Academy Awards Best Animated Feature Character Reactions (partially found unused character animations; 2002 & 2007)

Screencap from the 74th Academy Awards.

Status: Partially Found

For the first Academy Award for Best Animated Feature of the 74th Academy Awards, character animation of the stars of the nominated animated features was made for Shrek and Donkey of Shrek, Jimmy Neutron and Goddard of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius, and Mike and Sulley of Monsters, Inc..

Production

The three pieces of animation produced for each feature's characters were their reaction upon being announced, their reaction upon winning if their movie won the award, and their reaction upon losing if their movie had lost. Since Shrek won, its winning reaction animation and the losing reaction animations of the other features were shown.

This occurred again for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature of the 79th Academy Awards, which featured character animation for Mumble of Happy Feet, Lightning McQueen and Mater of Cars, and Mitchel Musso, Spencer Locke and Sam Lerner of Monster House. Since Happy Feet won, its winning reaction animation and the losing reaction animations of the other features were shown.

Availability

The unused animations for the hypothetical alternative outcomes have largely not been released in any form. Tim Hatcher, the animator of the Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius losing reaction animation, commented that Ray Chase made the Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius winning reaction animation and suggested to him that he upload it, which he did several years later.

On August 13th, 2022, YouTube user OlderTwinStar Frenzy uploaded Lightning and Mater's winning animation to YouTube. It is currently unknown from where they acquired the footage.

Gallery

Animations shown at the 74th Academy Awards.

Animations shown at the 79th Academy Awards.

Jimmy Neutron's winning animation.

Lightning and Mater's winning animation.