ASIFA-Hollywood, the Los Angeles, California branch of the International Animated Film Society, presents the Annie Awards. The Annie honors achievements in animation as a whole, including current animated productions, as well as career and lifetime achievements. These awards were created in 1972 by veteran voice talent, June Foray.
The 42nd Annie Awards winners were announced at a black tie ceremony on Saturday, January 31, 2015 at UCLA’s Royce Hall. DreamWorks Animation’s hit sequel, How To Train Your Dragon 2, won the “Best Animated Feature” award. Written and directed by Dean DeBlois, Dragon 2 also scored a leading six trophies, including “Best Director.”
2015/42nd Annie Awards winners:
PRODUCTION CATEGORIES
Best Animated Feature
How to Train Your Dragon 2 - DreamWorks Animation
Best Animated Special Production
Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey - Voyager Pictures LLC
Best Animated Short Subject
Feast
- Walt Disney Animation Studios
Best Animated TV/Broadcast Commercial
Flight of the Stories - Aardman Animations
Best General Audience Animated TV/Broadcast Production For Preschool Children
Tumble Leaf
- Amazon Studios
Best Animated TV/Broadcast Production For Children’s Audience
Gravity Falls -
Disney Television Animation
Best General Audience Animated TV/Broadcast Production
The Simpsons
- The Simpsons
Best Animated Video Game
Valiant Hearts: The Great War - Ubisoft
Best Student Film
My Big Brother
- Jason Rayner
INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT CATEGORIES
Outstanding Achievement, Animated Effects in an Animated Production
Michael Kaschalk, Peter DeMund, David Hutchins, Henrik Falt, John Kosnik - Big Hero 6 - Walt Disney Animation Studios
Outstanding Achievement, Animated Effects in a Live Action Production
Steve Avoujageli, Atsushi Ikarashi, Pawel Grochola, Paul Waggoner, Viktor Lundqvist - Edge of Tomorrow - Sony Pictures Imageworks
Outstanding Achievement, Character Animation in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production
Justin Nichols - Wander Over Yonder - Disney Television Animation
Outstanding Achievement, Character Animation in a Feature Production
Fabio Lignini - How to Train Your Dragon 2
- DreamWorks Animation
Outstanding Achievement, Character Animation in a Live Action Production
Daniel Barrett, Paul Story, Eteuati Tema, Alessandro Bonora, Dejan Momcilovic - Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
- Weta Digital
Outstanding Achievement, Character Animation in a Video Game
Mike Mennillo - Assassin's Creed Unity - Ubisoft
Outstanding Achievement, Character Design in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production
Benjamin Balistreri - Wander Over Yonder
- Disney Television Animation
Outstanding Achievement, Character Design in an Animated Feature Production
Paul Sullivan, Sandra Equihua, Jorge R. Gutierrez - The Book of Life - Reel FX
Outstanding Achievement, Directing in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production
Aaron Springer - Disney Mickey Mouse
- Disney Television Animation
Outstanding Achievement, Directing in an Animated Feature Production
Dean DeBlois - How to Train Your Dragon 2
- DreamWorks Animation
Outstanding Achievement, Music in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production
Christopher Willis - Disney Mickey Mouse - Disney Television Animation
Outstanding Achievement, Music in an Animated Feature Production
John Powell, Jónsi - How to Train Your Dragon 2
- DreamWorks Animation
Outstanding Achievement, Production Design in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production
Narina Sokolova - Mickey Shorts
- Disney
Outstanding Achievement, Production Design in an Animated Feature Production
Paul Lasaine, Tom McClure & August Hall - The Boxtrolls
- Focus Features/Laika
Outstanding Achievement, Storyboarding in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production
Joaquim Dos Santos - Legend of Korra -Nickelodeon Animation Studio
Outstanding Achievement, Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production
Truong "Tron" Son Mai - How to Train Your Dragon 2
- DreamWorks Animation
Outstanding Achievement, Voice Acting in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production
Bill Farmer as the voices of Goofy and Grandma - Disney Mickey Mouse
- Disney Television Animation
Outstanding Achievement, Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production
Sir Ben Kingsley as the voice of Archibald Snatcher - The Boxtrolls
- Focus Features/Laika
Outstanding Achievement, Writing in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production
Darrick Bachman - Disney Mickey Mouse
- Disney Television Animation
Outstanding Achievement, Writing in an Animated Feature Production
Phil Lord & Christopher Miller - The Lego Movie
- Warner Bros. Pictures
Outstanding Achievement, Editorial in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production
Illya Owens - Disney Mickey Mouse
- Disney Television Animation
Outstanding Achievement, Editorial in an Animated Feature Production
John K. Carr - How to Train Your Dragon 2 - DreamWorks Animation
JURIED AWARDS
Winsor McCay Award – Didier Brunner, Don Lusk and Lee Mendelson for their career contributions to the art of animation
June Foray Award – Charles Solomon for his significant and benevolent or charitable impact on the art and industry of animation
Ub Iwerks – DreamWorks Animation's Apollo Software for technical advancement that has made a significant impact on the art or industry of animation
Special Achievement Award – The Walt Disney Family Museum recognizing the unique and significant impact on the art and industry of animation
www.annieawards.org
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Monday, February 2, 2015
Sunday, February 1, 2015
Negromancer Loves February 2015
Super Bowl Sunday. Valentine's Day. And, of course, Black History Month! Welcome to Negromancer 2.0. This is the rebirth of Negromancer, the former movie review website as a new movie review and movie news site.
