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| Animator Isao Takahata. (Photo credit: Wired) |
The 43rd annual Annie Awards took place on February 6, 2016 in Los Angeles, California to celebrate achievements in animation over 2015.
Isao Takahata, the skilled animator of Studio Ghibli fame, was given the Winsor McCay award for lifetime achievement in animation alongside Phil Roman and the late Joe Ranft. The 80-year-old co-founder of Studio Ghibli hit his stride last year when his film "The Tale of Princess Kaguya" was nominated for an Oscar.
Takahata created Studio Ghibli in 1985 with his long term partner Hayao Miyazaki. Both partners have worked on multiple films together, most famously Studio Ghibli's "Castle in the Sky." Takahata, in his own merit, has worked on 17 films, 12 of which he has directed. Of those 12 films, he was also the writer on nine of them, including "The Tale of Princess Kaguya."
Takahata, unlike his younger partner Miyazaki, has no plans to retire from animation any time soon. He is currently the artistic producer on a Dutch film titled "Red Turtle" which is due for release in 2016.
Now switching gears to the other winners, "Inside Out" was a big one.
Of the major nominees during the event, Pixar's "Inside Out" took home the most awards. According to The Hollywood Reporter, those awards were: character animation, character design, editing, music, production design, story boarding, voice acting, writing best director and best animated feature.
Takahata, unlike his younger partner Miyazaki, has no plans to retire from animation any time soon. He is currently the artistic producer on a Dutch film titled "Red Turtle" which is due for release in 2016.
Now switching gears to the other winners, "Inside Out" was a big one.
Of the major nominees during the event, Pixar's "Inside Out" took home the most awards. According to The Hollywood Reporter, those awards were: character animation, character design, editing, music, production design, story boarding, voice acting, writing best director and best animated feature.
— Entertainment Weekly (@EW) February 7, 2016
"Inside Out" offers a unique take on childhood depression and emotional development. It's Rotten Tomatoes score of 98 percent from critics seemed to be reflected in the amount of awards it received. Whatever the case, "Inside Out" is undoubtedly marching fiercely into the Oscars.
Other notable awards from the Annie's were Don Hertzfeld's "World of Tomorrow", which won Best Animated Short Subject and 2K Game's "Evolve", which won Best Character Animation in a Video Game.
Full results from the Annie Awards can be found here.
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