Nick Spake (Cartoon Contender)

Author of Bright & Shiny: A History of Animation at Award Shows. Available here: @WatchMojo, @MsWatchMojo, @StoryMonsters, @Flickreel

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Excited to announce that I've written a trilogy, "Bright & Shiny: A History of Animation at Award Shows,” exploring the medium across the #Oscars, #Emmys, #Annies, & more. Vol 1 and 2 are available now. Vol 3 is coming soon. Learn more at https://t.co/LuWrOx1YO4.

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Can #DonHertzfeldt finally go from a “2x Oscar loser” to an Oscar winner with #PaperTrail? https://t.co/HHLnwwLteo

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through a special partnership with our friends at vimeo, we're pleased to be able to share "paper trail" with you online, for free, for a limited time ❤

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Check out my interview with director Alice Eça Guimaraes about her Oscar-eligible animated short, #BecauseTodayIsSaturday: https://t.co/T8PyXMqc1J #Oscars #Animation

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Neysa Bove designed the costumes for #RayGunn. Could this be the year an animated film gets nominated for Best Costume Design?

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#IPlayRocky is about more than just the production of a classic. It’s about gambling on someone’s creative vision, even if you don’t have the star power or budget to back it up. My review: https://t.co/pqC81aJ5nO #PhxFilmCritics @PhxFilmCritics

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#IPlayRocky is impossibly charming. Emphasis on the charming, but extra emphasis on the impossible considering what a miracle of a movie the original “Rocky” was. The film goes beyond reminding us of how great “Rocky” is, though. It’s a wonderful underdog story in its own right.

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Congrats to my cousin Anthony Ippolito on landing the lead role in #IPlayRocky. Disclaimer: I’m related to a different Anthony Ippolito. @iplayrockymovie

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Check out my interview with Marta Reis Andrade about her #Oscar-eligible animated short, #DogAlone. https://t.co/ahFuJ1jZyU #Oscars #Animation

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It’s less Scrooge and more “SNL” cast member playing Depp playing Jack Sparrow playing Scrooge. There’s a good “Christmas Carol” adaption in here trying to get out. They just needed Depp and Ian McKellen to swap roles.

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There’s a fair deal that works in #EbenezerMovie, especially the makeup effects, Tyler Bates‘ score, and Ti West’s direction leaning into the chilling aspects of this ghost story. There’s one aspect that doesn’t work, though, and unfortunately, it’s Johnny Depp’s performance.

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It’s time to learn the untold origin of Ebenezer Scrooge… wait? #EbenezerMovie @ebenezermovie

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Check out my video interview with Matea Radic, director of the Oscar-eligible animated short, #Paradaïz: https://t.co/YHGxhOlsaQ #Animation #Oscars @thenfb

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Well, #JamesGunn’s 10-year #DC plan had a good run. And it lasted almost two whole years!

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Check out Cartoon Contender's interview with director Lena Greene on the Oscar-eligible animated short, #TunaTartare: https://t.co/tkRF90CS4c #Animation #Oscars2027

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@NextBestPicture If the Doc Branch doesn’t nominate You Can See Everything, do you think AMPAS will start inviting members outside of the branch to vote on the category’s nominations? Something similar happened with Animated Feature after the branch left out The Lego Movie, among others.

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In #GodzillaMinusZero, heart once again outweighs carnage... although there's still plenty of the latter! My review: https://t.co/6mDwpPxGRt

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Check out Cartoon Contender’s interview with Nigel Tierney on his Oscar-eligible animated short, #AddictedToIt: https://t.co/fAI4zAAKcU #Animation

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#GodzillaMinusZero ups the spectacle and carnage without skimping on the humanity. Like the previous film, there may be long stretches without Godzilla. When the kaiju action gets going, though, it's next level. The drama is what really packs an emotional smackdown, however.

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Is Godzooky in this one? #GodzillaMinusZero

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Christmas came early this year!

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Check out Cartoon Contender's interview with Jean-Sébastien Hamel and Alexandra Myotte about their Oscar-eligible animated short, #WhatWeLeaveBehind! https://t.co/1E03K7Bo4v