Emeryville -- Even before any Oscar statuettes are handed out this Sunday, the Academy Awards has already made history by nominating the first woman director of a Pixar film. Domee Shi is a storyboard ...

Fascinating thematic connections link Pixar's Oscar frontrunner and Cartoon Saloon's underdog. With “Bao,” the fantastical tone of the fable-like format worked wonders for Pixar story artist Domee Shi ...

Oscars: Pixar's 'Bao' named best animated short; director Domee She is the first woman to helm a Pixar short. By Carolyn Giardina Tech Editor Director Domee Shi — the first woman to helm a Pixar short ...

Pixar’s new short animation Bao has been criticised by fans with many dismissing it as being too difficult to understand. Premiering before the Incredibles 2, the animated short – the first Pixar ...

A version of this story about Domee Shi appeared in the Down to the Wire issue of TheWrap’s Oscar magazine. “Bao” is the 15th Pixar short nominated for an Oscar, but it’s the first of the hugely ...

The 20th helmer to take on a Pixar short since the mid-1980s, and the the first woman to do so, Bao‘s Domee Shi is now on the path to making her feature debut, with the backing of one of the most ...

A wide-eyed woman leans forward as child-like wails emanate from her steamer. In it, she sees a small dumpling, crying like a newborn. Instead of running, as one should do when food comes to life, the ...

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- Chinese-centric "Bao" claimed Best Animated Short at the 91st Academy Awards ceremony, or the Oscars, held at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on Sunday. The short is ...

One of animation’s greatest strengths is visually conveying imaginative mindscapes, and Pixar’s frontrunning “Bao” and Cartoon Saloon’s underdog “Late Afternoon” have both successfully tapped into ...

Emeryville -- Even before any Oscar statuettes are handed out this Sunday, the Academy Awards has already made history by nominating the first woman director of a Pixar film. Domee Shi is a storyboard ...