Three-time Academy Award winner Guillermo del Toro made a rousing appeal to the film fraternity on behalf of a sidelined genre.

&#8220;Animation is…&#8221; &#8211; Academy Award Winner Guillermo del Toro Makes a Rousing Appeal After Pinocchio&#8217;s Oscar Win 

The 95th Academy Awards kicked off at the Dolby Theatre with a piece of history.
Host Jimmy Kimmel’s monologue was followed by the presentation of the first of
24 awards for the night. A top filmmaker returned to the stage to collect the
gold statuette and became the only winner in Best Director, Best Picture, and
Best Animated Feature Film. While the Netflix Original film was the front-runner
following its dominance at the pre-cursors, the acceptance speech from Guillermo
del Toro is what may have made Hollywood pause and take notice. 

The first award of the night, Best Animated Feature, saw Guillermo del Toro’s
Pinocchio walk away with the trophy. It marked the 58-year-old’s return to the
stage for the first time since winning Best Picture and Best Director at the
90th Academy Awards for The Shape of Water. 


GUILLERMO DEL TORO MADE A PLEA FOR ANIMATED CINEMA AT THE ACADEMY AWARDS 

After accepting their Oscars from presenters Emily Blunt and Dwayne Johnson, the
quartet of Del Toro, Mark Gustafson, Gary Ungar, and Alex Bulkley soaked in the
applause before taking to the mic. Del Toro used his time well and delivered a
rousing speech that could change the game for animation and animated cinema. 

The three-time Academy Award winner said, “Animation is cinema. Animation is not
a genre. Animation is ready to be taken to the next step. We are all ready for
it. Please help us keep animation in the conversation.”

“I would like to thank Netflix and Ted Sarandos for sustaining his faith in us
to make this movie. ” 

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A big-name filmmaker like Guillermo del Toro winning in animation could open the
floodgates and push directorial stalwarts to the animated genre. As the auteur
spoke, the crowd in the theater vociferously cheered to show that he had struck
a chord with his earnest words. The same was echoed online with many
congratulatory posts.

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FANS HAD THEIR SAY ON PINOCCHIO’S WIN AT THE OSCARS

After the first award of the night was in the history books, cinephiles took to
Twitter to have their say on the proceedings. Many users lauded the Mexican
filmmaker for winning his third Oscar.

> Guillermo del Toro won his third golden statuette and it happened with
> "Pinocchio" for Best Animated Film over films like Disney's "Turning Red" or
> "Puss in Boots". Thus, his Stop Motion project becomes the most awarded film
> of this genre it's from the season. pic.twitter.com/kjeg9gSoQG
> [https://t.co/kjeg9gSoQG]
> 
> — LacarriereNoticias (@LacarriereNoti1) March 13, 2023
> [https://twitter.com/LacarriereNoti1/status/1635082052390522880?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw]



One user pointed out how Netflix’s film managed to break a hegemony at the
Oscars in this category. For context, in 22 years of this category, Pixar has
taken home the trophy on 11 occasions. Netflix has joined the likes of Sony
(Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse), Nickelodeon (Rango), Aardman (Wallace &
Gromit: The Curse of Were-Rabbit), and Studio Ghibli (Spirited Away) as the
studios outside DreamWorks, Walt Disney, and Pixar to win an Oscar for Best
Animated Feature.

> So so happy an amazing animation film won, instead of the usual #Pixar
> [https://twitter.com/hashtag/Pixar?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] rubbish.
> Guillermo del Toro is absolutely brilliant!! #Oscars
> [https://twitter.com/hashtag/Oscars?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw]
> 
> — Dr. Daniel (AntiZoodrigo) Josephy-Hernández (@danjosephy) March 13, 2023
> [https://twitter.com/danjosephy/status/1635082276668321793?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw]



> Guillermo del Toro ganó un Óscar por mejor película animada, SIUUUU
> pic.twitter.com/jryQFZbs2d [https://t.co/jryQFZbs2d]
> 
> — John Dsantos (@john_dsantos) March 13, 2023
> [https://twitter.com/john_dsantos/status/1635082130358411269?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw]



One user seemed to enjoy del Toro’s acceptance speech and made it clear via
Twitter.

> Guillermo del Toro, you LEGEND! You 👏 TELL 👏 THEM 👏🏆
> 
> — Miskibell (@Miski_ttles) March 13, 2023
> [https://twitter.com/Miski_ttles/status/1635081928029380610?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw]



Another user wondered whether not watching the film was a bad thing. He may not
be alone, as many who haven’t seen Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio may flock to
the streamer to catch it.

> Is it bad I haven’t seen Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio yet?
> 
> — Titanus (@Kolasaurus) March 13, 2023
> [https://twitter.com/Kolasaurus/status/1635082162117677056?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw]



What did you make of Guillermo del Toro’s acceptance speech after winning his
third Academy Award?

