Oscars nominate The Red Turtle for Best Animated Feature
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced its nominees for the 2017 Oscar Awards yesterday. But, while we hate to be the bearers of bad news for everyone rooting for your name, for whatever reason it didn’t make the cut. In November, both Makoto Shinkai’s movie and Miss Hokusai were officially listed for consideration. However, out of the three anime movies eligible, the Ghibli and Wild Bunch co-production La tortue rouge (The Red Turtle) was the one that made the shortlist for Best Animated Feature.
Dutch-British animator Michaël Dudok de Wit, who had previously worked on Oscar-winning short film Father and Daughter, directed The Red Turtle alongside Grave of the Fireflies‘ Isao Takahata as Artistic Producer. The film’s story and storyboards were finished in Koganei, Tokyo, where Studio Ghibli holds its HQ, and was then animated in France.
The 89th Academy Awards ceremony will be held on February 26th at Hollywood’s Dolby Theatre. While we were hoping to prove your name‘s naysayers wrong, and it seemed a shoo-in for the shortlist, we’ll be backing The Red Turtle all the same.
Shame that Your Name didn’t get the nod, as it has proven to be a big hit. Guess the Academy’s anime knowledge doesn’t go beyond Ghibli.
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I heard the creator wanted people to stop watching that movie.
http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/12/27-1/creator-of-your-name-asks-people-to-stop-seeing-it
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That Shinkai, too damn modest for his own good 😆
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It’s nice to see people modest but I was shocked when I heard about this news.
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I heard it was good but I haven’t seen any trailers on it.
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There’s two to choose from here 😋 https://littleanimeblog.com/2016/05/19/update-french-japanese-trailers-unveiled-for-ghibli-co-produced-film-the-red-turtle/
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Thanks for the link!!!
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I really need to watch The Red Turtle. I actually didn’t hear about it until the Oscar nom.
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I know, it looks beautiful, and seems like it becomes the story you’d least expect from the premise. I was just happy to see Ghibli involved with a new film at first, but since then I’ve been kind of spellbound by the visuals and trailers that came rolling in.
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Is it already out on DVD do you know?
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Not yet, as far as I know it’s yet to be announced for any kind of international release. I’m hoping it’ll be snapped up by someone soon though!
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Me too!
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It sure was too bad that lost that Oscar award for Best Animated Feature. And like what I thought, the Oscars can be a big joke as they don’t give a shit.
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Every single shot in The Red Turtle is perfect, especially because of the intricate and beautifully imagined backdrops, and in terms of just what is on screen, the story action is directed faultlessly. While there’s not always the greatest emotional connection to the characters, between them or for the audience, the film is occasionally pretty affecting for something of its simple 2D hand-drawn style.
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