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Kobe Bryant Reportedly Rejected For Academy Membership Despite Oscar Win

June 21, 2018 1:06 am

In most cases winning an Academy Award is pretty much a guarantee you'll be invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences the following summer. That does not appear to be the case with one ha...

Kobe Bryant Becomes First NBA Player To Win An Academy Award

Gregory Ellwood

March 4, 2018 9:38 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

The Laker love is strong within the Academy. On Sunday night Kobe Bryant, a five-time NBA champion, two-time NBA Finals MVP, League MVP and two-time Olympic Gold Medalist, among other accolades, became the fir...

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2018 Best Animated Short Oscars Predictions

Gregory Ellwood

February 20, 2018 2:33 am

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

"Revolting Rhymes" is the best of the bunch, but it's length (29 min) hurts it in comparison to the other nominees. It's almost a pick 'em then between a repetitive Pixar short ("Lou") and a hand drawn short of...

Coco Wins 11 Annie Awards Including Best Animated Feature

Gregory Ellwood

February 4, 2018 5:38 am

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

The 45th Annie Awards were held Saturday night in Los Angeles and, as expected, Pixar's "Coco" dominated the winner's circle. The expected Oscar winner took home 11 trophies including Best Animated Feature, Be...

Best Animated Movies & TV Shows Of 2017

Drew Taylor

January 2, 2018 12:13 pm

Features, News

This was, by all accounts, an absolutely miserable year for animated films. The major animated features were mostly drab, uninspired affairs that promoted products more than anything else (let us introduce you ...

‘Coco’ Sings With 13 Annie Awards Nominations As Oscar Awaits

Gregory Ellwood

December 4, 2017 3:08 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

In case you're curious, Pixar's "Coco" is going to win the Best Animated Feature Oscar in March. Sure, "The Breadwinner" and "Loving Vincent" will earn nominations and even pick up some more critics' groups hon...

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Kobe Bryant Shoots For The Oscars As ‘Dear Basketball’ Makes Animated Short Film Short List

Gregory Ellwood

December 4, 2017 2:13 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the 10 finalists for the Animated Short Film race and none other than hometown hero Kobe Bryant has made the cut. Glen Keane's "Dear Basketball," whi...

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