The Walt Disney Company Earns 15 Academy Award Nominations Nominations for the 93rd Oscars® were announced this morning, and films from across The Walt Disney Company combined to earn 15 Academy Award® nominations for 2021. Searchlight Pictures’ critically acclaimed Nomadland received six nominations, including Best Motion Picture. The film’s star, Frances McDormand, is nominated for […]
Making History While Making ‘Raya and the Last Dragon’ The warrior at the center of Walt Disney Animation Studios’ newest film, Raya and the Last Dragon, is brave and resilient; Sisu, the titular dragon of legend, is also a bold hero in her own right, filled with optimism, hope and a disarming sense of humor. […]
The Walt Disney Company Earns Five Golden Globe® Awards Searchlight Pictures’ Nomadland and Disney and Pixar’s Soul were among the big winners of the 2021 Golden Globe® Awards, earning two awards apiece from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association during last night’s telecast. Additionally, Grammy®-nominated singer/songwriter Andra Day received the Golden Globe for Best Performance by […]
Why Adults Still Watch SpongeBob According To SpongeBob Voice Tom Kenny To say that Spongebob Squarepants is a gigantic success would be an understatement. In a world where few cartoons make it past just a handful of seasons, new episodes of Spongebob Squarepants are still being churned out over 20 years after its premiere on […]
Space Jam 2 Is Shaking Things Up With Lola Bunny And Wonder Woman’s Involved For the most part, Space Jam’s lineup of Looney Tunes consisted of characters who’d been mainstays in the cartoon franchise for decades, from Bugs Bunny to Foghorn Leghorn. The big exception to this was Lola Bunny, who debuted in the 1996 […]
Six Dr. Seuss books to stop being published over ‘hurtful and wrong’ portrayals Six Dr. Seuss books are being retired after decades of criticism over racist imagery in the illustrated children’s stories. Dr. Seuss Enterprises, the organization that carries on the author’s legacy, announced Tuesday that it will stop publishing and licensing “And to Think […]
Disney Junior Celebrates 10 Years of Milestones and Magic Ten years ago this month, Disney Junior set sail with a “Yo ho, let’s go!,” and the February 14, 2011 debut of the animated series Jake and the Never Land Pirates, signaling the launch of Disney’s premier brand for the youngest of viewers and their families. […]
Amber Heard Fired From Aquaman 2 Rumors Debunked The rumors suggesting Amber Heard has been fired from Aquaman 2 have been debunked. Heard plays Xebellian princess Mera in the DCEU, ever since her first appearance in 2017’s Justice League. She went on to have a prominent role in 2018’s Aquaman and will reprise the part […]
Golden Globes 2021 Netflix leads studios in a stuck-at-home year with 10 wins Netflix led the studios and networks in wins at the 78th Golden Globe Awards, a fitting coda to a year when streaming dominated the entertainment industry conversation, as much of the audience was stuck at home. The awards ceremony was broadcast on […]
How Not to Make a Tom and Jerry Movie You know you’re in for trouble right at the start, when the pigeons begin rapping. Tim Story’s Tom and Jerry opens to the strains of A Tribe Called Quest’s classic “Can I Kick It?” as the camera swoops over the New York City skyline and finds […]