At this year’s 95th Academy Awards Apple had fewer films in the competition, but still took a major win for The Child, the Mole, the Fox and the Horseanimated short film based on the book of the same name by Charlie Mackesy, produced by the former Chief Designer Office of Apple Jony Ive.
Recall that in 2022 Apple had set a record for Oscar nominations, even going so far as to win the most coveted statuette, that of Best Film with CODA, a film distributed by Apple and broadcast on Apple TV +. This year, however, there were only two nominations for the 2023 Oscars, one for the film Causeway with Jennifer Lawrence and precisely the winning short film.
The Cupertino giant together with the BBC who collaborated in the production thus win the Oscar 2023 with The Boy, the Mole, The Fox and the Horse as Best animated short film. “We are so proud of Charlie and the brilliant team who brought The Child, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse to the screen and we sincerely thank the Academy for tonight’s recognition,” said Zack Van. Hamburg, head of Apple’s Worldwide Video division.
Continuing “This powerful story has deeply impacted audiences around the world and proved that no matter what age you are or where you live, it is never too late to bring more compassion, empathy and kindness into our daily lives.” “The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse sheds light on the magic of discovering connection in unexpected places,” said Jamie Erlicht, Apple’s head of Worldwide Video. “We’re honored that the Academy has honored this wonderfully moving film tonight.”
The boy, the mole, the fox and the horse” is an animated film in a classic style and is the story of the friendship between a curious boy, a cake-loving mole full of life, a watchful fox and a wise and Kind. The four, “explore the world, ask themselves questions, go through the storm and learn what love is”.
With illustrations by Mackesy himself, the animated film stars Tom Hollander as the voice of the mole, Idris Elba as the voice of the fox and Gabriel Byrne as the horse; the boy’s voice is by newcomer Jude Coward Nicoll.
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