And The Oscar Goes to… Del Toro’s “Pinocchio” and “The Boy, The Mole…”

And The Oscar Goes to… Del Toro’s “Pinocchio” and “The Boy, The Mole…”

March 12th, 2023

Jerry Beck

In case you missed it – and it seems many did… This year’s Academy Award for Best Animated Feature went to Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio. Best Animated Short was awarded to The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse. Both films were indeed Oscar-worthy, but clearly the Academy adhered to its longtime traditions – favoring films that touch the heart. Guillermo Del Toro, Mark Gustafson, Gary Ungar, & Alex Bulkley accept the Oscar for Animated Feature Film accepted the Oscar for Animated Feature for Pinocchio at Oscars 2023. Video below:

Charlie Mackesy and Matthew Freud accept the Oscar for Short Film (Animated) for The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse at Oscars 2023:

Guillermo del Toro accepts the award for best animated feature film for “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio” at the Oscars on Sunday, March 12, 2023, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

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Writer, cartoon producer and author of more than 15 books on animation history. A former studio exec with Nickelodeon and Disney; currently on the faculty at both CalArts in Valencia and Woodbury University in Burbank, California.

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