After Kung Fu Panda swept the Annies in January, Disney-Pixar’s WALL·E took the award for Best animated feature film of the year at the 81st Academy Awards. It wasn’t a real surprise, as WALL·E has been a critical darling all year. In his restrained acceptance speech, director/producer Andrew Stanton said “It’s been such an inspiration to spend time with a character who so tenaciously struggles to find the beauty in everything that he sees. It’s a noble aspiration to have at times like these.” Right you are, Andrew. Here’s a 4-minute featurette of WALL·E you might not have seen:
And a big congrats to Pixar artist Jay Shuster, my childhood pal, who was one of the designers of WALL·E himself.
I kinda thought Pete Docter (Up) should have gotten a shout out – as I think he was the originator of the concept for WALL·E. Eh – you’ve got :45 seconds, so I supposed it’s no surprise.
