Pete Docter Sets Animated Feature Category Record With Soul Nomination
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Docter earned his fourth animated feature category nom as a director for the jazz-infused movie, while Wolfwalkers helmer Tomm Moore collected his third nom.
Soul director Pete Docter earned his fourth nomination for best animated feature, a record for the category, which was first awarded in 2002.
He won the category twice, for
Up (2009) and Inside Out (2015), and was additionally nominated for 2001 s
Monsters, Inc. in the category s debut year. Docter has nine Oscar nominations in total, also having earned screenplay noms for
Toy Story, Wall-E, Up and
Inside Out. He was nominated in the animated short category for
Pete Docter Sets Animated Feature Category Record With ‘Soul’ Nomination Carolyn Giardina Soul
Soul director Pete Docter earned his fourth nomination for best animated feature, a record for the category, which was first awarded in 2002.
He won the category twice, for
Up (2009) and Inside Out (2015), and was additionally nominated for 2001’s
Monsters, Inc. in the category’s debut year. Docter has nine Oscar nominations in total, also having earned screenplay noms for
Toy Story, Wall-E, Up and
Inside Out. He was nominated in the animated short category for
Mike’s New Car.
This is the second Oscars nomination for
Soul producer Dana Murray, who was previously nominated for the 2017 animated short
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Director: Madeline Sharafian
The first of two Pixar films on the shortlist is a guided tour of all the things that live underground, courtesy of a rabbit who is looking for his own home. To the strains of Mozart’s “The Magic Flute,” the bewildered and intimidated bunny encounters bugs, badgers and a whole menagerie of burrowing rodents and since it’s Pixar, it’s impeccably made and thoroughly charming.
Will it feel substantial enough to voters? Perhaps not, but it’s hard to argue with Pixar’s track record in the category, or with the appeal of good old-fashioned craftsmanship to many voters. Plus, it has a message of tolerance, which may feel needed after the last few years.
The Best Animation Instagrams Of The Week: Oscar Shorts Contenders
The last installment in our regular Instagram round-ups focused on artists who contributed to Oscar-qualified features. This time, we’re looking at directors in the relatively unsung animated shorts category.
The race for the Oscar has narrowed to ten shortlisted shorts, representing 15 directors in all. We spotlight five of them below…
Adrien Mérigeau, director of
Genius Loci, posts a mix of concept artwork from his projects (including this short), sketches, and enigmatic fragments of animation: