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Mickey Mouse is an cartoon character co-created in 1928 by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks.

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Kaneda, the leader of a motorcycle gang in Katsuhiro Otomo’s classic anime feature AKIRA (1988).

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In case you missed it – and it seems many did… This year’s Academy Award for Best Animated Feature went to Pixar’s Soul. Best Animated Short was awarded to “If Anything Happens I Love You”. Both films were indeed Oscar-worthy, but clearly the Academy adhered to its longtime traditions – favoring films that touch the heart.

Director Pete Docter and producer Dana Murray accepted the award (from actress Reese Witherspoon). Video below:

Writers and Directors Will McCormack and Michael Govier accepted the award for the short animated “If Anything Happens I Love You”:

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Jerry Beck

Writer, cartoon producer and author of more than 15 books on animation history. A former studio exec with Nickelodeon and Disney; currently on the faculty at both CalArts in Valencia and Woodbury University in Burbank, California.

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And the Oscar Goes to… Pixar’s “Soul” and “If Anything Happens I Love You”

In case you missed it – and it seems many did… This year’s Academy Award for Best Animated Feature went to Pixar’s Soul. Best Animated Short was awarded to “If Anything Happens I Love You”. Both films were indeed Oscar-worthy, but clearly the Academy adhered to its longtime traditions – favoring films that touch the […]