Tag: Academy Awards
Star Wars Alumni Presenting at Tonight’s 98th Oscars Ceremony
Star Wars alumni will be out in force at tonight's 98th Oscars ceremony with several presenting awards including Rose Byrne, Ewan McGregor, Pedro Pascal and Sigourney Weaver.
Behind the Innovation of ILM’s Award Winning ‘Lama’
Following the announcement of the Technical Achievement Award for the design and creative vision of ILM's Lama, Lucas O. Seastrom takes us behind the innovation of the layered shading system that has been the standard at ILM for many years.
ILM Staff Members to Receive a Technical Achievement Award for Lama
Three Industrial Light & Magic staff members, Vincent Dedun, Jonathan Moulin and Emmanuel Turquin, will receive a Technical Achievement Award for the design and creative vision of Lama, as part of the Academy's annual Scientific and Technical Awards.
98th Academy Award Nominations Announced Inc. Nods for ILM, Skywalker Sound and Star Wars Alumni
The nominations for the 98th Academy Awards have been announced with nods for ILM, Skywalker Sound and Star Wars alumni including Ludwig Göransson for Best Original Score, and Stellan Skarsgård & Benicio del Toro in the Best Supporting Actor category.
ILM Have Contributed to All Movies on the Oscars Short List for Best Visual Effects
Congratulations to ILM who have contributed to all ten movies on the Oscars Short List for Best Visual Effects.
Harrison Ford Drops Out As 2025 Oscars Presenter After Shingles Diagnosis
Harrison Ford will no longer take the stage at tonight's Academy Awards ceremony, where he was due to present an award, after being diagnosed with shingles. We wish him a quick recovery.
The Wild Robot Earns 3 Academy Awards Nominations Including Best Sound for Skywalker Sound
The Wild Robot, featuring the voice talents of Star Wars alumni Mark Hamill, Lupita Nyong’o, Matt Berry and Pedro Pascal, has got 3 nominations at the 97th Academy Awards, including Best Sound for Skywalker Sound.
ILM Gets Two Visual Effects Nominations at 97th Academy Awards
Of the five films that ILM were shortlisted for in the category of Visual Effects at the 97th Academy Awards, it was revealed earlier today that they were nominated for two of them... Alien: Romulus and Wicked.
ILM Contributed to Half the Films Shortlisted for Visual Effects Category at Academy Awards
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences have announced shortlists in ten categories for the 97th Academy Awards including Visual Effects Category where ILM have contributed to five of the ten films named.
The Academy to Recognise Two Exceptional Technologies ILM Helped Develop
On February 23rd, 2024, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will recognise sixteen technologies for their impact on filmmaking, including two that ILM played a pivotal role in helping to develop.
Several Lucasfilm Alumni Get Oscar Nominations, Along with ILM and Skywalker Sound
Riz Ahmed and Allison Williams hosted the 95th Academy Awards/Oscar nominations announcement with a bevy of Lucasfilm alumni being nominated in several categories, including a 53rd nomination for composer John Williams.
Trio of Star Wars Alumni Win Oscars at This Year’s Academy Awards
A trio of Star Wars alumni won Academy Awards at last night's ceremony including Riz Ahmed for Best Live Action Short Film for The Long Goodbye, Greig Fraser for Best Cinematography for Dune, and Troy Kotsur for Best Supporting Actor for Apple TV's Coda.
Riz Ahmed’s ‘The Long Goodbye’ and ‘Flee’ Get Four Academy Awards Nominations Between Them
Congratulations to Riz Ahmed and Left Handed Films on receiving an OSCAR nomination for Best Short Film (Live Action) for The Long Goodbye, and three OSCAR nominations for Best International Feature Film, Documentary (Feature), and Animated Feature Film for Flee.
Skywalker Sound Nominated for OSCAR at 2022 Academy Awards
Congratulations to Skywalker Sound on their OSCAR nomination at the 2022/94th Academy Awards for Sound for Steven Spielberg's West Side Story.
ILM Nominated for Two Visual Effects OSCARS at 2022 Academy Awards
Congratulations to ILM on their two nominations at the 2022/94th Academy Awards for Visual Effects for Free Guy and James Bond's No Time To Die.
Star Wars: Visions Short Submitted for Academy Award by the Walt Disney Company
Ahead of the submission deadline on November 15th, the Walt Disney Company has submitted The Village Bride, one of Star Wars: Visions' nine animated shorts, for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short.
Riz Ahmed and Harrison Ford at Oscars 2021
Star Wars alumni Riz Ahmed and Harrison Ford were in attendance at the 93rd Academy Awards last night, and both stars made an impact.
The Walt Disney Company Earns 5 Academy Awards Including Best Motion Picture
The 93rd Academy Awards took place last night and the Walt Disney Company earned five awards including Best Motion Picture and Best Animated Feature; we wish congratulations to all the nominees and winners.
Academy Postpones 2021 Oscars For 2 Months
The 93rd Academy Awards, scheduled for February 2021, has been pushed back two months to April 2021 due to COVID-19.
Academy Considering Postponing 2021 Oscars
Variety.com are reporting that the 93rd Academy Awards, scheduled for February 2021, may be another casualty of COVID-19 and is likely to be postponed.
Death Star Added to Rogue One Trailer at Last Minute
Death Star was a late addition to the Rogue One trailer.
Watch AMPAS Hosted Galactic Innovations: Star Wars & Rogue One
Last night AMPAS hosted a presentation contrasting the analog technologies developed for the first Star Wars film and Rogue One, and you can watch the presentation in full now.
Academy Awards 2019 – Best Picture Producer Dedicates Award to Carrie Fisher
The producer of Green Book, Charles B. Wessler, dedicates the film to Carrie Fisher.
Oscar Nominations 2019 – VFX Nod for Solo: A Star Wars Story
The Academy have announced the nominees for the 91st Academy Awards, including one nomination for Solo: A Star Wars Story for Visual Effects.
Are Academy Awards Voters Biased Against VFX Movies?
Here's an interesting article from Variety that looks at a potential bias against VFX movies by Academy Awards voters.
Academy Unveils 2019 Oscar Shortlists
ILM are shortlisted for six out of the ten films at the 91st Academy Awards, including Solo: A Star Wars Story.
Solo Soundtrack Disqualified from Academy Awards
After winning a nomination in the Grammy's the Solo: A Star Wars Story soundtrack has been disqualified from the Academy Awards.
New Popular Oscar Category Postponed by Academy
The new Oscar award category for Popular Film that was announced last month by the Academy has been postponed by the Academy.
Oscars To Add ‘Popular Film’ Category
A new film category has been anounced for the next Academy Awards ceremony.
‘The Last Jedi’ Fails To Win At 90th Oscars
The Last Jedi fails to win at the 90th Oscars.
BBC News: Mark Hamill Would Rather Watch Oscars At Home
Mark Hamill says he'd rather stay home and watch the Oscars than attending in person.
‘The Last Jedi’ Receives Multiple 2018 Academy Award Nominations
Episode VIII is looking to bring home some award hardware.
‘Rogue One’ Nominated For Two Academy Awards
Rogue One has two chances to bring home some hardware.