Walt Disney Studios has submitted to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences six of it’s releases for consideration into several Oscar categories.
What’s Happening:
- As Oscar season approaches, Walt Disney Studios has submitted for their approval, six of it’s titles for the year for consideration into different award categories.
- At this stage, the submissions are “for your consideration.” This is not an actual nomination, but rather a submission to be considered for nomination for that award.
- Submissions for different awards come from six titles released by the Walt Disney Company in the last year: Avengers: Endgame, Aladdin, Toy Story 4, The Lion King, Frozen 2, and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.
- Avengers: Endgame has been submitted for consideration for:
- Best Picture -Kevin Feige, p.g.a.
- Best Director -Anthony and Joe Russo
- Best Adapted Screenplay -Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely
- Best Supporting Actor – Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Jeremy Renner, Josh Brolin, Paul Rudd, Don Cheadle
- Best Supporting Actress – Scarlett Johansson, Gwyneth Paltrow, Zoe Saldana, Karen Gillan, Brie Larson
- Best Cinematography – Trent Opaloch
- Best Film Editing – Jeffrey Ford, A.C.E., Matthew Schmidt
- Best Production Design – Production Designer: Charles Wood Set Decorator: Leslie A. Pope
- Best Costume Design – Judianna Makovsky
- Best Makeup and Hairstyling – John Blake, Janine Thompson, Brian Sipe
- Best Sound Mixing – Tom Johnson, Juan Peralta, John Pritchett CAS
- Best Sound Editing – Shannon Mills, Daniel Laurie
- Best Visual Effects – Dan Deleeuw, Matt Aitken, Russell Earl, Dan Sudick
- Best Original Score – Alan Silvestri
- Aladdin has been submitted for consideration for:
- Best Original Song – “Speechless” Music by Alan Menken, Lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, Performed by Naomi Scott
- Toy Story 4 has been submitted for consideration for:
- Best Picture – Mark Nielsen, p.g.a., Jonas Rivera, p.g.a.
- Best Animated Feature – Josh Cooley, Mark Nielsen, p.g.a., Jonas Rivera, p.g.a.
- Best Director – Josh Cooley
- Best Adapted Screenplay – Andrew Stanton, Stephany Folsom
- Best Cinematography – Patrick Lin, Jean-Claude Kalache
- Best Film Editing – Axel Geddes
- Best Production Design – Bob Pauley
- Best Sound Mixing – Michael Semanick, Nathan Nance, Vince Caro
- Best Sound Editing – Ren Klyce, Coya Elliott
- Best Visual Effects – Bob Moyer, Gary Bruins
- Best Original Score – Randy Newman
- Best Original Song – “I Can’t Let You Throw Yourself Away” – Music and Lyrics by Randy Newman
- The Lion King has been submitted for consideration for:
- Best Picture – Jon Favreau, p.g.a., Jeffrey Silver, p.g.a., Karen Gilchrist p.g.a.
- Best Director – Jon Favreau
- Best Adapted Screenplay – Jeff Nathanson
- Best Actor – Donald Glover
- Best Supporting Actor – Seth Rogen, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Billy Eichner, John Kani, John Oliver, Eric Andre, Keegan-Michael Key, JD McCrary
- Best Supporting Actress – Alfre Woodard, Florence Kasumba, Shahadi Wright Joseph, Beyonce Knowles-Carter
- Best Cinematography – Caleb Deschanel, ASC
- Best Film Editing – Mark Livolsi, ACE, Adam Gerstel
- Best Production Design – James Chinlund
- Best Sound Mixing – Re-Recording Mixers: Christopher Boyes, Lora Hirschberg
- Best Sound Editing – Supervising Sound Editors: Christopher Boyes, Frank Eulner
- Best Visual Effects – Robert Legato, ASC, Andrew R. Jones, Adam Valdez, Elliot Newman
- Best Original Song – “Spirit” written by Timothy McKenzie, Ilya Salmanzadeh, Beyonce and “Never Too Late” music by Elton John, Lyrics by Tim Rice
- Frozen 2 has been submitted for consideration for:
- Best Picture – Peter Del Vecho, p.g.a.
- Best Animated Feature – Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee, Peter Del Vecho, p.g.a.
- Best Director – Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee
- Best Adapted Screenplay – Jennifer Lee
- Best Cinematography – Tracy Scott Beattie, Mohit Kallianpur
- Best Film Editing – Jeff Draheim, ACE
- Best Production Design – Michael Giaimo
- Best Sound Mixing – Re-Recording Mixers: David E. Fluhr, CAS, Gabriel Guy, CAS and Original Dialogue Mixer: Paul Mcgrath, CAS
- Best Sound Editing: Sound Designer/Supervising Sound Editor Odin Benitez
- Best Visual Effects – Steve Goldberg, Marlon West, Dale Mayeda, Erin V. Ramos
- Best Original Score – Christophe Beck
- Best Original Song – “Into the Unknown” – Music and Lyrics by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker has been submitted for consideration for:
- Best Picture – Kathleen Kennedy, p.g.a., J.J. Abrams, p.g.a., Michelle Rejwan, p.g.a.
- Best Director – J.J. Abrams
- Best Adapted Screenplay – Chris Terrio & J.J. Abrams
- Best Actor – Adam Driver
- Best Actress – Daisy Ridley
- Best Supporting Actor – Mark Hamill, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Anthony Daniels, Domhnall Gleeson, Richard E. Grant, Joonas Suotamo, Billy Dee Williams
- Best Supporting Actress – Carrie Fisher, Naomi Ackie, Lupita Nyong’o, Keri Russell, Kelly Marie Tran
- Best Cinematography – Dan Mindel, ASC, BSC
- Best Film Editing – Maryann Brandon, ACE, Stefan Grube
- Best Production Design – Production Designers: Rick Carter and Kevin Jenkins, Set Decorator: Rosemary Brandenburg
- Best Costume Design – Michael Kaplan
- Best Makeup & Hairstyling – Lisa Tomblin-Fitzpatrick, Amanda Knight, Neal Scanlan
- Best Sound Mixing – Andy Nelson, Christopher Scarabosio, Stuart Wilson, AMPS, CAS
- Best Sound Editing – Matthew Wood, David Acord
- Best Visual Effects – Roger Guyett, Neal Scanlan, Patrick Tubach, Dominic Tuohy
- Best Original Score – John Williams
- As a reminder, these are just submissions to be considered for awards in the upcoming Oscar season, they are not nominations.