In addition to their animation haul yesterday, we’ve got another animated film and their year-end Best Picture contender on tap.
Frozen
Stars: Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, Jonathan Groff, Josh Gad, Santino Fontana, Alan Tudyk, Ciaran Hinds, Chris Williams, Stephen J. Anderson, Maia Wilson, Edie McClurg, Robert Pine, Maurice LaMarche
Director: Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee
Premise: From IMDb: “Fearless optimist Anna teams up with Kristoff in an epic journey, encountering Everest-like conditions, and a hilarious snowman named Olaf in a race to find Anna’s sister Elsa, whose icy powers have trapped the kingdom in eternal winter.”
Oscar Chances: Strong: Many are calling this Disney’s best shot at winning the Best Animated Feature Oscar for the first time. They should have won last year for Wreck-It Ralph. This year, Frozen will face stiff competition from Hayao Miyazaki’s final film.
Campaign-Proposed Categories:
- Best Animated Feature (Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee, Peter Del Vecho)
- Best Director (Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee)
- Best Original Screenplay (Jennifer Lee, Chris Buck, Shane Morris)
- Best Film Editing (Jeff Draheim)
- Best Production Design (Michael Giaimo)
- Best Cinematography (Scott Beattie, Mohit Kallianpur)
- Best Visual Effects (Steve Goldberg, Dale Mayeda, Marlon West)
- Best Sound Mixing (David E. Fluhr, Gabriel Guy)
- Best Sound Editing (Odin Benitez)
- Best Original Song (“Let It Go” – Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez)
- Best Original Score (Christophe Beck)
Rotten Tomatoes:
86% (7.7 average rating) (103 critics; as of 11/27/13)
Metacritic:
75 out of 100 (37 critics; as of 11/27/13)
Saving Mr. Banks
Stars: Emma Thompson, Tom Hanks, Colin Farrell, Ruth Wilson, Paul Giamatti, Jason Schwartzman, Bradley Whitford, Rachel Griffiths, B.J. Novak, Victoria Summer
Director: John Lee Hancock
Premise: From IMDb: “Author P. L. Travers reflects on her difficult childhood while meeting with filmmaker Walt Disney during production for the adaptation of her novel, Mary Poppins.”
Oscar Chances: Uncertain: Buzz has built strongly around the film, but very few people in the public have seen it. Critics seem to like it, which could bolster its chances at the Oscars, but box office is going to be a requirement for this one.
Campaign-Proposed Categories:
- Best Picture (Alison Owen, Ian Collie, Philip Steuer)
- Best Director (John Lee Hancock)
- Best Actress (Emma Thompson)
- Best Supporting Actor (Tom Hanks, Colin Farrell)
- Best Original Screenplay (Kelly Marcel, Sue Smith)
- Best Cinematography (John Schwartzman)
- Best Production Design (Michael Corenblith, Susan Benjamin)
- Best Film Editing (Mark Livolsi)
- Best Sound Mixing (John Pritchett, David E. Fluhr, Gregory King)
- Best Sound Editing (Jon Johnson)
- Best Costume Design (Daniel Orlandi)
- Best Makeup (Julie Hewitt, Deborah La Mia Denaver, Frances Mathias)
- Best Original Score (Thomas Newman)
Rotten Tomatoes:
90% (6.8 average rating) (21 critics; as of 11/27/13)
Metacritic:
75 out of 100 (9 critics; as of 11/27/13)
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