Comments on: Annies nominate Fox, Coraline, Up, Kells, Frog and Meatballs

By: Craig Kennedy

Craig Kennedy — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 20:41:39 +0000

Does DW really sponsor the Annies? I was stunned last year when Panda cleaned up. I mean, I enjoyed it, but it had nothing on WALL-E.

By: Matt

Matt — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 20:37:02 +0000

The fact that they showed so little love to DW this year pretty much proves to me they’re trying to wipe the stink away from their rigged awards last year and make people believe they don’t show bias.

Every other awards ceremony on Earth proved that WALL-E was the best animated film of last year, so it’s pretty hard to claim that there’s not something fishy going on at the Annies when they were sponsored by DreamWorks and a DW movie dominated over the better film.

By: joel

joel — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:29:58 +0000

I’ll be mighty impressed if Ponyo ultimately doesn’t belong in that Best Picture bracket because that would mean that Cloudy, Princess/Frog, and Kells are pretty stellar productions.

I’m not sure what to make of these awards. The nominees certainly seem to be comprehensive in most respects, but I still don’t get all the love showered on Kung Fu Panda last year so I’m bit skeptical.

However, it’s been a stellar year for stop-motion animation and a pretty good one for 2D/3D as well. Only time will tell if Princess and Frog is a hit or a miss worthy of all these nominations. Here’s to hoping John Lassetter managed to change course on the Titanic after all.

By: Craig Kennedy

Craig Kennedy — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:12:45 +0000

I might agree if I’d seen all 6 films. Until them I just have to zip it. Still surprised though because Miyazaki is pretty universally beloved by animation types.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:04:25 +0000

Ponyo wuz robbed.