IndieWire

Why Separate Academy Animation and Short Film Branches Are Long Overdue

Splitting up the Short Films and Feature Animation branch into separate branches has been met primarily with enthusiasm. But there are concerns about their futures. The new Academy realignment that ...
Deadline.com

Oscar Breakup: Motion Picture Academy Creates Separate Branches For Animation And Short Films

A divorce on the board of AMPAS. The board of governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences voted Monday to make the Short Films and Feature Animation Branch two distinct branches: the ...
Cartoon Brew

The Academy Has Created A Dedicated Animation Branch

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences board of governors has voted to divide its Short Films and Feature Animation branch into two distinct branches: the Animation Branch and the Short Films ...
Animation Magazine

Academy Splits Animated Features & Shorts into Their Own Branch; Sets Animation Nominees Panels

The Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) voted Monday, Feb. 26 to separate the existing “Short Films and Feature Animation Branch” into two new groups: the ...
IndieWire

What’s Behind the New Animation Oscar Rule Change? Easier Crossover Qualification

The Academy just paved the way for animated films submitted for Best International Feature to qualify for Best Animated Feature. “Previously, animated movies selected as a country’s international ...