Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs” (2) brought up the rear with mentions in three and two categories respectively. “Ponyo” also only landed two nods, for music and direction, ... Fantastic Mr. Fox had three nominations, actually. And this should mean there's no reason to think it won't get an Oscar nomination — the animators have embraced Wes Anderson and welcomed him into the fold. ... .,, I'm counting the days until Miyazaki's Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea gets its North American premiere. There's precious little being released this summer which genuinely piques my interest. By James on May 12, 2009 1:50 AM ...... The National Society of Film Critics awards Best Screenplay. The Oscars? Nominations for Best Director, Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay and Best Supporting Actress. After the financial success of Easy Rider (1969), American Graffiti was ...

Astro Boy as Oscar Nomination

November 14, 2009 · Posted in Japan News · Comment

The Astro Boy the Osamu Tezuka’s adaption comics ,and The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced that a record 20 films have been submitted for possible Oscar nominations in the Best Animated Feature category of the 82nd Academy Awards. Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli’s Ponyo anime film and David Bowers and IMAGI’s computer-animated adaptation of Osamu Tezuka’s Astro Boy manga are among the submitted films:

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