DreamWorks' MoonRay Renderer Joins the Academy Software Foundation
The open source path-tracing renderer has powered every DWA feature since 2019, including ‘The Wild Robot’ and ‘The Bad Guys 2;’ ASWF’s Open Source Days set for July 19-20 in LA.
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DreamWorks Sci-Tech Award Winners Talk Innovation History and Trajectory
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.
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Watch the Trailer: ‘The Bad Guys: The Series’ Season 2
DreamWorks Animation’s comedy returns to Netflix on April 2, as the criminal crew faces old enemies, a vigilante threat, and the reappearance of Wolf’s former mentor.
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AWN’s 2026 Annie Awards Roundup: Top Contenders in Film and TV
Dig into the roster of animated feature films, TV shows, and shorts vying for wins in 37 different categories on February 21 at ASIFA-Hollywood’s 53rd annual ceremony recognizing the best in animation from the past year.
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76th Annual ACE Eddie Awards Nominations Revealed
‘The Bad Guys 2,’ ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ and ‘Zootopia 2’ are nominated for best edited animated feature; ‘Bob’s Burgers,’ ‘Love, Death + Robots,’ and ‘South Park’ snag nominations for best edited animated series; awards ceremony set for February 27.
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‘The Bad Guys 2’: It’s Still Hard to be Bad at Being Good
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.
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Art Directors Guild Unveils 30th Annual ADG Award Nominations
‘Elio,’ ‘KPop Demon Hunters,’ ‘The SpongeBob Move: Search for SquarePants,’ ‘The Bad Guys 2,’ and ‘Zootopia 2’ among the nominees for excellence in production design, covering film / animated film, TV, commercials, and music videos; ceremony set for February 28.
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53rd Annual Annie Awards Nominations Announced
Best Animated Feature nominees ‘Elio,’ ‘Little Amélie or the Character of Rain,’ ‘KPop Demon Hunters,’ ‘The Bad Guys 2,’ and ‘Zootopia 2’ top the expansive list of category nominations; animation’s biggest awards ceremony is scheduled to return live on Saturday, February 21 at UCLA’s Royce Hall
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35 Animated Features Eligible for Academy Awards Consideration
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.
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Watch the Trailer: ‘The Bad Guys: Breaking In’ Series Coming to Netflix
New animated comedy from DreamWorks Animation features everyone’s ‘favorite felons’ trying to earn their reputation before they became ‘The Bad Guys;’ Streams November 6.
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Enter for Chance to Win ‘The Bad Guys 2’ Cast-Signed Sketch Print
In support of the DreamWorks Animation comedy’s home entertainment release, the studio will send one lucky U.S.-based winner a special fan package that includes the print along with a film digital code, branded notebook, water bottle and other goodies.
Pierre Perifel and Matt Baer to Present ‘The Bad Guys 2’ at VIEW 2025
The hilarious new DreamWorks Animation comedy’s director and VFX supervisor will share an in-depth look at the creative process behind the production of their film, now showing in theaters; conference runs October 12-17 in Turin, Italy.
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DreamWorks Heading to Annecy with ‘The Bad Guys 2’ Special Presentation
‘The Bad Guys’ sequel reunites the original film’s creative team - director Pierre Perifel, producer Damon Ross, co-director JP Sans, and composer Daniel Pemberton; Chris Sanders masterclass and outdoor screening of ‘The Wild Robot’ also planned.
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Going Good Ain’t Easy in New ‘The Bad Guys 2’ Trailer
It’s tough to be good when everyone knows how bad you’ve been in DreamWorks Animation’s upcoming animated comedy about a crackerjack crew of animal outlaws, now-reformed, who get hijacked into a high-stakes, globe-trotting heist, masterminded by a new team of criminals: The Bad Girls; in theaters August 1.
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The Felons Return in ‘The Bad Guys 2’ Trailer
Everyone’s favorite bad guys kind of gone good are back in DreamWorks Animation’s upcoming animated comedy about a crackerjack crew of animal outlaws, now-reformed, who get hijacked into a high-stakes, globe-trotting heist, masterminded by a new team of criminals: The Bad Girls; coming summer 2025.
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