Fantastic Mr. Fox is a 2009 stop-motion animated film directed by Wes Anderson, adapted from Roald Dahl's children's novel of the same name, following a fox who returns to stealing from three farmers despite his family's wishes for a quieter life. The production applied Anderson's distinctive, meticulously composed visual style, developed in his live-action work, to stop-motion animation, using felt-covered puppets and deliberately handmade textures rather than pursuing photorealism. Fantastic Mr. Fox received widespread critical acclaim and an Academy Award nomination for Best Animated Feature, and it is widely regarded as a landmark demonstration of stop-motion animation carrying a strong individual directorial style.
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Which film beat Fantastic Mr. Fox for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature?
Up won that year; Fantastic Mr. Fox was one of five nominees.
Up won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature in the year Fantastic Mr. Fox was nominated, and Pete Docter is the director named for it. Wes Anderson is named as the nominee for Fantastic Mr. Fox. The other nominees were Coraline, The Princess and the Frog and The Secret of Kells.
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Fantastic Mr. Fox is a 2009 adventure comedy film directed by Wes Anderson, who co-wrote it with Noah Baumbach, based on the 1970 novel by Roald Dahl.
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Work on Fantastic Mr. Fox was moved to 20th Century Fox, where production began in 2007 on Stage C of 3 Mills Studios in London.
Created By: Wes Anderson, Infobox: director
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In 2009, it was adapted into a stop-motion animated film by Wes Anderson and included the voice of George Clooney as Mr Fox.
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In 2009, it was adapted into a stop-motion animated film by Wes Anderson and included the voice of George Clooney as Mr Fox.
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