Celebrating the Art, Craft and Business of Animation https://www.awn.com/ en-US 15 Tue, 09 Dec 2025 11:26:59 -0800 Tue, 09 Dec 2025 11:30:44 -0800 https://www.awn.com/animationworld/uncontrollable-art-demon-slayer-kimetsu-no-yaiba-infinity-castle Ufotable director Haruo Sotozaki and DOP Yuichi Terao discuss how their work on the hugely successful, Golden Globe-nominated animated film was meaningless unless they could tap into the maximum level of emotion and deep feeling a character would express and bring that onto the screen for the audience. Victoria Davis https://www.awn.com/animationworld/uncontrollable-art-demon-slayer-kimetsu-no-yaiba-infinity-castle Tue, 09 Dec 2025 11:26:59 PST Golden Globe Awards https://www.awn.com/news/83rd-golden-globe-awards-nominations-announced ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ scores nods for best animated feature, best cinematic and box office achievement, and best original song, while ‘Arco,’ ‘Demon Slayer,’ ‘Elio,’ ‘Little Amélie or the Character of Rain’ and ‘Zootopia 2’ are all nominated for best animated motion picture; awards ceremony set for January 11. Dan Sarto https://www.awn.com/news/83rd-golden-globe-awards-nominations-announced Mon, 08 Dec 2025 12:35:52 PST Golden Globe Awards https://www.awn.com/news/flow-wicked-and-sh-gun-notch-golden-globe-wins The awards season kicked off last night with films by Latvian director Gints Zilbalodis and Jon M. Chu taking home awards for Best Motion Picture – Animated and Cinematic and Box Office Achievement, respectively, along with Justin Marks and Rachel Kondo’s historical drama set in 1600s Japan winning for Best Television Series - Drama, at the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s 82nd Annual awards. Dan Sarto https://www.awn.com/news/flow-wicked-and-sh-gun-notch-golden-globe-wins Mon, 06 Jan 2025 8:49:02 PST Golden Globe Awards https://www.awn.com/news/82nd-golden-globe-awards-nominations-announced ‘The Wild Robot’ scores nods in best animated motion picture, best original score, best original song, and best cinematic achievement, while ‘Flow,’ ‘Inside Out 2,’ ‘Memoir of a Snail,’ ‘Moana 2,’ and ‘Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl’ are also nominated for best animated motion picture; winners will be announced at an awards ceremony January 5, 2025 live on CBS and streaming on Paramount+. Dan Sarto https://www.awn.com/news/82nd-golden-globe-awards-nominations-announced Mon, 09 Dec 2024 10:22:52 PST Golden Globe Awards https://www.awn.com/news/miyazakis-boy-and-heron-wins-golden-globes The latest from Studio Ghibli scores for Best Motion Picture – Animated, while director Christopher Nolan’s ‘Oppenheimer’ garners 5 awards and 'The Last of Us' wins for Best Television Series – Drama; the ceremony is now streaming on Paramount+. Debbie Diamond Sarto https://www.awn.com/news/miyazakis-boy-and-heron-wins-golden-globes Mon, 08 Jan 2024 13:14:09 PST Golden Globe Awards https://www.awn.com/news/81st-golden-globe-awards-nominations-announced ‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’ and ‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie’ lead the Best Motion Picture – Animated category while also getting nods in ‘Cinematic and Box Office Achievement’ and ‘Best Original Score - Motion Picture;’ winners will be announced at an awards ceremony January 7, live on CBS and streaming on Paramount+. Debbie Diamond Sarto https://www.awn.com/news/81st-golden-globe-awards-nominations-announced Mon, 11 Dec 2023 11:03:48 PST Golden Globe Awards https://www.awn.com/news/guillermo-del-toros-pinocchio-named-best-animated-feature-80th-golden-globes The Oscar-winning director’s stop-motion passion project, 15 years in the making, beats out ‘Inu-Oh,’ ‘Marcel the Shell with Shoes On,' ‘Puss in Boots: The Last Wish,’ and ‘Turning Red’ to win the season’s first big animation award. Dan Sarto https://www.awn.com/news/guillermo-del-toros-pinocchio-named-best-animated-feature-80th-golden-globes Wed, 11 Jan 2023 7:40:44 PST Golden Globe Awards https://www.awn.com/blog/encanto-wins-best-animated-feature-79th-golden-globe-awards Walt Disney Animation Studios’ latest musical, which tells the story of a family where each child is blessed with a magic gift, except for one, beats out ‘Flee,’ ‘Luca,’ ‘My Sunny Maad,’ and ‘Raya and the Last Dragon,’ to win the season’s first big animation award. Dan Sarto https://www.awn.com/blog/encanto-wins-best-animated-feature-79th-golden-globe-awards Mon, 10 Jan 2022 11:19:29 PST Golden Globe Awards https://www.awn.com/news/nominations-announced-79th-golden-globe-awards Disney’s ‘Encanto,’ Neon’s ‘Flee,’ Pixar’s ‘Luca,’ Totem Films’ ‘My Sunny Maad,’ and Disney’s ‘Raya and the Last Dragon’ snag best animated feature nominations. AWN Staff Editor https://www.awn.com/news/nominations-announced-79th-golden-globe-awards Mon, 13 Dec 2021 8:37:35 PST Golden Globe Awards https://www.awn.com/news/soul-wins-best-animated-feature-and-original-score-78th-golden-globes Pixar took home its ninth feature film golden globe for their latest gem, featuring their first Black leading character, that skillfully embraces complex issues of religion, culture, and the struggle to answer the question, ‘What makes you…YOU?’ Dan Sarto https://www.awn.com/news/soul-wins-best-animated-feature-and-original-score-78th-golden-globes Mon, 01 Mar 2021 7:28:41 PST Golden Globe Awards https://www.awn.com/news/78th-golden-globe-awards-nominee-reactions Cartoon Saloon, DreamWorks Animation, Netflix, and Pixar filmmakers and composers share their thoughts on this morning’s announcement.  Dan Sarto https://www.awn.com/news/78th-golden-globe-awards-nominee-reactions Wed, 03 Feb 2021 11:51:45 PST Golden Globe Awards https://www.awn.com/news/nominations-announced-78th-golden-globe-awards DreamWorks’ ‘The Croods: A New Age,’ Pixar’s ‘Onward’ and ‘Soul,’ Netflix’s ‘Over the Moon,’ and Cartoon Saloon’s ‘Wolfwalkers’ snag nominations for best animated feature. Dan Sarto https://www.awn.com/news/nominations-announced-78th-golden-globe-awards Wed, 03 Feb 2021 7:22:36 PST Golden Globe Awards