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Saturday, January 31, 2015
Oklahoma Film Critics Name "Boyhood" Best Picture of 2014
The Oklahoma Film Critics Circle (OFCC) is the statewide group of professional film critics. OFCC members are Oklahoma-based movie critics who write for print, broadcast and online outlets that publish or post reviews of current film releases.
The OFCC announced its 9th annual awards list in early January of 2015.
Oklahoma Film Critics Circle 2014 Winners:
Best Picture: “Boyhood.”
Best Actor: Michael Keaton, “Birdman.”
Best Actress: Rosamund Pike, “Gone Girl.”
Best Animated Film: “The LEGO Movie.”
Best Body of Work: Christopher Miller and Phil Lord “The Lego Movie” and “22 Jump Street.”
Best Director: Richard Linklater, “Boyhood.”
Best Documentary: “Life Itself.”
Best First Feature: “Nightcrawler.”
Best Foreign Language Film: “Force Majeure.”
Best Guilty Pleasure: “Edge of Tomorrow.”
Not So Obviously Worst Film: “Monuments Men.”
Obviously Worst Film: “Transformers: Age of Extinction.”
Best Original Screenplay: “The Grand Budapest Hotel.”
Best Adapted Screenplay: Gillian Flynn, “Gone Girl.”
Best Supporting Actor: Edward Norton, “Birdman.”
Best Supporting Actress: Patricia Arquette, “Boyhood.”
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The OFCC announced its 9th annual awards list in early January of 2015.
Oklahoma Film Critics Circle 2014 Winners:
Best Picture: “Boyhood.”
Best Actor: Michael Keaton, “Birdman.”
Best Actress: Rosamund Pike, “Gone Girl.”
Best Animated Film: “The LEGO Movie.”
Best Body of Work: Christopher Miller and Phil Lord “The Lego Movie” and “22 Jump Street.”
Best Director: Richard Linklater, “Boyhood.”
Best Documentary: “Life Itself.”
Best First Feature: “Nightcrawler.”
Best Foreign Language Film: “Force Majeure.”
Best Guilty Pleasure: “Edge of Tomorrow.”
Not So Obviously Worst Film: “Monuments Men.”
Obviously Worst Film: “Transformers: Age of Extinction.”
Best Original Screenplay: “The Grand Budapest Hotel.”
Best Adapted Screenplay: Gillian Flynn, “Gone Girl.”
Best Supporting Actor: Edward Norton, “Birdman.”
Best Supporting Actress: Patricia Arquette, “Boyhood.”
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Happy Birthday, Ed
I hope you had a great day. I won't go there on the age thing, except to say that you predate the Kennedy administration. Happy Birthday and many, many, many more... "Dad."
"Terminator Genisys" Super Bowl Commerical Debuts
NEW MISSION. NEW THREAT. NEW FATE.
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Executive Producers: Bill Carraro, Laeta Kalogridis, Patrick Lussier, Megan Ellison, Robert Cort
Produced: David Ellison, p.g.a. Dana Goldberg, p.g.a.
Written: Laeta Kalogridis & Patrick Lussier
Directed: Alan Taylor
Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jason Clarke, Emilia Clarke, Jai Courtney, J. K. Simmons, Dayo Okeniyi, Matthew Smith, Courtney B. Vance and Byung-Hun Lee
Synopsis: When John Connor (Jason Clarke), leader of the human resistance, sends Sgt. Kyle Reese (Jai Courtney) back to 1984 to protect Sarah Connor (Emilia Clarke) and safeguard the future, an unexpected turn of events creates a fractured timeline. Now, Sgt. Reese finds himself in a new and unfamiliar version of the past, where he is faced with unlikely allies, including the Guardian (Arnold Schwarzenegger), dangerous new enemies, and an unexpected new mission: To reset the future…
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Negromancer's Fave Poli-Reads - January 2015 Edition - Updated #27
From TheNewYorker: By Andy Borowitz - 6 weeks leave opposed by people who get 33 weeks paid leave.
From TheVox: Even FOX News is ripping on the John Beohner plot to invite Benjamin Netanyahu (Throw -A-Net-Over-That Yahoo) to speak before Congress.
