Animated Oscars Buzz: The Wild Robot, Flow, and Surprising Snubs (Ep. 291)

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4.8 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 29 January 2025

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of Fine Tooning, Jim Hill and Drew Taylor discuss: Warner Bros. Animation’s ambitious adaptation of Dr. Seuss’ Oh, The Places You’ll Go! and its 2028 release plans. The marketing genius behind DreamWorks’ Dog Man, including a new The Bad Guys short premiering with the film. Animated Academy Award nominees, from The Wild Robot to Flow, and surprising snubs like Moana 2. The evolving Oscars strategy for animated features, including Disney’s hits and misses in the Best Song category. Changes at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, including new animation-themed shows replacing MuppetVision 3D. Join Jim and Drew for an in-depth look at animation news, awards buzz, and how studios are shaping the future of family entertainment! Be Our Guest Vacations Planning your next Disney vacation? Be Our Guest Vacations is a Platinum-level Earmarked travel agency with concierge-level service to make every trip magical. Their team of expert agents plans vacations across the globe, from Disney and Universal to cruises and adventures, ensuring you have the best possible experience without the stress. Learn More Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:30.1	Welcome back to fine tuning with Drew Taylor, your one-stop shop when it comes to animation
0:34.7	news and commentary.
0:36.5	I'm entertainer writer Jim Hill and Mr. Taylor,
0:39.7	whose writings on the industry you can regularly read over on the rap and his musings on the
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0:51.5	He and I are recording this week's show on Monday night, January 27th,
0:56.1	and that's because Drew literally just got back from Sundance. So what was that like?
1:02.3	Is my camera on Jim? Can you see how haggard I look here? Let's just see. How many more gray
1:07.8	hairs are in my beard?
1:11.4	Distinguished.
1:12.5	Distinguished.
1:13.8	Distinguished.
1:14.4	That's right.
1:16.1	As opposed to extinguished.
1:21.7	But anyway, did we see anything interesting at Sundance?
1:22.8	Yeah.
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