Rango wins Academy Award for Best Animated Featured Film

Congratulations to Gore Verbinkski for his Oscar win Sunday evening. Rango took home the Academy Award as this year's Best Animated Feature Film, Verbinski's first animated film.


The Ballad of Rango: The Making of an Outlaw Film provides an insider's view of the creative process behind Rango, the groundbreaking feature film from Blind Wink Productions and Industrial Light & Magic. 

The Ballad of Rango: The Art & Making of an Outlaw Film

 
A true original.

Academy Awards special promotion

It's still award season in Hollywood, with the Oscars less than a week away. With the Grammy's behind us and the Academy Awards just around the corner, we thought we'd share a special discount on our film, animation, and music titles.

Save 20% on any of the following titles using the promo code ACADEMYS at checkout:

Music

The Experience

House of Cash

Days of Hope and Dreams

All Access

Bob Marley

Rolling Stones 40 x 20

The Reggae Scrapbook

Soul Rebel

The Complete Quincy Jones

Rock Gods

Film

Harry Potter: A Pop-Up Book
Inception
Red Riding Hood: From Script to Screen

Cowboys and Aliens

Harry Potter: A Sticker Collection

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

Clint Eastwood Icon

Animation

Art of Megamind

The Ballad of Rango*

The Art of Kung Fu Panda 2*

The Art of Puss in Boots*

The Art of Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa

The Art of Planet 51



*The films associated with these titles were nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Film. Make sure to follow our Insight Editions twitter feed for live updates and commentary during the award ceremony, taking place Sunday, February 26th at 7pm (EST).

Golden Globe nominees announced

We're very excited to share  the books associated with 

two films that were nominated for a Golden Globe this year.

Best Animated Feature Film: 
Rango and Puss in Boots (along with a few others)


The Ballad of Rango: 
The Art & Making of an Outlaw Film
Hardcover / $39.95

The Art of Puss in Boots
Hardcover  / $39.95

To see the complete list of nominations, please visit the official website for the Golden Globes Awards. The award ceremony will be aired LIVE on NBC, January 15th at 8pm (EST).