Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORDDU: My sisters and I would have been shocked if FROZEN hadn't won Best Animated Film. We hadn't expected anything else.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I'm not entirely surprised that Frozen won, though The Wind Rises is a very good movie (it's just not geared toward kids in any way). That said, I doubt that having won an Oscar will make the in-park characters any more popular. While it's great to get recognition, awards like this seldom have a big impact on family films; they typically do well (or not) regardless of what the critics say (DM2, anyone?)
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt It won't make them more popular but it wiil give the franchise an added boost and longevity. See: "Beauty and The Beast" and "The Lion King". I would not be surprised to see Frozen become a Broadway musical. Frozen is the rare Disney film that is an "instnt" classic.
Originally Posted By Yookeroo "I would not be surprised to see Frozen become a Broadway musical." Haven't they announced this already?
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "Is it the first Oscar win for Disney studio? Other than Pixar?" No. I think Beauty and The Beast won the very first Oscar for Best Animated picture. Dozens of Disney animated films have been honored including The Snow Whie, for which Walt Disney won an honorary Oscar. Did you know that Walt Disney was awarded more Oscars (20) than any other person?
Originally Posted By FerretAfros >>Haven't they announced this already?<< Yes, they announced it about a month after the film's release, and Bob Iger clarified that it would be for Broadway (not the parks) at the recent quarterly earnings call >>I think Beauty and The Beast won the very first Oscar for Best Animated picture.<< BATB was the first animated film nominated for Best Feature, but the Animation category wasn't created until about a decade later (in part due to the outrage that a cartoon took one of the slots away from a 'real' film). The first Animation winner was Shrek in 2001 This is the first time that a non-Pixar Disney film has won, but it should be noted that this is also the first time since 2002 that a Disney film was nominated and a Pixar film wasn't (Lilo & Stitch was nominated, Spirited Away won)
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance '"Did you know that Walt Disney was awarded more Oscars (20) than any other person?" I din't know that, that's cool.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Eh, that statistic has always kind of bothered me. Yes, they were awarded to him, but it's really tough to say that he was solely (or even mostly) responsible for the outcome of all of those films. It was an era where the studio head tended to accept a lot more awards, and the individual filmmakers weren't as widely recognized. I'm not sure how much direct involvement Walt had with The Old Mill or Seal Island, but he's the one who gets all the official credit for them That said, since they tend to award them differently now, I would assume that his record will probably stand for a very very long time. It's unlikely that it will be beaten any time soon (though someone like John Williams, with 49 nominations/5 wins, could theoretically give him a run for his money)
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance Mele, just to prepare ourselves for our upcoming trips this year. Let's get use to waiting in this line now. <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://mintcrocodile.smugmug.com/photos/i-jcqcMSQ/0/O/i-jcqcMSQ-O.png">http://mintcrocodile.smugmug.c...SQ-O.png</a>
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORWEN: I'm sure Anna and Elsa will make your wait worthwhile, CuriousConstance, duckling! At least they did for me!
Originally Posted By mele Ha, Constance! Why don't I put a couple of anvils on my feet to make it feel more realistic.
Originally Posted By mele Ha, Constance! Why don't I put a couple of anvils on my feet to make it feel more realistic.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "BATB was the first animated film nominated for Best Feature, but the Animation category wasn't created until about a decade later (in part due to the outrage that a cartoon took one of the slots away from a 'real' film)." Thanks. I got it mixed up, but I knew BATB had set the standard for animated films back then. "It was an era where the studio head tended to accept a lot more awards, and the individual filmmakers weren't as widely recognized." Using this line of thinking other studio heads from that era should have just as many or more.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "BATB was the first animated film nominated for Best Feature, but the Animation category wasn't created until about a decade later (in part due to the outrage that a cartoon took one of the slots away from a 'real' film)." Thanks. I got it mixed up, but I knew BATB had set the standard for animated films back then. "It was an era where the studio head tended to accept a lot more awards, and the individual filmmakers weren't as widely recognized." Using this line of thinking other studio heads from that era should have just as many or more.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17QQcK4l6Yw#t=83">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...6Yw#t=83</a>
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt Me too. Such a great combination of talent. OAN, am I the only person who thinks that "Let it Go" is just an OK song?
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I think it's a really good song, but not worth all the hype it's gotten. Personally, I thought that For the First Time in Forever was a much better song, and is the one that's been stuck in my head for the last ~3 months. It conveys a lot more ideas, and does a great job of setting the stage for the film. In a lot of ways it reminds me of Belle, where there are so many things going on that you need to go back and listen again to catch it all But like Be Our Guest overshadowing Belle, it seems like the big showstopper is the song that everybody remembers and loves, even if it's not my personal favorite
