Disney/Pixar�s Critically Acclaimed Animated Favorite ��Ratatouille�� Garners Five Oscar� Nominations
Disney/Pixar�s
Critically Acclaimed Animated Favorite ��Ratatouille��
Garners Five Oscar�
Nominations
Most Ever for a Disney/Pixar Feature
(Posted January 23, 2008) �Ratatouille,� the critically acclaimed computer-animated feature from Walt Disney Pictures and Pixar Animation Studios, received five Academy Award� nominations today, the most ever for a Disney/Pixar film. In addition to being a nominee for Best Animated Feature Film, the film also earned Oscar�-winning director Brad Bird (�The Incredibles�) a second nomination in the Original Screenplay category (screenplay by Brad Bird; story by Jan Pinkava, Jim Capobianco, Brad Bird). Bird had previously been nominated for Best Original Screenplay for his work on �The Incredibles.� �Ratatouille� also received nominations today in the following categories: Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score) for composer Michael Giacchino; Achievement in Sound Editing (Randy Thom and Michael Silvers); and Achievement in Sound Mixing (Randy Thom, Michael Semanick and Doc Kane). This represents the 5th and 6th nominations in the sound editing and mixing categories, respectively, for a Disney/Pixar animated film (�Monsters, Inc.,� �Finding Nemo,� and �The Incredibles� received a total of four Sound nominations).
Commenting on the announcement, Bird said, �It�s a great honor to be recognized by the Academy and I�m incredibly proud of all the artists and technical geniuses at Pixar who helped to make it such a wonderful experience. Michael Giacchino is a brilliant composer and collaborator and I�m especially thrilled that the Academy has recognized his fantastic original score which enriches every part of the film. �Ratatouille� was a very special challenge for me, and I am enormously pleased and grateful that it has struck a chord with audiences, critics and Academy members.�
�Ratatouille,� the eighth animated feature from Walt Disney Pictures and Pixar Animation Studios, was also honored last week with a Golden Tomato Award by the popular Web site, RottenTomatoes.com, for being the top reviewed wide release film of the year with 96% favorable reviews. The film has been a tremendous box office hit all over the world with a global gross exceeding $619 million.
-- Posted Posted January 23, 2008