Oscars Animated Feature Race Gets a Big, Late Boost From International Contenders

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorStudio Ghibli has been making animated features for over four decades since being co-founded by Hayao Miyazaki, director of “My Neighbor Totoro” and the Academy Award-winning “Spirited Away.”The studio’s latest release is “Earwig and the Witch” now streaming on HBO Max, and an awards contender for animated feature. The story is based on the children’s book of the same name by Dianna Wynne Jones.

Since the inception of the Oscars’ Best Animated Feature category in 2001, the race has been utterly dominated by powerhouse American studios—the most notable examples being Walt Disney Studios and its Emeryville subsidiary, Pixar. Having claimed eight Oscars over the last decade, and 13 overall, these studios have become almost insurmountable over time.

Samuel Goldwyn Films has acquired North American rights to Tarzan and Arab Nasser’s Gaza Mon Amour, Palestine’s official submission for Best International Feature at the 93rd Academy Awards. The film will be released later this year.

Sunderland have agreed a potential £300,000 plus deal with Ross County to land Ross Stewart. The 24-year-old is now travelling south for a medical and to finalise personal terms.Stewart is set to agree a two-and-a-half year deal with the English League One promotion chasers, who signed Jordan Jones on-loan from Rangers yesterday.

John Malkovich, Thomas Mann and Rosa Salazar are toplining The Chariot, director Adam Sigal's dark comedy now shooting in Little Rock, Arkansas. Sigal's third feature film also stars Shane West, Scout Taylor Compton, Vernon Davis, Chris Mullinax and Joseph Baena-Schwarzenegger.

Another important moment in the awards season has come our way today. Yes, the Academy has released their lists of what’s eligible in a few of the Oscar categories. In short, we now know what’s up for Academy Award nominations in the Best Animated Feature, Best Documentary Feature, and Best International Feature categories. Until we get to a shortlist, everything is up for grabs, but now we know what’s at least in the running, and that’s good…

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Thursday released its official entries for 2021 Oscars in the categories of Documentary Feature, Animated Feature and International Films. The takeaway: As expected, the eligible Documentary Feature lineup shatters the record for the most ever.

Clayton Davis The motion picture academy has announced the animated, documentary and international features eligible for Oscar consideration. Some of the animated and documentary contenders have not yet had their required qualifying release.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle Editor Kevin Durant and his Thirty Five Ventures partner Rich Kleiman are about to launch a slew of shows on their vertical The Boardroom. Among them is the tentatively titled “The Sneaker Game,” which focuses on the $75 billion sneaker industry.

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorHBO and HBO Max have a worldwide subscriber base of about 61 million, a gain of about 4 million in the fourth quarter, AT&T disclosed Wednesday during in its fourth-quarter earnings release.AT&T CEO John Stankey told Wall Street analysts Wednesday during the telco giant’s fourth quarter earnings call that the streaming platform is still feeling the pinch of pandemic-related production slowdowns.

Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson proved he’s such a loving girl dad, when he took to Instagram on January 22 to share a series of snaps with his sweet little girl Tiana. The two-year-old sat in a chair, in what appeared to be a playroom, while her A-list dad expertly brushed her brunette locks. “Now despite my two year old looking completely TERRIFIED for her life that daddy is solely responsible for getting all the painful tangles out of her hair,” he captioned the post.

The Midnight Sky is a big science fiction film from Netflix that feels all too relatable in telling a human story of survival as humans try to leave planet Earth after it has been rendered uninhabitable by an undisclosed, self-inflicted apocalyptic event. The film’s Contenders Deadline segment features director-star and producer George Clooney with his cast members Kyle Chandler, Felicity Jones and Demián Bichir.

Amazon has set a spring premiere date for Robert Kirkman’s adult animated series Invincible. The hour-long series from The Walking Dead creator will premiere Friday, March 26, 2021, exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide. The first three episodes of season one will premiere March 26, with new episodes available each Friday following, culminating in the season finale April 30.

direct to your inboxThe Prime Minister has warned easing lockdown restrictions too soon could lead to 'another big rebound' in the spread of coronavirus.Leading a press briefing on Friday afternoon, Boris Johnson was questioned on when current measures could be lifted.Mr Johnson highlighted the February 15 goalpost once again, saying measures won't be looked at until at least this date, in line with the vaccination programme.Speaking from Downing Street, he said the current restrictions are “the

Usually, the twists and turns during awards season are prompted by scandals, public relations goofs, or films that simply didn’t play as expected. This year, the ongoing pandemic has created changes in the process itself that continue to surprise longtime observers.

Directors Tomm Moore and Ross Stewart describe their latest film, Wolfwalkers —the first original animated feature from Apple TV+, which also had a limited theatrical release through GKIDS — in a new episode of THR Presents.

Jamie Lang Netflix Spain’s most highly-anticipated series release of 2021, “Sky Rojo,” the new original from “Money Heist” creators Álex Pina and Esther Martínez Lobato, will launch worldwide on March 19.

Tracee Ellis Ross has given fans a behind-the-scenes glimpse of her role as Grace Davis in The High Note. The black-ish star, 48, took to Instagram on January 15 to share a series of pics and videos — and she looks exactly like her legendary mom, Diana Ross! In the first clip, Tracee posed for a photoshoot wearing nothing but high-waisted black pants, and a metallic, backless crop top. She also rocked a black choker, and styled her hair in bouncy curls.

Veteran exhibition analyst Eric Wold of B. Riley has given Cinemark stock a big shot in the arm, so to speak, upgrading it to “buy” from “neutral” and doubling his price target.