Tag: Winsor McCay Award
Annie Awards: ‘Arcane,’ ‘Mitchells’ Help Netflix Sweep 49th Edition
The 49th Annie Awards (annieawards.org) were held Saturday evening, with a star-studded virtual ceremony celebrating the year's best animation across 36 feature film, television,...
GKIDS Plans Re-Release of Satoshi Kon Classic ‘Tokyo Godfathers’
A critically-acclaimed film from one of the world’s most visionary animators will be returning to the big screen, as GKIDS has acquired North American...
‘Spider-Verse’ Sweeps Annie Awards with 7 Wins, Including Best Feature
Sony’s Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse won Best Animated Feature at the 46th Annual Annie Awards Saturday evening, and garnered top honors across seven categories...
SpongeBob Creator Stephen Hillenburg Dies at 57
Stephen Hillenburg, the brilliant creator of Nickelodeon’s hugely popular animated series SpongeBob SquarePants, died on Monday at age 57. The cause of death was...
June Foray Collection Debuts at Heritage Auctions
Nearly a year after her death at age 99, Heritage Auctions will celebrate “The First Lady of Animation” with The June Foray Collection, offered...
‘Roger Ramjet’ Creator Fred Crippen Dies Age 90
Fred Crippen, the prolific animator, writer, producer, director and founder of Pantomime Pictures who created the famous 1960s series Roger Ramjet, passed away March...
Mike Judge’s ‘Tales from the Tour Bus’ Greenlit by Cinemax
Beavis and Butt-Head and King of the Hill creator Mike Judge is returning to animation after successfully launching a live-action career with HBO’s Silicon...
Animation Legend Eric Goldberg to Teach at USC
Veteran animator Eric Goldberg has joined the USC School of Cinematic Arts’ John C. Hench Division of Animation and Digital Arts.
Goldberg will teach classes...
Recording Legend Stan Freberg Dies at 88
Acclaimed satirist, radio and recording artist and animation voice actor Stan Freberg died April 7. He was 88.
Freberg's death was reported by his estranged...
Remembering Ray
In 2002 I received a call from my editor at the Los Angeles Times, asking if I would be interested in interviewing Ray Harryhausen....
40th Anniversary Annies Hosts Are Announced!
The 40th Annual Annie Awards have revealed which names from the toon biz will be hosting honors at the awards ceremony on Saturday, February...
Tartakovsky Signs Overall Deal with Sony Animation
Acclaimed animation veteran Genndy Tartakovsky has inked an overall deal with Sony Pictures Animation. The overall agreement goes beyond his current role as director...
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