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The ceremony recognized 27 people in various fields, including lead-free pyrotechnics, visual and sound effects, and animation.

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It is like our house is burning and our government is in suspended animation.

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"KPop Demon Hunters" and "Elio" scored 10 nominations for the 2026 Annie Awards, the most among all nominees this edition

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Guillermo del Toro is teaming up with a Paris film school and Netflix to launch a training studio to help old-fashioned stop-motion animation techniques survive.

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Young Filipino-American actor Yonas Ascunsion Kibreab is lending his voice to Pinocchio in an upcoming steampunk-inspired adaptation of Carlo Collodi's story about the famous wooden puppet.

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The tide appears to be turning back in Pixar’s favor with the release of its newest movie “Hoppers,” a tale that blends animation, science-fiction, and a love of nature in the funniest way possible.

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Young Filipino-American actor Yonas Ascunsion Kibreab is lending his voice to Pinocchio in an upcoming steampunk-inspired adaptation of Carlo Collodi's story about the famous wooden puppet.

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