(2000)
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Karl Williams
This film marked the smashing feature-debut of Aardman Animations, the Oscar-winning model-animation studio from Britain that specializes in "Claymation." Co-directors Nick Park and Peter Lord have eliminated the jerky motion traditionally associated with the process through the use of high-tech models and computer-aided filming methods; the painstaking methodology results in a triumph of a family film, seamlessly blending a sly script, intelligent pacing, memorable visuals, and joyful vocal performances by stars Mel Gibson, Miranda Richardson, and Julia Sawalha. The barometer of a successful "kids picture" is whether there are enough laughs to keep adults entertained, and Chicken Run is Grade A on all counts. A box-office success, the film was also a triumph for the animation division of Dreamworks Pictures, the U.S. studio financing the project, which quickly re-upped with Aardman for another feature project.
awards for Chicken Run on AllMovie
Chicken Run (2000)
British Academy of Film and Television Arts
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Nominated |
Best British Film
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2000 |
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Nominated |
Best Visual Effects
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2000 |
Broadcast Film Critics Association
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Won |
Best Animated Feature
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2000 |
Hollywood Foreign Press Association
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Nominated |
Best Picture - Musical or Comedy
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2000 |
Los Angeles Film Critics Association
National Board of Review
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Won |
Best Animated Feature
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2000 |
New York Film Critics Circle
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Won |
Best Animated Feature
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2000 |
