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Sunrise is behind many popular anime series like Cowboy Bebop and every Gundam series.Īs of this writing, 6 studios have been founded by former Sunrise animators, including the new Bandai Namco Pictures in 2015. SunriseĪ Japanese animation studio with more Animage Anime Grand Prix Awards than any other studio in on the globe, including serving as the runner-up more than a dozen times. While mostly focused on television, Warner Bros Animation has produced several memorable feature-length hits like The Lego Movie, Space Jam, and The Iron Giant. They grew to compete directly with Disney thanks to Looney Tunes and its popular characters like Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, and also provided memorable DC Comic shows like the animated series starring Batman and Superman. Warner Bros’ animation division got its start in the early 70s and went on to help American animation into a golden era. The American studio has gone on to produce an incredible number of recognizable shows like Hey Arnold!, Invader Zim, The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius, the two Avatar series, and of course, SpongeBob SquarePants. This Nickelodeon-owned was founded in 1990 and hit the ground running with popular original shows like Rugrats, Doug, and The Ren & Stimpy Show. The New Zealand digital visuals effects company is behind some of the biggest films of the last decade, including the Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies, 2005’s King Kong, and Avatar. Weta Digital is one of the many companies co-owned by legendary director Peter Jackson and winner of five Academy Awards for Best Visual Effects. Between 20 they have released some of the most successful animated films, including the Ice Age series, Rio and Rio 2, educational toys and Dr. Blue Sky Studiosīlue Sky Studios was founded in 1987 and has been owned by 20th Century Fox since 1997. Current popular series include Adventure Time, Regular Show, Clarence, Uncle Grandpa, We Bare Bears, and Steven Universe. Cartoon Network Studiosĭespite only being around since 1994, this animation studio has risen to become one of the most successful in the industry.Įarly hits like Dexter’s Laboratory, Johnny Bravo, The Powerpuff Girls, and Samurai Jack helped them become a household name in America. The British company has also won several Oscar and BAFTA awards in recent years for their projects. This includes Guardians of the Galaxy, several of the Harry Potter films, and Avengers: Age of Ultron, including several scenes for 2009’s Avatar.
Framestoreįounded in 1986, Framestore has helped create some of the most successful films in recent times.
Out of the 15 top-grossing anime films made in Japan, eight of them have been their work.Īmong their numerous awards are four Japan Academy Prize for Animation of the Year, an Animage Anime Grand Prix, countless Academy Award nominations in the U.S., and an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Film. Notable projects include every Star Wars film, all but the first Terminator films, the Pirates of the Caribbean series, Avatar, and Jurassic World.Īrguably one of the top Japanese film animation studios in the entire country, if not the world. They are pioneers of many innovative computer technology feats such as being the first to do human skin, a partially-computer-generation main character, photo-realistic hair and fur, and more. ILM has worked on hundreds of projects, including countless box office hits. Since then, they have been behind some of the highest-grossing animated films of all time, including The Lion King and Aladdin.Īlthough the studio suffered a recent decade-long decline, they bounced back stronger than ever with hits like:ĭreamWorks Animation films have been distributed all over the world, earning them 22 Emmys, several Annie Awards, 3 Academy Awards, and many BAFTA and Golden Globe nominations. These include:ĭisney’s acclaimed studio has been making feature films since 1937 with the release of the critically successful Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
Pixar was co-founded by Apple visionary Steve Jobs and was purchased by The Walt Disney Company in 2006 for more than $7 billion.īreaking into the film industry with Toy Story, the American studio has gone on to produce some of the most critically and financially successful films.
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