AWN Oscar® Tour Travelogue: Most Discussed Posts

Oscar Tour Meets ICM Agents

OscarTourEditor — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 11:18:51 -0800

On the first day of the L.A. leg, the tour swung by agency ICM.

Oscar Tour Day 3: A Pixar Tour de Force!

OscarTourEditor — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 21:58:42 -0800

If it’s Friday, it must be Pixar. And as most would attest, a visit to Pixar is pretty special. In no particular order, we met John Lasseter, crawled around the infamous Love Lounge, drank Scotch with Andrew Gordon in the Lucky 7 Lounge, met up with Oscar-winner Ralph Eggleston and his mending broken finger, had lunch with Roger Gould, screened the nominated films for 235+ staff, saw concept art, original models and other visual goodies from several films and talked to Bob Peterson. And, we bought Girl Scout cookies in the Pixar lobby. Quite the day indeed.

Oscar Tour Comes to Close at DreamWorks

OscarTourEditor — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 18:21:24 -0800

The Oscar Showcase tour came to an end on Friday with a visit to DreamWorks. The filmmakers were clearly tired from their long week and a half, but their excitement hasn't wavered. Ron invited Academy board member Rick Farmiloe to join us for the day to experience the tour with the filmmakers.

Day Three: Pixar!

OscarTourEditor — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 16:30:40 -0800

Pixar is living through a new golden age. The string of hit films, the triumph of Up, the promise of the studio’s ambitious new projects, all fill the space with a glow. I’ve visited Pixar before, and each time I’m aware that someday I’ll be telling people not yet born that, yes, I visited Pixar.

Oscar Showcase 10 DreamWorks Brunch Gallery

OscarTourEditor — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:29:42 -0800

Pics from DreamWorks annual brunch for the animation community and Oscar nominees.

More Oscar Tour Day 2: The Fantastic Digs of Tippett Studio

OscarTourEditor — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 08:10:50 -0800

Tippett Studio is a well-known cg studio that specializes in feature film visual effects and creature animation. Legendary founder Phil Tippett is the creative force behind some of the most iconic animated creatures and characters in cinematic history. Our second day ended with a screening and highly anticipated tour of their main production facilities. We were not disappointed.

Oscar Showcase 09 Acme/AWN Party Photo Gallery

OscarTourEditor — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 15:04:38 -0800

Each year Acme Filmworks and AWN host a party, bringing the animation community together to meet the nominees. This year it was an intimate affair at tour host Ron Diamond's home. Check out the festivities.

Congrats to Kunio Kato and All the Nominees

OscarTourEditor — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 19:37:27 -0800

Congratulations to Oscar winner Kunio Kato, as well as everyone at Robot Communications, especially Taki Tsuyoshi. I’d also like to congratulate all the nominees on their wonderful films.

Oscar Tour San Francisco Leg Rewind

OscarTourEditor — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 17:36:22 -0800

Today's tour stops are PDI/Dreamworks, an ASIFA San Francisco dinner and then on to Skywalker Ranch.

Oscar Showcase 08 DreamWorks Brunch Photo Gallery

OscarTourEditor — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 16:44:04 -0800

The day before the Oscars DreamWorks hosts a brunch at Campanile. Look at the animation who’s who gallery.