Oscar Nomination for The Secret of Kells!
THE SECRET OF KELLS
ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
OSCAR NOMINATION!!
Tomm Moore and the rest of the team at Cartoon Saloon are ecstatic to receive an Academy Award ® nomination for Best Animated Feature for their debut feature film THE SECRET OF KELLS.
Best Animated Feature is a huge category to be in, with Cartoon Saloon sharing the nominations with major studios Pixar, Fox, Focus and Disney, and beating other major studios to the short list.
Director Tomm Moore said “The nomination for The Secret of Kells in the animated feature category of the Academy Awards ® is a huge surprise and honour. It’s a tribute to the hard work and dedication of the entire crew and all our partners in the production”.
The Secret of Kells (now on DVD across Ireland) was also recently nominated in the BEST ANIMATED FEATURE category in THE ANNIE AWARDS, (Animation’s Highest Honour), along with 3 IFTA nominations.
Cartoon Saloon began as an informal partnership between a group of animators brought together by Paul Young and Tomm Moore in 1999. The company has since grown into a multi-award winning animation and illustration design studio and develops and produces feature film and TV series projects while producing award winning short films, television commercials, graphic novels and children’s books.
In addition to developing and producing Tomm Moore’s THE SECRET OF KELLS, The Saloon also successful developed and produced its first TV Series, The IFTA award winning SKUNK FU! (which was also nominated for a BAFTA) which has been sold to broadcasters in over 120 countries worldwide, including the BBC, Cartoon Network, Canal J. France 5 Super RTL Disney and ABC Australia.
Cartoon Saloon is currently in development of a number of new projects, Three new feature film projects, Song of the Sea, Skunk FU! The Movie and Bluebeard. Children’s animated TV series Galaxy Boyz, Pirate Zoe and Puffins Rock are currently in development for the international market.
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I watched the film tonight with my son.
All the reviews have been understatements = “Oscar nominee” in particular.
You deserve higher praise than golden trophies or I could give.
Thank you for bringing such a beautiful work into our home and hearts.
Just finished watching this with my husband, first-generation Polish-American, and our daughter, 15 years old. In a former life as an undergraduate, I studied medieval manuscripts including The Book of Kells, which I got to study firsthand at TCD in the early 1970s. Watching this film, I frankly expected to find it wanting. I sit here flabbergasted and humbled–what rich understanding and interpretation! Bravo to you all!
Thank you Marie. We’re very glad you like it!
Thank you, guys for an enchanting film!
Tonight three generations of my family, from grandparents to teenage niece sat together in front of the screen and you really won everybody’s heart!
The characters are lovable and very endearingly animated. The story is gripping and thrilling. And the visuals are simply the best I’ve seen for such a long time! Really brilliant! And in times of pointless 3D and over realistic CGi, well made 2D graphics that explore the possibilities of drawing are such a treat. And being an art historian who did his final exams on Medieval Irish book illumination I’was thrilled to see the “inspiration” shine through every now and then.
A big BRAVO! from Switzerland and I’d give you that Oscar anytime! Well done!