The Academy honored 16 students across 4 categories, with the animation prizes going to films from Gobelins, ESMA and Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg.
The Animation Branch welcomes back Jinko Gotoh and Bonnie Arnold, with Paul Debevec returning to the Visual Effects Branch and Guillermo del Toro joining the Directors Branch for the first time.
November 15 ceremony will recognize the trailblazing artist, Disney’s first black animator, whose career spanned ‘Sleeping Beauty,’ ‘The Jungle Book,’ ‘Toy Story 2’ and ‘Monsters, Inc.,’ alongside the legendary actress, director, and producing duo.
Baptiste Van Opstal, Jeff Budsberg, Michael Losure, Jon Lanz, and Eszter Offertaler detail key state-of-the-art animation tools, their evolution, and how the studio fosters time-intensive development of production technology that has given award-winning films like ‘The Wild Robot’ and ‘Puss in Boots: The Last Wish’ their uniquely stylized looks.
With an Academy Award in hand, the National Film Board of Canada has released Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski’s stop-motion short for free global viewing.
Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans’ hit musical comedy nabs wins for both Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song, while James Cameron’s ‘Avatar’ sequel gets the nod for Best Visual Effects; Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski’s ‘The Girl Who Cried Pearls’ named Best Animated Short.
Disney veterans Nathan Engelhardt and Jeremy Spears transform a parable of mercy, grace, and unconditional love into a handcrafted, Oscar-nominated CG short that fuses stop-motion aesthetics, woodgrain textures and deeply personal faith.
Oscar-nominated production VFX supervisor David Vickery describes how visual effects blended practical craft, digital innovations, and a director’s instincts to keep the latest ‘Jurassic’ franchise outing’s world of misfit dinosaurs feeling urgent and real.
New behind-the-scenes video examines how Walt Disney Animation Studios used Maya and Flow Production Tracking across more than 2,000 shots to build expansive environments and manage large-scale production on the Oscar-nominated, BAFTA Award-winning animated comedy adventure.
Ceremony, scheduled for April 28 at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, celebrates individuals and companies whose discoveries and innovations have contributed in significant and lasting ways to the motion picture industry.
The director of the Oscar-nominated 2D animated short, initially released under the pseudonym Timur Kognov, discusses his strenuous creative process, poetic storytelling methods, and ruthless take on cutting even the most beautiful scenes.
The Oscar and BAFTA-winning Senior Animation Supervisor and Senior VFX Supervisor discuss their team’s groundbreaking animation and visual effects work, including the challenging Tsyong and Medusoid creatures, on the latest record-shattering ‘Avatar’ sequel, now in theaters.
Oscar nominees named yesterday morning for Best Visual Effects share their reactions to the great news.
Oscar nominees named this morning for Best Animated Feature and Best Animated Short share their reactions to the great news.
‘Arco,’ ‘Elio,’ ‘KPop Demon Hunters,’ ‘Little Amélie or the Character of Rain,’ and ‘Zootopia 2’ nab noms for Best Animated Feature, while ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash,’ ‘F1,’ Jurassic World: Rebirth,’ ‘The Lost Bus,’ and ‘Sinners’ get the nod for Best Visual Effects.
The famed, Oscar-winning animator’s brother-in-law shares recollections of the incredible highs, and lowest of lows, he experienced with the husband-and-wife team behind ‘Who Framed Roger Rabbit,’ ‘The Thief and the Cobbler,’ and ‘The Animator’s Survival Kit.’
Director Pierre Perifel, co-director JP Sans, and VFX supervisor Matt Baer discuss their animated comedy sequel, recently nominated for 5 Annies and 3 VES Awards, about our favorite now reformed animal felons getting hijacked into a huge heist by a new team of criminals.
From 2029 through 2033, the annual awards, including red carpet coverage, behind-the-scenes content, and Governors Ball access, will be available live and for free on YouTube, and for YouTube TV subscribers in the United States.
VFX category narrowed down to 10 films, animated shorts to 15; voting for nominations runs next month, January 12-16, with nomination announcements set for January 22, 2026.
Academy members will vote to determine five nominees for best animated feature film award at the 99th Oscars; films also qualify for other categories including best picture.
12 short films, including 3 animations, from 3,127 entries, are awarded at 52nd ceremony, held in New York City; all winning films now eligible for 98th Oscars.
The Academy Foundation Board comprises 12 trustees who also serve as members of the Academy Board of Governors; casting director Kim Taylor-Coleman was elected Board president.
The open source framework for color management and image interchange across the entire motion picture production life cycle has been developed and maintained by the Academy for more than a decade.
The list of new AMPAS member invitees includes 41 in Animation, 25 in Visual Effects, 29 in Production Design, and 25 in Production and Technology.
Eligible entries include devices, methods, formulas, discoveries, and inventions of outstanding value to moviemaking; must be received by July 24.
