The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced that 10 animated short films will advance in the voting process for the 88th Academy Awards®. Sixty pictures had originally qualified in the category. The 10 films are listed below in alphabetical order by title, with their production companies:
Producer Nina Jacobson has been the steward of THE HUNGER GAMES film franchise. Entrusted by book author Suzanne Collins to see the vision of Collins’ printed words take shape on the silver screen and to honor the legions fans already devoted to the tales and trials of Katniss Everdeen,
The gritty, strong-messaged, gang thriller THE PASTOR will be released in select movie theaters nationwide on January 25, 2016, for a special one-night engagement from WolfGang Cinema in partnership with Fathom Events. THE PASTOR stars Arturo Muyshondt (“The Two Lives of Maxi Kaplan”), Franky G (Starz’s “Power”, Lionsgate’s “Saw” franchise) Micah
Golden Globe® and Emmy® winner Jane Seymour (“Wedding Crashers,” “Austenland”) joins Annabelle Stephenson (ABC’s “Revenge”), Nicholas Gonzalez (“The Purge: Anarchy,” FOX’s “Sleepy Hollow”) and Paul Rodriguez (“Ali,” “Blood Work”) in the new Alex Ranarivelo directed drama PRAYING FOR RAIN – the latest feature production from Forrest Lucas and Ali Afshar’s
“Get Through Your Fear” “Jobs” “Butch’s Scar” THE GOOD DINOSAUR asks the question: What if the asteroid that forever changed life on Earth missed the planet completely and giant dinosaurs never became extinct? Pixar Animation Studios takes you on an epic journey into the world of dinosaurs
ALLEGIANT takes Tris [Shailene Woodley] and Four [Theo James] into a new world, far more dangerous than ever before. After the earth-shattering revelations of INSURGENT, Tris must escape with Four and go beyond the wall enclosing Chicago. For the first time ever, they will leave the only city and family
A heroic action-thriller, THE FINEST HOURS is the remarkable true story of the greatest small boat rescue in Coast Guard history. Presented in Digital 3D™ and IMAX® 3D, the film will transport audiences to the heart of the action, creating a fully-immersive cinematic experience on an epic scale. On February
Stand up and cheer for TRUMBO! Under Jay Roach’s direction with an Oscar-worthy script from John McNamara, and thanks to an Oscar caliber performance by Bryan Cranston, TRUMBO celebrates the 1st Amendment and the conviction of one man, with dignity, integrity, courage, bravery and intelligence. The Blacklist. Hollywood Ten. House
Sixteen features have been submitted for consideration in the Animated Feature Film category for the 88th Academy Awards®. The submitted features, listed in alphabetical order, are: “Anomalisa” “The Boy and the Beast” “Boy and the World” “The Good Dinosaur” “Home” “Hotel Transylvania 2” “Inside Out” “Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet” “The
Inspired by true events, “Suffragette” movingly explores the passion and heartbreak of those who risked all they had for women’s right to vote – their jobs, their homes, their children, and even their lives. Academy Award nominees Carey Mulligan and Helena Bonham Carter, and three-time Academy Award winner Meryl Streep,
