‘Zootopia’ Wins Best Animated Feature Oscar; ‘Piper’ Wins Best Animated Short

L-R: “Zootopia” co-directors Byron Howard and Rich Moore, producer Clark Spencer


At the 2017 Academy Awards ceremony last night, Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Zootopia was awarded the Oscar for Best Animated Feature. Best Animated Short Film went to Pixar Animation Studios’ Piper.

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NASCAR Racers Join Voice Cast of Pixar’s ‘Cars 3’


Pixar Animation Studios made a big voice cast and partnership announcement on Thursday for their upcoming animated feature Cars 3. The press event took place at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona, Florida, which is getting ready to host the 2017 NASCAR DAYTONA 500–the “Great American Race”– this weekend.

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‘The Art of Cars 3’ Book Available for Pre-Order

© 2016 Disney•Pixar/Chronicle Books


We love The Art of animation art books that Pixar Animation Studios and Walt Disney Animation Studios publish with Chronicle Books. We just got the news about the upcoming The Art of Cars 3 book set to be released on May 16th.

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John Lasseter and Team Talk ‘Cars 3’ at the Detroit Auto Show


Pixar Animation Studios sent the big guns to the 2017 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit, MI this week. Chief creative officer John Lasseter, Cars creative director Jay Ward, and production designer Jay Shuster were all there in the Motor City to give the press a peek into Pixar’s upcoming animated sequel Cars 3.

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