What is the price of a decreasing amount of prestige? This is the question that may be worth asking most of all right now if you’re a fan of Pixar Animation Studios. As Samad pointed out on the Pixar Times home page, when the Golden Globe nominations were announced this past Thursday morning, Monsters University was not included among the nominees for Best Animated Feature. There is, to be sure, a necessary discussion to be had, not only about how seriously people do or should take the Golden Globes, as well as why, this year, they only nominated three films for Best Animated Feature. (On the latter point, Hayao Miyazaki’s final film, the exquisite and mature The Wind Rises, was nominated for Best Foreign-Language Film, but not Best Animated Feature, inexplicably. Also, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which hands out the Golden Globes, has a rule stating that if fewer than 12, but more than 7, animated features qualify in a given year, there can only be three Best Animated Feature nominees. As there were only 10 wide-release animated features this year, that must explain the small number of nominees, but just barely.)
Pixar Snubbed By Golden Globes For First Time
Over the last few years, the amount of controversy surrounding the Golden Globes, and its voting body, the Hollywood Foreign Press (HFPA), has grown to great heights. Although awards season is always accompanied by a healthy dose of controversy, there is no awards show that embodies that more than the Globes. Serious allegations have been tossed at the HFPA in the past and that has certainly come to taint its reputability. On the list of questionable decisions made by the voting group for the upcoming awards is this year’s snubbing of Pixar.
‘Brave’ Wins Animated Feature Golden Globe
Last year, Pixar received awards and nominations for its short film, La Luna, which was beautifully directed by Enrico Casarosa. However, the divisive Cars 2 largely remained on the sidelines, making last year the first time Pixar’s feature film had not been a factor in awards season. Brave received far more favorable reviews in 2012, and last night captured the Golden Globe in the Best Animated Feature Film category. Find more details and watch the acceptance speech after the break!
Toy Story 3 Wins At The Golden Globes
At the 68th Annual Golden Globes tonight, Toy Story 3 was nominated for an award. From the very first moments that viewers began to gaze upon Pixar’s latest film, there was talk of the film winning big awards. Critics across the country have lauded the film as the best animated film of the year, with some saying that it was the best film of the year. Part of that has been realized tonight, as the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) has named Toy Story 3 the Best Animated Feature Film of 2010. [Read more…]
Golden Globe Nominations Announced – Toy Story 3 Honored (And Snubbed)
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced their nominations for the 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards early this morning. Toy Story 3 garnered a nomination for ‘Best Animated Feature,’ but was shut out of all other categories. What happened? [Read more…]
