The 7th A113Animation Awards Results - and a Farewell

The time has come to announce the winners of the 7th and last A113Animation Awards! The winners are announced below, and are in bold and gold.
As always, our personal tastes decide of the Awards, so it's rather a matter of favourite over best, even if it says 'Best' in the Award title.
There will be a short breakdown of the results after the list of winners; as well as a closing statement from William, Munir and me (Damien), since - as we announced last week - this is the end of the line for A113Animation.

But first, the results!

The 7th A113Animation Awards Nominations (and an Announcement)

Welcome to the 7th A113Animation Awards! We're here to celebrate our favourite animated films of 2017.

The criteria for participating have been made more flexible this time: as always, we will include movies that have been released in the UK during the past year - but we're also letting in animated films that have premiered in the US within the same period. We'll be explaining why at the end of this post.

We are hereby reminding you that the choices we make are based on our personal taste and on the films we were able to see so far (damn released dates) - which would explain why The Breadwinner isn't nominated in any category despite its critical success. That being said, and as usual for the A113Animation Awards, you can still support films that didn't make our 'Best Animated Feature Film' selection in 'The People's Favourite Animated Film Award'. Just vote for your favourite 2017 animated film in the poll below.

The nominees are presented in alphabetical order of the movie. And here we go!

Review: 'Coco' is a Moving Journey into Mexican Culture

The winning team behind Toy Story 3 is back with Coco, more than 7 years after their previous film: Lee Unkrich (director) and Darla K. Anderson (producer) team up again, this time to bring us a story inspired by Mexican culture; one about Día de los Muertos.
Read our spoiler-free review below.

Watch: A Cool-looking Teaser-Trailer for 'Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse'

Sony is bringing us a new version of Spider-Man next year, with Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, an animated feature film produced by Phil Lord and Chris Miller and (The LEGO Movie, 21 Jump Street). Peter Parker won't be the main character this time, as Miles Morales will don the mask of the friendly neighborhood superhero. Watch the sleek-looking teaser below.

Showtime: The First Teaser for 'Incredibles 2' is Online!

After two live action films, Brad Bird (The Iron Giant, Ratatouille) is back to his animation roots with Incredibles 2, the long awaited sequel to his 2004 superhero movie. Pixar just released a first teaser, mainly starring Jack-Jack Parr. Watch it below.

'Klaus' is Happening at Netflix

Good news everyone! It appears that Klaus, a hand-drawn project which we talked about two years ago will happen, thanks to Netflix. Cartoon Brew reports that the streaming service has acquired the rights to Klaus and will help produce it, aiming for a Christmas 2019 release date.

Watch: A Fun Trailer for 'Hotel Transylvania 3'

The third film in the Hotel Transylvania will have little to do with the titular hotel, as the gang of monsters will take a break on a cruise ship (hence the subtitle, A Monster Vacation). Genndy Tartakovsky is back at the helm for what looks like another funny, slapsticky romp. Watch the international trailer below.

Watch: The New 'Early Man' Trailer Pits Stone Against Bronze

Aardman's next feature film, Early Man, is set in prehistoric times, but one where Dinosaurs co-exist with humans and in which the heroes have to fight against a powerful and technology more advanced tribe.
Like always with the Bristol Studio, the new Early Man trailer promises there's a lot of fun to be had, and the world created by Nick Park and his creative team looks great. Watch the trailer below.

Watch: The Final 'Coco' Trailer Might Be the Best

Pixar latest film, Coco, will be out in the US in about two weeks, and has already opened (to pretty high praise) in Mexico. And now we have a final trailer, which may just be the best one fo this film. It looks wonderful, it's funny, but it can also be considered a bit spoilery. Still, if you're interested, you can watch it below.

Watch: A First 'Coco' Clip and a Featurette

We're getting really close to the Mexican and US release of Coco, the latest film from Pixar. So it's not a surprise that the studio is pushing the promotion: not one, but two videos related to Coco were released today on the Disney/Pixar YouTube channel. You can watch them after the break.

Disney's 'Gigantic' has been Cancelled

The Hollywood Reporter revealed that Disney's Gigantic has been cancelled. The film was going to be a new take on the Jack and the Beanstalk fairy tale and was supposed to be released in 2020; Meg LeFauve (co-writer of Inside Out) and Nathan Greno (co-director on Tangled) were attached to direct it.

Will Smith and Tom Holland To Star in 'Spies in Disguise'

Lance Sterling (Will Smith)

Will Smith and Tom Holland have joined Blue Sky Studio's upcoming Spies in Disguise, a CGI film set in the world of international espionage.

Watch: A New Trailer for Sony's 'The Star'

Sony Animation just released a new trailer for The Star, the animated film that is supposed to offer a new take on the nativity story. It looks as unimpressive as the first trailer we got a few months back, and the main selling point still appears to be the voice cast.
Watch the trailer below.

Watch: The First trailer for Wes Anderson's 'Isle of Dogs'

Wes Anderson has helmed a second animated film; after Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009), he is back behind his stop-motion camera for Isle of Dogs, a film in which all the dogs of Megasaki City are banished to a garbage-dump. And just like for Fantastic Mr. Fox, Anderson's style can be sensed throughout. Watch the first full trailer for Isle of Dogs after the break.

Watch: John Cena Introduces the Latest 'Ferdinand' Trailer

Blue Sky and the 20th Century Fox have apparently decided to base the promotion for their upcoming film Ferdinand on John Cena. The wrestler stars in the film as the titular character, and narrates its latest trailer as well. You can watch the promotional video below.

Watch: A New 'Coco' Trailer is Out

It seems like it was announced decades ago, but the Pixar film based on the Mexican Day of the dead, Coco, is almost here. It will open in November in the US and a little bit later (erhm) in the UK, in January 2018. The film is directed by Lee Unkrich (Toy Story 3) and co-directed by Adrian Molina.
You can watch the new sumptuous trailer below. Warning: some shots may be considered spoilers.

Watch: Here is the First Full Trailer for Aardman's 'Early Man'

Nick Park (Wallace & Gromit, Chicken Run) is back behind his stop-motion camera for Early Man, the new Aardman movie set in prehistoric times. The film will be out early next year (On 26 January in the UK and 16 February in the US), and we've got our first full trailer. Watch the 2:30 video below.

Editorial: It's time for Verna Felton to become a Disney Legend

The Disney Legends Awards was created in 1987 as a form of recognition to individuals that have made a great contribution to the Walt Disney Company. From animators to imagineers to actors and musicians, the Legends award has been given to a wide array of people that have worked at the company since its inception in the 1920s. Nowadays, the award is given bi-annually at the D23 Expo with Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Clyde Geronimi and Whoopi Goldberg among the latest people to receive the award.

Watch: The Mesmerizing Trailer for 'Loving Vincent'

This is something we don't see everyday. Loving Vincent is an animated film inspired by the paintings and tormented life of Vincent Van Gogh; each of the 65000 frames in the movie has been hand-painted by an artist in the style of Van Gogh, which offers an incredible result. Watch the trailer below.

Watch: The Trailer for 'The Star' Is Very Insistant on Its Voice Actors

We've long been wondering what to make of Sony Pictures Animation's The Star (formerly The Lamb). Was it going to be a deep, adult-oriented profound take on the nativity story; or rather a more child-friendly, regular CGI animal-talking film. Well, wonder no more, as the answer is just below (via USA Today).