The 6th A113Animation Awards Results

The results to the most prestigious and anticipated prizes of the Award season (ahem) are in! As always, keep in mind the winners have been decided by William, Munir and me (Damien) based on our personal tastes.
That being said, here are the winners of the 6th A113Animation Awards in bold and gold (go to the bottom of the post for a breakdown of the results).

The 6th A113Animation Awards Nominations

Welcome to the 6th edition of the A113Animation Awards! We've got a good one for you this year, considering the amount of amazing animated films that have been released in the past 12 months. 2016 is arguably the best year for animation since 2012, and the choices ahead of us are going to be quite tough.

The winners will be picked by me (Damien), while William (our Founder/Editor-in-Chief) and Munir (writer and WDAS specialist) will each choose their favourite movie of the year in the Staff Picks category; you, dear A113Animation readers, will also be allowed to award one of the trophies (The People's Favourite Animated Film Award) through the poll below.

The films eligible for an Award must have been released in the UK in 2016. The Winners will be announced on Saturday 14th January. Without further ado and in alphabetical order by film, here are the 6th A113Animation Awards Nominations:

'Finding Dory' Review: On Why it's a Worthy 'Nemo' Sequel

Rarely is a sequel worthy of its predecessor. Sequels often disappoint us, because we enter them with big expectations and a pre-conceived idea of what this universe should be; of what the tone should be. The filmmakers are then faced with a dilemma:
- either stick to what has been done with the first film; that means keeping the same structure, tone, and facing the risk of repeating yourself; we'll call that the Home Alone 2 syndrome.
- or they do something completely different, unexpected, with the consequence of losing the fans of the first film. That's the Cars 2 syndrome.

Fortunately, there's also a third option. The one for the worthy sequel which finds the right balance between looking back and saying something new. On this spoiler-free review, I'll explain why I think Dory is a rare example of that kind of sequel.

Watch: A 25 Second Clip for Pixar's 'Piper'

Get a first look at Piper, the short film that will be shown in front of Finding Dory in a few days (Pixar's 17th feature film will be released at the end of the week in the US - much later in the UK) just below, thanks to Disney UK's YouTube channel.

Watch: The Two First 'Finding Dory' Clips are a Combination of Old and New

At less than a month of its US release, Disney is going all in with its Finding Dory promotion: a theme song last week, a trailer Tuesday, and the two first clips today. Watch "Totally Sick" and "Meet Hank" below.

Watch: The Hilarious Latest 'Finding Dory' Trailer is Here

Pixar released a new trailer for Finding Dory, the long awaited sequel to its 2003 masterpiece Finding Nemo. The new adventures of Dory, Marlin and Nemo are almost there, nearly 13 years after the first film; and you can get a taste of how hilarious, heart-warming and beautiful Finding Dory will be with the trailer below.

Listen to Sia Perform Finding Dory's 'Unforgettable'

Finding Dory is not out before 17 June (for the American audience at least), but you can listen to the theme song right now: Sia performed Unforgettable live it in the Ellen DeGeneres show. Watch it / listen to it below.

Watch: The First TV Spot for 'Finding Dory'

Finding Dory is almost there (it arrives on 17 June in the US - 29th July in the UK), and that's precisely how Disney named the first TV spot for the upcoming movie: She's Almost There; watch the 30-second promotional video - still featuring a good amount of new footage - after the break.

Get a Fist Look at 'Piper', the Pixar Short Film That Will be Attached to 'Finding Dory'

Piper, a short film produced at Pixar and directed by Alan Barillaro, will be attached to Finding Dory when the feature film hits theaters later this year (source: Entertainment Weekly). Learn what the short is about and see a concept art for it after the break.

Meet New Characters from 'Finding Dory'

Some drawings of the new Finding Dory characters made their way to the internet before, but this is the first time we are seeing some of them as they'll appear in the finished movie. USA Today got some exclusive pictures for the otters (above), Becky the loon and Rudder & Fluke the sea lions.

The Latest 'Finding Dory' Poster Brings Back Memories

A few days after premiering a trailer for Finding Dory on her YouTube channel, Ellen DeGeneres, the voice behind the forgetful fish shared a poster for the upcoming Pixar film on her twitter account. See the full poster after the break.

Just Keep Watching This 'Finding Dory' Trailer

Here it is! The first full trailer for the Finding Nemo sequel was revealed on the YouTube channel of the Ellen DeGeneres show, and you can now have a glimpse at how Dory is going to get back to her long lost family. Watch the Finding Dory trailer below.

These 4 Posters are Literally About 'Finding Dory'

 

Pixar just released four teaser posters for Finding Dory, where the blue fish voiced by Ellen Degeneres can be spotted hiding in various oceanic settings. See the three remaining posters after the break (click on them for a bigger version).

This 'Finding Dory' Concept Art Reveals Two New Characters

Entertainment Weekly got an exclusive concept art from Pixar upcoming Finding Dory. It shows off two of the new characters of the Finding Nemo sequel: Bailey the beluga (voiced by Ty Burrell) and Destiny the whale shark (played by Kaitlin Olson). EW also has a few informations on the film.

Watch: Dory Sleep-swims in the First 'Finding Dory' Teaser

Ellen DeGeneres debuted the first teaser of the long awaited sequel to Finding Nemo on her show today. And while the original film was released more than 12 years ago, when you look at this teaser it feels like it was just yesterday. Watch it below.

D23 Expo: What the Walt Disney Animation Studios and Pixar Revealed

Once every two year, Disney is holding a big event, where they announce and tease upcoming projects. And luckily for us, it's happening this year - more precisely, this very weekend. See what the Walt Disney Animation Studios and Pixar have in store in the upcoming few years after the break.

Cannes: John Lasseter Talks Upcoming Pixar and Disney Films

John Lasseter (Chief Creative Officer at Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios) is currently at the Cannes Film Festival where Pete Docter's Inside Out premiered on Monday. But while he was at Cannes, why wouldn't he also talk about the future? Thankfully he did, and some new tidbits on The Good Dinosaur, Finding Dory, Zootopia and Moana came through. More after the break.

Idris Elba and Dominic West Wired Up for Finding Dory

Former The Wire co-stars Idris Elba and Dominic West are reportedly now part of the voice cast for Pixar's hotly anticipated Nemo sequel, Finding Dory! Or so says Dominic West, anyway.

Willem Dafoe Back for Finding Dory: "It’s Even Better than the First"

We know that Ellen DeGeneres and Albert Brooks are returning for Finding Dory, and now Willem Dafoe has told Total Film that he'll be reprising his role as Gill in the Nemo sequel. The actor seems very enthusiastic about the film too, saying "it's even better than the first."

Breaking: The Good Dinosaur Pushed Back to November 2015; Pixar Will Release No Film Next Year

Concept art for The Good Dinosaur, which stars the voices of Lucas Neff, Neil
 Patrick Harris and Judy Greer. It will now open November 2015.

When Bob Peterson was removed as director of The Good Dinosaur, particularly as we're so close to its planned 30th May, 2014 release date, it seemed incredibly unlikely that the film would be ready on time. In fact, it seems the situation is worse than anticipated, as Pixar have announced (via the L.A. Times) that they're pushing their fifteenth feature film all the way back to 25th November, 2015.