Disney Studios Chairman Rich Ross Responds to Studios 12 Oscar Nominations
Walt Disney Studios President of Marketing-MT Carney, Walt Disney Studios President of Production-Sean Bailey and Walt Disney Studios Chairman-Rich Ross at Comic-Con Celebrating TRON: Legacy (c) Disney
As reported earlier on LaughingPlace.com the Walt Disney Studios earned 12 Oscar nominations. Five nominations for Disney•Pixar’s Toy Story 3, including for the coveted title of Best Picture; three for Alice in Wonderland, and one each for Day & Night, Tangled, The Tempest (a Touchstone film) and TRON: Legacy.
“2010 was a banner year for The Walt Disney Studios, and we are thrilled that the Academy has chosen to recognize both our animated blockbusters Toy Story 3 and Tangled and our live-action hits Alice in Wonderlandand TRON: Legacy for their artistry, technical achievements and storytelling,” said Rich Ross, chairman of The Walt Disney Studios.
- Best Motion Picture of the Year - Toy Story 3 (Walt Disney) A Pixar Production Darla K. Anderson, Producer
- Best Animated Feature Film of the Year - Toy Story 3 (Walt Disney) Lee Unkrich
- Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Song) – “We Belong Together” from Toy Story 3 (Walt Disney) Music and Lyric by Randy Newman
- Achievement in Sound Editing - Toy Story 3 (Walt Disney) Tom Myers and Michael Silvers
- Adapted Screenplay - Toy Story 3 (Walt Disney), Screenplay by Michael Arndt. Story by John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich
- Art Direction - Alice in Wonderland (Walt Disney), Robert Stromberg (Production Design), Karen O’Hara (Set Decoration)
- Achievement in Costume Design - Alice in Wonderland (Walt Disney) Colleen Atwood
- Achievement in Visual Effects - Alice in Wonderland (Walt Disney) Ken Ralston, David Schaub, Carey Villegas and Sean Phillips
- Best Animated Short Film - Day & Night (Walt Disney) A Pixar Animation Studios Production Teddy Newton
- Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Song) – “I See the Light” from Tangled (Walt Disney) Music by Alan Menken; Lyric by Glenn Slater
- Achievement in Costume Design - The Tempest (Touchstone) Sandy Powell
- Achievement in Sound Editing - TRON: Legacy (Walt Disney) Gwendolyn Yates Whittle and Addison Teague