Bill Desowitz

David Fincher’s Oscar-winning go-to editor, Kirk Baxter, helped achieve a new kind of subjective cinema with Michael Fassbender’s assassin character.

“Blue Eye Samurai,” from creators Amber Noizumi and Michael Green, represents a bold, cinematic leap in TV adult animation. Watch the exclusive clip.

The spotlight is now on other Oscar hopefuls vying for a nomination, including “Wonka,” “Poor Things,” and “Rebel Moon.”

Creator Gavin Friday and directors Elliot Dear and Stephen McNally drew inspiration from Bono’s punkish art and a reimagined score for their Max short film.

Netflix has the resources to help make the John Lasseter-led Skydance Animation a potential powerhouse, especially after he recruited directors Brad Bird and Rich Moore.

Directors Dan Abraham and Trent Correy rounded up 543 characters in their anniversary hybrid short, where 2D takes center stage.

It was crucial for Oscar-winning SPFX makeup designer Chris Nelson to get the demonic look right, given the importance and influence of Dick Smith’s groundbreaking work on “The Exorcist.”

The sixth edition of the Animation Is Film Festival in Hollywood (October 18-22) continues to be an Oscar predictor. Watch the exclusive trailer.

ILM’s VFX for “The Creator” is the Oscar frontrunner for making a sci-fi indie look like a blockbuster in a streamlined process. The highlight is the naturalistic animated AI characters.

Using a combination of AI and cutting-edge animation, the Atlanta Falcons vs. Jacksonville Jaguars game is instantly transported from London to Andy’s room in an alternate “Toy Story” reality October 1.