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The 95th Academy Awards kicked off at the Dolby Theatre with a piece of history. Host Jimmy Kimmel&#8217;s monologue was followed by the presentation of the first of 24 awards for the night. A top filmmaker returned to the stage to collect the gold statuette and became the only winner in Best Director, Best Picture, and Best Animated Feature Film. While the Netflix Original film was the front-runner following its dominance at the pre-cursors, the acceptance speech from Guillermo del Toro is what may have made Hollywood pause and take notice. 
The first award of the night, Best Animated Feature, saw Guillermo del Toro&#8217;s Pinocchio walk away with the trophy. It marked the 58-year-old&#8217;s return to the stage for the first time since winning Best Picture and Best Director at the 90th Academy Awards for The Shape of Water. 
<h2>Guillermo del Toro made a plea for animated cinema at the Academy Awards </h2>
After accepting their Oscars from presenters Emily Blunt and Dwayne Johnson, the quartet of Del Toro, Mark Gustafson, Gary Ungar, and Alex Bulkley soaked in the applause before taking to the mic. Del Toro used his time well and delivered a rousing speech that could change the game for animation and animated cinema. 
The three-time Academy Award winner said, &#8220;Animation is cinema. Animation is not a genre. Animation is ready to be taken to the next step. We are all ready for it. Please help us keep animation in the conversation.&#8221;
&#8220;I would like to thank Netflix and Ted Sarandos for sustaining his faith in us to make this movie. &#8221; 
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A big-name filmmaker like Guillermo del Toro winning in animation could open the floodgates and push directorial stalwarts to the animated genre. As the auteur spoke, the crowd in the theater vociferously cheered to show that he had struck a chord with his earnest words. The same was echoed online with many congratulatory posts.
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<h2>Fans had their say on Pinocchio&#8217;s win at the Oscars</h2>
After the first award of the night was in the history books, cinephiles took to Twitter to have their say on the proceedings. Many users lauded the Mexican filmmaker for winning his third Oscar.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true">
Guillermo del Toro won his third golden statuette and it happened with &quot;Pinocchio&quot; for Best Animated Film over films like Disney&#39;s &quot;Turning Red&quot; or &quot;Puss in Boots&quot;. Thus, his Stop Motion project becomes the most awarded film of this genre it&#39;s from the season. <a href="https://t.co/kjeg9gSoQG">pic.twitter.com/kjeg9gSoQG</a>
&mdash; LacarriereNoticias (@LacarriereNoti1) <a href="https://twitter.com/LacarriereNoti1/status/1635082052390522880?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 13, 2023</a></blockquote>
<script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
One user pointed out how Netflix&#8217;s film managed to break a hegemony at the Oscars in this category. For context, in 22 years of this category, Pixar has taken home the trophy on 11 occasions. Netflix has joined the likes of Sony (Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse), Nickelodeon (Rango), Aardman (Wallace &amp; Gromit: The Curse of Were-Rabbit), and Studio Ghibli (Spirited Away) as the studios outside DreamWorks, Walt Disney, and Pixar to win an Oscar for Best Animated Feature.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true">
So so happy an amazing animation film won, instead of the usual <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Pixar?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Pixar</a> rubbish. Guillermo del Toro is absolutely brilliant!! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Oscars?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Oscars</a>
&mdash; Dr. Daniel (AntiZoodrigo) Josephy-Hernández (@danjosephy) <a href="https://twitter.com/danjosephy/status/1635082276668321793?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 13, 2023</a></blockquote>
<script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true">
Guillermo del Toro ganó un Óscar por mejor película animada, SIUUUU <a href="https://t.co/jryQFZbs2d">pic.twitter.com/jryQFZbs2d</a>
&mdash; John Dsantos (@john_dsantos) <a href="https://twitter.com/john_dsantos/status/1635082130358411269?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 13, 2023</a></blockquote>
<script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
One user seemed to enjoy del Toro&#8217;s acceptance speech and made it clear via Twitter.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true">
Guillermo del Toro, you LEGEND! You 👏 TELL 👏 THEM 👏🏆
&mdash; Miskibell (@Miski_ttles) <a href="https://twitter.com/Miski_ttles/status/1635081928029380610?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 13, 2023</a></blockquote>
<script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Another user wondered whether not watching the film was a bad thing. He may not be alone, as many who haven&#8217;t seen Guillermo del Toro&#8217;s Pinocchio may flock to the streamer to catch it.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true">
Is it bad I haven’t seen Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio yet?
&mdash; Titanus (@Kolasaurus) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kolasaurus/status/1635082162117677056?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 13, 2023</a></blockquote>
<script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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