Surprising almost noone, Up took home the Oscar for Best Animated Feature Film last night. In this clip below, director Pete Docter offers advice on how to get your own Oscar – “draw, draw, draw.” He also touches on the collaborative nature of his fellow Pixar directors like John Lasseter and Brad Bird. Big congrats to the whole team at Pixar, and to François Alaux, Hervé de Crécy and Ludovic Houplain, the three directors of Logorama, which won the Best Animated Short prize.

A new clip has emerged from DreamWorks Animation’s upcoming CG feature How to Train Your Dragon. In the 1-minute sequence, we see the star of the film Hiccup, who is voiced by Jay Baruchel, attempting to tame his dragon. The film hits theaters later this month on March 26th.

With an impressive 92% at RottenTomatoes.com, Hayao Miyazaki’s Ponyo seemed like a sure bet for an Oscar nomination this year, especially with 5 slots available (typically there’s 3). But it wasn’t meant to be this year, and Mihazaki will have to settle for his Annie Award nomination. The lavish 2D feature is now available on DVD, complete with a Behind the Studio featurette and an animatic presentation of the film. Here’s a clip illustrating Miyazaki’s pathway to production:

Footage from Walt Disney Animation Studios’ upcoming CG feature, Tangled (previously titled Rapunzel), has leaked online. Below you can see a teaser trailer that includes some dialog, but not much else. Below that is a rough-cut of a long-form trailer, including everything from storyboard sequences to rough animation. It appears as though Rapunzel can use her hair like powerful tentacles. You can see below that when she first meets Flynn she snares him and ties him up with her long locks. The film, which is being directed by Byron Howard and Nathan Greno, is due in theaters on November 24, 2010.

Loads of new footage in the latest How to Train Your Dragon trailer. Some nice one liners from Jonah Hill’s character, Snotlout, and some pretty badass looking battle sequences. HTTYD arrives in theaters on March 26th.

I think if any other feature film released footage this uninspired, I’d simply click onward. But it’s Toy Story 3, for crying out loud. I’d post footage of the Pixar render farm chewing through test shots. Here’s two character samples from new additions for the upcoming film, which hits theaters on Jun 18th.

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After premiering last week at the Berlinale, we are now treated to the first footage of Sylvain Chomet’s upcoming feature The Illusionist. The 2D film from the Oscar-nominated director of Les Triplettes de Belleville introduces us to a struggling illusionist and his relationship with a young woman. Based in Scottland, it’s based on a story by the late Jacques Tati, a French director/actor/mime. The footage begins with an interview with Chomet (in French) and then around the :40 second mark, they introduce some footage.