Guillermo Del Toro Asks To “Keep Animation In The Conversation” After ‘Pinocchio’ Oscar Win
deadline.comGuillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature, beating out Turning Red, The Sea Beast, Marcel the Shell with Shoes On and Puss in Boots: The Last Wish.
This marks writer-director Guillermo del Toro’s third Oscar win and his first win in the Animated Feature category, as well as the first nomination and win for director Mark Gustafson and producers Alex Bulkley and Gary Ungar.
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio also marks Netflix’s first win in the Best Animated Feature Oscar category. “Animation is cinema,” said del Toro. “Animation is not a genre and animation is ready to be taken to the next step.
We are all ready for it. Please help us keep animation in the conversation.” Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio delivers a visually stunning stop-motion adaptation of the Pinocchio fable, reimagining the story in 1930s Italy during the Fascist reign of Benito Mussolini.
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