Executives at movie giant Disney have pulled all the studio's films from competing at the annual Annie Awards following a dispute over the judging criteria.
HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 5, 2001 -- The Oscars aren't just about movie stars. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will present 17 awards for outstanding scientific and technical achievements. And for the first time, one of the awards will be an actual Oscar statuette, which will go to the Pixar folks for the development of the software "Renderman." "This is the first Oscar ever given specifically for the development of computer software," Academy President Robert Rehme said today. The 17 awar