The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today the newest acquisitions to its expansive Academy Collection — the largest film-related collection in the world, comprising more than 52 million items.
Recent acquisitions include the Studio Ghibli animation collection, featuring more than 80 pieces of original animation art by Hayao Miyazaki and Noboru Yoshida for Ponyo (2008), the studio’s Japanese movie posters, and an animator’s desk; sets and puppets from Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio (2022); and a selection of animator’s maquettes from Disney’s Pinocchio (1940), Fantasia (1940) and The Lion King (1994).
“We are thrilled to welcome these iconic pieces into our collection. Overseen by our skilled team of researchers, preservationists, and curators, the Academy Collection plays a pivotal role in shaping the future of moviemaking,” said Matt Severson, Executive Vice President, Academy Collection and Preservation. “We are grateful to our donors for their remarkable gifts to the Academy and commitment to preserving our film history.”
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has been collecting and preserving film and film-related material since 1927, and its unparalleled collection contains items reflecting all components of the moviemaking process—costumes, photographs, scripts, posters, production art, sound recordings, books, film and video assets, props, cameras, projectors, clippings, make-up and hairstyling tools, visual effects technologies, promotional materials, and more.
Components of the Academy’s collection can be accessed by the public through exhibitions, public programming and film screenings at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures; the Academy’s Margaret Herrick Library reference and research collection; the Academy Film Archive access center; or online at Oscars.org.
Find the full list of new acquisitions of the Academy Collection here. Animation highlights include:
Production Objects
- Animator’s desk used at Studio Ghibli; Gift of Studio Ghibli Inc.
- Two sets and six puppets from Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio (2022), production design by Curt Enderle and Guy Davis, character design by Guy Davis; Gift of Netflix
- A selection of animator’s maquettes from Pinocchio (1940): Figaro, Gideon, Geppetto, Lampwick and Coachman; character design by Walt Disney Animation Studios Artist Head of Pinocchio maquette from Pinocchio (1940), character design by Milt Kahl; Gift of Bryan Jossart
- A selection of animator’s maquettes from Fantasia (1940): Madame Upanova, Bacchus and Jacchus; character design by Walt Disney Animation Studios Artist
- Animator’s maquette from The Lion King (1994): Scar; character design by Andreas Deja
Graphic Arts
- Studio Ghibli animation collection: More than 80 pieces of original animation art, including drawings rendered by Hayao Miyazaki and conceptual drawings by Noboru Yoshida for Ponyo (2008) and the studio’s Japanese movie posters; Gift of Studio Ghibli Inc.
- Mike and Jeanne Glad animation collection: Poster for The Mad Doctor (1933), one of three known copies for this title, added to the collection; Gift of Mike and Jeanne Glad
