Award season, like so much in the animation industry, privileges directors and producers: they get the nominations, they do the press interviews, and they go onstage if their film wins.
In the interest of balancing out the coverage — even just a little — our latest Instagram round-up spotlights artists who made a significant contribution to an animated feature in this year’s Oscar race.
Animators, character designers, art directors: these people won’t get much airtime this season, at least outside specialized categories at awards like the Annies. Yet, without them, these films wouldn’t exist.