The creators behind Hollywood’s latest and upcoming animated projects, including “Inside Out 2,” “Transformers One” and more, were celebrated at Variety‘s 10 Animators to Watch. The event and cocktail reception, presented by Nickelodeon, were held at The Aster in Hollywood on July 10.
Variety Senior Awards Editor Clayton Davis kicked off the ceremony by introducing Josh Cooley, director of “Toy Story 4” and the upcoming “Transformers One,” who presented Paramount Animation and Nickelodeon Animation President Ramsey Naito with the inaugural Executive Impact in Animation award.
“[Ramsey] understands the power of giving filmmakers the freedom to make creative decisions,” Cooley said. “Her no house style approach also allows creators to build distinct immersive visual worlds and allows us to take creative swings so we can all tell inspiring, meaningful and creative stories.”
Naito accepted her award and said she loves animation because of its unique challenges: limitless possibilities, the ability to...
Variety Senior Awards Editor Clayton Davis kicked off the ceremony by introducing Josh Cooley, director of “Toy Story 4” and the upcoming “Transformers One,” who presented Paramount Animation and Nickelodeon Animation President Ramsey Naito with the inaugural Executive Impact in Animation award.
“[Ramsey] understands the power of giving filmmakers the freedom to make creative decisions,” Cooley said. “Her no house style approach also allows creators to build distinct immersive visual worlds and allows us to take creative swings so we can all tell inspiring, meaningful and creative stories.”
Naito accepted her award and said she loves animation because of its unique challenges: limitless possibilities, the ability to...
- 7/11/2024
- by Selena Kuznikov
- Variety Film + TV
On Monday, November 25, the Princess Grace Foundation-USA (Pgf-USA) celebrated the 2019 Princess Grace Awards Gala at The Plaza Hotel in New York City.
Gloria Swansong Arrives at the 2019 Princess Grace Awards Gala
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Held in the presence of His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco, the Awards Gala was an evening of elegance and entertainment emceed by Tony and Grammy Award-winning performer and 2016 Princess Grace Statue Award Recipient, Leslie Odom, Jr.
Leslie Odom Jr. Arrives at the 2019 Princess Grace Awards Gala
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The Gala honored three-time Tony-recipient and Golden Globe Award-winning actress Bernadette Peters and film director, Chinonye Chukwu, winner of the 2019 Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize Award for her film Clemency, and this year’s Princess Grace Award winners in theater, dance and film. The evening was also a special celebration of the 90th birthday of Hollywood’s...
Gloria Swansong Arrives at the 2019 Princess Grace Awards Gala
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Held in the presence of His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco, the Awards Gala was an evening of elegance and entertainment emceed by Tony and Grammy Award-winning performer and 2016 Princess Grace Statue Award Recipient, Leslie Odom, Jr.
Leslie Odom Jr. Arrives at the 2019 Princess Grace Awards Gala
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The Gala honored three-time Tony-recipient and Golden Globe Award-winning actress Bernadette Peters and film director, Chinonye Chukwu, winner of the 2019 Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize Award for her film Clemency, and this year’s Princess Grace Award winners in theater, dance and film. The evening was also a special celebration of the 90th birthday of Hollywood’s...
- 11/29/2019
- Look to the Stars
Pixar’s Pete Docter reminisced about his days as a student at CalArts on Saturday night at the 2019 CalArts Redcat Gala, where he received the Distinguished Alumni Award.
For the wide-eyed boy from Minnesota, where life was more routine, attending CalArts “was a free-for-all. It was eye-opening in a lot of ways,” he recalled. “But it was also a place to play around and see what you could do.”
Docter, who is now chief creative officer at Pixar and the director and/or writer of some of its biggest hits, has come a long way from those days and this award has touched him deeply because his time at CalArts meant so much.
“Growing up, the land of Disney and Warner Bros. and all the movies seemed so far away,” he said. “Coming to CalArts was like being adopted by the animation family. It was a place where we got exposed to all this information.
For the wide-eyed boy from Minnesota, where life was more routine, attending CalArts “was a free-for-all. It was eye-opening in a lot of ways,” he recalled. “But it was also a place to play around and see what you could do.”
Docter, who is now chief creative officer at Pixar and the director and/or writer of some of its biggest hits, has come a long way from those days and this award has touched him deeply because his time at CalArts meant so much.
“Growing up, the land of Disney and Warner Bros. and all the movies seemed so far away,” he said. “Coming to CalArts was like being adopted by the animation family. It was a place where we got exposed to all this information.
- 3/17/2019
- by Terry Flores
- Variety Film + TV
Tony Sokol Nov 27, 2018
Stephen Hillenburg took an educational comic book to Bikini Bottom in the Pacific, and drove SpongeBob Squarepants to Nickelodeon.
Stephen Hillenburg, creator of the TV series SpongeBob SquarePants, died at the age of 57, according to Variety. The news was confirmed by Nickelodeon, which tweeted "Today, we are observing a moment of silence to honor his life and work." Hillenburg was diagnosed last year with the neurodegenerative disease Als.
