Outstanding Achievement in Graphics and Animation 2008

The nominees for "Outstanding Achievement in Graphics and Animation" are...

Chicago 10 Written and directed by Brett Morgen (THE KID STAYS IN THE PICTURE), CHICAGO 10 presents contemporary history with a forced perspective, mixing bold and original animation with extraordinary archival footage that explores the build-up to and unraveling of the Chicago Conspiracy Trial. Set to the music of revolution, then and now, CHICAGO…    more      Helvetica The film looks at the proliferation of one typeface (which celebrated its 50th birthday in 2007) as part of a larger conversation about the way type affects our lives. The film is an exploration of urban spaces in major cities and the type that inhabits them, and a fluid discussion with renowned designers about their work, the creative…    more      The Prisoner or: How I Planned To Kill Tony Blair Yunis Khatayer Abbas, a freelance Iraqi cameraman, had just returned to his family's home after filming a friend's wedding party. He was happy and tired after a night out with his younger brothers. Meanwhile, Michael Tucker, an American cameraman in Baghdad to document the lives of the American soldiers of "Gunner Palace", was in a convoy…    more      The Unforeseen Gary Bradley left his life in rural Texas to move to the big city (Austin) to pursue his dream of becoming a real estate developer. Describing the landscape as a "blank canvas" upon which he could paint his masterpiece, his vision ran into trouble as soon as it began. Caught short by the collapse of the Savings and Loan industry, Bradley…    more      Super Amigos Mexico City is not Gotham City, but if you were to run into any of the five masked activists who protect this metropolis, you'd wonder if you were not living inside a comic book. These modern-day super heroes are a group of lucha libre wrestlers who have taken their fight out of the ring and into the streets of the Mexican capital. Super…    more