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The 2021 Oscars didn’t look like a typical awards show. It surely didn’t flow like a typical awards show.

The directors of Soul, the first Pixar film to feature an African-American protagonist, paid tribute to music and art teachers and jazz musicians after their Oscars win.

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature “The Midnight Sky” Matt Kasmir, Greg Baxter, Chris Lawrence, Max Solomon, David WatkinsOutstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature “Mank” Wei Zheng, Peter Mavromates, Simon Carr, James PastoriusOutstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature “Soul” Pete Docter, Dana Murray, Michael Fong, Bill WatralOutstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode “The Mandalorian”: “The Marshal” Joe Bauer, Abbigail Keller, Hal Hickel, Richard

Also Read: Oscars 2021: New Nominees Share Their Stunned, Speechless Reactions (Updating)Dana Murray remembered the first time Docter pitched “Soul” to the Pixar team, and how one animator described the premise as “Pete Doctor Unleashed.”“We just kept waiting for someone to ask if we were sure it was a good idea, but that never came,” Murray said.

This morning, Soul director Pete Docter and producer Dana Murray were delighted to see their animated pic score three Oscar nominations, for Best Animated Feature, Best Original Score and Best Sound.

If you thought Pixar’s resume couldn’t get any more impressive, “Soul“—the studio’s upcoming release about passion, music, and a soul-in-training—will prove you wrong. That’s no small task.

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Gregg Goldstein After her Oscar nomination for producing the 2017 animated short “Lou,” Dana Murray is making her feature producing debut with “Soul,” the third Disney/Pixar film from director Pete Docter to be named as a Cannes Official Selection. Jamie Foxx voices the role of a middle-school band teacher who is transported to the Great Before, a place where souls (including 22, voiced by Tina Fey) are developed before they go to Earth.