“We are incredibly saddened by the news that Steve Hillenburg has passed away following a battle with Als,” Nickelodeon said in a statement. “He was a beloved friend and long-time creative partner to everyone at Nickelodeon, and our hearts go out to his entire family. Steve imbued SpongeBob SquarePants with a unique sense of humor and innocence that has brought joy to generations of kids and families everywhere. His utterly original characters and the world of Bikini Bottom will...
Stephen Hillenburg took an educational comic book to Bikini Bottom in the Pacific, and drove SpongeBob Squarepants to Nickelodeon.
Stephen Hillenburg, creator of the TV series SpongeBob SquarePants, died at the age of 57, according to Variety. The news was confirmed by Nickelodeon, which tweeted "Today, we are observing a moment of silence to honor his life and work." Hillenburg was diagnosed last year with the neurodegenerative disease Als.
“We are incredibly saddened by the news that Steve Hillenburg has passed away following a battle with Als,” Nickelodeon said in a statement. “He was a beloved friend and long-time creative partner to everyone at Nickelodeon, and our hearts go out to his entire family. Steve imbued SpongeBob SquarePants with a unique sense of humor and innocence that has brought joy to generations of kids and families everywhere. His utterly original characters and the world of Bikini Bottom will...
- 11/27/2018
- Den of Geek
Stephen Hillenburg, the man behind the most famous animated sponge in history, died Monday, our sister site Variety reports. The SpongeBob SquarePants creator was 57.
Hillenburg passed away from Als. He is survived by his wife, Karen Hillenburg, and son Clay, among other family members.
The animator worked as a director and writer on Nickelodeon’s Rocko’s Modern Live before developing SpongeBob SquarePants, which debuted on the kids’ channel in 1999. The Emmy-winning series — which follows a talking sea sponge who lives in a pineapple at the bottom of the ocean — has aired 249 episodes and spawned two feature-length films and a Broadway musical.
Hillenburg passed away from Als. He is survived by his wife, Karen Hillenburg, and son Clay, among other family members.
The animator worked as a director and writer on Nickelodeon’s Rocko’s Modern Live before developing SpongeBob SquarePants, which debuted on the kids’ channel in 1999. The Emmy-winning series — which follows a talking sea sponge who lives in a pineapple at the bottom of the ocean — has aired 249 episodes and spawned two feature-length films and a Broadway musical.
- 11/27/2018
- TVLine.com
Stephen Hillenburg, the creator of Nickelodeon’s “SpongeBob SquarePants,” died on Monday, with his official cause of death listed as ALS. He was 57.
“We are incredibly saddened by the news that Steve Hillenburg has passed away following a battle with Als,” Nickelodeon said in a statement Tuesday. “He was a beloved friend and long-time creative partner to everyone at Nickelodeon, and our hearts go out to his entire family. Steve imbued ‘SpongeBob SquarePants’ with a unique sense of humor and innocence that has brought joy to generations of kids and families everywhere. His utterly original characters and the world of Bikini Bottom will long stand as a reminder of the value of optimism, friendship and the limitless power of imagination.”
Hillenburg revealed he had been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis — also referred to as Lou Gehrig’s disease — last March, saying in a statement at the time that he would...
“We are incredibly saddened by the news that Steve Hillenburg has passed away following a battle with Als,” Nickelodeon said in a statement Tuesday. “He was a beloved friend and long-time creative partner to everyone at Nickelodeon, and our hearts go out to his entire family. Steve imbued ‘SpongeBob SquarePants’ with a unique sense of humor and innocence that has brought joy to generations of kids and families everywhere. His utterly original characters and the world of Bikini Bottom will long stand as a reminder of the value of optimism, friendship and the limitless power of imagination.”
Hillenburg revealed he had been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis — also referred to as Lou Gehrig’s disease — last March, saying in a statement at the time that he would...
- 11/27/2018
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
Stephen Hillenburg, the creator of the megahit Nickelodeon cartoon series “SpongeBob SquarePants,” died on Monday. He was 57.
The cause of death was Als, which Hillenburg revealed he had been diagnosed with in March of last year.
“We are incredibly saddened by the news that Steve Hillenburg has passed away following a battle with Als,” Nickelodeon said in a statement. “He was a beloved friend and long-time creative partner to everyone at Nickelodeon, and our hearts go out to his entire family. Steve imbued ‘SpongeBob SquarePants’ with a unique sense of humor and innocence that has brought joy to generations of kids and families everywhere. His utterly original characters and the world of Bikini Bottom will long stand as a reminder of the value of optimism, friendship and the limitless power of imagination.”
Hillenburg graduated from Humboldt State University in 1984 with a bachelor’s degree in Natural Resource Planning and Interpretation,...
The cause of death was Als, which Hillenburg revealed he had been diagnosed with in March of last year.
“We are incredibly saddened by the news that Steve Hillenburg has passed away following a battle with Als,” Nickelodeon said in a statement. “He was a beloved friend and long-time creative partner to everyone at Nickelodeon, and our hearts go out to his entire family. Steve imbued ‘SpongeBob SquarePants’ with a unique sense of humor and innocence that has brought joy to generations of kids and families everywhere. His utterly original characters and the world of Bikini Bottom will long stand as a reminder of the value of optimism, friendship and the limitless power of imagination.”
Hillenburg graduated from Humboldt State University in 1984 with a bachelor’s degree in Natural Resource Planning and Interpretation,...
- 11/27/2018
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
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