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Laika’s ‘Missing Link’ Scores Golden Globe Win

Karl Smith by Karl Smith
January 5, 2020
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It was the night of the 77th Golden Globe Awards, where the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) honours excellence in film and television. When it came to the Best Motion Picture – Animated category, however, the massive surprise came about when Laika’s newest stop-motion movie Missing Link turned out to be the grand winner of the award.

Congratulations to Missing Link – Best Motion Picture – Animated. – #GoldenGlobes pic.twitter.com/I1HFoqbGR7

— Golden Globes (@goldenglobes) January 6, 2020

Missing Link was up against a tough dominance of three Disney nominations in the category, consisting of Disney Animation’s Frozen II, the “live-action” remake of The Lion King, and Pixar’s Toy Story 4, all three of which were billion-dollar hits. DreamWorks’ How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World was the only other non-Disney nominee.

Written and directed by ParaNorman‘s Chris Butler, Missing Link follows English explorer Sir Lionel Frost (voiced by Hugh Jackman) and his newly-discovered North American Sasquatch named Mr. Link (voiced by Zach Galifianakis) who journey to the Himalayas in search of Mr. Link’s yeti cousins.

The film was released in April 2019 by Annapurna Pictures through United Artists Releasing to a disastrous box office run. Despite that, it earned strong critical praise for being a pleasantly original adventure with charming characters and wonderfully-crafted stop-motion animation.

As Butler was presented with the golden trophy (via Deadline), he exclaimed that he was both “flabbergasted” and “genuinely shocked” by what he had just won.

Amy Poehler and Taylor Swift present the Best Animated Movie Golden Globe to "Missing Link". #GoldenGlobes pic.twitter.com/0AOXcuSN6G

— NBC Entertainment (@nbc) January 6, 2020

Laika had been nominated the Best Motion Picture – Animated Golden Globe three times in the past with 2009’s Coraline, 2014’s The Boxtrolls, and 2016’s Kubo and the Two Strings (2012’s ParaNorman was not nominated). With Missing Link achieving the big victory, this marks it as not just Laika’s first, but also the first stop-motion animated feature to win in that category since it was first introduced in 2006.

But what makes Missing Link‘s Golden Globe win so remarkable is that it’s the true definition of an underdog. It started as a total flop that not many people saw, and despite being nominated the award, it was widely believed it would never stand a chance against three Disney megahits. But with a bit of luck, this little gem was able to step above powerful Mouse’s offerings and stand out as this year’s champion. An unexpected one, but one that’s truly worth celebrating about.

The only other Golden Globes category that featured animated film nominees was Best Original Song, which included “Into the Unknown” from Frozen II, and “Spirit” from The Lion King remake. However, it was the live-action Elton John biopic Rocketman that won the award for the song “(I’m Gonna) Love Me Again”.

A full list of winners at the 77th Golden Globe Awards can be viewed via CNBC.

We at Rotoscopers give a huge congratulations to Chris Butler and the Laika team for their remarkable Golden Globe win with Missing Link!

Tags: 77th Golden Globesawardawardsbest animated featureBest Motion Picture - AnimatedChris ButlerGolden Globe Awardsgolden globesHFPAHollywood Foreign Press AssociationLAIKALaika Studiosmissing linkstop motion
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Karl Smith

Karl Smith

Deep down in New Zealand, Karl "Karlamon" Smith is a Kiwi who is passionate in animation, seeing it as an artistic medium that expresses vast creativity and brings unique characters and worlds to life. Whenever an animation-related fact pops up, it will more than likely be cemented in his brain for a long time. Some of his favourite animated movies include Zootopia, Balto, Bolt, Over the Hedge, The Fox and the Hound, the How to Train Your Dragon trilogy, The Iron Giant, and The Prince of Egypt. Prior to contributing to Rotoscopers, Karl has served as a bureaucrat on Ice Age Wiki, and a moderator/site builder/news reporter on Animation Source. Karl is also a Computer Science and Digital Design graduate of AUT University. That, and with his additional fascination in aviation, he hopes someday to be both an animator and a pilot (if that is even possible).

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