Nick Park

Oscars: Pes aims for a long shelf life with 'Fresh Guacamole' buzz

2013-02-23 10:00:00

Steven Spielberg was inspired by Abraham Lincoln and the Emancipation Proclamation. Ben Affleck was provoked by a Middle Eastern hostage tale. Adam Pesapane wanted to transform a hand grenade into an avocado. All three directors will walk the red carpet...

Shorts Awards honors Oscar nominees, ‘Wallace & Gromit’ creator

2012-02-25 21:38:23

'Avatar,' 'Inglourious Basterds,' 'Up in the Air' fall short

2010-03-08 00:00:00

Never mind its handicapping by many gurus of gold as an odds-on Oscar front-runner heading into Sunday evening. The downsizing drama "Up in the Air" was completely excluded in all six categories for which it was nominated, including nods for George...

Fundraiser will auction signed animation cels

2010-06-18 16:32:59

'Starting Point' gives a rare glimpse of acclaimed animator Hayao Miyazaki

2009-08-29 00:00:00

The only foreign director to win the Academy Award for best animated feature, Hayao Miyazaki, 68, is the most admired and influential filmmaker working in animation today. His latest film, "Ponyo," opened earlier this month in America in 927 theaters -- a...

Oscar nominations: Fascinating facts, figures and milestones

2010-02-03 16:33:09

Oscar predictions: best animated and live-action shorts

2010-02-20 16:33:10

Gold Derby nuggets: Oscars selling out ads | Sasha Stone: 'Avatar' to win | 'The Hurt Locker' also top pick for top pic

2010-03-01 16:33:13

2010 Oscar-nominated short films at the Egyptian Theatre this Friday

2010-03-05 16:35:09

'The Hurt Locker' wins six Oscars, including history maker for director Kathryn Bigelow

2010-03-08 04:33:22

Andy Klein reviews 'The Secret of Kells'

2010-03-31 16:35:41

Flintridge Prep football works overtime

2012-11-10 00:00:00

LOS ANGELES�—�Back following two seasons away from football, Kareem Ismail became the biggest target on the field when it mattered most for the Flintridge Prep football team. The 6-foot-7 Ismail, who last played during his freshman season before...

Nick Park, the Oscar-winning animator who created Wallace & Gromit, visited Blackpool Pleasure Beach with his family as a child and still lives about 20 minutes from the park in Northwest England.

2012-09-05 13:37:00

Directed by Aardman Animations' Peter Lord and Nick Park, this stop-motion feature about a band of chickens trying to escape the farm is the "Avatar" of the medium, having grossed $225 million at the worldwide box office.

2012-04-25 00:00:00

November 4, 2009 Commemorating the creation of Nick Park's Wallace and Gromit

2011-09-30 16:31:05