From TheDailyDot: Blogger who outed Congressman Steve Scalise for his connection to Louisiana Klansman and Nazi, David Duke, had his home Internet connections cut.
From TheGuardian: Eric Garner prosecutor has gall - I'll give him that. His campaign for Congress should go through hell. Hopefully, the activists will give him hell.
From Time: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on what terrorists attacks are about.
From BuzzFlash: The American Sambo Right (black conservative) manga Dr. King's message.
From YahooNews: Steve Scalise voted "No" to MLK holiday while in the Louisiana legislature. We're not surprised.
From TheDailyBeast: This may be irony when it comes to cops and open-carry activist.
From TheDailyBeast: Steve Scalise's Louisiana Nazis.
From RollingStone: They are not exactly Charlie by Matt Taibbi.
From ReaderSupportedNews: Senator Elizabeth Warren announces her support for California Attorney General Kamala Harris in her bid to replace retiring Senator Barbara Boxer.
From WashingtonPost: The Dept. of Justice curbs civil asset forfeiture. I think the Washington Post's article last September helped this decision come to be.
From WashingtonPost: The legacy of Bill Moyers.
From YahooNews: Republicans can't condemn Klan-boy, Steve Scalise, but they'll compare President Obama to Hitler.
From CenLaMar: The story that originally busted Steve Scalise as a Duker - a supporter of David Duke. OK, that's not what the article said...
From TheIntercept: David Cameron marches in Paris, while at home in the U.K., brown people are prosecuted for speech that offends white people
From HuffingtonPost: A list of Charlie Hebdo cartoons that made the magazine a target.
From the NYT: President Obama orders full restoration of relations with Cuba.
From USAToday: Pope Francis plays role in Obama's Cuba plan.
From YahooNews: The U.S. Supreme Court rejects a new challenge to the Affordable Care Act (a.k.a. Obamacare), although it is currently hearing one.
From RollingStone: 6 ideas for a cop-free world.
From TheIntercept: In case you hadn't heard, Cuba is not returning Assata Shakur.
From CounterPunch: I am a 20th century escaped slave.
From CounterPunch: Raul Castro speaks.
From YahooAutos: President Obama warns Americans not to get to comfortable with falling gas prices.
From RSN: Yeah, this makes sense.
From NYT: Ask Congressman Steve Scalise if he ever voted for David Duke. For a lot of white men who were eligible to vote in the late 1980s and early 1990s, that will be their political kryptonite.
Negromancer News Bits and Bites for the Week of January 25th to 31st, 2015 - Updated #19
NEWS:
From DenofGeek: The simple reason why there was no "Tangled 2."
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From YahooNews: First Lady Michelle Obama defends American Sniper at launch of "6 Certified."
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From YahooBeauty: Disney introduces first Latina Disney Princess.
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From Grantland: A really fine article about retired actor, Oscar-winner Gene Hackman.
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From Vulture: Liam Hemsworth reportedly has been offered the lead in the Independence Day follow-up.
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From People: Alex Gibney, a great director of great documentary films, has a shocking new film about Scientology.
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From Vulture: Guardians of the Galaxy star, Chris Pratt, is rumored to be the new Indiana Jones.
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From ThePlaylist: The leads in Paul Feig's Ghostbusters reboot are Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy, Kate McKinnon & Leslie Jones. Or these are the four who are in contract talks to star in the film.
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From Alternet: Seven things about Chris Kyle not in American Sniper.
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From YahooMovies: The winner of the box office for the weekend of 1/23 to 1/25/2015 is American Sniper with an estimated take of $64.4 million. The film is a repeat winner, and this is one of the best second weekends ever.
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From Variety: Kaya Scodelario has been named as the female lead in "Pirates of the Caribbean 5."
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From YahooMovies: Oscar winner Dianne Wiest is struggling to pay her rent.
COMICS BOOKS:
From NerdReactor: Jason Momoa likes the idea of a brown-skinned Aquaman.
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From YahooGames: An article about TV shows based on comic books.
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From Variety: Melissa Benoist is CBS' Supergirl.
From Variety: Mehcad Brooks is the love interest of CBS' Supergirl.
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From Newsarama: 10 things worth noticing in the Fantastic Four trailer.
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From YahooTV: The first teaser for the Fantastic Four reboot, and I think it looks great. Now, will the movie be good...
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From CinemaBlend: How the costumes in the Fantastic Four reboot film might look.
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From IGN: Fox wants to develop a live action X-Men television series.
TRAILERS:
From 20th Century Fox: The first teaser trailer for this year's Fantastic Four reboot.
MISC.:
From YahooSports: Serena Williams wins her 6th Australian open title. It is also her 19th major title (Grand Slam tournament) win, which is second all-time behind Stefi Graf's 22 (in the Open era).
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