AWN Oscar® Tour Travelogue: Personal Musings

Oscar Tour LA Day 3: Fox Trot

OscarTourEditor — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 15:05:39 -0800

The third day of the LA Oscar tour actually began with a morning stop at CAA in Century City before a small gathering of agents and producers in their lavish screening room.

Congrats to the 2011 Nominees!

OscarTourEditor — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 17:01:14 -0800

AWN would like to congratulate all the animation and visual effects Oscar nominees. This is the place for exclusive coverage of AWN Oscar Tour, where the nominees for Best Animated Short tour studios in Los Angeles and the Bay area. Hear from the filmmakers about their Oscar-nominated work right here. For now find out the facts about all the animated nominees at the AWN Oscar Showcase.

Animated Shorts Celebration At DreamWorks

OscarTourEditor — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 13:47:39 -0800

At the Dreamworks stop, Rick Farmiloe meets the filmmakers and hears about their thought process and methods of getting it on the screen. For him, this year the field was exceptionally strong, with every film being quite unique and different from the rest.

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 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.

My Day at Sony with the Nominees

OscarTourEditor — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 13:44:57 -0800

Award winning animation director Bill Kroyer shares his thoughts on his Oscar Tour day at Sony with the nominees.

Sony Day, aka Visiting Emud's Work

OscarTourEditor — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 10:22:23 -0800

Well, the second to last tour stop brings the filmmakers to Sony Pictures Animation and Sony Pictures Imageworks. A screening, a lunch with studio execs and a tour make for a full day.

My Day at Disney with the Nominees

OscarTourEditor — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 09:55:26 -0800

Academy member Bob Degus talks about his day with the filmmakers of three of the nominated shorts — "Oktapodi," "Lavatory Lovestory," and "La Maison en Petite Cubes" — as they were welcomed into and toured the “birthplace” of American animation – Walt Disney Studios.

Another Sold Out Year at the Academy

OscarTourEditor — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 17:41:08 -0800

The screening at the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences is always an exciting event for the nominees. Sell out crowds are eager to see the films and are always very receptive. The screening is also a big press event with the nominees juggling interviews and photo ops with news outlets from around the world.

L.A. Leg Kicks Off at Disney

OscarTourEditor — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 07:24:10 -0800

As the tour swings from San Francisco to Los Angeles, the Oscar Travelogue switches chroniclers from Barbara Robertson to Rick DeMott. First stop - Disney Feature Animation.