Golden Globe Animation Nominees React

Following this morning’s Golden Globe nominations announcement, the creatives behind this year’s animation contenders are sharing their reactions to the good news!

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The Wild Robot 

Nominated for:

• Best Motion Picture – Animated
• Best Score – Motion Picture
• Best Song – Motion Picture
• Cinematic and Box Office Achievement

 

“On behalf of the entire cast and crew of The Wild Robot I wish to extend our heartfelt gratitude to the members of the Golden Globes, a group of people from all over the world, for their recognition of this story of a lost robot whose relentless kindness and compassion changes everything. Your four nominations for our film, incredible score, and song, mean so very much to everyone who lent their precious talents and time to a movie that struck out into uncharted territory. For all of us, it was the film of a lifetime.”

— Chris Sanders, writer-director, The Wild Robot

 

“We are honored and humbled to be considered among such diverse and powerful films in what has been an extraordinary year for animation. The Wild Robot has been a career defining moment for all involved and we are grateful to the members of the Golden Globes for this incredible recognition of our film — and music — in which nature and technology find an unlikely balance through kindness, empathy and community.”

— Jeff Hermann, producer, The Wild Robot

 

“Thank you to the Golden Globes for this incredible honor. To Chris Sanders, thank you for this beautiful world, your trusting collaborative spirit, and for making music a character in this story. And thank you to Jeff Hermann, DreamWorks, and Universal for believing in me and this music to help bring your beautiful story to life.”

— Kris Bowers, composer, The Wild Robot

 

“On behalf of my fellow writers, we are absolutely over the moon that our heartfelt song, ‘Kiss the Sky,’ has been nominated for a Golden Globe Award! In a year filled with such extraordinary music in film, being recognized among so many inspiring songwriters is truly an honor. We’re so grateful for this incredible acknowledgment and very proud to be part of this unforgettable musical journey with DreamWorks Animation’s The Wild Robot.”

—  Maren Morris, “Kiss the Sky” from The Wild Robot, performer and co-songwriter

 

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Memoir of a Snail

Nominated for:

• Best Motion Picture – Animated

 

“On behalf of my producer Liz and I, Sarah, Kodi, Jacki and all the many artists here in Australia who worked on the film, we are all tickled Pink that our little blobby snail film has been nominated for a Golden Globe. Grace Pudel looks forward to meeting you all on the red carpet in January.”

— Adam Elliot, writer & director, Memoir of a Snail

 

 

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Inside Out 2

Nominated for:

• Best Motion Picture – Animated
• Cinematic and Box Office Achievement

 

“I couldn’t be more thrilled and excited and proud of this film and proud of the entire team that worked so hard to make it. We can’t help but have all of our collective Joys at our consoles. These movies take years … and you really form a bond with the people that you’re with … There’s so many talented, wonderful, humble, kind human beings behind this film, and this crew in particular was really special.”

“I know how hard [the team on fellow animated feature nominee Moana 2] worked. I feel very connected to that film because we’re both following up a beloved film, and doing the second film in such a short amount of time, I’m just so proud of them.”

“I’ve gotten to know [Cinematic and Box Office nominee Alien: Romulus director Fede Alvarez] at some of the conferences, and I’m so excited to see that he was nominated right along with us.”

— Kelsey Mann, director, Inside Out 2

 

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Flow

Nominated for:

• Best Motion Picture – Animated

“It’s an honor to be nominated amongst creators that I admire so much. I am so very grateful to our producers, our distributor Sideshow and Janus Films, all of the financiers and our incredible team for trusting me and for their incredible passion, hard work and pure talent which allowed me to trust them as well. We took some big risks and made this film in some truly unconventional ways. There were times when I wasn’t sure we could pull it off but somehow, this small independent film made in Latvia, France and Belgium by a very young and passionate team has reached a global audience. This nomination has proven to me that filmmaking and especially animation can transcend cultural or any other kind of boundaries to unite us and help us see the world through someone else’s eyes, which is more essential now than ever before. Thank you so much.”

— Gints Zilbalodis, director, producer, co-writer & co-composer, Flow

 

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Moana 2

Nominated for:

• Best Motion Picture – Animated

“Chee Hoo! Moana 2 is about the power of connecting to community, and it took a community of talented artists at Disney Animation to create this film. Enormous gratitude to each of them and to the Golden Globes!”

— David Derrick Jr., Jason Hand & Dana Ledoux Miller, directors, Moana 2

 

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Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl

Nominated for:

• Best Motion Picture – Animated

“It’s an absolute honor to see our film nominated for a Golden Globe, and to be recognized alongside some of the most prestigious names in animation. We are really proud of the whole crew and team in Bristol.”

— Nick Park & Merlin Crossingham, directors, Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl